Oh, Brandy? Fifty years later, i’s hard to hear “Mandy” — Barry Manilow’s first No. 1 that topped the charts in January 1975 — any other way. But the woman who came and gave without taking was originally named “Brandy.” Told he needed a “career-making single,” Barry Manilow came up with “Mandy,” his first No. … Read more
When Barry Manilow thinks about having a residency at Radio City Music Hall, the Brooklyn-born kid in him is no doubt singing, “Looks Like We Made It.” “Well, having lived and been raised in New York, Radio City was the epitome of glamor and importance when it came to movies and shows,” Manilow, 81, exclusively … Read more
Tucci is the city’s hottest new Italian restaurant in many a moon. Beautifully built atop fine 19th-century bones, it’s the first place that might give reigning boldface-magnet Carbone a run for its money — and for less money than that notoriously hot spot. Tucci — or TUCCI as they prefer to stylize the name — doesn’t … Read more
They will always love her. Jennifer Hudson and “Yellowstone” actor Kevin Costner honored the late singer on Saturday during an emotional tribute at the Clive Davis gala, which happens before every Grammy award show, reports Entertainment Weekly. Houston, who died on February 11, 2012 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, was discovered in her hotel room … Read more
As a producer of the new Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” — which opens in theaters on Friday — iconic music exec Clive Davis got so emotional reliving the moment when he discovered the pop superstar known as The Voice. “When she went into ‘The Greatest Love of All,’ I was stunned,” … Read more