Tag Archives: Olivia Newton-John

Melbourne Turns Pink In Tribute To Olivia Newton-John

Sky News Australia reports: Premier Daniel Andrews turned several Melbourne landmarks – including Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Arts Centre – pink on Tuesday night as an acknowledgement of Olivia Newton-John’s “enormous contribution” to the state. “Tonight, landmarks across our city will be lit up pink to remember Olivia Newton-John, and her enormous contribution to cancer awareness, …

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BREAKING: Olivia Newton-John Dies At Age 73

Posted just now to her Facebook page: Dame Olivia Newton-John (73) passed away peacefully at her Ranch in California this morning, surrounded by family and friends. We ask that everyone please respect the family’s privacy during this very difficult time. Olivia has been a symbol of triumphs and hope for over 30 years sharing her journey with breast cancer. Her …

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Olivia Newton-John Says She Won’t Get COVID Vax

Page Six reports: Olivia Newton-John said she has no plans yet to get the COVID-19 vaccine, despite being eligible in her home state of California, where they’re being offered to older adults. When asked if she’d get the shot, the 72-year-old actress said, “Not at this point, no,” Australia’s Herald Sun newspaper reported. Newton-John didn’t elaborate on her decision, but …

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Dave Audé Featuring Olivia Newton-John & Chloe Lattanzi – You Have To Believe [VIDEO]

Olivia Newton-John and her daughter have teamed up with dance producer Dave Aude on a track which borrows heavily from ONJ’s 1980 smash Magic, which was the biggest hit from the Xanadu soundtrack, spending four week atop the Billboard pop singles chart.

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RuPaul Drives Olivia Newton-John

RELATED:  Next week Olivia Newton-John, 65, will launch a four month run at the Las Vegas Flamingo. Titled Summer Nights, the show will be a retrospective of her nearly 50-year career, which launched in 1966 with her first single. Her 1971 debut album, If Not For You, yielded the first of 26 US Top 40 hits to date. Five of …

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ONJ + Travolta: I Think You Might Like It

Oh dear.

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This Is A Real Thing

Boy Culture blogger Matthew Rettenmund tells me the artwork was just added to ONJ’s Facebook page.

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Olivia Newton-John At Market Days

Sunday night Olivia Newton-John performed at Chicago’s gay Market Days event. She told ChigagoPride.com: “To me love is love. It shouldn’t matter. I have so many close friends and family who are gay I don’t even think about it. I just want everyone to have the chance to love who they want to and it just shouldn’t matter. Some of …

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Press Release Of The Day

Just in via press release: Australian Marriage Equality has welcomed the support of highly-acclaimed Australian singer and actor Olivia Newton-John. Ms Newton-John has joined other prominent Australians including Hugh Jackman, David Stratton, Margaret Pomeranz, Lizzy Gardiner and Wallaby’s captain David Pocock in backing the campaign for reform. According to a statement issued by Ms Newton-John: “With respect to marriage equality …

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#1 Thirty Years Ago Today

One of the first and definitely the cheesiest of the beefcake pop music videos that would follow. Video bars were still in their infancy, but I vividly recall how the entire room would stop for this. The final scene always delivered a shout.

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ONJ To Headline NYC Pride Concert

Olivia Newton-John will perform in concert on NYC’s Governor’s Island on the Saturday of Pride weekend. Set off shore on Governor’s Island for an expected crowd of 4000, the event will bring Australia’s infamous beach stateside, complimented by Manhattan’s illuminated skyline as backdrop. Top notch billing will be paired with visuals worth marveling at: a stunning firework display over the …

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Olivia Newton-John – Magic

Remix and video done as a cancer fundraiser.

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Swag Tuesday

Courtesy of her publicists, today we have five copies of Olivia Newton-John’s new album, Grace and Gratitude Renewed, a contemplation on life as a breast cancer survivor, which goes on sale today in North America. Named for Olivia’s appreciation of the gift of life, Grace and Gratitude contains over 20 tracks intended for relaxation and healing. As an eighteen-year breast …

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Sue Sylvester & ONJ Get Physical

I realized that many of you tender kittens are too young to remember the original video, so you might want to check it out for comparison.

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#1 This Week In 1982

The video for Olivia Newton-John’s career-defining 1981/1982 smash, Physical, often had its ending cut by MTV and other video channels because its buff men were revealed to be gay as they exited the gym hand-in-hand. Nonetheless, the clip won one of only two Grammys ever given for Video Of The Year, until the category was discontinued after the advent of …

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