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  • 5 January 2024: During the forthcoming Grammy Week, Donna will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
  • 7 July 2023: The new edition of ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME is out today.

 
  • 7 April 2023: Out today in Italian bookshops, DONNA SUMMER - LA VOCE ARCOBALENO, the book on Donna written by Andrea Angeli Bufalini and Giovanni Savastano (Coniglio Editore).
  • 3 March 2023: Today Mercury/UMe releases a digital-only Deluxe Edition of SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, containing a remastered version of Donna's album and four bonus tracks: Extended and Instrumental versions of SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY and UNCONDITIONAL LOVE.
  • 20 February 2023: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA SUMMER debuts at the Berlinale tomorrow, at 15:00.

  • 5 February 2023: Coming soon: DONNA SUMMER - LA VOCE ARCOBALENO, a book on Donna written by Andrea Angeli Bufalini and Giovanni Savastano (Coniglio Editore).
  • 30 January 2023: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA SUMMER, the bio documentary directed by Roger Ross Williams and Brooklyn Sudano, to debut at Berlinale 2023.
  • 20 January 2023: Out today, available for the first time on vinyl, Donna's final studio album: CRAYONS (Music On Vinyl).
 
  • 4 November 2022: Out today: DONNA SUMMER 40th Anniversary Edition, on CD, double coloured vinyl, digital download and all streaming services. Includes the 1982 album + three single edits (LOVE IS IN CONTROL, STATE OF INDEPENDENCE, THE WOMAN IN ME), SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES, LOVE IS IN CONTROL 12" version and two new dance mixes of MYSTERY OF LOVE by Le Flex.

  • 19 August 2022: Out today: MYSTERY OF LOVE "Summer Mystery Remix", Donna's new single remixed by Le Flex and taken from a new expanded edition of the DONNA SUMMER album coming in November.

  • 3 June 2022: After countless delays, SPINNING GOLD, the movie on the Casablanca Records story, is finally happening...
 
  • 17 May 2022: Remembering Donna on the 10th anniversary of her passing.
  • 15 April 2022: Out for Record Store Day 2022, the DONNA SUMMER album on picture disc.

  • 10 December 2021: The HOUSE OF GUCCI Original Soundtrack contains three Donna classics: ON THE RADIO, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (single edit) and I FEEL LOVE (short edit).
  • 19 November 2021: I'M A RAINBOW - RECOVERED & RECOLOURED is finally out on CD, digital download and streaming services.

  • 13 August 2021: Out today: a new limited edition of MISTAKEN IDENTITY (1991) on yellow vinyl.
  • 25 June 2021: Out today: I BELIEVE (IN YOU) (Figo Sound Version) by Donna and Joe "Bean" Esposito, the first single from the forthcoming new edition of I'M A RAINBOW.
  • 16 June 2021: Coming on 8 October 2021, I'M A RAINBOW - RECOVERED & RECOLOURED, a newly remixed edition of 10 tracks taken from Donna's 1981 double album. The first single, I BELIEVE (IN YOU) (Figo Sound Version), will be released on 25 June.


  • 17 May 2021: Today and always, take a little Summer with you...
  • 11 April 2021: How about some HOT STUFF for the Record Store Day? On July 17, Culture Factory will release in France a special edition of BAD GIRLS, double coloured vinyl set (red and blue).

  • 7 Fabruary 2021: On this day in 1976, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY reached #2 on the HOT 100.
  • 24 January 2021: Exactly 45 years ago, Donna entered for the first time the Billboard HOT 100 with LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY. A star was born.

  • 21 December 2020: The new Donna Summer Top 40 is finally here! Happy Holidays to all!
  • 16 October 2020: The wait is over, the 40th Anniversariy edition of THE WANDERER is here. Fully remastered original album + the following brand-new remixes:
THE WANDERER (Figo Sound Radio Mix)
LOOKING UP (Figo Sound Version)
NIGHTLIFE (Le Flex Sunset Remix - Radio Edit)
GRAND ILLUSION (Le Flex Poolside Mix)
LOOKING UP (Figo Sound Extended Version)
NIGHTLIFE (Le Flex Sunset Remix)
THE WANDERER (Figo Sound Full Mix)

  • 27 August 2020: Released 45 years ago: LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY, the album that turned Donna into a global star and The First Lady of Love.

  • 7 August 2020: THE WANDERER 40th Anniversary will be released on 16 October as a double vinyl or a special hardcover CD. The new remixes are THE WANDERER (Figo Sound Radio Mix), LOOKING UP (Figo Sound Version), NIGHTLIFE (Le Flex Sunset and GRAND ILLUSION. Both the vinyl and the CD will also contain extended versions of the first three.


  • 1 August 2020: Coming soon: THE WANDERER 40th Anniversary Edition containing 4 new remixes, including GRAND ILLUSION (Le Flex Poolside Mix).


  • 13 July 2020: An unreleased extended mix of LAST DANCE, featuring lots of alternate vocals, is included in THE TOM MOULTON UNRELEASED MIXES, VOLUME ONE, available on the legendary remixer's Bandcamp page.
  • 10 July 2020: Out today: A HOT SUMMER NIGHT, Donna's 1983 concert on double colored vinyl and a special CD + DVD edition. A HOT SUMMER NIGHT is available on Amazon UK. Those who may be insterested in the audio only, can find it on iTunes too.
  • 17 May 2020: Donna... Always in our hearts. Thank you for the joy, the light, the love, the music.


  • 6 May 2020: Looking for some HOT STUFF? On 10 July 2020, Crimson/Driven by the Music will release  A HOT SUMMER NIGHT, the Donna Summer concert (recorded in August 1983 at the Pacific Amphitheatre) on double colored vinyl and as a special CD + DVD edition. The concert contains many Donna hits, a beautiful version of DON'T CRY FOR ME ARGENTINA, FORGIVE ME, ROMEO, three tracks from SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, the BAD GIRLS medley and a majestic STATE OF INDEPENDENCE. A HOT SUMMER NIGHT can already be pre-ordered on Amazon UK.


  • 7 February 2020: Regarding the highly anticipated ENCORE, fans will be delighted to know that everything has been specifically mastered for the Donna box set, and that a few historical glitches have been fixed. Thanks DMG!
  • 27 January 2020: ENCORE is the title of a new luxury box set including all Donna Summer studio albums, from 1974's LADY OF THE NIGHT to 2008's CRAYONS, including her official live albums, as well as I'M A RAINBOW and CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. The 33-CD box set, which is out on 27 March 2020 (Crimson/DMG), also includes one CD of single versions, one CD of 12" versions, two CDs of remixes and two CDs of rarities. ENCORE is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.

  • 25 January 2020: ALL of Donna's official albums will be re-released very soon.
  • 5 January 2020: 40th Anniversary! On this day in 1980, after spending several weeks at number two, ON THE RADIO - GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & II finally topped Billboard's TOP LPs Chart (the Billboard 200). Donna was the only female artist in the Top 10.


  • 31 December 2019: Happy 2020 to all, and Happy Heavenly Birthday to Donna... 40 years ago, Donna was crowned Female Artist of 1979, thanks to the extraordinary success of MAcARTHUR PARK (and MACARTHUR PARK SUITE), LIVE AND MORE, HEAVEN KNOWS, HOT STUFF, BAD GIRLS (album and single), DIM ALL THE LIGHTS, NO MORE TEARS and ON THE RADIO - GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & II.

  • 21 December 2019: Happy Birthday to the one & only Bruce Roberts! Have a wonderful day, Mr. Music! Forever grateful for your great Question Time interview.



  • 24 November 2019: 40th Anniversary! 40 years ago today, NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) sung by Donna & Barbra Streisand became:
- N. 1 on the HOT 100.
- N. 1 on the Disco Top 100 (Dance Chart).
- First all female duet EVER to reach N. 1 on the US Pop Charts!




  • 15 November 2019: BREAKING NEWS! Music maker superstar Bruce Roberts talks about Donna Summer, the songs he wrote with and for his close friend, the legendary Summer/Streisand duet that 40 years ago ruled the US Pop and Disco charts, the unreleased Donna album he could work on, and much more. Question Time: Bruce Roberts, a Donna Summer Time exclusive.



  • 20 July 2019: Universal is reissuing a new edition of BAD GIRLS on vinyl (gatefold sleeve) including as a bonus the demo of the title track already included on the Deluxe Edition. The double album will be released on 5 August in the UK and is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.


  • ***20th Anniversary!*** On 8 December 1998, Donna Summer Time became Donna's first Italian website and, due to popular demand, it soon became a bilingual website: Italian & English. It's been quite a journey, full of hard work, growth, music, hopes, happiness, tears of joy and tears of pain... I would like to thank Donna's friends, collaborators and record companies who believed in my website and me: Sony, Burgundy, Bruce Roberts, Bob Esty, Bob Conti, Toby Gad, Peter Stengaard, Zelma Davis, Andrew Johnson and also those who prefer to remain anonymous - you know who you are. Thank you so much to the fans of Donna who've been visiting the website through the years... My thoughts are also with those who are no longer among us, like Guido and Steven. Special thanks to Rick Dohler. And obviously thanks to Donna, whom I will always take with me... wherever Destiny may want me to go.



