Entrevue.fr : Florent Pagny makes his big comeback with “T'aimer encore”, an ode to life and love →

After a three-year battle with cancer, Florent Pagny returns with a moving song written by Vianney. “T'aimer encore” marks both a new musical chapter and a personal victory. He hadn't performed since announcing his illness in January 2022. This Friday, May 2, 2025, Florent Pagny surprised his fans by unveiling "T'aimer encore," a new song written by his partner Vianney. A piece that is both poignant and luminous, a true declaration of love to his wife Azucena, but also a message of hope for all those who, like him, are fighting the disease.

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The Irish Times : Cannes Film Festival : Bono, Paul Mescal and Element Pictures to fly flag for Ireland this year →

There will again be significant domestic interest at the upcoming Cannes film festival. Bono is expected to be in the city for the premiere of Bono: Stories of Surrender, a documentary for Apple TV+, based on the singer’s memoir, from Australian director Andrew Dominik. Paul Mescal, whose Aftersun, for which he received his first Oscar nomination, premiered here in 2022, will be walking the red carpet for Oliver Hermanus’s period drama The History of Sound.

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Atwood Magazine : “Diamonds and Rust”: The Haunting of Joan Baez →

To ignore the ghosts until they go away. But what happens when these memories are held up to the light and examined? What happens when we grit our teeth and sit with feelings that have so long been ignored? Often, art is born when pain is allowed to radiate through us until it crystallizes into beauty. Joan Baez’s beautiful, haunting song “Diamonds and Rust” is just that — a gemstone forged by love lost and pain reignited. Before we dive into what makes this song special, let’s take a closer look at the impressive woman behind it.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer : Bob Geldof says Live Aid’s success ‘would have been impossible without Philadelphia’ →

The Irish bandleader and political activist who organized Live Aid and Live 8 in Philly is being honored by the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame this week. On Wednesday, Geldof will be feted for his efforts by the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame at a gala at Vie on North Broad Street that will also honor Schoolly D, David Dye, Janis Ian, Stephen Sondheim, David Serkin Ludwig, the Settlement Music School, and the Orlons, plus singing Eagle Jordan Mailata, and three Philly jazz clubs.

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The Guardian : Patti Smith to publish ‘intimate’ new memoir, Bread of Angels →

Patti Smith has written a memoir that her publishers are describing as her “most intimate and visionary work” yet, which is due out this autumn. Bread of Angels will cover everything from Smith’s childhood in working-class Philadelphia and South Jersey to her rise as a punk rock star and her subsequent retreat from public life.

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American Songwriter : The Rockstar Marianne Faithfull Called an “Outlaw Gentleman” With “Catholic Taste” →

As one of the most prominent female musicians of the 1960s British Invasion, Marianne Faithfull rubbed elbows with countless rockstars. Big egos, larger-than-life personalities, and a propensity for debauchery were all part of the music industry deal. But surprisingly, Faithfull had some of the highest praise for a rocker typically associated with the epitome of sex, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

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Far Out Magazine : What was the first album to sell one million copies in a year ? →

As much as Jackson is responsible for the highest-selling album of all time on vinyl, trailblazers came before him that made his achievements possible. Regardless of the era, selling one million copies of an album is an incredible accomplishment, and Harry Belafonte was the first to make chart history in this regard. Belafonte’s feat came in 1956, a decade before copies of Pet Sounds or Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band rested on the shelves of houses across the land.

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American Songwriter : The Song Kris Kristofferson Wrote for Carly Simon During Their Brief Romance →

When Simon was working on her second album Anticipation during the summer of ’71, Kristofferson offered her a song, “I’ve Got to Have,” which she recorded as the closing track. The song, which was released as a single in Australia, reached the Top 10, while her title track went to No. 3 on the Adult Contemporary chart in the U.S.

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