Donna Summer’s family has reached a settlement with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign over their alleged “blatant theft” of Summer’s indelible disco hit “I Feel Love,” a new court filing obtained by Rolling Stone reveals.
In a status report filed Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles, a lawyer for Summer’s estate said the parties reached a “global settlement” on May 3 and started gathering signatures this week to officially resolve the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Summer’s estate in February. Details of the pending pact were not disclosed,...
In a status report filed Wednesday in federal court in Los Angeles, a lawyer for Summer’s estate said the parties reached a “global settlement” on May 3 and started gathering signatures this week to officially resolve the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Summer’s estate in February. Details of the pending pact were not disclosed,...
- 5/16/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
Donna Summer’s widower Bruce Sudano is reflecting on his legal back-and-forth with Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign over the usage of Summer’s Seventies classic “I Feel Love.”
In a new interview with Billboard, Sudano revealed that West’s team had reached out to Summer’s estate to use “I Feel Love” for “Good (Don’t Die),” and that he ultimately turned them down. West ended up still using the sample, though with another person’s voice and different lyrics. The Summer estate ended up suing the rapper...
In a new interview with Billboard, Sudano revealed that West’s team had reached out to Summer’s estate to use “I Feel Love” for “Good (Don’t Die),” and that he ultimately turned them down. West ended up still using the sample, though with another person’s voice and different lyrics. The Summer estate ended up suing the rapper...
- 5/3/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Controversy’s favourite child, rapper Kanye West has landed into another trouble.
He is being taken to court by the late Donna Summer’s estate.
The late singer’s estate has alleged that he used a sample of the singer’s hit song without permission, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
Kanye, Ty Dolla $ign, Ye’s record label, and more are allegedly being sued by the estate for using Donna’s 1977 song ‘I Feel Love’, according to legal documents.
The ‘Gold Digger’ rapper released his first album in his ‘Vultures 1’ compilation earlier this month. Donna’s estate claims that the album’s song ‘Good (Don’t Die)’ included vocals of the late disco diva after the estate “explicitly denied” them permission, according to the suit.
As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, Bruce Sudano is listed in the court documents the Executor of the Estate of Donna Summer. The document said he “seeks...
He is being taken to court by the late Donna Summer’s estate.
The late singer’s estate has alleged that he used a sample of the singer’s hit song without permission, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.
Kanye, Ty Dolla $ign, Ye’s record label, and more are allegedly being sued by the estate for using Donna’s 1977 song ‘I Feel Love’, according to legal documents.
The ‘Gold Digger’ rapper released his first album in his ‘Vultures 1’ compilation earlier this month. Donna’s estate claims that the album’s song ‘Good (Don’t Die)’ included vocals of the late disco diva after the estate “explicitly denied” them permission, according to the suit.
As per ‘Mirror.co.uk’, Bruce Sudano is listed in the court documents the Executor of the Estate of Donna Summer. The document said he “seeks...
- 2/28/2024
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Donna Summer’s family is feeling the opposite of love for Kanye West. In a new lawsuit filed Tuesday, Summer’s husband Bruce Sudano alleges West and collaborator Ty Dolla $ign engaged in “blatant theft” when they sampled Summer’s iconic 1977 hit “I Feel Love” on their recently released Vultures 1 song “Good (Don’t Die).”
The copyright infringement complaint says West and Ty Dolla $ign, whose legal name is Tyrone Griffin, “shamelessly” stole the instantly recognizable hook from Summer’s disco classic after they asked for permission to use it and were “explicitly denied.
The copyright infringement complaint says West and Ty Dolla $ign, whose legal name is Tyrone Griffin, “shamelessly” stole the instantly recognizable hook from Summer’s disco classic after they asked for permission to use it and were “explicitly denied.
- 2/27/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
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Donna Summer is to this day considered the Queen of Disco thanks to her chart-topping hits throughout the 1970s, famous for her commanding stage presence, dramatic makeup and voluptuous curls. But a new documentary “Love to Love You, Donna Summer,” released on HBO Max on May 22, pulls back the glamorous mask that the singer hid behind throughout her fame to reveal her most intimate moments.
