Randy Newman News

Michael Buble on Covering Randy Newman and Duetting With Reese Witherspoon

Michael Bublé's To Be Loved comes out today, and if it hits the top of the charts it would be the fourth straight Number One for the Canadian superstar.

Randy Newman Defends Disco at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Though Randy Newman doesn't evoke the image of a traditional rocker, with tuneful, mordant piano songs, the proflic singer-songwriter got his due from the rock world last night with his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "It's an honor and it means something to the public," Newman said.

John Fogerty Kept Randy Newman Calm at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Before John Fogerty joined Randy Newman onstage last night at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony , the former Creedence Clearwater Revival leader had his work cut out for him trying to keep Newman calm.

Randy Newman inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Jack Nicholson was among the fans in the crowd who gave Adler, the longtime producer and owner of the Roxy Theatre, a standing ovation.

Watch Out! Levon Helm Covers Randy Newman’s “Kingfish” [VIDEO]

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The Rock + Roll Hall of Fame + Museum Announces More Talent + Presenters

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced additional presenters and performers for the 28th Annual Rock and Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

Don Henley will honor Randy Newman; Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will induct Donna Summer

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the majority of the speakers for its 28th annual induction ceremony.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Announced: Rush, Public Enemy, Heart, Randy Newman, Donna Summer + Albert King

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced the Class of 2013: Rush , Public Enemy , Heart , Randy Newman , Donna Summer and Albert King will all enter the Hall. Summer died in May, while King died in 1992, so both are posthumous inductees.

Randy Newman: 'I Thought Maybe I'd Have to Die' Before Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Randy Newman didn't think he'd live to see the day when he would be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and yet here he is.

One Hit Wonders: Randy Newman

Rush, Public Enemy, Randy Newman among 2013 Rock Hall nominees

Ballots will go out to the Rock Hall's voting body of 600.

Mike Ragogna: Rattle Them Bones: A Conversation With Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Scotty Morris

Scotty, to me, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy's Rattle Them Bones feels like a Cab Calloway, depression-era sort of swing meets Don Draper's Mad Men. Am I even close?

Interview: Matthew E. White on the very big sound of his debut album ‘Big Inner’

Matthew E. White dropped into the music world this year with a big beard, big hair, a single called "Big Love," and a big sound.

JOHN FULLBRIGHT - "He’s got a tune called ‘Forgotten Flowers' that Tom Waits and Randy Newman could fight over.” — Thomas Conner, Chicago Sun-Times

Three years ago John Fullbright burst upon the Southwest music scene with a stellar live album recorded at the famous Blue Door in Oklahoma City. From his home in Okemah, Oklahoma, also the home of Woody Guthrie, John honed his songwriting and playing skills to such a degree that before he was out of high school he was a favorite at festival campgrounds.

Underscore: L.A. Weirdos

Underscore surveys undervalued artists, scenes, and eras of the musical past.

Underscore: L.A. Weirdos: Newman, Nilsson, and Van Dyke Parks

Underscore surveys undervalued artists, scenes, and eras of the musical past.

Mike Ragogna: From The Beach Boys & Randy Newman To Fleet Foxes & Skrillex: A Conversation With Van Dyke Parks, Plus Calling JB Baretsky's Bluff

You are an artist with a lot of irons in the fire, like recently touring with Fleet Foxes.

Peter Mulvey covers Randy Newman from new EP “Chaser” (March 27) – Record Release show Thursday, March 16 at Schubas

Songs:Illinois favorite and former "S:I House Concert Series" performer Peter Mulvey has a new album and a companion EP out at the end of March.

Setlist: Randy Newman, Vicar Street, 1 March 2012

Multiple Oscar winning songwriter Randy Newman was in Dublin last week to play Vicar Street, playing all his classics. Setlist:

Randy Newman, Royal Festival Hall, London Gotye, Shepherds Bush Empire, London

When this Los Angeles Jewish 20-something emerged as a solo artist in the late Sixties with a style so arch it could support a cathedral, it heralded a new age of intellectual schmaltz.

Randy Newman, Royal Festival Hall, London

Toms Waits and Lehrer both spring to mind, likewise Stephen Sondheim - but he remains essentially uncategorisable.

#382 Randy Newman – I Think It’s Going to Rain Today

Lately, I have been obsessed with this band from Montreal called Automelodi.

Quick quips: Stevie Wonder, Sting, Randy Newman, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Kenny Loggins, J. Blackfoot, Napster

Stevie Wonder announced on the Ellen Degeneres Show that he is looking to compete on Dancing With the Stars.

Album: Randy Newman, Live in London (Nonesuch)

But it's the songwriter's droll between-songs patter that makes his performance special.

Awesome Album Covers: Randy Newman’s “Sail Away”

Though it was the record that thrust Newman into the musical spotlight, it was a deeply personal record.

Going For The Gold: Randy Newman

A poet laureate of American contemporary music, Randy Newman has scored dozens of films, watched other artists take his songs to the top of the charts and turned out numerous albums and singles of his own.

Interviews: Girls

When I call Girls frontman Christopher Owens, he's bedridden for the third straight day.

The Friday Morning Listen: Randy Newman – Harps and Angels (2008)

At that point, me and TheWife™ had been married for going on ten years and were living out here in the country in our big 'ole house, working and taking care of my parents (read: just make sure they eat enough, remember their doctor's appointments, and get out of the house once in a while).

The TVD Interview: John Scheinfeld, Director “Who is Harry Nilsson?

So, I'm walking through the last DC Record Fair, records in one hand – pint in another, and I harken upon an ongoing conversation regarding Harry Nilsson and the Monkees between a vendor and a record buyer and I'm thinking to myself, "See…this is WHY we do these things. Where else can you stumble upon this smart discussion?"

Last Night: Randy Newman, Cee-Lo on Fallon

The omnipresent Cee-Lo Green was on late night television last night, but believe it or not, he did not perform his 397th T.V. rendition of "Fuck You".

Album: Randy Newman, The Randy Newman Songbook Vol 2 (Nonesuch)

There used to be an ad campaign claiming that "Nobody sings Dylan like Dylan", a boast that applies equally to Randy Newman.