The trailer for the Netflix special for Bruce Springsteen‘s Broadway show has arrived. The short video can be seen below and shows clips from Springsteen on Broadway, which arrives December 16, the day after the show closes in New York.
The Global Citizen organization will release a four-track EP this Friday, November 30, titled Global Citizen EP 1. The collection is led by “E-Lo,” a song credited to Los Unidades and Pharrell Williams, though it appears that “Los Unidades” is simply Coldplay under an assumed name. Los Unidades also perform on the track “Timbuktu.”
Metallica will release an acoustic live record in February, titled Helping Hands… Live & Acoustic at The Masonic. The album was recorded in San Francisco earlier this year to benefit the band’s All Within My Hands foundation. A limited vinyl version will be out February 1, when it also arrives digitally and on streaming services.
BET Networks will air Q85: A Musical Celebration for Quincy Jones, a star-studded special that celebrates the life and legacy of the music legend. The special was taped in September in Los Angeles and will premiere on BET Networks on Sunday, December 9 at 8:00 PM ET. Performers on the special include Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Brian McKnight, John Legend, Gloria Estefan, Fantasia, Charlie Wilson, Jennifer Hudson, Ne-Yo, Meghan Trainor and many others.
“For most of my life, the name Quincy Jones has represented excellence in nearly every part of the American musical landscape. To be able to celebrate his remarkable achievements in a two-hour television event has been one of the great joys of my life, and I have no doubt that viewers of all ages and backgrounds will relate to the musical highlights of this amazing man. From Ray Charles to Michael Jackson, from The Pawnbroker to The Color Purple, Quincy’s done it all, and done it all with brilliance,” said Ken Ehrlich, executive producer of Q85.
