![]() ![]() ![]() Bennett embodied the patriarch of American popular song he has been for the last two decades. With his customary grace and humility, Mr. Bennett, a living monument at 88, who, when he moved across the stage, proceeded slowly, cautiously and with dignity. ![]() The Grammy Awards will be held on 31 January 2022.An irresistible force and an immovable object: that would be Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett on Friday evening at Radio City Music Hall where they sang more than 30 standards, separately and together, before a respectful multigenerational audience that tilted older. I love you Tony, and the world loves you too. Believe in love and partnership, even with 60 years between us, and Alzheimer's, there is nothing like the magic of music. "Thank you to the public for loving us, we surely love each other, and you. At 95 years old, he has more nominations than ever, I'm so honored to be his companion in music and his friend," the popstar continued. "This album happened because it was Tony's idea and I made him a promise that we would make it and we did. Gaga, real name Stefani Germanotta, went on to offer credit to Bennett, 95, for coming up with the concept and making it a reality, even though he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016. Thank you to all the Grammy voters for recognizing me and Tony's dedication to jazz music and for also recognizing it in major categories where this music is often not nominated." "I'll never forget that today he could track every word I was saying and understood the world was celebrating him and celebrating jazz - a genre that embodies the joy, abundance and imagination of Black music throughout history. I'll never forget today and congratulating Tony on his 6 nominations," she wrote. This means so much to me, the Bennetts, my family, jazz music, and the great Cole Porter who wrote all these timeless classics. I just keep crying and am utterly speechless. "I am stunned and shocked and beyond grateful. On Tuesday, officials at the Recording Academy announced that Love for Sale received nominations in six categories, including nods for Album of the Year and Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album, and in an emotional Instagram post, Gaga shared that she was "stunned" by the recognition. Lady Gaga is "beyond grateful" to have received six Grammy Award nominations for her and Tony Bennett's new album, Love for Sale.įollowing 2014's Cheek to Cheek, the duo released their second collaborative effort in September, with the record consisting of their renditions of various jazz standards by American composer Cole Porter. ![]()
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