The city is going all-in on the initiative that will find Macca's face plastered on buses, airport kiosks and at Reds and FC Cincinnati games.
Five years after his “Fall on Me” duet with father Andrea Bocelli, the Italian singer launches his first album. Billboard Italy met him in Milan right before the release.
Bumbry's career lasted more than three decades.
Previous winners in this category include Kendrick Lamar, Ornette Coleman, Wynton Marsalis, Morton Gould & Aaron Copland.
Supporters say Blues Opera, authored by two Great American Songbook icons and reconstructed by the music adviser for Tár, should be staged in a post-George Floyd world.
The Feb. 24 performance will also be broadcast on radio.