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Summer Nights (concert Residency)
Summer Nights was a concert residency by Australian recording artist, Olivia Newton-John. The residency took place in the Donny & Marie Showroom at the Flamingo Las Vegas. It began April 2014 and ended December 2016. Her three-year run even prompted a live album entitled ''Summer Nights: Live in Las Vegas'' (2015). Background and development Rumors of a Vegas residency were first reported in June 2012. Initially, Newton-John was to perform in the middle of 2013. However, her sister's brain cancer and death postponed the residency indefinitely. On 4 February 2014, the residency was officially announced/resumed for 45 shows beginning April 2014. Entitled, "Summer Nights", the shows were intended to be intimate, not the usual Vegas-style spectacular. Newton-John performed with an eight-piece band and simple staging. She performed her greatest hits, including songs from hit films '' Grease'' and ''Xanadu''. During an interview with ''Closer Weekly'', Newton John revealed with forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Newton-John
Dame Olivia Newton-John (26 September 1948 – 8 August 2022) was a British-Australian singer, actress and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included 15 top-ten singles, including 5 number-one singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and two number-one albums on the ''Billboard'' 200: ''If You Love Me, Let Me Know'' (1974) and ''Have You Never Been Mellow'' (1975). Eleven of her singles (including two Platinum) and 14 of her albums (including two Platinum and four 2× Platinum) have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 1978, Newton-John starred in the musical film '' Grease'', which was the highest-grossing musical film at the time and whose soundtrack remains one of the world's best-selling albums. It features two major hit duets with co-star John Travolta: "You're the One That I Want"—which is one of the best-selling singles of all time—and " Summer Nights". Her signature solo recordings include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Travolta
John Joseph Travolta (born February 18, 1954) is an American actor. He came to public attention during the 1970s, appearing on the television sitcom ''Welcome Back, Kotter'' (1975–1979) and starring in the box office successes ''Carrie'' (1976), '' Saturday Night Fever'' (1977), '' Grease'' (1978), and ''Urban Cowboy'' (1980). His acting career declined throughout the 1980s, but he enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s with his role in ''Pulp Fiction'' (1994), and went on to star in films including ''Get Shorty'' (1995), '' Broken Arrow'' (1996), ''Phenomenon'' (1996), ''Face/Off'' (1997), ''A Civil Action'' (1998), ''Primary Colors'' (1998), ''Hairspray'' (2007), and '' Bolt'' (2008). Travolta was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performances in ''Saturday Night Fever'' and ''Pulp Fiction''. He won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his performance in ''Get Shorty'' and has received a total of six nominations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam (Olivia Newton-John Song)
"Sam" is a song performed by Australian singer Olivia Newton-John. It was written by Don Black, Hank Marvin and John Farrar. "Sam" was released in January 1977 as the third and final single from the Newton-John's eighth studio album, ''Don't Stop Believin''' and peaked in the U.S. at number one on the Easy Listening chart and number twenty on the Hot 100. It reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. Reception ''Cash Box magazine'' said "The lovely Ms. Newton-John delivers a pop/easy listening ballad from her ''Don't Stop Believin album, and the song, co-written by producer John Farrar, is well-tailored to her vocal style. The appropriate stations should catch on shortly." Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts See also * List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1977 (U.S.) Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary is a record chart, chart published by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' ranking the top-performing songs in the United States in the adult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little More Love (Olivia Newton-John Song)
"A Little More Love" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her tenth studio album, ''Totally Hot'' (1978). Written and produced by Newton-John's long-time record producer John Farrar, the song was released as the lead single from ''Totally Hot'' in October 1978 and became a worldwide hit single. In the United States, "A Little More Love" reached its peak position of number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1979, and peaked at number four on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, it spent three weeks at position number two on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart during February and March 1979, and was the seventh biggest hit of that year. It also reached number five on the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 4, and stayed on the charts for 12 weeks. ''Record World'' said the song is "more rock-oriented than ewton-John'spast pop efforts, and with a song as good as this one, the transition shou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suddenly (Olivia Newton-John And Cliff Richard Song)
"Suddenly" is a duet performed by Olivia Newton-John and Cliff Richard from the soundtrack '' Xanadu'', and is the love theme from the 1980 film of the same name. It was written and produced by John Farrar. "Suddenly" reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart in October 1980 and number 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in January 1981. It finished the year as number 91 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1981. It was also a major Adult Contemporary hit, reaching number four. The music video shows Newton-John and Richard in a penthouse singing the song to each other, taken from her ABC TV special "Hollywood Nights" that aired before the 52nd Academy Awards on April 14, 1980. The single's B-side, "You Made Me Love You" (Olivia solo), was also featured in the film ''Xanadu'' but does not appear on the soundtrack album. Personnel * Olivia Newton-John – vocals * Cliff Richard – vocals * John Farrar – guitar and synthesizer * David McDaniel – bass * Ed Greene â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic (Olivia Newton-John Song)