 

  • ***30th Anniversary!*** Out on March 29, on 3 CDs or 2 Color LPs, a special edition of ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME (30th Anniversary). The box set/double album is availabe on Amazon  UK.


 

  • SUMMER: THE ORIGINAL HITS is a new Donna compilation including her great hits, a few album tracks and two new remixes: MAC ARTHUR PARK (Rosabel Radio Mix) and HOT STUFF (Ralphi Rosario & Eric Ibiza 2018 Rework).

    SUMMER: THE ORIGINAL HITS includes: I FEEL LOVE, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY, I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, ON MY HONOR, WHITE BOYS (From HAARE), FASTER AND FASTER TO NOWHERE, MAC ARTHUR PARK, HEAVEN KNOWS, NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH), PANDORA'S BOX, ON THE RADIO, I LOVE YOU, BAD GIRLS, SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, DIM ALL THE LIGHTS, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, HOT STUFF, LAST DANCE, MAC ARTHUR PARK (Rosabel Radio Mix), HOT STUFF (Ralphi Rosario & Eric Ibiza 2018 Rework).

    Remixes are only included on the digital edition (and on an exclusive Target edition).

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION is a compilation containing Donna's greatest hits from the 70s and the 80s, available as single CD and special gatefold 2-LP edition. The 3-CD Deluxe collector's edition includes 58 tracks covering Donna's entire career, from "Haare" to TO PARIS WITH LOVE (1968 - 2010).

    • The CD edition includes: I FEEL LOVE (album version), MACARTHUR PARK (single edit), THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL, HOT STUFF, DINNER WITH GERSHWIN (single edit), I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, BAD GIRLS, STATE OF INDEPENDENCE (single edit), SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, ON THE RADIO, LAST DANCE (single edit), NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH), LOVE'S UNKIND, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (single edit), THEME FROM THE DEEP, I LOVE YOU, LOVE IS IN CONTROL, I DON'T WANNA GET HURT (7" remix), LOVE'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART (PWL 7" mix).

    The 2-LP edition contains: I FEEL LOVE, MACARTHURPARK, THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL, HOT STUFF, DINNER WITH GERSHWIN, I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, BAD GIRLS, ON THE RADIO, HEAVEN KNOWS, LAST DANCE, NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH), LOVE'S UNKIND, LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY, THEME FROM THE DEEP, COULD IT BE MAGIC, I LOVE YOU, RUMOUR HAS IT, LOVE IS IN CONTROL, I DON'T WANNA GET HURT, LOVE'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART.

    THe 3-CD Deluxe collector's edition contains: I FEEL LOVE (5:53), MACARTHUR PARK (3:56), THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL (3:36), HOT STUFF (3:49), DINNER WITH GERSHWIN (4:10), BAD GIRLS (3:54), STATE OF INDEPENDENCE (4:24), RUMOUR HAS IT (3:50), THE WANDERER (3:46), SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY(4:33), ALL SYSTEMS GO (3:59), ON THE RADIO (4:04), HEAVEN KNOWS (3:52), SUNSET PEOPLE (3:55), EYES (Jellybean remix edit) (3:47), POWER OF LOVE (Hani's mixshow edit) (5:45), I'M A FIRE (Solitaire club mix) (7:12), LAST DANCE (3:18), NO MORE TEARS (4:47), LOVE'S UNKIND (4:26), LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (3:21), THEME FROM THE DEEP (4:23), COULD IT BE MAGIC (3:55), TRY ME I KNOW WE CAN MAKE IT (4:46), SPRING AFFAIR (3:59), I LOVE YOU (3:19), UNCONDITIONAL LOVE (with Musical Youth) (3:58), LOVE IS IN CONTROL (3:42), I DON'T WANNA GET HURT (7" remix) (3:32), WHEN LOVE TAKES OVER YOU (Dave Ford 7" remix) (3:35), BREAKAWAY (Power radio mix) (4:02), MELODY OF LOVE (West End 7" radio mix) (4:14), WINTER MELODY (4:00), THE WOMAN IN ME (3:54), BACK IN LOVE AGAIN (3:55), DIM ALL THE LIGHTS (4:23), COLD LOVE (3:17), LOVE'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART (PWL 7" mix) (3:45), I REMEMBER YESTERDAY (4:46), WASSERMANN (from HAARE) (3:08), OH SEGNE GOTT MEIN' SEEL (from GODSPELL) (2:47), LADY OF THE NIGHT (3:58), THE HOSTAGE (4:16), SOMETHING'S MISSING (with Paul Jabara) (5:40), ONCE UPON A TIME (4:16), SHUT OUT/HEAVEN IS A DISCO (with Paul Jabara) (3:10), WALK AWAY (4:29), NEVER LOSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR (with Paul Jabara) (3:33), HIGHWAY RUNNER (3:27), I FEEL LOVE (Part 1) (Patrick Cowley 7" remix) (3:38), ROMEO (3:13), WHEN LOVE CRIES (4:12), I WILL GO WITH YOU (3:58), LOVE IS THE HEALER (Eric Kupper's I Feel Healed 7" mix) (3:36), I GOT YOUR LOVE (Radio edit) (3:56), STAMP YOUR FEET (Jason Nevis radio edit) (3:46), FAME (THE GAME) (Dave Audé radio mix) (3:46), TO PARIS WITH LOVE (Mendy radio edit) (4:00).

     

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  • Charts & More: a Donna Summer celebration through her amazing career.

 

 

  • Donna working her magic from her underrated MISTAKEN IDENTITY album.

 

 

  • Donna Summer & NETHERLANDS: A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg stories. The album including Donna's fantastic redintion is available on iTunes.
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    • SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical will go on tour in the US and Canada starting from 30 September 2019. The renewed cast includes three new actresses/singers starring as Donna: Olivia Elease Hardy (Duckling Donna), Alex Hairston (Disco Donna) and Dan'yelle Williamson (Diva Donna).

     

     

     

     

