Helen Reddy, ‘I Am Woman’ Singer, Dies at 78

The Rolling Stones have teased a new tour in the UK and Europe.In a new video posted to Instagram this morning (March 11), a map of the UK and Europe was dotted with the Stones’ iconic logo, which lit up over several locations – including London.They captioned the post: “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” – see it below.A post shared by The Rolling Stones (@therollingstones)Back in December, The Rolling Stones played an intimate London show in celebration of their late bandmate Charlie Watts. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, as well as former bassist Bill Wyman, were all in attendance at Ronnie Scott’s in Soho, along with a number of Watts’ family and friends.Longtime Stones drummer Watts died at the age of 80 last August, prompting a huge outpouring of tributes from the music world and beyond.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentKino Lorber has acquired North American rights to “On the Edge,” a Belgian crime thriller by Giordano Gederlini (“Les Miserables”) from Le Pacte. The deal was negotiated by Kino Lorber senior VP Wendy Lidell and Le Pacte’s head of sales Camille Neel out of the Rendez-Vous with French Cinema market hosted by Unifrance and the Film at Lincoln Center.“On The Edge” marks the sophomore outing of Gederlini, who co-wrote Ladj Ly’s Oscar-nominated film “Les Miserables.” The gritty and twisty noir is set in Brussels, where Leo, a Spanish metro driver, saw his estranged son right before he fell onto the rails and died.

K.J. Yossman BBC diversity lead Miranda Wayland is set to join Prime Video/Amazon Studios Europe, Variety can confirm.Wayland was previously deputy head of diversity at the BBC.

BTS singer Jungkook has commented on how strange it was performing live in his home country once again yesterday, more than two years on from the group’s last shows there, and while South Korean COVID-19 rules effectively ban audiences from expressing their enjoyment.Different countries have taken different approaches to allowing live music to return after its lengthy pandemic hiatus. In the UK, we have the classic “fuck it, it’ll probably be fine” approach. Swinging very much in the opposite direction, BTS’s record label Big Hit Music recently informed fans heading to shows in Seoul that “cheering loudly, yelling, chanting and standing up” would be banned, in order to adhere to South Korea’s current rules for staging live performances.The group played the first of a three night run at Seoul’s Jamsil Olympic Stadium yesterday with a show called ‘Permission To Dance On Stage’ – the last two words added to the end of the name of their 2021 single seemingly to make it absolutely clear where dancing would be permitted.Afterward, Jungkook posted a video on Instagram, telling fans how it felt to return to live performances in his home country under such strange conditions.“Finally, after two years, although it felt like 23 years, I got to perform in Korea”, he said, according to Koreaboo.

I Am Woman has just been shared exclusively on NME – check it out below.The upcoming biopic, following the life and career of late musician Helen Reddy, is set for release this week, on October 9.I Am Woman stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey as Reddy, the writer and singer of ‘I Am Woman’ which became a feminist anthem for the women’s liberation movement in the 1970s.

Helen Reddy, the activist and lilting voice behind the 1972 feminist anthem "I Am Woman," has died at age 78, according to a statement from her family. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles," her children Traci and Jordan shared via Facebook.

Helen Reddy was an Australian singer whose hits included the 1972 chart-topping feminist anthem “I Am Woman.”This is a breaking news story. We will continue to update this page as more information becomes available.

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2020 truly has been a tumultuous year as we have had to bid farewell to so many talented individuals who left an inimitable mark with their art. Helen Reddy, who sang the 1972 iconic feminist song I Am Woman, which became the unofficial anthem of the Women's Liberation Movement, has sadly passed away at the age of 78.

Facebook page. Helen, who was best-known for her hit I Am Woman, died in Los Angeles.The trailblazing songstress and activist's life was recently crafted into the hit movie I Am Woman."It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles," the family wrote."She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman.

Related: I Am Woman: how Helen Reddy’s music roared through the women’s movement “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” the statement said.“She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken.

This is so not the time to lose the feminist firebrand who sang “I am woman, hear me roar,” but Helen Reddy has died at the age of 78. In a statement, her daughter and son, Traci and Jordan, said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles. She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever.” The family did not give a cause of death, although she had reportedly been suffering from dementia.

Singer Helen Reddy, best known for her hit, "I Am Woman," has died at age 78. Reddy's children Traci and Jordan confirmed the news of her death Tuesday in a public statement.

confirmed to USA Today. She had been dealing with “some health and memory issues” and living in an assisted care facility before her death, her daughter told the paper.The Australian singer enjoyed several hits but the release of “I Am Woman” in 1972 catapulted her to stardom.

Helen Reddy, the singer best-known for feminist anthem I Am Woman, has died aged 78, her family said.

Helen Reddy has sadly passed away.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorHelen Reddy, the Australian singer whose global hit “I Am Woman” became a feminist anthem and who was the subject of a 2019 biopic of the same title, died today in Los Angeles. She was 78.“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” her children Traci Donat and Jordan Sommers said in a statement.

official fan page. «She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman.

Helen Reddy has sadly passed away today in Los Angeles. She was 78 years old.Reddy’s children, Traci and Jordan, confirmed the news via a statement on the ‘Helen Reddy Official Fan Page’ on Facebook.“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles,” they wrote.“She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother and a truly formidable woman.