Jack Antonoff to lend his hitmaker talents to the legendary Diana Ross
Diana Ross' first album in 15 years is coming in September
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Jack Antonoff has fashioned himself into a superstar songwriter and producer for pop music, having left behind his indie band Steel Train and the supergroup Fun to become an unrivaled hitmaker whose achievements include rescuing Taylor Swift from a lifetime of creating successful country albums and setting her on a path toward a lifetime of creating even more successful pop albums. It may be hyperbolic to say that he has had a hand in every hit song from the past eight years or so, but it also might be true.
Now, Antonoff has found another up-and-coming star he can boost up: legendary singer Diana Ross, who… is already such a big deal that it doesn’t seem like she should need a Jack Antonoff collab to get people interested in a new album, especially when it’s very rare for her to put out new albums these days. And yet, that’s exactly what’s happening here, with Pitchfork reporting that Ross’ upcoming album Thank You will feature collaborations with Antonoff, Jimmy Napes, Tayla Parx, Spike Stent, “and more.” This will be Ross’ first album in 15 years and her first album of original material in 22 years, with the previous new album being 2006's I Love You and the last one with original songs being 1999's Every Day Is A New Day.
Diana Ross’ Thank You will be available on September 10, and you can hear the title track below this. Maybe this album will also kick off a Taylor Swift-esque rise to superstardom? (We’re just kidding, we know she’s already a superstar, we’re just riffing on the fact that Antonoff helped completely turn Taylor Swift’s career around and Diana Ross doesn’t really need that because she’s Diana freakin’ Ross.) In a statement, Ross said, “This collection of songs is my gift to you with appreciation and love. I am eternally grateful that I had the opportunity to record this glorious music at this time. I dedicate this songbook of love to all of you, the listeners. As you hear my voice you hear my heart.”
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Jesus that guy is such a crappy producer and a slimeball to boot.
This man simply must be stopped.
Sam Barsanti?(I cannot abide people who explain an obvious joke)
I agree but would also ask, “What joke?”
Cuz Barsanti seems to be laboring under the strange delusion that Diana Ross is every bit the superstar she always was and that any album she released would be a smash hit, with or without help from Antonoff, but there’s no reason to believe that. Her last album — 2006’s I Love You — was her biggest hit in decades, to be sure, but still only got to #32 on the Billboard chart. Before that, her 1999 release stalled at #108, and her 1995 album only got to #114. Even a 1993 Christmas record with Placido Domingo barely registered with the record-buying public, peaking at #154. Her last gold album was 1984’s Swept Away, which also featured her last Top 40 hit, “Missing You”. Yes, she got some Adult Contemporary and occasional R&B airplay after the Pop hits dried up, but Ross hasn’t been anything resembling a hitmaker in at least 35 years.
The one he explained through an aside.I didn’t say it was a good joke.
Somewhere, Lena Dunham is repeatedly stabbing a Jack Antonoff voodoo doll with a hairpin.
nile rodgers or GTFO
Who is Anton and why do you want me to be his handy man?
I cannot believe this dude’s literal real name is “Jack [male first name] Off”
I once met a guy named “Dick Swallows.”Some parents are cruel.
I was very nearly named Holden Cox. I genuinely don’t think I would’ve lived through middle school.
I just learned last week that there was one group with more#1 hits than the Beatles in the 60s. The Supremes. That blew me away.