  • The highly anticipated TRIBUTE TO DAN FOGELBERG (BMG), including NETHER LANDS sung by Donna Summer, is now available on iTunes.
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    • 1 November 2019: What about the I FEEL LOVE cover just recorded by Sam Smith? Here's the video (visualizer).
    21 August 2019: SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical will go on tour in the US and Canada starting from 30 September 2019. The renewed cast includes three new actresses/singers starring as Donna: Olivia Elease Hardy (Duckling Donna), Alex Hairston (Disco Donna) and Dan'yelle Williamson (Diva Donna).
    • 20 July 2019: Universal is reissuing a new edition of BAD GIRLS on vinyl (gatefold sleeve) including as a bonus the demo of the title track already included on the Deluxe Edition. The double album will be released on 5 August in the UK and is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 20 June 2019: Great news from the silver screen: SPINNING GOLD, the long talked about Neil Bogart biopic, is finally happening. Production will begin in mid July in Canada. The name of the young singer who'll be starring as Donna has not been revealed.
    • 4 April 2019: Forever Star! ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME (30th Anniversary Edition) gets a five star review from Attitude magazine (UK).
    • 29 March 2019: Out today, on 3 CDs or 2 Color LPs, a special edition of ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME (30th Anniversary). The box set/double album is availabe on Amazon  UK.
    • 4 February 2019: Coming soon, on 3 CDs or 2 Color LPs, a special edition of ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME (30th Anniversary). The box set/double album is already availabe for pre-order on Amazon  UK.
    • 31 December 2018: Today Donna Summer would have turned 70. Happy Birthday in Heaven, Sweet Angel...
    • 10 December 2018: Rumour has it SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical will open in London (UK) in Spring 2019.
    • 8 December 2018: Happy 20th Anniversary to Donna Summer Time...
    • 16 November 2018: POP HEART, the new album of covers by Italian superstar Giorgia, out today, contains some of the greatest international and Italian pop hits, including I FEEL LOVE. Giorgia was Donna's favourite Italian female singer.
    • 24 October 2018: Photos of the day, a new page to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Donna Summer Time (which went online in Dicembre del 1998). Feel free to send rare & interesting photos of Donna, along with your full name, to: seblio@tin.it.
    • 20 July 2018: The Original Broadway Cast Recording of SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical is now available on iTunes.
    • 25 June 2018: HOT STUFF 2018 - remixes by Ralphi Rosario, Dave Audé, DJ Spen and others - reaches N. 1 on Billboard's Dance Cub Songs chart.
    • 22 June 2018: Island Def Jam/UMe releases ON THE RADIO - GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & II on pink vinyl and gatefold sleeve. This special edition of Donna's fourth double album is available on Amazon UK.
    • 20 June 2018: HOT STUFF 2018 reaches N. 2 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
    • 20 May 2018: 10th Anniversary! Ten years ago Burgundy/Sony BMG released CRAYONS, Donna's sparkling, colorful album.
    • 17 May 2018: Remembering Donna with love.
    • 1 May 2018: on June 22 ON THE RADIO - GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & I will be reissued on pink vinyl (Island Def Jam/UMe). This special edition of Donna's fourth double album is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 20 April 2018: SUMMER: THE ORIGINAL HITS is now available on iTunes.
    • 24 March 2018: SUMMER: THE ORIGINAL HITS is a new Donna compilation including her great hits, a few album tracks (PANDORA'S BOX, FASTER AND FASTER TO NOWHERE, ON MY HONOR) and two new remixes: MAC ARTHUR PARK (Rosabel Radio Mix) and HOT STUFF (Ralphi Rosario & Eric Ibiza 2018 Rework). The compilation is scheduled to be released on 20 April.
    • 2 January 2018: The brilliant BAD GIRLS (SCANDAL REMIX) EP is now available on iTunes.
    • 31 December 2017: Happy New Year, and Happy Birthday in heaven to Donna.
    • 20 December 2017: According to producers Tommy Mottola & The Dodgers, SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical will hit Broadway in Spring. Previews starting on 28 March and official opening on 23 April at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
    • 30 November 2017: A TRIBUTE TO DAN FOGELBERG enters the Billboard 200 at N. 100.
    • 17 November 2017: A TRIBUTE TO DAN FOGELBERG, the album including Donna's fantastic redintion of NETHER LAND, is now available on iTunes.
    • 16 November 2017: Donna Summer & NETHERLANDS: A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg stories.
    • 28 October 2017: An excellent article on SUMMER - The Donna Summer Musical: Queen Of Disco Reigns Again in La Jolla Playhouse's Donna Summer Musical.
    • 30 September 2017: The highly anticipated TRIBUTE TO DAN FOGELBERG (BMG), including NETHER LANDS sung by Donna Summer, will be released on 17 November.
    • 21 June 2017: Let's celebrate all the colors of Summer with the new Donna Summer Top 40: lots of new entries and a fantastic new Number 1!
    • 30 May 2017: Remembering Donna Summer with love... The Bob "ONLY ONE MAN" Conti interview is finally here. Enjoy!
    • 16 May 2017: Time to (re)visit Remembering Donna. At first it may seem a page filled with sadness, but soon one realizes that it's overflowing with love - unconditional love for Donna.
    • 13 May 2017: 40th Anniversary! 40 years ago today, Casablanca Records released I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, Donna's masterpiece including LOVE'S UNKIND, CAN'T WE JUST SIT DOWN and the groundbreaking, revolutionary global hit I FEEL LOVE.
    • 30 March 2017: The Donna Summer Musical, directed by Des McAnuff, will have its World Premiere at the Mandell Weiss Theatre (San Diego) November, 4 - December 10, 2017.
    • 8 February 2017: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 2017 reaches N. 3 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
    • 5 January 2017: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 2017 jumps 26-20 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.
    • 31 December 2016: Happy Birthday to Donna... And Happy New Year 2017 to all.
    • 23 December 2016: a set of new remixes of ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand's legendary 1979 duet, is already climbing up the US dance charts. Remixers involved in the ENOUGH IS ENOUGH 2017 project include Craig C, Mindskap and Offer Nissim.
    • 26 November 2016: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION enters the UK Official Albums Chart at N. 30.
    • 18 November 2016: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION is out now!
    • 14 October 2016: fans and collectors will be happy to know that four tracks have been added to the 3-CD edition of THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION: THE HOSTAGE, I FEEL LOVE (Patrick Cowley remix), I GOT YOUR LOVE and TO PARIS WITH LOVE.
    • 29 September 2016: THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION is a new Donna Summer compilation scheduled to be released on 18 November 2016. The CD edition is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK. Also available for pre-order as special gatefold 2-LP set. There will also be a 3-CD Deluxe collector's edition containing more than 50 tracks covering Donna's entire career (1968 - 2010).
    • 23 August 2016: let's celebrate MISTAKEN IDENTITY's 25th anniversary by rediscovering one the most underrated and adventurous albums in Donna's career.
    • 14 August 2016: Harry Langdon is thinking about putting together a coffe-table book about Donna: it would be a wonderful way of celebrating Donna, her beauty, life and career... A real dream come true for her fans.
    • 20 May 2016: CRAYONS RE-MASTERED & EXPANDED, the new 3-CD edition of Donna's multicolored album, is available on Amazon UK.
    • 16 May 2016: in his truly brilliant memoir, PORCELAIN, Moby names Donna on a few occasions. PORCELAIN will be published on June 2 and is available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 14 May 2016: Bruce Sudano talks about Donna, unreleased songs and more in a new Billboard interview: "Can fans expect to hear unreleased Summer recordings? Yes".
    • 26 April 2016: seems that Tommy Mottola and Broadway's The Dodgers are producing a workshop of a new musical on Donna's life. Direction by Des McAnuff, choreography by Sergio Trujillo.
    • 29 March 2016: are you ready for CRAYONS RE-MASTERED & EXPANDED? The 3-CD set, including Donna's multicolored album + 20 remixes, will be released on May 20 and is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 14 January 2016: the new Donna Summer Top 40 is very surprising and cool. Thanks to everyone who voted!
    • 31 December 2015: Happy New Year and... Happy birthday to Donna.
    • 23 October 2015: Mary Gaines Bernard and her band will pay tribute to Donna Summer with ONCE UPON A TIME: AN INTIMATE MUSICAL JOURNEY, a show revolving around Donna's songs that will be held on December 31 at the Crest Theatre in Delray Beach (Florida).
    • 20 October 2015: 35th Anniversary Celebration - THE WANDERER, Donna's coolest, most adventurous album including LOOKING UP, GRAND ILLUSION, RUNNING FOR COVER, NIGHT LIFE, STOP ME, I BELIEVE IN JESUS and the title track. THE WANDERER Remastered & Expanded is now available on Amazon UK.
    • 9 October 2015: SINGLES... DRIVEN BY THE MUSIC, Donna's new 24-CD box set, is now available on Amazon UK.
    • 1 October 2015: the original soundtrack of THE MARTIAN contains some of the greatest hits of the '70s, including Donna's HOT STUFF (album version).
    • 16 August 2015: in order to celebrate LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY's 40th anniversary, Donna's groundbreaking album will be reissued on vinyl. And it's available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 14 August 2015: DONNA - SINGLES... DRIVEN BY THE MUSIC is a new, fabulous box set containing every Donna Summer single originally released on Geffen Records and Atlantic Records. The 24 CD box set includes a bonus CD with unreleased mixes, will be released on October 2 in the UK and is already available for pre-order.
