In 2021, Jane Marczewski, known as Nightbirde, sang her own song on America’s Got Talent while battling cancer. Her words still inspire millions.
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In 2023, Putri Ariani from Indonesia sang her own song on America’s Got Talent. Simon Cowell was so moved that he went up on stage and asked her to sing again.
Read More »A Little Girl Drops a Coin in a Street Musician’s Hat. Then More Than 100 Musicians Appear From the Crowd
In a town square in Spain, one coin from a little girl started something beautiful: a flash mob performance of Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy.”
Read More »She Had to Leave Her Military Dog Behind. Four Years Later, the Crate Opened, and He Walked Straight Into Her Arms
Staff Sgt. Angela Lowe trained a grumpy German shepherd named Szultan. When he retired, she got the chance to bring him home.
Read More »John Lennon Has Been Gone Over 40 Years. Then Paul Turned Around at Glastonbury, and John Was Singing With Him Again
At Glastonbury in 2022, Paul McCartney sang “I’ve Got a Feeling” with John Lennon, whose voice and image appeared on a giant screen behind him.
Read More »John Recorded It at His Piano in the ’70s. Decades Later, Paul and Ringo Finished It: The Last Beatles Song
John Lennon recorded a simple demo called “Now and Then” in 1978. In 2023, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr finally finished it, and the world heard one last new Beatles song.
Read More »Carrie Underwood Said She Hoped She Could Make It Through. Then She Sang “How Great Thou Art” With Vince Gill
At the ACM’s Girls Night Out special in 2011, Carrie Underwood and Vince Gill performed “How Great Thou Art.” Many fans say it is the most powerful version they have ever heard.
Read More »He Took Leave From the Army to Audition. He Said It Was Scarier Than Jumping From 18,000 Feet, Then He Sang “Beggin’”
Sgt. Isaac Atkins grew up singing oldies in the car with his dad. In 2026, he took a few days off from the Army and earned a Golden Buzzer on America’s Got Talent.
Read More »Weeks After Losing Her Mother, Wynonna Walked Onto the Ryman Stage and Sang the Last Song They Ever Sang Together
At Naomi Judd’s memorial in May 2022, Wynonna Judd sang “Love Can Build a Bridge,” the song the two of them had performed together just weeks before Naomi died.
Read More »An Aneurysm Took Away Her Ability to Walk and Talk. Seven Years Later, Joni Mitchell Surprised a Festival and Sang “Both Sides Now”
In 2015, a brain aneurysm left Joni Mitchell having to relearn the most basic things. In July 2022, she surprised the Newport Folk Festival with her first full concert in more than 20 years.
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