Lady Gaga will be reuniting with jazz legend Tony Bennett, who recently revealed he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, for a special concert.
For the last few years the pair, who collaborated in 2014 on their studio album "Cheek to Cheek," have been working together to release a new album, and fans can now expect to hear songs from the anticipated LP when they join forces to perform an MTV Unplugged show this Friday.
"Come witness a new chapter in Unplugged’s history as Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga grace the Unplugged stage for the first time, performing fresh renditions off their brand new Jazz standards album — and a handful of surprises you definitely won’t want to miss," a statement on the ticketing website reads, according to New York Post.
Attendees must provide proof of vaccination, or a negative COVID-19 test taken on the morning of the event, which kicks off at 11 a.m. EST. The New York location has not been announced yet, and it is not clear whether the show will be aired on TV.
In February, Bennett and his family confirmed the singer had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. The 94-year-old music icon's battle with the disease was documented in a lengthy AARP article, which contained interviews with his family members.
Bennett was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016 and since then the disease has progressed, according to the magazine. He first began to show symptoms two years after his diagnosis, while recording his album with Lady Gaga.
The journalist, John Colapinto, recalls asking Bennett about the album only for the jazz star to look at him blankly. Colapinto also described raw documentary footage of their recordings that captured glimpses into Bennett's Alzheimer's.
In one scene, Gaga said she often thought about her tour with Bennett.
"Wasn't that fun every night?" she prompts him, to which Bennett uncertainly responds, "Yeah."
"He speaks rarely, and when he does his words are halting; at times, he seems lost and bewildered," Colapinto wrote. "Gaga, clearly aware of his condition, keeps her utterances short and simple (as is recommended by experts in the disease when talking to Alzheimer's patients)."
Although it may not always be easy, music has been an anchor for Bennett amid the storm. Dr. Gayatri Devi, a Manhattan neurologist who diagnosed him, urged his family to encourage Bennett to keep up with his music, as it stimulated his brain "in a significant way."
"It was also his passion and what kept him going," his wife, Susan, explained. "Singing is everything to him. Everything. It has saved his life many times."
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