The film, co-directed by filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano (Summer’s daughter), pulls together home movies and archival footage from Summer’s life in order to tell a captivating story about her rise to fame and the internal troubles she consistently went back to when she left the stage. Clips from her performances — in which she effortlessly shimmies to songs like “On...
Donna Summer is to this day considered the Queen of Disco thanks to her chart-topping hits throughout the 1970s, famous for her commanding stage presence, dramatic makeup and voluptuous curls. But a new documentary “Love to Love You, Donna Summer,” released on HBO Max on May 22, pulls back the glamorous mask that the singer hid behind throughout her fame to reveal her most intimate moments.
The film, co-directed by filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano (Summer’s daughter), pulls together home movies and archival footage from Summer’s life in order to tell a captivating story about her rise to fame and the internal troubles she consistently went back to when she left the stage. Clips from her performances — in which she effortlessly shimmies to songs like “On...
- 5/22/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Original documentary Love To Love You, Donna Summer, directed by Oscar® and Emmy®-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano, daughter of Donna Summer, debuts Saturday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. The documentary had its international premiere at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and its domestic premiere at SXSW.
Synopsis: Shaped by Summer’s own reflections, the memories of close family, friends and colleagues, and filled with the sounds of Summer’s songs, Love To Love You, Donna Summer is an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, her voice becoming the defining soundtrack of an era. A deeply personal portrait of Summer on and off the stage,...
Synopsis: Shaped by Summer’s own reflections, the memories of close family, friends and colleagues, and filled with the sounds of Summer’s songs, Love To Love You, Donna Summer is an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, her voice becoming the defining soundtrack of an era. A deeply personal portrait of Summer on and off the stage,...
- 4/29/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
The trailer for Donna Summer: Love to Love You, a new documentary about the late disco legend, focuses on the identity crisis she felt, juggling stardom, motherhood, and just who she wanted to be. “My approach to singing, I approach it as an actress,” she says in an archival interview. “I don’t approach it as a singer. … I’m not trying to be me.” Later in the clip, an interviewee (likely one of Summer’s daughters) says she would learn about Summer’s life through newspaper clippings hidden around the house.
- 4/28/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Sometimes, when a documentary has a great subject, it can explore that subject with an intimacy that’s arresting, only to treat other aspects of the story with a kind of cavalier casualness. “Love to Love You Donna Summer” is that kind of documentary. Co-directed by Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano (who is Summer’s daughter), it’s full of home movies and photographs and archival footage of Donna Summer, and it creates an eye-opening portrait of the ambitious yet deeply disconsolate woman she was. We see her when she was growing up in Boston, where she sang gospel in church and felt a gift passing through her, knowing that she was going to be famous, or when she moved to Munich in 1968, at 19, to be in the German production of “Hair”, or later on, after she’d become a pop star, at home with her daughters, lost in the empty mirror of fame.
- 3/15/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Original documentary Love To Love You, Donna Summer, directed by Oscar® and Emmy®-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano, daughter of Donna Summer, debuts May 2023 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Synopsis: Shaped by Summer’s own reflections, the memories of close family, friends and colleagues, and filled with the sounds of Summer’s songs, Love To Love You, Donna Summer is an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, her voice and artistry becoming the defining soundtrack of an era. A deeply personal portrait of Summer on and off the stage, the film features a wealth of photographs and never-before-seen home video footage – often shot by Summer herself – and provides a rich window...
Synopsis: Shaped by Summer’s own reflections, the memories of close family, friends and colleagues, and filled with the sounds of Summer’s songs, Love To Love You, Donna Summer is an in-depth look at the iconic artist as she creates music that takes her from the avant-garde music scene in Germany, to the glitter and bright lights of dance clubs in New York, to worldwide acclaim, her voice and artistry becoming the defining soundtrack of an era. A deeply personal portrait of Summer on and off the stage, the film features a wealth of photographs and never-before-seen home video footage – often shot by Summer herself – and provides a rich window...
