Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Angela Weiss/AFP, Kevin Mazur) Not to outdo the iconic pairing of David Letterman and Warren Zevon, but the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has doubled its special guests for this year’s ceremony. Cyndi Lauper’s induction honors will be handled by Chappell Roan, a musician whom Lauper once described as a true performance artist for …
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F orty-two years ago, Cyndi Lauper told the world that “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” on her debut single. And right now, she’s sitting in a north Brooklyn studio with Gracie Abrams and doing just that. They’re bopping their heads to Rickie Lee Jones’ “The Last Chance Texaco” and bantering as if they’ve known each other for years, even …
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CBS and The Recording Academy will honor acclaimed musical artists Earth, Wind & Fire and Cyndi Lauper with two Grammy specials. A Grammy Salute To Earth, Wind & Fire Live: The 21st Night of September will air Sunday, Sept. 21 (8-10 PM, ET/PT) on CBS and stream on Paramount+. The legendary band and one of the best-selling artists of all time, Earth, Wind …
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Pop icon Cyndi Lauper paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne by singing along to his classic song “Crazy Train” during last night’s concert in Raleigh, North Carolina. Prior to launching into “Time After Time”, from her debut studio album, “She’s So Unusual” (1983),at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek, Lauper pulled out her iPhone and cued up “Crazy Train”, …
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