News about Barry Gibb

Media mogul Barry Diller has become the latest billionaire to put down roots in Florida after splashing out on a waterfront plot of land in Miami Beach for an eyewatering $45million. The senior executive and chairman of IAC, 82, closed on the deal for the 1.5-acre lot last week, nearly two months after the property went under contract, insiders told DailyMail.com.  The empty lot is situated in an exclusive residential community on North Bay Road - overlooking Biscayne Bay - where fellow residents and neighbors include Bee Gees star Barry Gibb. 

During the show's new episode, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon not only crashed SNL host Dakota Johnson's opening monologue, but they also brought back The Barry Gibb Show. During the fun night, the Cry Me A River singer, 42, who reunited with Fifty Shades Of Grey actress 34, was also the musical guest. Both he and Fallon recalled their characters of brothers Robin and Barry Gibb in the recurring skit, which first appeared in 2003.

President Joe Biden held a reception at the White House this year to honor five Kennedy Center Honors recipients, ahead of the awards show in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. In a speech marred by a few stumbles and misspronunciations, President George gave each honoree a few minutes of fame before heading to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Georgetown. Billy Crystal, a comedian and actor; opera and theater soprano; British singer-songwriter and member of the Bee Gees; actor and singer, guitarist, and actress Queen Latifah; and singer Dionne Warwick are among those being honoured this year.

Wanda Miller, Kenny Rogers' widow, is dating someone'very special,' three years after her husband's death. Wanda, 56, was devastated when Kenny died in March 2020 at the age of 81, but she has now revealed that the Islands in the Stream cast urged her to move forward with her life after she was disfigured, allowing her his blessing to find love once more. "I'm not going to be here forever," Miller said in People magazine. I want you to be happy. You're young. "I want you to live a long life beyond me."

Wanda Rogers' widow, Kenny Rogers, has emotionally addressed the singer's death for the first time three years after the music legend died at the age of 81. Rogers died of natural causes at his home in Sandy Springs, Georgia, in northern Fulton County, Georgia, in March 2020. His beloved wife, Lisa Rogers, 55, said she "misses everything about him" and explains the spiritual signals she receives from him.

Billy Crystal is one of five finalists for this year's Kennedy Center Honors. Queen Latifah, opera singer Renée Fleming, 1970s music legend Barry Gibb, and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick were among those selected for the lifetime artistic achievement award. On December 3, all will be honoured with the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts' traditional gala dinner. This year's class of inductees, according to Kennedy Center president Deborah F. Rutter, was "an extraordinary group of people who have reimagined their art forms."

ADRIAN THRILLS: A generation of post-war teenagers was being enthused by another pop craze long before the 1960s. The late 1950s skiffle movement, which saw singers such as Lonnie Donegan trying their hands at American folk, blues, and country, may have only lasted a few years, but it left a lasting legacy. The Beatles emerged from John Lennon's skiffle group The Quarrymen, and the Bee Gees' roots lie in Barry Gibb's homespun Manchester band The Rattlesnakes. Van Morrison heard Donegan's Rock Island Line in his local Belfast vinyl store, Atlantic Records, and formed a skiffle group with some schoolmates across the Irish Sea.

The JAM TV production company of Eddie McGuire has been selected to head the forthcoming state memorial to late Olivia Newton-John. According to the Daily Telegraph, preliminary talks to begin formulating the public tribute to Newton-John will be held this week.' Shane Warne's memorial at the MCG received acclaim from JAM TV.

In a special 7NEWS Spotlight interview, Olivia Newton-John will be honoured. After the Grease actress died after a 30-year fight with cancer, a special program starring Delta Goodrem, Bee Gees actor Barry Gibb and Cliff Richard will air this Sunday. The singers will perform 'I Honestly Love You,' with Wendy Matthews performing Olivia's song, 'I Honestly Love You.'