Here's the latest news on Barbra Streisand ....
GRAMMY NOMS FOR BARBRA!
Congratulations to Barbra and her team for these 2025 nominations. The Grammys will air Sunday, February 2nd.
Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording
Best Song Written For Visual Media
I have only seen the soundtrack for Tattooist available in vinyl — no CD, although you can stream the soundtrack on digital platforms right now.
The double-LP vinyl is available December 6, 2024, and can be ordered from At The Movies here.
NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'JINGLE BELLS?'
Very cute! Check out the animated music video released today.
Directed by Tom Readdy & Lucy Dawkins at Yes Please Productions
Character Design: Laura Perkins
Background Design: Lara Bumb
Animation: Eloise Garlick, Eduardo Vazquez and Chris Bowles
DOCUMENTARY COMING
Announced Sept. 26 by Sony Music Vision, Barbra will participate in a multi-part documentary about her life and career. It will feature rarely seen video, photographs and audio recordings from Streisand’s personal archives. Oscar-winning documentary maker Alex Gibney, whose many credits include films about Paul Simon and Steve Jobs, will serve as producer.
“For years I’ve been thinking about the best way to share the vast amount of content I’ve been safely storing in my vault,” the 82-year-old Streisand said in a statement. “These films, photos and music masters — many never seen or heard by the public — hold some of my most cherished memories. I’m so pleased that producer Alex Gibney and director Frank Marshall have agreed to take this journey with me.”
Marshall, who has directed documentaries about the Beach Boys and the Bee Gees and produced such classics as “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and “The Sixth Sense,” said in a statement that the Streisand movie would “illustrate why she has become an enduring icon to a global audience of all generations.”
Sony Music Vision is presenting and distributing the project in partnership with her longtime record label, Columbia Records. They did not announce a release date.
NEW/OLD SINGLE ON SPOTIFY & MUSIC APPS
Barbra's 1992 recording of "God Bless America" previously appeared as a bonus disc included with the original CD of Christmas Memories. Then, when that album was added to digital music platforms, the bonus song was tagged on that album. Now, in preparation for our upcoming election, Sony has moved "God Bless America" away from Christmas Memories and, with a new digital cover, as its own "single." LISTEN BELOW ....
Meanwhile, A Christmas Album and Christmas Memories, despite having been re-released this month as vinyl discs, have also been added to Spotify and other digital platforms, labeled "2024 Remaster." Both albums were remastered by Paul Blakemore from new 24-bit files that were created by Jochem van Der Saag.
2025 HAPPENINGS
Barbra's new album — not officially announced yet — will certainly be out sometime next year. James Taylor has admitted he recorded with her. Rumored to also be included as duet partners are Sting, Bob Dylan, and Paul McCartney.
Barbra's documentary will certainly take longer than a few months to create ... Frank Marshall took three years to produce The Bee Gees documentary, for example. I would not expect it in 2025.
Grammy nominations will be announced early November; it will be interesting to see how Barbra fares with the audio book of her memoir!
Other than more surprises, those are the two big projects by Barbra coming out in the near future.
HURRICANE HELENE
I live in Asheville, NC, and have finally got my power, water, and internet back! My house was unharmed; it's just heartbreaking, however, to see how many businesses and families were harmed by the hurricane here in Western North Carolina. Thanks to everyone who reached out to check on me. — Matt
TWO CHRISTMAS REISSUES
Both of Barbra's Christmas albums are getting special vinyl reissues on October 4th.
Barnes & Noble will have special colored vinyl exclusively — white vinyl for A Christmas Album and red vinyl for Christmas Memories. Other stores will have black vinyl.
White Vinyl Christmas Album at B&N
Red Vinyl Christmas Memories at B&N
Black Vinyl Christmas Album @ Amazon
Black Vinyl Christmas Memories @ Amazon (1st time on vinyl!)
A Christmas Album will include the bonus track "Gounod's Ave Maria" (in English) which has never appeared on vinyl.
BARBRA STREISAND: THE MUSIC
The hardback version of my book from last year is ON SALE — Scott, my publisher, tells me he has 54 copies left and has discounted them at $19.99. You must buy directly from Tucker DS Press.
Here is the link.
FUNNY GIRL IN 4K FROM CRITERION IN NOVEMBER
The Criterion Collection today announced a new 4K disc of Barbra's debut film, Funny Girl, due November 19th.
