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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 1 November 2018

In this Oct. 26, 2018 photo, Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo
Bocelli pose for a portrait in New York to promote the album
“Si,” a collection of duets, including their father and son song,
“Fall On Me.”
Associated Press
Andrea Bocelli

teams up with his

son for new duet In this Oct. 1, 2018 photo, Ashley Monroe, from left, Angaleena Presley and Miranda Lambert of
the Pistol Annies pose for a photo at Sony Nashville in Nashville, Tenn., to promote their newest
album, “Interstate Gospel,” out on Friday.
By CLAUDIA TORRENS, As- Matteo agrees with his fa- Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Italian “I know that to make my Pistol Annies tackle divorce,
sociated Press
ther.
star tenor Andrea Bocelli dream come true I have to
has teamed up with sing- study a lot,” he said. complicated women with humor
ers like Luciano Pavarotti, Bocelli, who is blind, has
Placido Domingo and Ed sold 85 million records By KRISTIN M. HALL gether without any outside Drop and Roll One,” a
Sheeran for acclaimed du- worldwide and has per- Associated Press writers, which has mostly country rocker in which
ets during his career, but formed for popes and NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — been their pattern. “We they celebrate their differ-
singing with his son Matteo presidents and at events The Pistol Annies’ sassy new haven’t written any songs ences and similarities. As
is something he hopes feels like the Olympics and the song about reclaiming sin- with other writers,” Lambert the song goes, “One’s got
extra special. World Cup. glehood called “Got My said, but then the other two the matches, one’s got the
“Fall on Me” appears on “Si,” his first album of new Name Changed Back” has correct her, noting there lashes, one’s running her
the maestro’s new album material in 14 years re- raised some eyebrows for was one song on their first mouth again.”
“Si,” released last week. corded at his home in Italy, its lyrics about a husband album that her ex-husband “If we all dumped our
The song, which reflects on features duets with pop who cheats while on the Blake Shelton co-wrote purses out on the table, it
the bond between parent singer Josh Groban, rising road and prompted spec- with them. “Oh well, he’s would be ‘Stop Drop and
and child, also appears in British performer Dua Lipa ulation about who might gone,” Lambert said with Roll One,’” Presley said.
the new Disney film “The and Russian soprano Aida have inspired it. a laugh. Lambert came up A song like “Best Years of
Nutcracker and the Four Garifullina. The album also The trio of Miranda Lam- with a verse and chorus for My Life” showcases their
Realms,” starring Keira includes a song with Sheer- bert, Angaleena Presley the regretful tune, “When ability to craft emotion-
Knightley, Morgan Free- an — marking the second and Ashley Monroe won’t I Was His Wife,” and sent it ally complex female char-
man, Mackenzie Foy and collaboration between the say, but Presley notes that to Presley and Monroe in a acters longing for escape
Helen Mirren. It opens in English singer and Bocelli. there are two divorces voice note. Soon after they from their monotonous
U.S. theaters Friday. Bocelli said it took time to and two ex-husbands be- were hanging out at Lam- lives through a recreational
Bocelli, 60, and 21-year-old find the right songs for “Si.” tween them. “It was a feel- bert’s house churning out drug or a trashy TV show.
Matteo have sung many “This album was born over good divorce song that songs. “Masterpiece” acknowl-
times together at home, so time. I was looking for songs was needed,” Presley said. “We don’t do per se writing edges the public fascina-
recording together did not that are up to (the) expec- “You’re welcome.” sessions,” Presley said. tion with the glossy image
feel strange, the veteran tations, that are beautiful, “We can say whatever we “We do slumber parties of a perfect relationship,
singer said. Matteo is study- and, well, it wasn’t easy want together a little more with guitars,” Lambert said. even if it’s not real.
ing music and likes to ex- to find them,” he said. “I bravely than we ever would The break between re- The trio isn’t doing a tour
periment with opera, pop hope 14 years have been alone,” Lambert added. cords has been produc- to promote the album, just
and a combination of both enough (time).” “Our whole catalog has tive for all three singers. three shows in Nashville,
— two genres his father has Billboard reported Tuesday been about celebrating Lambert released a criti- New York and Los Angeles,
been extremely successful that “Si” will likely debut things that weren’t so posi- cally-acclaimed double al- mostly because Presley is
at. “Matteo needs to finish at No. 1 on its all-genre al- tive and putting them in a bum, “The Weight of These pregnant, although they
his studies to be a serious bums chart next week. It humorous light.” Wings,” while Monroe and will be performing at the
singer. When you go to the would give Bocelli his first The women tackle failed Presley each released two Country Music Association
doctor or to see a lawyer, No. 1 album on the chart. marriages, desperate solo albums over the past Awards on Nov. 14.
you expect to find a seri- Bocelli, who says at times wives, female friendships five years. “This record feels very spe-
ous professional. The same he still suffers from stage and complicated women “It’s like we have so much cial and I feel like when
goes for singers,” said Bo- fright, is currently on tour, with a lot of wry humor and life to talk about, we have we do an intimate couple
celli, seated next to a smil- which also features Mat- just the right amount of sad- enough for solo projects of shows, it gives people
ing Matteo. “But Matteo teo onstage. They will play ness on their first album in and as a band,” Lambert a chance to live with it on
has shown he has a gift. He two shows at New York’s five years called “Interstate said. tape and live with it in per-
has something you don’t Madison Square Garden in Gospel,” out on Friday. The song they will admit is son and go from there,”
learn.” December.q They wrote the record to- about themselves is “Stop Lambert said.q