    • 3 August 2015: on 2 October 2015 Crimson/Driven By The Music will release a "vinyl replica CD" edition of the DONNA SUMMER 1982 album produced by Quincy Jones (with no bonus tracks). The CD is already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 27 July 2015: thank you Gary Herbig for confirming that he played the sax on YOU TO ME, Donna's soulful ballad included in I'M A RAINBOW and HITS, SINGLES & MORE. Gary's gorgeous, inventive sax solos can also be found in such great Donna songs as WALK AWAY, ON THE RADIO, STOP ME, SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY, TOKYO, THERE GOES MY BABY and MAYBE IT'S OVER.
    • 10 June 2015: coming soon on CD (Funkytowngrooves) Amii Stewart's 1983 album including two Donna Summer covers: SWEET EMOTION and YOU TO ME.
    • 7 June 2015: 7th Anniversary Celebration! Today in 2008 CRAYONS entered the Billboard 200 at N. 17, becoming Donna's highest charting album since SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY.
    • 1 June 2015: a new "vinyl replica CD" edition of ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME (without bonus tracks) is available on Amazon UK.
    • 25 May 2015: Donna's HITS, SINGLES & MORE collection is out today and available on Amazon UK.
    • 18 May 2015: (I'M IN LOVE WITH) DONNA SUMMER & the Andrew Johnson interview captured a happy moment in time, that's why they are being reposted on Donna Summer Time. The page also includes the infamous video that was put together for the song... A little, funny declaration of love to someone that will never be forgotten.
    • 17 May 2015: Remembering Donna... Her voice lives on in our heart and soul.
    • 15 April 2015: coming soon a new 2-CD Donna compilation, HITS, SINGLES & MORE (DMG/Music Club Deluxe), already available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
    • 12 March 2015: for this year's Record Store Day (18 April) Crimson/Driven By The Music will release ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME -THE UK 12" SINGLES, a limited edition box set containing five maxi singles on white vinyl.
    • 15 February 2015: seems that actress Anika Noni Rose could be portraying Donna Summer in SPINNING GOLD, Neil Bogart's biopic directed by Spike Lee.
    • 14 February 2015: Nathan DiGesare (songwriter, musician, producer and Donna's close friend) has publicly stated that he owns many unreleased Donna Summer tracks, and that he has no intention of working with a record label again. Hopefully this means he will release his music independently.
    • 30 January 2015: the new Donna Summer Top 40 is... A work of art! Thanks to all the fans who voted for their favourite songs and contributed to the creation of such a unique Donna Summer "playlist".
    • 20 January 2015: three Bruce Roberts albums (BRUCE ROBERTS, COOL FOOL and INTIMACY), are finally available on iTunes. Two of them include ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, the beautiful ballad co-written by Bruce and Donna in 1979. Visit the Bruce Roberts Zone for more info.
    • 5 January 2015: 35 years ago today, ON THE RADIO - GREATEST HITS VOLUMES I & II became Donna's third N. 1 US pop album.
    • 31 December 2014: Happy New Year to everybody and... Happy birthday to Donna.
    • 9 December 2014: following the current Donna reissues, the new Donna Summer Top 40 has been postponed until the end of January 2015. Keep voting for the songs you love!
    • 5 December 2014: the AMERICAN HUSTLE Original Soundtrack, containing Donna's I FEEL LOVE, has received a Grammy nomination in the Best Compilation Soundtrack category.
    • 1 December 2014: the big day has come! The new Donna Summer Remasters are finally out: THE WANDERER, I'M A RAINBOW, DONNA SUMMER, CATS WITHOUT CLAWS, ALL SYSTEMS GO, ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME, MISTAKEN IDENTITY, DONNA-THE CD COLLECTION and DONNA-THE VINYL COLLECTION. All remastered & expanded albums are also available on iTunes.
    • 3 November 2014: the newly remastered & expanded editions of some Donna Summer albums are already available for pre-order on iTunes. ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME contains 37 tracks!
    • 3 September 2014: celebrating MISTAKEN IDENTITY's debut on iTunes - and the 23th anniversary of its original release - with a special page about one of the most underrated (and adventurous) albums in Donna's career.
    • 1 September 2014: the Donna Summer box sets scheduled to be released in December can be pre-ordered through Amazon UK (CD and vinyl collections) or MyPlay Direct. Exclusive to MyPlay Direct is a 2-track CD (or 12") containing STATE OF INDEPENDENCE (DJ Dero Vocal Mix) and the unreleased  Loveland Full On 12" Vocal Mix of LOVE'S ABOUT TO CHANGE MY HEART.
    • 1 September 2014. Donna's albums originally released on the Geffen and Atlantic labels are now available on iTunes (with no bonus tracks).
    • 25 August 2014: seven Donna Summer CDs digitally remastered from the original master tapes (THE WANDERER, I'M A RAINBOW, DONNA SUMMER, CATS WITHOUT CLAWS, ALL SYSTEMS GO, ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME and MISTAKEN IDENTITY) will be released in December. The albums will also be available on vinyl and as a single box set (Crimson/DMG).
    • 29 July 2014: the Donna Summer albums originally issued on Geffen Records and Atlantic/WEA, from 1980's THE WANDERER to 1991's MISTAKEN IDENTITY, will be released in September on iTunes and are already available for pre-order. The CDs including exclusive bonus tracks will be released in December (Crimson/DMG).
    • 15 July 2014: on July 18 Together Boston will be celebrating Donna with a free outdoor roller skating disco party at City Hall Plaza.
  • 24 June 2014: on July 2 the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles will unveil its latest temporary exhibit, DONNA SUMMER: FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE. Located on the Museum's fourth floor, this unique exhibit will offer visitors a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic career of the late five-time GRAMMY winner. This will mark the first exhibit highlighting the career of the legendary Queen of Disco, featuring costumes, sketches, handwritten lyrics, paintings and never-before-seen photographs. DONNA SUMMER: FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE will be on display through Spring 2015.
  • 9 June 2014: seven Donna Summer albums, including THE WANDERER, CATS WITHOUT CLAWS and ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME, will soon be reissued and distributed by the Demon Music Group.
  • 8 February 2014: NME has just published a new list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All-Time. It's a triumph for Donna: I FEEL LOVE is in the Top 3 and she is the only female solo artist in the top 30!
  • 5 February 2014: Culture Factory USA is about to reissue limited editions of Donna's I REMEMBER YESTERDAY and SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY albums. Both CDs are scheduled to be released on March 18 (USA) and March 24 (UK).
  • 2 January 2014: a newly remastered edition of THE DEEP (Original Soundtrack) will be released by Hot Shot/Big Break Records on February 10.
  • 31 December 2013: the new Donna Summer Top 40 is finally here. I decided to publish it today because, as we know, December 31 is Donna's birthday, and I thought it was a nice little way to show that her music, her voice, our favourite songs are always with us. Yes. As Donna taught us, TRUE LOVE SURVIVES. A big 'Thank You' to all those who keep voting for their favourite songs and, as it is December 31, Happy New Year!
  • 17 December 2013: Ralphi Rosario's highly successful MACARTHUR PARK remix lets Donna reach N. 1 on Billboard's Club Play Chart and is now available on iTunes USA.
  • 31 October 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA debuts at N. 2 on Billboard's Dance Electronic Albums Chart.
  • 22 October 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA - both as Standard and Deluxe Edition - is available in the US iTunes store.
  • 20 October 2013: exclusive download: the LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA wallpaper.
  • 17 October 2013: visit the page about I FEEL LOVE - THE COLLECTION, Donna's new compilation.
  • 8 October 2013: the Deluxe Edition of LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA containing three more tracks (including MACARTHUR PARK Laidback Luke Remix, vocal) can be pre-ordered on iTunes.
  • 24 September 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (Moroder & Cox Remix) is already available on the US iTunes store.
  • 24 September 2013: coming very soon: I FEEL LOVE - THE COLLECTION, a new Donna Summer compilation including COULD IT BE MAGIC, I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, DOWN DEEP INSIDE, BACK IN LOVE AGAIN, RUMOUR HAS IT and I LOVE YOU (Spectrum Music).
  • 20 September 2013: visit the new page dedicated entirely to LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA.
  • 16 September 2013: as of today, LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA can be pre-ordered on most iTunes stores around the world.
  • 10 September 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA is available for pre-order on the US iTunes store. The iTunes version contains an exclusive bonus track: OUR LOVE (Krystal Klear Remix).
  • 9 September 2013: iTunes news: LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Chromeo & Oliver Remix) is now available in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and UK.
  • 30 August 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA will include twelve classic Donna Summer tracks remixed and one unreleased recording: LA DOLCE VITA.
  • 28 August 2013: world premiere of the official video for LOVE IS IN CONTROL via the Rolling Stone website.
  • 27 August 2013: LOVE IS IN CONTROL (Chromeo & Oliver Remix), the first single from LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA, is available on the US iTunes store.
  • 27 August 2013: the second volume of Kristine W's NEW & NUMBER ONES - CLUB MIXES, containing the excellent Simon Langford & Soul Seekers Club Mix of SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES, is available on iTunes.
  • 18 August 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA will also include excellent remixes of HOT STUFF (Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper), SUNSET PEOPLE (Hot Chip) and DIM ALL THE LIGHTS (Duke Dumont).
  • 13 August 2013: after LOVE IS IN CONTROL, the second single from Donna's forthcoming remix album will be Giorgio Moroder's re-imagined version of LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY.
  • 9 August 2013: LOVE TO LOVE YOU DONNA is the title of Donna Summer's new remix album, scheduled to be released in October (Verve Music Group).
