Will Smith will appear with Andrea Bocelli at singer’s 30th anniversary concert
Let’s hope they perform “Wild Wild West” together.
Andrea Bocelli will soon get jiggy wit it.
Will Smith has joined the lineup of Andrea Bocelli 30: The Celebration in Tuscany. The three-day event will take place July 15, 17, and 19 at Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Bocelli’s hometown. There’s no word yet on what capacity the Fresh Prince will participate in — Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Smith’s representatives for clarification, and a rep for the concert had no further details to offer.
If you haven’t booked a flight to Tuscany to see Big Willie back-to-back with the Italian tenor, fear not — the concert is being filmed by director Sam Wrench, the filmmaker behind Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour documentary. His doc capturing the performances is set to hit theaters in the fall through Fathom Events.
The star-studded event will also see appearances by Shania Twain, Ed Sheeran, Russell Crowe, Jon Batiste, Sofía Vergara, Christian Nodal, Katharine McPhee, Queen’s Brian May, and Johnny Depp.
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Bocelli also announced a new collaborative album, Duets, on Friday. The project will feature a mix of old and new duets with other prominent artists, with Twain, Karol G, Marc Anthony, Gwen Stefani, and Chris Stapleton recording new songs with Bocelli. Older tracks with Stevie Wonder, Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Celine Dion, McPhee, and Sheeran will also be included on the album, which will release Oct. 25.
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After almost exclusively focusing on acting for the last two decades, Smith has reignited his musical career with a new song, “You Can Make It,” which he performed at the BET Awards last month. The “Summertime” rapper also released “Light Em Up” with Sean Paul from the Bad Boys: Ride or Die soundtrack last month, and made a surprise appearance during J Balvin’s Coachella set, performing “Men in Black” in full Agent J garb.
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Smith’s musical ventures have been few and far between since his movie stardom solidified in the early 2000s. He did have two songs on the 2019 Aladdin soundtrack, and he’s occasionally recorded features for other artists like Jaden Smith, Logic, Nicky Jam, and Joyner Lucas. His last proper solo singles, though, came 19 years ago with “Switch” and “Party Starter” from his 2005 album Lost and Found. Now, Smith is hinting that a new album may be on the horizon, with “You Can Make It” as the lead single.
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