Gucci family criticises ‘horrible, ugly’ casting of biopic film | Gucci

[ad_1] The Gucci family has hit out against the “horrible, horrible” and “ugly” casting of the House of Gucci film, starring Lady Gaga and Adam Driver. The film, which is now in production and directed by Sir Ridley Scott, tells the story of Patrizia Reggiani and her doomed marriage to Maurizio Gucci. Reggiani was convicted […]

Lady Gucci is just the latest guise of the ever transmutable Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga

[ad_1] Like Lon Chaney, the great silent actor known as “The Man of a Thousand Faces”, Lady Gaga has traversed roles, from music to fashion to film to politics, transmuting with creative fluidity but remaining – sometimes with defiance – the girl next door. Last week, the 34-year-old star – days after retrieving her two […]

‘All that mattered was survival’: the songs that got us through 2020 | Music

[ad_1] When it came to lockdown comfort listening, there was something particularly appealing about lush symphonic soul made by artists such as Teddy Pendergrass and the Delfonics. But there was one record I reached for repeatedly: Black Moses by Isaac Hayes, and particularly the tracks arranged by Dale Warren. Their version of Burt Bacharach’s (They […]

The 20 best songs of 2020 | Music

[ad_1] We kick off our end of 2020 music coverage with Guardian critics’ favourite songs, with our album of the year countdown starting tomorrow. As ever, each critic votes for top 20 songs and albums, with points allocated for each placing, and those points tallied to make these lists. There were 390 songs voted for […]

The best song of 2020: Rain on Me by Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande | Music

[ad_1] Behind the illness, grief, political failure, racist violence, unemployment and myriad other acutely painful moments, 2020’s lesser sin is that it has been chronically boring. With pubs muted, nightclubs shut, festivals cancelled and impulsive sexual hookups outlawed, it has been a year of Januarys, a desert of vibelessness. We’ve clearly tried to make our […]