  • 5 August 2013: the second volume of Kristine W's NEW & NUMBER ONES - CLUB MIXES will be released on 27 August and includes a new, exciting remix of SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES, written by Donna and Bruce Roberts.
  • 20 May 2013: today is the 5th anniversary of the release of CRAYONS! Let's rediscover Donna's sparkling album and the CRAYONS special which includes, among other things, a conversation with Toby Gad.
  • 12 May 2013: on May 17, first anniversary of Donna Summer's passing, I invite everybody to buy one of her CDs - any CD - and maybe give it as a gift. I guess it's the best, most tangible way to show we haven't forgotten.
  • 18 April 2013: to celebrate Donna's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Donna Summer Time has a brand-new wallpaper available for download. Enjoy.
  • 21 March 2013: DISCO TRIBUTE TO DONNA SUMMER (Goldenlane Records) ia a compilation of 14 Donna Summer hits sung by Thelma Houston, Linda Clifford, Maxine Nightingale, Anita Ward and Carol Douglas.
  • 3 March 2013: on April 9 Universal will release a new Donna Summer greatest hits, in the ICON series.
  • 15 February 2013: the ON THE GROOVE TRAIN - VOLUME 2 anthology by Giorgio Moroder (Repertoire Records) is already available in Germany.
  • 1 February 2013: more good news on the reissue front: Big Break Records will release a newly remastered and expanded edition of THE DEEP, original soundtrack by John Barry, including DOWN, DEEP INSIDE and DOWN, DEEP INSIDE (A LOVE SONG) sung by Donna.
  • 26 January 2013: coming soon: the second volume of Giorgio Moroder's ON THE GROOVE TRAIN complilation including four Donna Summer songs: DENVER DREAM, SOMETHING'S IN THE WIND, VIRGIN MARY and PANDORA'S BOX (different edit).
  • 24 January 2013: Jennifer Hudson and Christina Aguilera will perform at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony on April 18, paying tribute to Donna.
  • 1 January 2013: I FEEL LOVE has been included in NME's Greatest Number 1 Singles list.
  • 13 December 2012: the new Donna Summer TOP 40 is finally here, and it's filled with surprises!
  • 11 December 2012: Donna has been finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's a great thing, and it should have happened years ago.
  • 4 November 2012: VH1's 2012 Divas will celebrate Donna Summer and Whitney Houston. The show will premiere on 16 December.
  • 23 October 2012: originally scheduled for release in September, Giorgio Moroder's ON THE GROOVE TRAIN compilation will be released on 30 October and now includes two Donna Summer songs: CARRY ON (1993 extended mix) and, for the first time on CD, VIRGIN MARY.
  • 4 October 2012: Donna has been once more nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. This time music fans can vote too.
  • 6 September 2012: ON THE GROOVE TRAIN - POP & DANCE RARITIES 1975–1993 is a new 2-CD compilation of Giorgio Moroder produced tracks, including CARRY ON (1993 extended mix) performed by Donna Summer. The double CD will be released on September 24 by Repertoire Records.
  • 27 August 2012: Donna Summer's full-length LIVE & MORE ENCORE concert (including IF THERE IS MUSIC THERE, DON'T WANNA WORK and NOBODY) is finally being released on CD! ENCORE is a CD + DVD set out on September 24 in the UK.
  • 27 July 2012: the Oliver Grey electro remix of ANGEL by O'Mega Red featuring Donna Summer is now available on iTunes.
  • 20 July 2012: on August 8 Universal Music Japan will release 8 Donna CDs in cardboard sleeve (mini LP) Super High Material CD format. The albums are LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY, A LOVE TRILOGY, FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE, I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, ONCE UPON A TIME, LIVE AND MORE, BAD GIRLS and ON THE RADIO/GREATEST HITS I & II.
  • 17 July 2012: visit Charts & More, a celebration of Donna through her amazing career.
  • 6 July 2012: Kristine W has recorded a dance version of SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES and dedicated her forthcoming album to Donna, her childhood idol.
  • 25 June 2012: Donna Summer Time's Videos page has been updated and expanded.
  • 22 June 2012: Donna's BAD GIRLS album has been included on the Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums Of All Time list by Rolling Stone magazine.
  • 20 June 2012: Universal Music Japan re-issues DONNA SUMMER GOLD, 2 CD set on Super High Material CD format.
  • 27 May 2012: DONNA SUMMER - DISCO QUEEN: THE THRILL GOES ON is a new eBook by Nik A Ramli available on Amazon.com.
  • 26 May 2012: Billboard magazine remembers Donna on its May 26 issue.
  • 25 May 2012: David Vendetta's TRIBUTE TO DONNA SUMMER is an EP including seven remixes of LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY (vocals are not by Donna).
  • 23 May 2012: I FEEL LOVE has been named as one of 25 songs and other sounds to be inducted into the US National Recording Registry.
  • 22 May 2012: Kristin Chenoweth will be making an appearance on the American Idol finale (May 23) to perform a tribute to Donna.
  • 21 May 2012: Donna will be laid to rest during a private ceremony in Nashville on May 23.
  • 19 May 2012: The Billboard Music Awards will feature a tribute to Donna.
  • 19 May 2012: Remembering Donna is a new page for all of Donna's friends and fans who wish to say something about her. At this point it only contains tributes by celebrities, but it's open to everybody.
  • 17 May 2012: rest in peace, Donna. Our love will last forever...
  • 20 April 2012: ANGEL by O'Mega Red featuring Donna Summer is now available on iTunes!
  • 13 April 2012: ANGEL by O'Mega Red featuring Donna Summer is coming soon!
  • 23 March 2012: let's get fit with Donna! GET FIT is a funny pop/dance compilation of "energizing" songs, including SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY (single edit).
  • 4 February 2012: Donna as X Factor judge? According to Billboard, it would be a good idea.
  • 31 December 2011: Happy New Year, Happy Birthday to Donna... Happiness for everyone!
  • 20 December 2011: a wonderful Christmastime to Donna, her family and friends. Very special wishes to all her fans.
  • 15 December 2011: Donna has re-recorded LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY for Loverdose, the new fragrance by Diesel.
  • 13 December 2011: a new Number One song, nine new entries, a revolutionized Top 20 and more: the new Donna Summer Top 40 is finally here!
  • 27 September 2011: congratulations to Donna Summer, who's just been nominated (again) for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
  • 21 September 2011: Donna and David Foster will be live together again at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on October 1!
  • 14 July 2011: coming soon: ANGEL, a new track by O'Mega Red featuring his aunt Donna Summer! Pictures from the recording studio and more info at Rapdirt.com.
  • 4 July 2011: DONNA SUMMER - FOR THE RECORD (Authors Online Ltd) is a new book by Craig Halstead covering Donna's discography and chart history. It can be purchased at Amazon.co.uk and Authors Online. eBook available too!
  • 3 June 2011: on June 6 Donna will appear as guest judge on Platinum Hit, Bravo's new reality series searching for songwriting talent.
  • 23 May 2011: Mozilla Firefox users now have a new "Donna Summer Persona" to dress their favourite browser up with.
  • 15 March 2011: on March 20 Donna will perform at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in L. A. for the Israeli Leadership Council's Third Annual Gala.
  • 19 February 2011: it's been confirmed that HIT MAN RETURNS will be released as a DVD (or Blu-ray) containing the full show + a CD containing the concert's highlights.
  • 25 January 2011: David Foster's HIT MAN RETURNS 2-CD set will be released on 1 March 2011. Donna Summer appears on the album's closing tracks: UN-BREAK MY HEART, CRAZY, ON THE RADIO and LAST DANCE. HIT MAN RETURNS will also be available in a CD + DVD version.
  • 13 January 2011: Donna has told the Boston Globe that one of her new recording projects will be produced by David Foster.
  • 31 December 2010: a world of happiness to the one who makes the world happy with her voice and music... Donna Summer! Happy New Year and Happy Birthday!
  • 24 December 2010: here's a little (great) Christmas gift for all music fans and Donna Summer disciples: an exclusive interview with legendary arranger, producer and songwriter Bob Esty.
  • 9 December 2010: Donna will perform at the MusiCares Person Of The Year gala that will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 11 February 2011. Barbra Streisand will receive the award.
  • 22 October 2010: TO PARIS WITH LOVE is the new N. 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart! Congratulations to Donna, Bruce Roberts, Peter Stengaard and all the talented remixers involved in the project.
  • 16 October 2010; at the David Foster & Friends concert Donna has sung a medley of UN-BREAK MY HEART, CRAZY and ON THE RADIO (with Seal) and LAST DANCE.
  • 15 October 2010: TO PARIS WITH LOVE reaches N. 3 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  • 1 October 2010: on October 16 Donna will sing at a benefit with and for the PhoenixSynphony.
  • 29 September 2010: the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has announced its nominees for 2011 and Donna's name is on the list. Congratulations Donna!
  • 14 September 2010: tomorrow Donna will sing at the America's Got Talent finale.
  • 12 September 2010: TO PARIS WITH LOVE is already a TOP 20 hit on Billboard's Dance Club Play Chart.
  • 9 September 2010: on October 15 Donna will sing at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas for "David Foster and Friends", an event that will also feature performances by Ne-Yo, Martina McBride, Seal, Natalie Cole, Earth Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Kenny Loggins and others. The concert will be recorded for PBS broadcast on GREAT PERFORMANCES and will also be released on CD/DVD.
  • 3 September 2010: TO PARIS WITH LOVE's second set of remixes (Eddie Amador, DJ DLG, Automatic Panic, Uner and David Herrero) is available on Masterbeat.com.
  • 20 August 2010: on his website, Bruce Roberts has revealed the titles of the songs he's most proud of: ALL THROUGH THE NIGHT, SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES, NIAGARA and DON'T YOU LOVE ME ANYMORE.
  • 12 August 2010: TO PARIS WITH LOVE (original version & remixes) is already available on iTunes Stores all over the world.
  • 9 August 2010: Donna's forthcoming dance single has been given a new title: TO PARIS WITH LOVE.
  • 2 August 2010: Breaking News: Donna's new single, written by Donna and Bruce Roberts, is titled LOOKING FOR LOVE, will be released at the end of this week in Ibiza and will soon be available on iTunes.