"Magic" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for the soundtrack to the 1980 musical fantasy film, '' Xanadu''. Written and produced by John Farrar, the song was released as the lead single from the album in May 1980. It peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for four weeks beginning on August 2, 1980. On August 30, it was displaced from the top by Christopher Cross's "Sailing". ''Billboard'' magazine ranked "Magic" as the third most popular single of 1980, behind only " Call Me" by Blondie and "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II" by Pink Floyd. In Canada, the single spent two weeks at number one on the ''RPM'' Top Singles chart. It also reached number four in Australia and number 32 in the United Kingdom. The single also became Newton-John's biggest ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary hit to date, spending five weeks at the top of the chart, and also topped the ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary chart for a week. John Lennon named "Magic" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanadu (Olivia Newton-John And Electric Light Orchestra Song)
"Xanadu" is the title song from the soundtrack of the 1980 film '' Xanadu''. Written by Jeff Lynne of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), the song is performed by English-born Australian singer, songwriter and actress Olivia Newton-John, with Lynne adding parenthetic vocals in the style of his other songs on the ''Xanadu'' soundtrack, and ELO providing the instrumentation. It was Lynne's least favourite of his own songs. "Xanadu" reached number one in several countries and was the band's only UK number-one single, when it peaked there for two weeks in July 1980. It was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. It also peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Background "Xanadu" was written by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)'s Jeff Lynne for the soundtrack of the musical film of the same name. It was sung by lead actress Olivia Newton-John as the character, Kira with instrumentation and vocals from ELO (including Lynne). "Xanad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have You Never Been Mellow (song)
"Have You Never Been Mellow" is a song recorded by British-Australian singer Olivia Newton-John for her 1975 fifth studio album of the same name. Written and produced by John Farrar, the song was released as the lead single from the album in January 1975. In the United States, the single became Newton-John's second consecutive number-one hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, topping the chart in March 1975. It also topped the Adult Contemporary chart, and continued her success as a crossover artist when it peaked at number three on the Hot Country Songs chart. It also became her fourth consecutive single to received a Gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The single also reached number one in Canada, and peaked at number ten in Newton-John's native Australia. "Have You Never Been Mellow" was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female at the 18th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Janis Ian's " At Seventeen". Track listing # "Have You Neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephens Media
Stephens Media LLC was a Las Vegas, Nevada, diversified media investment company. It owned stakes in the California Newspapers Partnership and the ''Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette''. The company had been expanding its interactive Internet business, operating online sites for its newspapers and portal sites like LasVegas.com, which is licensed to Greenspun Media Group. The company is also a partner in the California Newspapers Partnership with MediaNews and Gannett. The company also formed Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC in November 2009, a joint venture with WEHCO Media Inc., in Arkansas. On November 28, 2010, Stephens Media Iowa, LLC, a subsidiary of Stephens Media, acquired several newspapers, including the ''Ames Tribune'', ''Boone News-Republican'', ''Dallas County News'', ''Nevada Journal'', ''Ames About People & Advertiser'', ''Tri-County Times'', and ''Algona Upper Des Moines'' from Midlands Newspapers Inc., a subsidiary of the Omaha World-Herald Company. In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Vegas Review-Journal
The ''Las Vegas Review-Journal'' is a daily subscription newspaper published in Las Vegas, Nevada, since 1909. It is the largest circulating daily newspaper in Nevada and one of two daily newspapers in the Las Vegas area. The ''Review-Journal'' has a joint operating agreement with The Greenspun Corporation-owned '' Las Vegas Sun'', which runs through 2040. In 2005, the ''Sun'' ceased afternoon publication and began distribution as a section of the ''Review-Journal''. On March 18, 2015, the sale of the newspaper's parent company, Stephens Media LLC, to New Media Investment Group was completed. In December 2015, casino magnate Sheldon Adelson purchased the newspaper for $140 million via News + Media Capital Group LLC. GateHouse Media, a subsidiary of New Media Investment Group, was retained to manage the newspaper. $140 million was considered a steep price amounting to a 69% gain for New Media Investment Group after owning the newspaper for nine months. History The ''Clark County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBCUniversal Cable
NBCUniversal Television and Streaming is the television and streaming arm of NBCUniversal, and the direct descendant and successor of the former division NBCUniversal Television Group, which existed from 2003 to 2019. History NBC Broadcasting In 2006, NBC Universal sold four stations from its smallest markets. In November 2007, the NBC Owned Television Stations changed its name to NBC Local Media. In March 2008, Local Media decided to focus on growing websites and the top ten market stations, placing WTVJ in Miami and WVIT in Harford up for sale. LXTV was acquired in January 2008 by NBC Local Media followed in March by the purchased of Skycastle Entertainment, Local Media's former outside sales and marketing firm. After NBC Weather Plus was shut down in late 2008, WNBC launched a replacement programming of local information, news and lifestyle as NBC Nonstop, NBC New York Nonstop in March 2009 using LXTV programs. In May 2009, NBC rolled out a tiered affiliation plan. The pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan Area
A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually comprises multiple principal cities, jurisdictions and municipalities: neighborhoods, townships, boroughs, cities, towns, exurbs, suburbs, counties, districts, as well as even states and nations like the eurodistricts. As social, economic and political institutions have changed, metropolitan areas have become key economic and political regions. Metropolitan areas typically include satellite cities, towns and intervening rural areas that are socioeconomically tied to the principal cities or urban core, often measured by commuting patterns. Metropolitan areas are sometimes anchored by one central city such as the Paris metropolitan area (Paris) or Mumbai Metropolitan Region (Mumbai). In other cases metropolitan areas contain multiple centers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
