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"I did hear Cheek to Cheek by Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. I loved it. I love when she sings jazz" - Ariana Grande
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SWING SHIFT: “It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)” is the duet H&M chose for its holiday commercial starring Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett. The choice track from their “Cheek to Cheek” album, which backs a spot inspired by the Big Band era, is to debut on the Swedish retailer’s Web site on Nov. 25.

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Lady Gaga previews H&M hoilday campaign

 

http://i.imgur.com/StXxvzI.jpg

 

For more images of the shoot visit: http://gagadaily.com/news/hm-campaign/

 

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett have shared a sneak peek at their beautiful H&M holiday campaign. The commercial, inspired by the Big Band Era, features “It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” one of the songs from the duo’s number one album Cheek to Cheek, and will be releases on November 25th.

 

“We were inspired by the glitz, glamour, and opulence of the 1940’s Big Band era,” says Johan Renck, director of the commercial. “The mood is one of festive celebration shot through with a strong sense of fashion and an underlying humour. It is intriguing, curious, exuberant, audacious, and filled with wonder.”

 

Throughout the holiday season, H&M will be raising funds for CARE, a humanitarian organisation working alongside poor women and girls to help fight global poverty. H&M will sell a special set of gift labels at each of its stores. For each pack sold, the H&M Conscious Foundation will donate double the sale price to CARE.

OMG that looks great!!

 

Sooo CHRISTMASSY!!!!

 

Shame I'll miss it, like the BEar and Hare commercial, which I STILL haven't seen, as they usually stop playing them regularly before I get home, as X Factor, etc, will have just ended.

The interview Gaga and Tony did with Amanda Holden airs on Monday on This Morning http://i.imgur.com/hN9L5Hj.gif

 

Promo to promo http://i.imgur.com/hN9L5Hj.gif

Gaga and Tony's interview with Amanda aired on This Mornin, this morning (lol)

 

http://www.itv.com/thismorning

 

Hasn't seemed to give the album much of a boost on iTunes tho :nocheer: Who watches This Morning, the elderly? I'm hoping they go out and buy the physical and keep the album in the top 40 this week!

Chavvy single mothers and the unemployed.

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Chavvy single mothers and the unemployed.

 

Hi.

H&M interviews Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett about Cheek to Cheek

 

Modern day pop icon meets legendary jazz singer. The result? A jazzy love story. H&M Life talks music and friendship with the stars of the H&M Holiday campaign, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga.

 

Lady Gaga, the pop star of her generation, might have raised an eyebrow or two in the industry when she announced her newest musical excursion: a jazz duets album with Tony Bennett. The Cheek To Cheek album is, however (and of course), a runaway success. Released in September, it debuted at number one in the Billboard 200 charts, making it Lady Gaga’s third consecutive number one album and Bennett’s second. In fact, Bennett broke his own record, remaining the oldest artist in music history to have a number one album.

But for this duo, it seems to be more about love and music than about numbers and charts.

 

WHY SHOULD A NEW GENERATION DISCOVER JAZZ MUSIC?

LADY GAGA: Jazz is the greatest art form to arise from America, a complex and honest music invented by the African American community through the oppression of the times. The Great American Songbook is home to the greatest composers and lyricists in the history of our nation. The freedom and rebellion it conveys is not only inspiring, but healing. And if you really want to experience the greatness of jazz, you will close your eyes, listen, and bask as each imperfection becomes an exciting opportunity to improvise.

TONY BENNETT: Jazz is one of the greatest artistic contributions that America has given to the world, and it’s a form of music that lives in spontaneity and the moment, so it never gets dated, it’s always changing, and therefore becomes timeless. When you listen to jazz, you have to be an active participant and put your heart and soul into it just as much as the musicians playing the music.

 

HOW DID YOU CHOOSE THE SONGS FOR THE ALBUM?

LADY GAGA: Tony and I spent lots of time together, talking, singing, sharing our life stories. We chose our common favorites, and it began to tell a story. Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn – these are just a few of the composers that we are so passionate about. We sang, we laughed, we cried and recorded. We kept all the magic and put it on Cheek To Cheek.

TONY BENNETT: Lady has an extensive knowledge of jazz and popular standards as she began singing jazz when she was about 13 years old.

 

WERE YOU SURPRISED BY EACH OTHER AT ANY POINT IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING THE ALBUM?

TONY BENNETT: Well, I remember when we first started recording in the studio, I noticed that during the breaks, Lady would go over and whisper to someone in her staff and very quietly, by the end of the day, the studio was transformed with rugs and candles to make it a very intimate setting. It amazed me that she went to all that trouble, but she pays great attention to detail and is very intelligent.

LADY GAGA: Tony surprises me every single day. He’s very inspirational. An artist to his core. When he's not singing, he's painting, when he’s not painting, he’s arranging new music charts, when he’s not doing any of those things, he’s talking about them. We are so much alike. He’s made me like that part of myself more and I’ve become more confident.

 

WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM EACH OTHER?

LADY GAGA: I have someone to look up to. Someone who can answer all the questions about life that I’ve been wondering about. I felt lonely before working with Tony, and I don’t feel lonely anymore. When I sing with him I see a dream of my future.

TONY BENNETT: I discovered that there is no other artist I have ever met who has fans like Lady Gaga’s – they absolutely adore her.

 

TELL US ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU FILMED THE VIDEO FOR THE H&M HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN!

TONY BENNETT: It was an amazing day as we walked into this airplane hangar that had been transformed with all these different stage sets. The stage setting for our performance of It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) reminded me of the film sets that were built for the magnificent musicals of the 30s and 40s – I was very impressed.

LADY GAGA: It was a wonderful experience; Tony and I had so much fun. I loved watching him smile walking around the big sets.

 

TONY BENNETT AND LADY GAGA – QUICK Q'S!

LADY GAGA, If Tony was a jazz song, he would be…

It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing).

I absolutely have to dance when I hear…

Firefly [by Tony Bennett].

My favorite love song is…

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye by Cole Porter – it’s on the deluxe edition of Cheek To Cheek.

 

TONY BENNETT, If Lady Gaga was a jazz song, she would be…

Lady Gaga is JAZZ. She always wanted to be a jazz singer, and she is a natural at it and thrilled to be discovered now as a very good jazz singer. She is doing more for jazz than anyone I can recall since Louis Armstrong.

I absolutely have to dance when I hear…

The right beat.

My favorite love song is…

All The Things You Are, written by Oscar Hammerstein and Jerome Kern.

 

Such a lovely interview! :cheer: Gaga is really a lot more talented than most would think, and I love how Tony always calls her 'Lady' <3 On another note this is probably the 100th interview where Gaga or Tony state that she's been singing jazz since age 13, EVERY SINGLE TIME THEY ARE JUST INCLINED TO SAY IT omg

http://i.giphy.com/5wWf7HiLiEqITWy5nK8.gif

 

So true! Why not?

 

Oops.

 

In all seriousness I'm not a chav. However, there's nothing wrong with watching This Morning on ITV+1 during your lunch break. :blush:

Collectors box pre-orders are now sold out, sorry y'all but only I am worthy of the lipstick on handkerchief~

 

#34 on the UK Albums Chart this week http://i.imgur.com/hN9L5Hj.gif

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