  • 230 July 2010: Donna has announced she's working on two projects, a dance album and an album of standards, to be recorded later this year.
  • 22 April 2010: on June 18 Donna will be inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame.
  • 14 February 2010: the new Donna Summer Top 40 is an authentic revolution...
  • 31 December 2009: happy 2010 to everyone and happy birthday Donna!
  • 1 December 2009: An Enduring Vision 2009, the benefit where Donna sang ON THE RADIO, SMILE and LAST DANCE among others, raised 2 million dollars for the Elton John Aids Foundation.
  • 27 October 2009: on November 16 Donna will sing at the Cipriani Wall Street in New York for AN ENDURING VISION 2009, the Elton John Aids Foundation's benefit honoring, among others, President Bill Clinton.
  • 30 September 2009: on December 11 Donna will perform at the Arena Spektrum in Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.
  • 23 September 2009: Donna has been nominated (again) for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Other nominees include ABBA, Genesis, Laura Nyro and Kiss.
  • 8 August 2009: Alessandro Atzori is the lucky guy who played percussion at the Donna Summer show in Sardinia: here, in his own words, is the exclusive report of the event (in Italian).
  • 7 July 2009: on July 25 Donna will sing at the Hotel Cava Di Volpe in Porto Cervo (Costa Smeralda, Sardinia). Dinner by the pool and concert cost 850,00 Euro. In order to make reservations, please contact Mr. Mario Lutzoni.
  • 3 July 2009: tomorrow night at 10:00 (GMT + 1:00) BBC Radio 2 will broadcast FEELIN' LOVE: THE DONNA SUMMER STORY, a documentary on Donna's life and career listenable online all over the world.
  • 19 June 2009: for those who didn't get the exclusive Perfect Beat CD, the STAMP YOUR FEET remixes are now available on iTunes. The Jason Nevins and Escape/Coluccio mixes are not to be missed.
  • 19 April 2009: the ad for the new fragrance Flora by Gucci features a re-recording of I FEEL LOVE by Donna produced by the spot's director Chris Cunnigham.
  • 17 April 2009: after further negotiations, it seems that Donna's concert in Paris is going to happen.
  • 7 April 2009: all of Donna's European tour dates have been cancelled.
  • 3 April 2009: on July 18 Donna will perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival (Auditorium Stravinski).
  • 9 March 2009: Donna will sing at the Umbria Jazz Festival, in Perugia, on July 19 2009.
  • 3 March 2009: who is Andrew Johnson and why is he IN LOVE WITH DONNA SUMMER? Donna Summer Time investigates on a new episode of Question Time.
  • 22 January 2009: FAME (THE GAME) is the Number 1 song on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart (and on the fans' interactive Top 40).
  • 31 December 2008: happy 2009 to all and an extra-special happy birthday to Donna.
  • 29 December 2008: on July 7 2009 Donna will perform at le Palais des Congrčs de Paris.
  • 18 December 2008: on its third week on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, FAME (THE GAME) jumps seven places to No. 15.
  • 20 November 2008: FAME (THE GAME) is the third single taken from CRAYONS.
  • 21 October 2008: Donna Summer Time meets Zelma Davis for an exclusive interview.
  • 14 October 2008: on October 27 Donna will be in Tel Aviv to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Peres Center For Peace. Donna will be joined by Andrea Bocelli, Slash and Mercedes Sosa, among others. The event will be held at the Tel Aviv Performing Arts Center.
  • 10 October 2008: on October 25 Donna will perform at the Beverly Hilton for the 30th Carousel of Hope gala, the Barbara Davis fund raiser for children with diabetes.
  • 5 July 2008: the STAMP YOUR FEET Tour 2008 debuts at the Filene Center (Wolf Trap) in Vienna, Virginia.
  • 21 June 2008: after I'M A FIRE, STAMP YOUR FEET tops Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart too.
  • 28 May 2008: CRAYONS debuts on Billboard's HOT 200 at No. 17. Congratulations, Donna!
  • 20 May 2008: like a dream come true, CRAYONS gets released in the United States.
  • 8 May 2008: on May 24 Donna will be interviewed and will sign autographs at the CRAYONS release party that will be held at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago. Admission at The Experience With Donna Summer is $ 20 and includes a copy of Donna's new CD.
  • 22 April 2008: STAMP YOUR FEET, the first "official" single from CRAYONS, is available for download at iTunes and other online sellers, including Amazon.com.
  • 10 April 2008: thanks to I'M A FIRE Donna becomes the first artist ever to top the Billboard dance chart in every decade since the '70s.
  • 4 April 2008: on its sixth week on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart, I'M A FIRE reaches the top.
  • 31 March 2008: Toby Gad, one of today's hottest and most talented songwriters/producers, has produced three tracks for Donna's new album. They are: RUN WITH IT, SAND ON MY FEET and SCIENCE OF LOVE.
  • 17 March 2008: four remixes of I'M A FIRE, including the original album version, are available for download on all iTunes Stores.
  • 25 February 2008: according to Billboard, CRAYONS will be released on May 20. About the album Donna has said: "My dream is that when people hear the music it will remind them of their youth, their childhood and the joy and wonderment they felt exploring their first pack of crayons".
  • 15 February 2008: on March 29 Donna will sing, accompanied by the Nova Scotia Symphony, for the David Foster & Friends gala concert at the Halifax Metro Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • 15 February 2008: Donna's new CD, CRAYONS, will be out on May 6 on Burgundy/Sony BMG. The album's release will be preceded by a promotional track for clubs (I'M A FIRE) and the first official single (STAMP YOUR FEET).
  • 31 December 2007: best wishes to Donna and to all the Summer fans in the world.
  • 2 November 2007: according to AOL Black Voices, cast director Robi Reed and actress Tasha Smith are working on a movie based on Donna's life story that should be completed by the end of 2009.
  • 28 September 2007: Donna has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Of the nine nominees (among them Leonard Cohen, John Mellencamp, Chic, Beastie Boys and Madonna) only five will make it into the Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will be held in New York on March 10.
  • 21 September 2007: THE BEST OF NIGHT OF THE PROMS Vol. 2, on DVD, contains MAC ARTHUR PARK sung by Donna in Antwerp in 2005.
  • 14 September 2007: HEAVEN IN MY EYES - DISCOTHEQUE, the album produced by Donna and Juergen Koppers in 1979, will be released in the UK on November 7 (Sepia Records).
  • 8 September 2007: according to Rolling Stone, SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY is among the 25 Greatest Songs About Work (Donna's song is at No. 10 of the chart).
  • 26 June 2007: Donna's new album will be released in early 2008.
  • 4 June 2007: Donna is recording more songs for the new album.
  • 1 May 2007: on June 2 Donna will sing at the ONE MIGHTY PARTY at the Disney-MGM Studios in Orlando, Florida. The ONE MIGHTY WEEKEND will benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
  • 10 March 2007: in autumn Donna will headline the Night Of The Proms in the Netherlands (concerts between November 15 and 24 at the Ahoy' in Rotterdam).
  • 3 March 2007: AT THE MOVIES reaches N. 1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz chart.
  • February 2007: Donna is working on the new album in Los Angeles.
  • 21 January 2007: on March 2 Donna will perform at the Destination Fashion benefit in Bal Harbour, Florida.
  • 31 December 2006: on January 5 Donna will sing at Schwarzenegger's inaugural gala at the Sacramenrto Convention Center, in California.
  • 31 December 2006: Happy birthday Donna!
  • 7 November 2006: Dave Koz's new album, AT THE MOVIES, will contain - among others - a special guest appearance by Donna on a WHOLE NEW WORLD (from "Aladdin") the Oscar winning song in 1993. AT THE MOVIES will be released by Capitol Records at the end of January 2007.
  • 3 November 2006: on November 24 and 25 Donna will share the Schermerhorn Symphony Center's stage (Laura Turner Concert Hall) with Wynonna and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra Gospel Choir for the Thanksgiving Celebration concert. The Nashville Chamber Orchestra will be conducted by Paul Gambill.
  • 27 October 2006: on November 11 Donna will perform at the Beacon Theatre in New York to raise funds for the Parkside School (an institute which welcomes childern with language-based learning difficulties). John Legend will sing at the benefit too.
  • 29 August 2006: 3D, a new compilation of high quality dance music selected and mixed by Faithless, contains I FEEL LOVE (Rollo & Sister Bliss Monster Mix). Renaissance label.
  • 2 August 2006: it's been officially announced that Donna has signed a new record deal with SONY BMG's new label, Burgundy Records. Her new album is scheduled to be released in Spring 2007.
  • 25 May 2006: Donna starts her summer tour in Sarasota (Florida) and receives a key to the city from mayor Fedd Atkins.
  • 4 April 2006: in the USA THANK GOD IT'S FRIDAY gets finally released on DVD (Sony Pictures Home Entertainmant).
  • 9 February 2006: SONGS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, including Donna's gorgeous version of ARE YOU BRAVE?, has won the Grammy in the Best Musical Album For Children category.
  • 20 January 2006: in spite of little airplay, I GOT YOUR LOVE is in the Top 20 of Billboard's Singles Sales chart.
  • 31 December 2005: Happy New Year! Wherever you go, take a lot of good music with you.
  • 21 December 2005: this year's holiday e-card for Donna is here.
  • 12 December 2005: Sony/BMG releases in Belgium the NIGHT OF THE PROMS 2005 CD, which includes MAC ARTHUR PARK and STATE OF INDEPENDENCE.
  • 9 December 2005: SONGS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD has received a Grammy nomination in the Best Musical Album For Children category.
  • 18 November 2005: I GOT YOUR LOVE will finally be released as a hard copy single, in the United States, on December 13.
  • 17 November 2005: by what has become a tradition, DONNA SUMMER TIME will SAY SOMETHING NICE to Donna through a special Christmas e-card. Those who want their full name to appear on the e-card should send an e-mail by December 21.
  • 5 November 2005: I GOT YOUR LOVE enters the Top 20 of Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  • 14 October 2005: Donna debuts at the Night Of The Proms in Antwerpen (Belgium) a series of multi-artist concerts putting together pop hits and classical music. The musical event will go on until November 12.