According to their website, here are the specs:
This is great news for 4k lovers! In case you're wondering: to view the disc in 4K, you must have both a 4K player and a 4K T.V. Otherwise, you can watch the Blu-ray Disc, which is also included — but you must have a Blu-ray player to view that. (i.e. No DVD here!)
You can pre-order either option at Criterion's website now.
‘Love Will Survive,’ for Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ is Emmy-Nominated
Barbra's newest song has been nominated for an Emmy Award — for Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics. Barbra Tweeted: “I’m so pleased that Love Will Survive from The Tattooist Of Auschwitz has been nominated for a Best Song EMMY this morning. I was moved to record it because of its underlying message, that love can triumph even in the darkest of times. It's an especially relevant thought today. Congratulations to my musical colleagues Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Walter Afanasieff and Charlie Midnight! And to Synchronicity Films for making this timely and thought provoking series.”
Streisand told the LA Times: “I happened to be working on a special new album when the gifted composer (and my onetime neighbor) Hans Zimmer reached out to one of my producers, Peter Asher, to ask if I’d be open to hearing a theme he and co-composer Kara Talve wrote for a TV series based on the book “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” ... I asked my other producer, Walter Afanasieff, if he could transform Hans and Kara’s theme into an actual song. And then we asked Charlie Midnight to write the lyrics. ... Then we asked my dear friend Bill Ross to work on the arrangement with Walter. As it happened, Bill was in London conducting the score for a movie with the London Symphony Orchestra, so it all fell into place rather quickly. They recorded the track in England, and I recorded my vocal at my engineer’s home studio in Malibu.”
Charlie Midnight confirmed about his lyrics that “Barbra liked it. She just needed me to switch one lyric. This was all done in days. That doesn’t happen a lot, but this was one of those special occasions. And I think it’s because it was a team of people working for a single purpose, this film, which is profound and meaningful. Everybody thought it was more important than just doing a song for a movie. And being Jewish, it’s really affected me, as it did Barbra.” [Read more of his interview about the song here]
Coming in 2024
News and leaks about Barbra's new studio album have been popping up here and there, but she is still recording it and there is not an official announcement about the title or theme yet. So stay tuned. My best guess is that the new album probably won't be out until next year.
Meanwhile, this year, there are three things being released from Barbra's back catalog — a couple of albums, and a movie. None of these have been officially announced yet, but stay tuned ... it's getting close!
Streisand Presented with Genesis Prize
The Genesis Prize Foundation (GPF) today honored actor, director, producer, author, screenwriter, singer, songwriter, and activist Barbra Streisand at a special event in Los Angeles. The 10th anniversary Genesis Prize was awarded to Streisand in recognition of her lifelong pursuit of social justice and commitment to being a “force for good.”
Described as “The Jewish Nobel Prize” by TIME Magazine, the annual $1 million award recognizes individuals for their outstanding professional achievements, contributions to humanity and commitment to Jewish values. In addition to Bloomberg, past honorees include Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Natan Sharansky, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Robert Kraft, Steven Spielberg, Itzhak Perlman, and other extraordinary Jewish leaders.
All Genesis Prize laureates donate their $1 million prize to philanthropic causes. Barbra Streisand elected to give her $1 million Genesis Prize award funds to seven nonprofit organizations working in the fields of women’s health, climate change, truth in the public sphere, and humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine.
Barbra's New Song, ‘Love Will Survive,’ for Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Barbra's new recording has been released. See the official lyric video on YouTube.
Barbra Streisand Records New Song, ‘Love Will Survive,’ for Peacock’s ‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’
Barbra Streisand has recorded a new song, “Love Will Survive,” to serve as the end-title theme for “The Tattooist of Auschwitz,” a six-part, Holocaust-themed series that premieres on Peacock in the U.S. and Sky in other territories on May 2.
The song will come out globally via her longtime label, Columbia Records, on April 25.
Said Streisand in a statement: “Because of the rise in antisemitism around the world today, I wanted to sing ‘Love Will Survive’ in the context of this series, as a way of remembering the 6 million souls who were lost less than 80 years ago. And also to say that even in the darkest of times, the power of love can triumph and endure.”
