meanwhile, his popularity continued to surge in the 2000s when he recorded duets with megastars like paul mccartney, elton john my fate is up to you and lady gaga. that s why the lady is a tramp my whole life i love what i do. reporter: in 2021, the singer revealed his alzheimer s diagnosis and announced both a final album and concert with lady gaga to mark his 95th birthday. i get a kick out of you reporter: a final farewell, but a lasting legacy. what a life i m in love reporter: morgan radford, nbc news, new york. just an extraordinary life and career. what a voice we got to hear in that piece. i want to bring in nbc news
has been brewing in your group chaps italy would strikes. we are now on day four of a doubleheader, after actors joined the rioters on the picket line. this is the first work stoppage on both fronts since 1960. and after showing solidarity across the world. in london, megastars like emily blunt, madam, insulin murphy, and florence pugh walked off the red carpet at the premier of their new movie oppenheimer. and, in new york, jason sudeikis joining the picket line and said he is willing to go, quote, as long as it takes. and other social media to show support. isa ray who is both a member of the writers and actors guild ousted from the barbie premier that, quote, this barbies on strike. i should note that the current company of nbcuniversal represented by the alliance of motion picture and television producers. but let s bring in our culture critics to dive into all of this. chris witherspoon s new entertainment contributor and
tickets for a poor man s rembrandt sold out in 15 minutes, although you can turn up on the day. the organisers say they are always looking for ways to make sure rembrandt stays alive. tim allman, bbc news. a new exhibition celebrating the divas of the showbiz world opens in london this week. the exhibition at the v&a museum showcases more than 250 items including fashion ensembles from the likes of lady gaga, rihanna and prince. it also traces the history of the diva from 19th century opera singers to some of the megastars of today. the diva in that image, the diva in their persona and the diva in identity is a very important part of the story. so from the early 19th century, singers where they commissioned their own couture gowns, to the kind of contemporary catwalk from the met gala to the stage,
colleague at this morning. in a statement, mr schofield said he had lied about the relationship to itv as well as to his agents, lawyers and family. he said the relationship was unwise, but not illegal . itv said it felt deeply disappointed by what it called his deceit. simonjones reports. welcome back. i m holding the fort. holly has had to leave a bit early today because she is meeting his majesty the king. in the space ofjust a week, he has gone from being one of itv s has gone from being one of itv s megastars seeing his career in ruins. figs itv s megastars seeing his career in ruins. itv s megastars seeing his career in ruins. as holly said it earlier. career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we never - career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we never take - career in ruins. as holly said it earlier, we never take it i it earlier, we never take it for granted. it earlier, we never take it for ranted. for granted. never ev
i would imagine that that was tricky for her in the beginning when she was connected with her husband financially. they all dealt with agents and sometimes overbearing record companies that took a lot of their profits. and there were a lot of artists that complained that it was like being a slave. they were signed by a number of years but by a number of albums. so one up and coming act could be signed to a seven-record deal that could take them 15 years to complete. at the end of that, they could be megastars, but they were really taken advantage of by the music industry. especially a woman and a black woman who was not given the voice and the seat at the table as some of her contemporaries. that was a lot to fight against. you know, the fact that she came back and wrote music on her