Long Island Restaurant Week 2023 Spring Wrap Up by Nicole Castillo

SPRING 2023 WRAP - UP

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Previouslyunreleasedsongsrecorded bythelatecountrysuperstar Kenny Rogers willbeonanewrecordcoming outinJune.

Afteracareerspanningjazz,rock, countryandpop,theGrammyAwardwinningballadeernicknamed“The Gambler”diedatage81in2020.His widow, WandaRogers,curatedtheposthumousrecordcalled“LifeisLikea Song,”comingoutJune2onUMe. Therecordingsweremadebetween 2008and2011andincludeoriginalsand coverslike EricClapton’s“Wonderful Tonight”and“AtLast,”madefamousby EttaJames,whichwillbeonadeluxeversionoftherecord.Thealbumwillalsoincludetwopreviouslyreleasedsongs,his duetwith DollyParton,“TellMeThatYou LoveMe,”and“Goodbye,”writtenby LionelRichie,bothreleasedin2009,but neverdigitally.

TheCountryMusicHallofFamerhada thrivingcareerforsome60yearswithsuch hitsas“Lucille,”“Lady”and“Islandsinthe Stream,”abelovedParton-Rogersduet. “Hewouldoftensaythathewanted hissongstobe‘whateverymanwantsto say,andeverywomanwantstohear,’”

CountrystarKennyRogersdiedin2020. AnewalbumwillbereleasedinJune.

WandaRogerssaidinanewsrelease.“I thinktherearealotofthosemoments onthisalbum.Thisisaveryspecial recordtomeandourfamilybecauseit reallytellsthestoryofourlifetogether, andIfeelhisfanswillalsorelatetoitin abigwaybecauseitwalksthelistener throughtheseasonsoflifethatweallexperienceinonewayoranother.”

NewDiontuneistitletrackof‘LoveAgain’film

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Hermusicwillgoon!Superstarand queenoflovesongs CelineDion hasreleasedherlatestsong—herfirstnew musicsincedroppingher“Courage” albumin2019andsincesherevealedin Decemberthatshehasbeenstruggling withstiff-personsyndrome.

“LoveAgain”—asweetpianoballad aboutovercomingthegriefoflosinga lovedone—waswrittenby DanWilson andAristaRecordsartist Rosie.Itisthe titletrackfromthesoundtrackoftheupcomingScreenGemsromanticcomedyof thesamename.“LoveAgain”isbeingreleasedbySonyPicturesEntertainment andalsostarsDion,who’sprovidinghits fromhermassivecatalogforthefilm,too.

“NEWTRACKALERT!Available now,‘LoveAgain,’thetitletrackfrom themotionpicture,”theteambehindthe “MyHeartWillGoOn”and“It’sAll ComingBacktoMeNow”hitmakersaid ThursdayonherInstagramaccount.

The55-year-oldGrammyAwardwinner,whohasindefinitelybeenassociated withthe1997blockbuster“Titanic,”will besingingfivenewsongscreatedforthe “LoveAgain”filmandits14-songsoundtrackalbum,whichfeaturessixofDion’s pasthits,accordingtoSonyMusicEntertainmentCanadaandColumbiaRecords.

ThesoundtrackcomesoutMay5ahead ofthefilm’sMay12theatricalopening.

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CelineDionwillplayaversionofherself in“LoveAgain,”premieringMay12.

songThursdayaftermonthsofbuilding anticipationfortheupcomingrom-com. “LoveAgain”stars PriyankaChopra Jonas asagrievingwidowand Sam Heughan astheunwittingrecipientof thetextmessagesshe’sbeensendingto herlatehusband’scellphonenumber. Dion,inherfirstactingrolesince2014’s “MuppetsMostWanted,”playsaversion ofherselfinthe JimStrouse-directed film.(Singer NickJonas,whoisChopra Jonas’husband,alsoappearsinit.)

InDecember,CelineDionpostponed severalspringconcertsandcanceledall hersummerperformancesuponrevealingthatshehadbeendiagnosedwitha rareneurologicaldisorder. Stiff-personsyndromepreventsher fromsingingthewayshe’susedto,she said,andhasbeentherootofherfrequent musclespasms,resultinginseveraldelays duringherCourageworldtour.

AFPVIAGETTYIMAGES/ALICECHICHE PosthumousRogersalbum

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