Jay-Z headlining the Global Citizen Festival was always going to be a major drawcard. So too, the prospect of seeing No Doubt together again on stage, joined for a track by Sting. Adding Carrie Underwood, The Roots and Tiesto to the mix made Saturday’s line-up appealing enough to take on the Global Poverty Project’s initiatives to win tickets to their concert in Central Park. Beyond, of course, the aim itself of ending extreme poverty by 2030. It made sense that Jay would have started his set with Empire State of Mind – as he did, after opening with a mash of Gil Scott-Heron’s NY You’re Bringing Me Down, Billy Joel’s New York…
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Entertainment Express: U2, Sting, Suzanne Vega, David Fincher, Sid Ceasar
* U2 will be performing their Oscar-nominated track Ordinary Love, written for Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, at the Oscars ceremony on March 2nd. The band also spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about their new album and working with Madonna’s manager. It’s also just been announced Karen O, from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will be performing Her‘s Moon Song too. * Sting‘s musical, The Last Ship, now has a date for Broadway. Previews are set to begin from late September and opening night is October 26th. The musical will feature an original score by the 16-time Grammy winner. * David Fincher (The Social Network, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) will direct…
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Entertainment Express: Sting, Amitabh Bachchan, Paris Jackson, Stephen Fry, Jack White
* There are many reasons to look forward to Sting‘s forthcoming album – for one, he hasn’t given us a full album of original new music since 2003. For another, he’s created a musical to go along with it, The Last Ship. It’s about shipbuilding in the north of England but if anyone can make that lush, it’s Sting. And he’s working with Skyfall writer John Logan, and Joe Mantello, who directed Wicked. The music’s coming later this year, but the play will dock in 2014. * He’s been in a gazillion movies (okay, about 180) but for the first time ever, Amitabh Bachchan will try his hand at acting in a…