- 2/3/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Exclusive: Polygram Entertainment, the film and television arm of Universal Music Group, is embarking on a feature documentary about iconic singer Donna Summer, with some of the biggest names in nonfiction attached to the project.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams will direct Donna, alongside Summer’s daughter, Brooklyn Sudano. Williams is producing with Oscar nominee Julie Goldman, Emmy winners Carolyn Hepburn and Christopher Clements, and Polygram chief David Blackman.
Donna marks the latest in an ambitious slate of films and series from Polygram Entertainment, leveraging the artists and catalogues of Umg. Polygram’s recent documentaries include Oscar contender The Velvet Underground, Emmy-winner The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, and The Apollo, the winner of the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Special that was directed by Williams and on which Goldman served as an executive producer.
“We had been involved in The Apollo documentary with Roger,...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Roger Ross Williams will direct Donna, alongside Summer’s daughter, Brooklyn Sudano. Williams is producing with Oscar nominee Julie Goldman, Emmy winners Carolyn Hepburn and Christopher Clements, and Polygram chief David Blackman.
Donna marks the latest in an ambitious slate of films and series from Polygram Entertainment, leveraging the artists and catalogues of Umg. Polygram’s recent documentaries include Oscar contender The Velvet Underground, Emmy-winner The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, and The Apollo, the winner of the 2020 Emmy for Outstanding Documentary Special that was directed by Williams and on which Goldman served as an executive producer.
“We had been involved in The Apollo documentary with Roger,...
- 12/16/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Tommy Mottola was the king of the music business for so long that he had his pick of any A-list star to perform at his 2000 wedding to Mexican singer and actress Thalía. He invited Donna Summer. “She’s my wife’s favorite singer,” Mottola recalls on a recent afternoon. “I didn’t tell my wife because I wanted to surprise her. Halfway through the dinner, ‘MacArthur Park’ starts playing. Donna then walks onstage. It was stunning. And then, of course, Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez and Gloria Estefan all got onstage, singing with Donna, doing background. It was a hell of an extravaganza.”
In the run-up to the Tony Awards, Mottola is mapping out plans to take his Tony-nominated Broadway biopic about the disco icon, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” on the road, with U.S. and international tours. The production, in which Summer is played by Storm Lever, Ariana DeBose and Lachanze,...
In the run-up to the Tony Awards, Mottola is mapping out plans to take his Tony-nominated Broadway biopic about the disco icon, “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical,” on the road, with U.S. and international tours. The production, in which Summer is played by Storm Lever, Ariana DeBose and Lachanze,...
- 6/6/2018
- by Ramin Setoodeh
- Variety Film + TV
BroadwayWorld has confirmed that Jared Zirilli will star as Summer's husband and bassist 'Bruce Sudano' in the show, which runsNovember 7 - December 17, 2017.
- 9/5/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bruce Sudano is getting political.
On Friday, the singer-songwriter — and Donna Summer‘s widower — announced his first new album in two years, which includes lead single “It Ain’t Cool,” available for instant download upon pre-order of his upcoming LP 21st Century World on iTunes.
“Politicians serving the wrong master / Greed is gonna bring capitalism down / Brought to the brink of the ever-after / By imposters to the throne who got no throne / It’s a selfish society / Where the almighty dollar buys the rules / That ain’t the way that it was conceived,” Sudano, 68, sings on the tracks.
The musician...
On Friday, the singer-songwriter — and Donna Summer‘s widower — announced his first new album in two years, which includes lead single “It Ain’t Cool,” available for instant download upon pre-order of his upcoming LP 21st Century World on iTunes.
“Politicians serving the wrong master / Greed is gonna bring capitalism down / Brought to the brink of the ever-after / By imposters to the throne who got no throne / It’s a selfish society / Where the almighty dollar buys the rules / That ain’t the way that it was conceived,” Sudano, 68, sings on the tracks.
The musician...
