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16-05-2025
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Barbra Streisand's star-studded new duets album to feature some of pop's biggest names
Barbra Streisand is releasing a star-studded album of duets, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, set for release this June. The 11-track collection features collaborations with musical icons including Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Sting, Seal, Tim McGraw, Mariah Carey, and Ariana Grande, among others. Leading the album is a rendition of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" with Hozier. The song, originally penned by Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, gained widespread recognition through Roberta Flack's version (famously featured in Clint Eastwood's Play Misty for Me). 'I've always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways … and make our time in the studio a joy," Streisand said in a statement. "I admire all of them … and I hope that you'll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners.' The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two comprises both covers and original tracks. It will be released on June 25. The album is a sequel to Streisand's 34th studio album Partners, which was released in 2014. That record features duets with Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli, John Mayer, and John Legend, among others. It also features a version of 'Love Me Tender', sung alongside a vocal sample of a 1956 Elvis recording. 1. 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' with Hozier 2. 'My Valentine' with Paul McCartney 3. 'To Lose You Again' with Sam Smith 4. 'The Very Thought of You' with Bob Dylan 5. 'Letter to my 13-year-old Self' with Laufey 6. 'One Heart, One Voice' with Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande 7. 'I Love Us' with Tim McGraw 8. 'Secret O' Life' with James Taylor 9. 'Fragile' with Sting 10. 'Where Do I Go From You?' with Josh Groban 11. 'Love Will Survive' with Seal
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16-05-2025
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Lorde Announces New Album, ‘Virgin,' With X-Ray Cover Art
After a three and a half year hiatus, Lorde is ready to release her upcoming new album, Virgin, confirming that the album will come out June 27th. The two-time Grammy Award winner announced the title of her fourth studio album Wednesday alongside an image of the record's cover art, which features a blue x-ray image showing a zipper going down a pelvis, a belt buckle and an IUD. More from The Hollywood Reporter Barbra Streisand Announces New Duet Album 'The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two' With a New Label Deal, Kacey Musgraves Faces the Future While Making Peace With Her Past (Exclusive) CEIPA Board Member Tatsuya Nomura on Matsuri'25, J-Pop's Global Rise and Japan's Shift to Streaming Lorde released the image to her Instagram and personal website, where she also promised that the album was '100% written in blood.' Virgin WAS produced by the New Zealand artist and Jim-E Stack, whom she notably collaborated with for the album's first single 'What Was That.' The record includes additional writing credits lended to Fabiana Palladino, Andrew Aged, Buddy Ross, Devonté Hynes and Dan Nigro, who recently won the Grammy for producer of the year and has worked alongside the likes of Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan. Chris Gehringer mastered Virgin, while the album was mixed by Spike Stent and Tom Elmhirst. 'What Was That,' Lorde's latest single since her last album Solar Power came out in August 2021, marked her long-awaited solo return. She hasn't been totally dormant though, as she collaborated with Charli xcx last year on a 'Girl, so confusing' remix for Brat. Last Tuesday, the 'Green Light' singer debuted the new track in Washington Square Park with an impromptu fan performance. After inviting her supporters to meet her in the New York City-based park, the mini-concert was seemingly shut down because she didn't have a permit. However, Lorde returned hours later where she debuted 'What Was That' and released its accompanying music video the next day with footage from the event. Best of The Hollywood Reporter Hollywood's Most Notable Deaths of 2025 Most Anticipated Concert Tours of 2025: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar & SZA, Sabrina Carpenter and More Hollywood's Highest-Profile Harris Endorsements: Taylor Swift, George Clooney, Bruce Springsteen and More
Yahoo
06-05-2025
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Barbra Streisand Unites With Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Ariana Grande for New Duets Album
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Barbra Streisand performing at Madison Square Garden in New York in August 2019 - Credit:/BSB Barbra Streisand's upcoming album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, is a collaborative effort that will feature duets with Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, James Taylor, Sting, Hozier, Laufey, Sam Smith, Tim McGraw, Josh Groban, Seal, and Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande. It arrives in stores on June 27, but Streisand released her first single, 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,' featuring Hozier, today. More from Rolling Stone 'I've always loved singing duets with gifted artists,' Streisand says in a statement. 'They inspire me in unique and different ways … and make our time in the studio a joy! My new album gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists too. I admire all of them … and I hope that you'll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners.' Streisand and Dylan have never appeared on a song together before. But a 1971 letter from Dylan to his friend Tony Glover surfaced in 2020 that said 'Lay Lady Lay' was originally written for Streisand. And in 2016, The New York Times revealed that Dylan saved a 1978 letter from Streisand thanking her for sending flowers, and suggesting they record a song together. 