Gershwin

The Library of Congress recognized Elton John and Bernie Taupin‘s contributions to modern music on Wednesday night with a gala where they awarded the songwriting pair with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The event, held at Washington, D.C.’s D.A.R. Constitution Hall, included performances by the duo’s famous fans singing their songs: Metallica performed “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding,” Annie Lennox sang “Border Song” and joined Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile for “I’m Still Standing,” and Charlie…

Renowned banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck is set to release a groundbreaking project that reimagines George Gershwin’s iconic ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ on its centennial anniversary. Pre-order at the link here. Available on February 12, precisely a hundred years after Gershwin’s historic premiere at Aeolian Hall in New York City, Fleck’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ album pushes the boundaries of the classic composition with three variations: “Rhapsody in Blue(grass),” “Rhapsody in Blue(s),” and a banjo-centric orchestration performed by…

EGOT status and a Gershwin Prize in the same month? 2024 is proving to be another landmark year for Elton John. The famed performer and his longtime creative partner, lyricist Bernie Taupin, are this year’s recipients of the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize for Popular Song — the nation’s highest award for influence, impact and achievement in popular music.“Elton John and Bernie Taupin have written some of the most memorable songs of our lives,” Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, said in a Tuesday statement.…

Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who cues up “California” when they’re landing at LAX. OK, our newsletter editor’s college ritual may not be for everyone. But as TV critic Robert Lloyd writes in this week’s Screen Gab, national treasure Joni Mitchell won’t be around forever, and as long as her fans are still collecting memories, it’s worth tuning in to watch her collect the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, surrounded by multiple generations of music luminaries. Also in Screen Gab No.…