- 3/10/2017
- by Jeff Nelson
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth Marvel has been cast as the adult lead in in the CW’s pilot Blink, a quirky, humorous family drama narrated by a father, Greg (John Benjamin Hickey), who is in a coma-like state following a car accident where he cannot speak or move but can see and hear all. Marvel, repped by Gersh and Authentic, plays Greg’s wife Helen Trask, a strong-willed psychotherapist whose life and marriage were abruptly disrupted by her husband’s accident. My Wife And Kids alumna Brooklyn Sudano has been added to ABC‘s Romeo & Juliet-esque pilot Westside. It focuses on two rival families, the Nances and the Carvers, and a forbidden and dangerous romance emerging between their offspring Sophie Nance (Odette Annable) and Chris Carver (Luke Bracey) as the families battle for control of Venice. Sudano, daughter of Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano, plays Chris’ girlfriend Jess, who has been waiting six...
- 3/18/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Nashville, Tenn. -- Family and some of her closest friends helped celebrate the life of Donna Summer at the singer's funeral.
A private memorial service was held Wednesday for Summer at Christ Presbyterian in Nashville, Tenn., where she had been a resident since 1995.
Summer, deemed the "Queen of Disco" for hits like "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," died May 17 of lung cancer at 63 in Naples, Fla.
Producer and close friend David Foster performed "The Prayer" with Natalie Grant. Summer's sisters, Linda Gaines Lotman, Mary Ellen Bernard, Dara Bernard and Jenette Yancey, sang "We've Come This Far By Faith."
Other guests included producer Giorgio Moroder and Tony Orlando.
Summer is survived by husband Bruce Sudano; three daughters, Brooklyn, Mimi and Amanda; and four grandchildren.
A private memorial service was held Wednesday for Summer at Christ Presbyterian in Nashville, Tenn., where she had been a resident since 1995.
Summer, deemed the "Queen of Disco" for hits like "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," died May 17 of lung cancer at 63 in Naples, Fla.
Producer and close friend David Foster performed "The Prayer" with Natalie Grant. Summer's sisters, Linda Gaines Lotman, Mary Ellen Bernard, Dara Bernard and Jenette Yancey, sang "We've Come This Far By Faith."
Other guests included producer Giorgio Moroder and Tony Orlando.
Summer is survived by husband Bruce Sudano; three daughters, Brooklyn, Mimi and Amanda; and four grandchildren.
- 5/24/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Donna Summer's family will hold a memorial service next week. The 'I Feel Love' hitmaker - who passed away in Florida yesterday (17.05.12) aged 63 - will be remembered in a private ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee next Wednesday (23.05.12), gossip website TMZ reports. Donna's family chose Nashville - where Donna moved in 1994 - because it was a place 'close to her heart'. Meanwhile, friends of the iconic disco singer - who is survived by husband Bruce Sudano, three daughters and four grandchildren - say she was 'healthy' just months before her death, which is believed to have been from lung cancer, and was taking care of herself. A source told People: 'She had lung cancer. She got it about...
- 5/18/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Donna Summer's family will hold a memorial service next week. The 'I Feel Love' hitmaker - who passed away in Florida yesterday (17.05.12) aged 63 - will be remembered in a private ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee next Wednesday (23.05.12), gossip website TMZ reports. Donna's family chose Nashville - where Donna moved in 1994 - because it was a place ''close to her heart''. Meanwhile, friends of the iconic disco singer - who is survived by husband Bruce Sudano, three daughters and four grandchildren - say she was ''healthy'' just months before her death, which is believed to have been from lung cancer, and...
- 5/18/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
-- Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty – the Queen of Disco.
Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing.
"I grew up on rock `n' roll," Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title.
Indeed, as disco boomed then crashed in a single decade in the 1970s, Summer, the beautiful voice and face of the genre with pulsating hits like "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," would continue to make hits incorporating the rock roots she so loved. One of her biggest hits, "She Works Hard for the Money," came in the early 1980s and relied on a smoldering guitar solo as well as Summer's booming voice.
Yet it was with her disco anthems that she would have the most impact in music,...
Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing.