“Love Will Survive” reunites the singer with one of her key collaborators on the “Walls” project six years ago, Walter Afanasieff (famous for Mariah Carey’s early recordings), returning as both a co-writer and co-producer. Producing the new track along with him is Peter Asher. The co-writers of the music with Afanasieff are Hans Zimmer and Kara Talve, and the lyrics were written by Charlie Midnight.
Streisand is joined on the track by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Ross.
“Barbra Streisand is one of the most renowned artists in the world, and we are deeply honored to be working with her,” said Claire Mundell of Synchronicity Films, an executive producer on the series. “Barbra and her team have crafted the most beautiful song, based on Hans’ and Kara’s main theme for the show, and it sums up the key message of the series: love will survive. Recording the song with Barbra’s iconic vocals and William Ross conducting the LSO at Abbey Road Studios was an unforgettable moment and a memory I will treasure forever. We are thrilled to be able to honor the memory of Lali and Gita in this way, with this beautiful original piece of music.”
Streisand is an executive producer on the new song along with Jay Landers and Russell Emanuel.
LOU PAPALAS' DAUGHTER MARA TO SELL BARBRA COLLECTION
As reported in the LA Times, Mara is trying to find the collection a home. “I just don’t have any interest in getting on eBay,” she said. “I want somebody to buy this whole collection and then do something with it.”
Mara will also appear on the Tamron Hall Show on May 27th to talk about her father's collection some more. Check your local listings for when/where it airs!
MARCH UPDATES
I've been busy, so apologies for this late update about all things BARBRA.
Streisand's Screen Actors Guild award was legendary and she gave such a great speech. See the video ...
A few days later, Netflix (which streamed the awards show) posted a fantastic interview conducted by SAG president Fran Drescher (She had style, she had flair, she was there ... the Nanny!) Check out that video, too.
NEW ALBUM & MORE
Streisand has mentioned her new album in two interviews now — but she doesn't reveal much, other than she's working on it. Stay tuned!
I'm helping out on some catalog re-releases coming soon ... Stay tuned!
Barbra in her audio book mentions a documentary. Stay tuned for more info; it's much too early to talk about it. But it's something on the horizon.
MY BOOK UPDATES
The Fayetteville Mafia Press title, Barbra Streisand: the Music, the Albums, the Singles by Matt Howe, has been nominated for the 2024 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research. The winners will be announced by September, and the awards will be presented during a banquet at ARSC’s annual conference in May 2025.
The hardback has almost sold out and we do not plan to do another printing. Amazon order link.
Meanwhile ... I am updating the book for an upcoming paperback version. I'll be correcting mistakes (Yes! I know "Nobody's Heart" is NOT a Harold Arlen song. Unfortunately, our editors didn't catch it before going to press ... now it's been printed and I cannot change it ... but now I can for the paperback) More info to come.
JENNIFER ANISTON TO PRESENT SAG AWARD TO STREISAND
Screen Actors Guild today announced Jennifer Aniston, a longtime Barbra Streisand fan, will present the 59th SAG Life Achievement Award to the legendary actor, singer, producer, writer, and director.
The SAG Awards will stream live globally on Netflix Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.
JASON & ROSLYN RELEASE NEW MUSIC
Barbra's son, Jason Gould, will release a new EP album. Due March 22, Jason has released the dance lead single ”Laws of Desire.”
Jason tells americansongwriter.com : “A lot of these songs have a spiritual, dystopian theme ... It’s not intended, just a reflection of the world that we’re all living in. I’m well aware of the amount of pain and suffering in the world. We all have our traumas in life. I’m somebody who’s trying to heal my own and the only way to do that is by really being who you are and expressing your truth.”
MEANWHILE ....
Roslyn Kind has released a music video and a new medley of “The Look of Love / The Island”. Follow her on social media or
her official website to hear more.
BARBRA TAKES THE COLBERT QUESTIONERT
Previously unaired because of Stephen Colbert's medical problems keeping him off the show for a few weeks, the questionnaire has finally been put on YouTube.
CHECK OUT 'UNDER THE RADAR' AT BOSTON NPR
Posted on Sunday, January 7, 2024, NPR host Callie Crossley chats with two experts about Barbra Streisand's memoir -- yes, I'm one of the 'experts' ! Here's a link to listen.
HAPPY NEW YEAR PLAYLIST
I've put together a 2024 Playlist on Spotify — STREISAND: THE MOVIES MUSIC. It's music she's sang in the movies, or songs from movies she's sang.
ENJOY and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
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