  • 29 September 2005: SO AMAZING: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO LUTHER VANDROSS enters the Billboard Album Chart at No 4.
  • 27 September 2005: Universal releases CHRONICLES, a 3 CD Box Set containing newly remastered editions of LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY, A LOVE TRILOGY and FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE.
  • 10 September 2005: Peter Stengaard, I GOT YOUR LOVE's producer, talks to DONNA SUMMER TIME.
  • 21 August 2005: on September 13 Universal will release 20th CENTURY MASTERS: THE CHRISTMAS COLLECTION, a new digitally remastered edition of CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
  • 15 August 2005: on September 20 Koch Records will release LOVE TO LOVE YOU BABY: A TRIBUTE TO DONNA SUMMER, a compilation of Donna songs recorded by various artists (Laura Branigan, Sheena Easton, Heart, Juliet Roberts, Tom Tom Club, etc.).
  • 15 August 2005: the Luther Vandross tribute CD (now entitled SO AMAZING: AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO LUTHER VANDROSS) will be released on September 20.
  • 12 August 2005: Donna has recorded ARE YOU BRAVE? for SONGS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD, a tribute album to television legend Fred Rogers out in November.
  • 3 August 2005: POWER OF LOVE/LOVE POWER is the title of the song recorded by Donna for TO LUTHER, WITH LOVE, a Luther Vandross tribute album scheduled to be released in late September (J Records).
  • 17 July 2005: I GOT YOUR LOVE, Donna's new single on Universal Records, will debut on iTunes Music Store July 26.
  • 7 July 2005: Donna's new official website - www.donnasummer.com - has finally become a reality.
  • 29 May 2005: on September 3 and 4 Donna will perform at the Las Vegas Hilton, in Nevada.
  • 15 May 2005: on June 16 Donna will sing at a benefit supporting multiple sclerosis research that will take place at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Prudential Hall) in Newark.
  • 14 April 2005: two more dates for Donna's tour: July 2 and 3 at Caesar's Palace, in Atlantic City.
  • 12 April 2005: at the taping of the VH1 Save The Music concert, Donna sang TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS (with Joss Stone) and LAST DANCE and, according to the press, she was in terrific vocal form.
  • 10 April 2005: on June 28 Donna will sing at the Petrillo Music Shell in Chicago's Grant Park for the Taste of Chicago Festival. Admission free.
  • 2 April 2005: tonight Donna will participate in the Celebrity Fight Night, an event which benefits the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center taking place at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.
  • 1 April 2005: more dates for Donna's tour: July 30 at the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering, Ohio, August 28 at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California.
  • 25 March 2005: on May 5 Donna will perform at the Wolf Trap Filene Center in Vienna, Virginia. Tickets will be available through Tickets.com.
  • 23 March 2005: on April 11 Donna will join Alicia Keys, Rod Stewart, Joss Stone, Rob Thomas and John Legend for the taping of Save The Music: A Concert To Benefit The VH1 Save The Music Foundation, which will take place at New York's Beacon Theatre. The show will air on VH1 on April 17.
  • 20 March 2005: more dates have been announced for Donna's tour of the United States: on July 7 in Boston (at the Bank of America Pavilion), on August 4 in Uncasville, Connecticut (at the arena at Mohegan Sun), on August 24 in San Diego (at the Viejas Casino-Outlet Park), on August 26 in Los Angeles (at the Universal Amphitheatre), on August 30 in Livermore, in California (at the Wente Vineyards). Tickets available through Ticketmaster.
  • 6 March 2005: on August 5 Donna will open this year's Musikfest (America's Music Festival) which takes place in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
  • 25 February 2005: on June 26 Donna will sing at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 AM through Ticketmaster.
  • 24 February 2005: today Donna makes up for last December's concert in Puerto Rico. On March 12 she will sing at the King Center For The Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida, and on March 16 she will perform at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. Tickets for both shows are available through Ticketmaster.
  • 4 February 2005: on March 3 Donna will perform at the Kravis Center's Dreyfoos Hall, in West Palm Beach, Florida. Tickets $20 - $115 on sale through box office on February 11, at 10 a.m.
  • 28 January 2004: on June 11 Donna will headline this year's Swan Ball, an event which benefits Nashville's Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art. The event will be designed by Emmy award-winning production designer Jim Mees.
  • 25 January 2004: Donna will join Elton John at the 2005 Champions For Charity Gala and Auction (Andy Roddick's benefit) that will be held on April 26 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas. For more information visit the Andy Roddick Foundation's website.
  • 11 January 2005: DONNA SUMMER GOLD, an excellent 2 CD retrospective of Donna's career, is out on Universal / Hip-O Records.
  • 24 December 2004: Donna speaks to her fans. Here's her message.
  • 18 December 2004: after a long illness, Andrew Gaines has passed away. Heartfelt condolences to Donna and her family.
  • 9 December 2004: once again DONNA SUMMER TIME will SAY SOMETHING NICE to Donna through a special e-greeting card that will be posted before Christmas. Those who want their full name to appear on it just have to send in an e-mail by December 20.
    8 December 2004: Donna's December concerts have been cancelled due to her father's illness.
  • 28 November 2004: on December 11 Donna will perform at Atlos De Chavon in La Romana, Dominican Republic.
  • 21 November 2004: on December 9 Donna will sing at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot, in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico. Tickets can be bought online through Ticketpop.
  • 21 November 2004: on November 26 Donna will perform at the Conrad Resort & Casino in Punta del Este, Uruguay, for the luxurious hotel's 7th anniversary party.
  • 19 November 2004: Rolling Stone magazine's recently compiled list of THE 500 GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME includes two Donna classics, HOT STUFF and I FEEL LOVE, placed at Number 103 and 411 respectively.
  • 22 October 2004: on Sunday 24 Donna will sing GOD BLESS AMERICA during the Major League Baseball's World Series Game 2.
  • 29 Settembre 2004: on November 12 Donna will perform at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, California. Tickets can be purchased through Star Tickets Plus.
  • 26 September 2004: on November 13 Donna will sing at the Silver Legacy Casino in Reno, Nevada.
  • 17 September 2004: on November 17 Donna will sing at the Celebrity Theater in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • 10 September 2004: on November 15 Donna will perform at the Pala Casino in California. Tickets can be purchased through the Pala Casino site.
  • 3 September 2004: on September 20 Donna wll be the first female artist in history to be inducted in the Dance Music Hall of Fame (other inductees include the Bee Gees, Barry White, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte). I FEEL LOVE is also among the five songs that will be inducted in the Hall of Fame.
  • 22 August 2004: like it was easy to predict, in the UK THE JOURNEY - THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER has been certified gold.
  • 13 August 2004: DONNA SUMMER TIME has received an Italian Web Awards nomination in the Art and Culture category. The prize is awarded by a jury, but viewers can vote for their favourite sites too ("Voto del pubblico").
  • 28 June 2004: on its second week in the UK TOP 40, THE JOURNEY - THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER climbs to No 6.
  • 21 June 2004: THE JOURNEY - THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER enters the UK TOP 40 at No 16, and it's the second highest new entry of the week.
  • 15 June 2004: Summer in London, Pt 2. On Saturday 19 Donna will appear on ITV1's DISCOMANIA, in which she'll introduce pop stars and perform as well. A DISCOMANIA CD featuring a new version of NO MORE TEARS (sung with Westlife) and THE DONNA SUMMER ETERNITY MEGAMIX will be released in the UK on June 21.
  • 10 June 2004: Summer in London: Donna will be at HMV, 150 Oxford Street on Wednesday 16 between 5.00pm and 7.00pm where she will be signing copies of her new album THE JOURNEY - THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER and her book ORDINARY GIRL. Entry via wristbands only, available from HMV, 150 Oxford Street from Monday 14.
  • 5 June 2004: before preparing for her forthcoming UK promo tour, Donna found the time to join Barry Manilow on-stage at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay for a spectacular performance of COULD IT BE MAGIC.
  • 20 May 2004: THE JOURNEY - THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER will be released in the UK on June 14.
  • 10 May 2004: it's Donna Summer time on American Idol, as this week Donna will be the guest judge at Fox's hugely popular reality show.
  • 2 April 2004: it never appeared on any Donna Summer album, yet SOMETIMES LIKE BUTTERFLIES has always been a fans' favourite. Today the elusive Quincy Jones-produced ballad makes its CD debut on DIFFERENT LOVE, a compilation put together by Canadian songwriter Mark Tara.
  • 24 February 2004: Universal releases THE BEST OF DONNA SUMMER / THE DVD COLLECTION, a budget DVD containing 5 Donna videos from the 80s.
  • 24 February 2004: according to prestigious music magazine Q, I FEEL LOVE is the third most influential song of the 70s.
  • 8 February 2004: like every work of art - good or bad - now DONNA SUMMER TIME has its own frame too. In order to view the site correctly, visitors should enter it through the index (www.donnasummer.it) page.
  • 6 February 2004: on March 27 Donna will perform at the Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
  • 8 January 2004: YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL reaches N. 5 on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  • 6 January 2004: legendary photographer Francesco Scavullo dies in New York at 82. Known for his portraits and fashion photography, he was responsible for some of the most beautiful covers in Donna's recording career, including ONCE UPON A TIME, LIVE AND MORE, NO MORE TEARS and THE DANCE COLLECTION.