"I grew up on rock `n' roll," Summer once said when explaining her reluctance to claim the title.
Indeed, as disco boomed then crashed in a single decade in the 1970s, Summer, the beautiful voice and face of the genre with pulsating hits like "I Feel Love," "Love to Love You Baby" and "Last Dance," would continue to make hits incorporating the rock roots she so loved. One of her biggest hits, "She Works Hard for the Money," came in the early 1980s and relied on a smoldering guitar solo as well as Summer's booming voice.
Yet it was with her disco anthems that she would have the most impact in music,...
- 5/18/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Donna Summer's family are ''at peace'' celebrating the late singer's legacy. The 63-year-old singer passed away this morning (17.05.12) after battling cancer and her relatives - husband Bruce Sudano, three daughters and four grandchildren - have thanked fans for their well-wishes following the news. They said in a statement: ''Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. ''While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. ''Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time.'' A host...
- 5/17/2012
- Virgin Media - Celebrity
Donna Summer's family are 'at peace' celebrating the late singer's legacy. The 63-year-old singer passed away this morning (17.05.12) after battling cancer and her relatives - husband Bruce Sudano, three daughters and four grandchildren - have thanked fans for their well-wishes following the news. They said in a statement: 'Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith. 'While we grieve her passing, we are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy. 'Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time.' A host of stars have paid tribute to the five-time Grammy award winner. Producer Pete Waterman, who...
- 5/17/2012
- Monsters and Critics
Donna Summer died Thursday morning after a battle with lung cancer.
Lovingly named the "Queen of Disco," the 63-year-old was in Florida at the time of her death, according to TMZ. Born Ladonna Adrian Gaines, the 5-time Grammy award winner rose to fame in the '70s with hits like "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls" and "Love to Love You Baby."
Following the news of Summer's passing, the singer's family released a statement saying that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy."
TMZ also reports that Summer was working on a forthcoming album at the time of her death.
"Rip #DonnaSummer - dined with her a few months ago, and she sang Amazing Grace to guests with stunning power. Great lady, wonderful talent," Piers Morgan tweeted about the late singer.
Summer is survived by her husband, Brooklyn Dreams co-founder Bruce Sudano, their two children -- Brooklyn...
Lovingly named the "Queen of Disco," the 63-year-old was in Florida at the time of her death, according to TMZ. Born Ladonna Adrian Gaines, the 5-time Grammy award winner rose to fame in the '70s with hits like "Hot Stuff," "Bad Girls" and "Love to Love You Baby."
Following the news of Summer's passing, the singer's family released a statement saying that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy."
TMZ also reports that Summer was working on a forthcoming album at the time of her death.
"Rip #DonnaSummer - dined with her a few months ago, and she sang Amazing Grace to guests with stunning power. Great lady, wonderful talent," Piers Morgan tweeted about the late singer.
Summer is survived by her husband, Brooklyn Dreams co-founder Bruce Sudano, their two children -- Brooklyn...
- 5/17/2012
- by Kiki Von Glinow
- Huffington Post
New York (AP) — Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was 63. Her family released a statement, saying Summer died Thursday morning and that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy." "Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time," the statement read. Summer had been living in Englewood, Fla., with her husband Bruce Sudano. Summer...
- 5/17/2012
- by Mesfin Fekadu (AP Staff)
- Hitfix
Donna Summer, known as the '70s Queen of Disco, passed away Thursday morning after a 10-month battle with lung cancer. She was 63.
Summer's family, who apparently were the only ones who knew of her illness, have released a statement saying that the singer has died and that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continue legacy."
The five-time Grammy winner was best known for the disco hits Last Dance, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, MacArthur Park, On the Radio, She Works Hard for the Money and more.
Despite her peak success, charting three consecutive double albums at No. 1 on the Billboard charts as well as four No. 1 singles within 13 months, Summer struggled to stay on top in the onset of the mid-to-late '80s and afterwards, despite several attempts at a comeback.
Summer married singer Bruce Sudano in the summer of 1980 and the pair had two daughters together, Brooklyn and Amanda...
