L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The holiday season is ripe for reminiscing, be it with old friends, distant relatives or beloved songs. While the music industry has shifted its focus to streaming services, reissues and box sets are one pop tradition that isn't going away. more info

Chicago Tribune — No wonder the Auditorium Theatre was packed on Friday night. Several of Chicago’s best singers and a sumptuous jazz orchestra were paying tribute to two singers known worldwide by their first names alone: Ella and Lena. The occasion was this year�... more info

Chicago Tribune — This year’s centennials of jazz giants Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Ella Fitzgerald have been celebrated around the world. But one centenarian of legendary stature has been unjustly overlooked: Lena Horne. A superb singer, radiant movie sta... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Maybe the third time will be the charm? In 2014, the Hollywood Bowl presented a concert tribute to the late, great Ella Fitzgerald that had its heart — but not its mind — in the right place. With warmly respectful performances by Patti ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Maybe the third time will be the charm? In 2014, the Hollywood Bowl presented a concert tribute to the late, great Ella Fitzgerald that had its heart — but not its mind — in the right place. With warmly respectful performances by Patti ... more info

Core News — “Iggy Pop serves up another sonic cocktail to kick the weekend off. This week he has tracks by Beach House, Ella Fitzgerald, Sparks and Moonlandingz. Iggy’s musical legacy has inspired and energised rock and roll’s alternative spirit since the ... more info

Chicago Tribune — The best musical tributes look forward, not back, illuminating how a jazz musician's life impacted what was yet to come. To varying degrees, the homages to singer Ella Fitzgerald and trumpeter Miles Davis that played Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center... more info

MSN Music — The First Lady of Song would have turned 100 today. more info

Core News — “We mark 100 years since the birth of Ella Fitzgerald in The Funk Family Tree. We’ll be giving you a 30 minute Z Records Trunk of funk and speaking to the label’s founder Joey Negro.” Check out other Craig Charles Funk & Soul shows here and s... more info

Mjsbigblog — American Idol season 10 singer and Postmodern Jukebox cover Gorillaz "Feel Good. Inc." in a vintage Ella Fitzgerald style. The post American Idol’s Thia Megia and Postmodern Jukebox Cover Gorillaz (VIDEO) appeared first on mjsbigblog. more info