'I was so touched to find out he had saved a note from me,' she wrote in response to The New York Times. 'It prompted me to go back into my own archive and retrieve a letter I had saved from him. As I remember it, first he sent me flowers and a lovely note, asking me if I would like to sing with him. In return, I sent him the note that's in his archive, thanking him for the flowers and the invitation. But for whatever reason, it never happened at the time.' It's taken 47 years, but the Dylan/Streisand collaboration dreamed up in 1978 is taking the form of a duet on the Thirties pop standard 'The Very Thought of You.' (By coincidence, Dylan recorded an original song in 1985 also called 'The Very Thought of You.') Streisand also teams up on the album with McCartney for 'My Valentine,' 'One Heart, One Voice' with both Carey and Grande, 'To Lose You Again' with Smith, 'I Love Us' with McGraw, 'Fragile' with Sting, 'Where Do I Go From Here?' with Groban, 'Love Will Survive' with Seal, 'Secret O' Life' with Taylor, and 'Letter to My 13 Year Old Self' with Laufey. The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two was produced by Walter Afanasieff and Peter Asher. It was recorded at the Streisand Scoring Stage in Culver City, California, and at Abbey Road Studios in London with the London Symphony Orchestra. Best of Rolling Stone Sign up for RollingStone's Newsletter. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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02-05-2025
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Barbra Streisand's New Album Features Historic First Duet With Bob Dylan
Last Updated: Barbra Streisand and Bob Dylan have teamed up to sing The Very Thought of You, which also marks their first duet together. They started their careers around the same time. Barbra Streisand is set to release a new album on June 27. Called The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2, the album features the singer teaming up with talented musicians like Hozier, Paul Mccartney, Sam Smith, Laufey, Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande, Tim McGraw, James Taylor, Sting, Josh Groban and Seal. Among all the artists, fans are particularly excited about Streisand's duet with Bob Dylan. The two iconic artists have teamed up to sing The Very Thought of You, which marks their first duet together. Despite starting their careers around the same time, Dylan and Streisand never collaborated before this track. The Nobel Prize winner had once revealed that he wrote Lay Lady Lay with Barbra in mind. Making the announcement on Instagram, Barbra wrote, 'I've always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways…and make our time in the studio a joy! My new album, The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two, gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists, too. I admire all of them… and I hope that you'll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners." In some old interviews, Bob Dylan had confessed that he wanted Barbra Streisand to sing Lay Lady Lay. In a conversation back in 1971, Dylan's friend and blues musician Tony Glover had asked the singer, 'You said Father of Night was written for a play, and Lay Lady Lay was done for Midnight Cowboy." To this, Dylan replied, 'Actually it was written for Barbra Streisand." Other than her duet with Bob Dylan on The Very Thought of You, Barbra Streisand has many other exciting collaborations on her new album The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume 2. She is collaborating with Hozier for a track called The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face. The singer is working with Paul McCartney on My Valentine. With Sam Smith, she will perform To Lose You Again. Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande join Barbra for One Heart, One Voice, while Tim McGraw teams up with the singer for I Love Us. Secret O' Life with James Taylor, Fragile with Sting, Where Do I Go From You with Josh Groban and Love Will Survive with Seal are other tracks on Barbra Streisand's new album. First Published:
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30-04-2025
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New Barbra Streisand duets album to feature Ariana Grande, Bob Dylan, more
Barbra Streisand is releasing a starry follow-up to her 2014 album, 'The Secret of Life: Partners,' featuring a dozen A-list collaborations, with contemporaries like Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan, as well as divas Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey. Streisand, 83, announced in an Instagram Reel Wednesday that she'll release 'The Secret Of Life: Partners, Volume Two,' her 37th album, on June 27. 'I've always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways…and make our time in the studio a joy! My new album … gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists too,' said Streisand. 'I admire all of them… and I hope that you'll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners.' In addition to the Beatle, the Bard and the divas, Streisand's album will feature duets with Hozier, Sam Smith, Laufey, Tim McGraw, James Taylor, Sting, Josh Groban and Seal. Carey, 56, and Grande, 31, will feature on the same track. 'I love you always @barbrastreisand what an honor it is to be a part of this with you,' the Oscar-nominated 'Wicked' star wrote in an Instagram story Wednesday. 'Thank you so much for having me.' In a separate story, Grande declared her love for both Carey and Streisand. Carey also shared the news on her story, without adding any of her own flair, save for tagging both Streisand and Grande. Streisand's 2014 'Partners' featured duets with all male household names, including Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Andrea Bocelli and John Legend, as well as son Jason Gould.