Summer's family, who apparently were the only ones who knew of her illness, have released a statement saying that the singer has died and that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continue legacy."
The five-time Grammy winner was best known for the disco hits Last Dance, Hot Stuff, Bad Girls, MacArthur Park, On the Radio, She Works Hard for the Money and more.
Despite her peak success, charting three consecutive double albums at No. 1 on the Billboard charts as well as four No. 1 singles within 13 months, Summer struggled to stay on top in the onset of the mid-to-late '80s and afterwards, despite several attempts at a comeback.
Summer married singer Bruce Sudano in the summer of 1980 and the pair had two daughters together, Brooklyn and Amanda...
- 5/17/2012
- Entertainment Tonight
Donna Summer died this morning after a battle with cancer. So sad. Donna Summer, the queen of disco, died on May 17 after battling cancer, TMZ reports. The five-time Grammy winner was reportedly in Florida at the time of her death. Donna was best known for hits like "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls." The superstar shot to fame in the '70s, and is credited with defining dance music of the decade, influencing acts like Duran Duran and David Bowie to get into the genre. She married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano in 1980. They had two daughters together. Our hearts go out to Donna's family. She will definitely be missed. [TMZ] More Celebrity Deaths: Vidal Sassoon Dead At 84 Whitney Houston Dead At 48 ‘Swamp People’ Star Mitchell Guist Dead At 48...
- 5/17/2012
- by Kaydi Poirier
- HollywoodLife
Donna Summer, whose pulsating hits "I Feel Love," "Last Dance" and "MacArthur Park" provided the disco soundtrack for the 1970s, has died at age 63. Her family confirmed Summer's death, saying in a statement that they "are at peace celebrating her extraordinary life and her continued legacy." "Words truly can't express how much we appreciate your prayers and love for our family at this sensitive time," the statement continued. A onetime backup singer for Three Dog Night, Summer, who was born Ladonna Gaines, hit the American charts with the sexually charged "Love to Love You Baby," released in 1975 amid controversy...
- 5/17/2012
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
Donna Summer, Aka "The Queen of Disco," died this morning after a battle with cancer.According to TMZ, the 63-year-old singer was in Florida at the time of her death.Summer hit it big in the '70s with classic disco hits like "Last Dance," "On the Radio," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."The five-time Grammy Award winner married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano back in 1980. They had two daughters together.Sources tell TMZ Summer was trying to keep the severity of her illness under wraps -- and she "didn't seem too bad" just a few weeks ago. Read more...
- 5/17/2012
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Donna Summer -- the Queen of Disco -- died this morning after a battle with cancer ... TMZ has learned. We're told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old. Sources close to Summer tell us ... the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago ... who says she didn't seem too bad. In fact, we're told she was focused on trying to finish up an album she had been working on. Summer was a 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the '70s with iconic hits like "Last Dance," "Hot Stuff" and "Bad Girls."She continued her dominance in the '80s with "She Works Hard for the Money" and "This Time I Know It's for Real."Summer and her producer Giorgio Moroder defined the dance music era of the '70s and influenced acts like Duran Duran and David Bowie to enter the genre.Summer married Brooklyn Dreams singer Bruce Sudano back in 1980. They had two daughters together. Read more...
- 5/17/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Amanda Sudano-Ramirez is the spitting image of her mom -- legendary '70s singer and disco queen Donna Summer -- who is best known for her hit song, "Last Dance." Now Amanda is following in her mom's footsteps -- and "The Insider" is with Amanda and her band Johnnyswim at the Roxy in Los Angeles. "It was like my big rebellion not to do music, so I was, 'I'm going to go to college,'" Amanda says. "I was going to be in the music business but I wasn't necessarily going to perform myself. So the whole time I'm going to college, she's like, 'So you writing any songs? You know you're just going to end up singing, so I don't know why you're wasting your time.' But obviously she supported me going to college." Amanda also has the complete support of her father Bruce Sudano, who is Donna's manager and husband of 29-years.
- 6/23/2010
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
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