  • 23 December 2003: SAY SOMETHING NICE 2003.
  • 29 October 2003: Donna is the special guest performer at Bette Midler's Hulaween party, a fundraising event which benefits the New York Restoration Project.
  • 28 October 2003: Summer in New York: KTU, one of the Big Apple's premiere radio stations, celebrates Donna's comeback with AN INTIMATE EVENING WITH KTU, a special event at the Theatre at Madison Square Garden starring Ricky Martin, Marc Anthony and of course Donna.
  • 18 October 2003: DRIVEN BY THE MUSIC, Donna's new exhibit of lithographies, opens at the Grove in Los Angeles.
  • 14 October 2003: Donna begins her book/CD signing tour that will take her in New York City (today at Barnes & Noble on 6th Avenue, tomorrow at Borders in Broadway) in the Los Angeles area (October 17 at Book Soup in West Hollywood, October 18 at Barnes & Noble in Costa Mesa) and in Nashville (October 20 at Davis - Kidd Booksellers).
  • 3 October 2003: Universal connection: while THE JOURNEY was being released in the USA, there was another greatest hits package coming out in Holland. It's THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION, a digitally remastered 3 CD set covering Donna's career from THE HOSTAGE (1974) to I WILL GO WITH YOU (1999). Here are the set's cover and track listing.
  • 30 September 2003: Universal Music releases THE JOURNEY: THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER featuring the new recordings THAT'S THE WAY and DREAM-A-LOT'S THEME (I WILL LIVE FOR LOVE) plus a bonus CD containing 5 dance remixes including YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.
  • 5 September 2003: it's been confirmed that initial pressings of THE JOURNEY: THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER will contain a bonus CD featuring 12" remixes (including HOT STUFF and THIS TIME I KNOW IT'S FOR REAL).
  • 22 August 2003: ORDINARY GIRL - THE JOURNEY, Donna's anticipated biography, will be published by Random House on October 14. The publisher's website features a rather interesting excerpt of the book.
  • 13 August 2003: do you remember yesterday? Just like ON THE RADIO in 1979, Donna's new greatest hits collection will contain two new songs produced by Giorgio Moroder. Universal is going to release THE JOURNEY: THE VERY BEST OF DONNA SUMMER on September 30.
  • 8 August 2003: I GOT YOUR LOVE, a gorgeous new song by Donna and Bruce Roberts, can be heard during THE POST-IT ALWAYS STICKS TWICE, the most recent episode of the sixth season of SEX AND THE CITY.
  • 29 July 2003: BAD GIRLS DELUXE EDITION is released in the USA.
  • 26 June 2003: Summer in Windsor: Donna is one of the special guests of the 5th annual White Tie and Tiara Ball, an event which benefits the Elton John Aids Foundation. Other artists expected to peform include Barry Manilow and of course Elton John with his band.
  • 3 June 2003: a 2 CD deluxe version of BAD GIRLS will be released by Mercury/Universal on July 22. This new digitally remastered edition of "the greatest album of disco" will feature the demo of BAD GIRLS as well as 9 extended versions of Donna classics (I FEEL LOVE, LAST DANCE, MAC ARTHUR PARK SUITE, HOT STUFF, BAD GIRLS, DIM ALL THE LIGHTS, WALK AWAY, NO MORE TEARS and ON THE RADIO).
  • 25 February 2003: Universal Music releases 20th CENTURY MASTERS / THE BEST OF DONNA SUMMER, a new compilation of hits covering the 1975 - 1983 period.
  • 29 January 2003: due to a printers delay, the availability date of DONNA SUMMER : HER LIFE AND MUSIC has been pushed back to February 7.
  • 15 January 2003: SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY has been included on Slant Magazine's list of the 100 greatest videos of all time. Donna's video is in the TOP 50.
  • 24 December 2002: Santa Claus just couldn't be a smarter guy... Here is a message from Donna to all of us.
  • 20 December 2002: SAY SOMETHING NICE 2002. Only for Donna.
  • 7 December 2002: DONNA SUMMER: HER LIFE AND MUSIC is the title of the anticipated Donna biography by Josiah Howard (not to be confused with Donna's autobiography) that will be published on 27 January 2003 by Tiny Ripple Books.
  • 1 September 2002: Donna goes director, for her fans only: http://mm.dfilm.com/mm2s/mm_route.php?id=244585.
  • 27 August 2002: the book Donna was mentioning in her latest message to the fans is none other than an autobiography, tentatively scheduled for publication in Fall 2003.
  • 29 July 2002: where you wondering what was going on? It's time to learn about it, through Donna's own words (courtesy of Tom Gilliam).
  • 21 April 2002: for the second year in a row Donna will be singing at the Race to Erase multiple sclerosis benefit concert, which is going to be held on May 10 at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles. In order to get further information, you may want to visit the Race to Erase MS website (www.erasems.org).
  • 28 December 2001: this time the source cannot be debated! In fact, in a letter addressed to the members of the American Fan Club, it's the lady herself to reveal that the new album is scheduled to be released in July. Read Donna's letter.
  • 21 December 2001: FRIENDS UNKNOWN SAY SOMETHING NICE (to Donna). It's a link, not a medley!!!
  • 2 July 2001: unfortunately Donna's comeback has been postponed once again. TAKE HEART...
  • 19 June 2001: Epic Records releases KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE, a compilation that supports the RACE TO ERASE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS and contains, among other things, the stunning version of SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME performed by Donna at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York in 1999.
  • May 2001: THE POWER OF THE POWER: according to the fans who voted at the latest DONNA SUMMER TIME poll, the best Donna song released in 2000 is THE POWER OF ONE. Here are the poll's full results.
  • 4 May 2001: the anticipation is (almost) over! Donna's new album will be released in the States on July 10.
  • 24 April 2001: it's been confirmed that Donna will perform at this year's RACE TO ERASE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS benefit, which will be held at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles on May 18. VH1 (which is one of the event's sponsor) will produce and air a special of the evening.
  • 28 January 2001: CHILD OF THE PROMISE has received a nomination for a Dove Award (the Gospel Music Association award) in the Special Event Album of the Year category. Michael Omartian has also been nominated as Producer of the Year. Winners will be announced on April 26th.
  • 31 December 2000: happy birthday, Donna! We're certain that the best has yet to come...
  • 15 December 2000: THE POWER OF ONE (in its remixed incarnation) rises to No. 2 on Billboard's dance charts.
  • 14 November 2000: TAKE HEART is the great new inspirational song Donna contributed to THE MERCY PROJECT, a various artists charity compilation album (on Word/Epic) which benefits the Mercy Ministries of America. As it is the 7th track by Donna being released in 2000, we could almost say that this year she has given us an EP - one song at a time...
  • 9 November 2000: LIVE & MORE ENCORE! has been awarded the Nashville Music Award as best rhythm and blues album of the year.
  • 31 October 2000: hungry for new Donna dance numbers? Then let your appetite be filled by the tasteful ROSIE CHRISTMAS (off ANOTHER ROSIE CHRISTMAS, the new Rosie O'Donnell album) and the new POWER OF ONE CD single, featuring 4 substantial remixes of the theme from Pokémon the movie 2000.
  • 10 October 2000: let's set our minds at rest, friends, 'cause the new Donna album will be a SPRING (2001) AFFAIR.
  • 10 September 2000: CHILD OF THE PROMISE is the title of a new musical drama written by Michael and Stormie Omartian and centred on the birth of Jesus Christ. Donna stars as Elizabeth (Zacharias's wife and mother of St. John the Baptist) and sings two songs (WHEN THE DREAM NEVER DIES and I CANNOT BE SILENT) which will appear on the original cast album slated to be released on 26 September.
  • 22 August 2000: a previously unreleased (and not to be missed) live version of I WILL GO WITH YOU can be found in the first volume of TODAY PRESENTS THE BEST OF THE SUMMER CONCERTSERIES (Redline Entertainment), a compilation featuring highlights from the Today Show concert appearances that are held in the summer at the Rockfeller Center.
  • 28 July 2000: while THE POWER OF ONE makes its debut on the U.S. charts, it is officially confirmed that some tracks of the new Donna album will be produced by Brian Rawling, the man behind the latest hits by Cher (BELIEVE, STRONG ENOUGH), Tina Turner (WHEN THE HEARTACHE IS OVER) and a brilliant Diana Ross dance single (NOT OVER YOU YET).
  • 23 June 2000: THE POWER OF ONE, Donna's new single produced by David Foster, will be commercially available in the US on 11 July.
    • 18 June 2000: rumour has it Donna's first single from the new album (after the Pokémon starter) will be a duet with Lauryn Hill, who incidentally last year attended Donna's sold out performance at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
  • 24 May 2000: maybe is it a pop tune what you are expecting from Donna? Then you only have to wait for the new Pokémon movie soundtrack to come along, on 18 July. Donna's track is called THE POWER OF ONE.
  • 13 May 2000: it's a great day for every Summerfan hungry for new stuff. It isn't the new album (which now it 's scheduled to be released on 12 September) still it's an event, as today two albums featuring a new Donna song get released: they are the new CD by Darwin Hobbs (VERTICAL, on the EMI Gospel label) and the original soundtrack to the movie NATURALLY NATIVE (Silver Wave Records). The tracks featuring Donna are WHEN I LOOK UP (a pop-gospel duet with Hobbs) and DREAMCATCHER, a brilliant rhythm & bluesy soft-rock ballad co-written with Michael Hanna.
  • 21 April 2000: it's Divas Night on VH1 UK which broadcasts DIVAS 2000 at 20:00 and at 23:00.
  • 13 April 2000: Donna wins two Boston Music Awards, including the Hall of Fame Award presented to her by Ruth Pointer of the Pointer Sisters.
  • 11 April 2000: VH1 premieres DIVAS 2000: A TRIBUTE TO DIANA ROSS at 9 PM (ET).
  • 9 April 2000: BAD GIRLS, LOVE IS THE HEALER, LOVE CHILD and REFLECTIONS are among the songs Donna has been rehearsing for her DIVAS 2000 performance.
  • 18 March 2000: DIVAS 2000 is going to be a tribute to the legendary Diana Ross, but most importantly will have Mariah Carey, Faith Hill and... Donna taking the stage!!! DIVAS 2000 will premiere on VH1 on April 11.
  • 8 March 2000: though an official date has not been announced yet, rumour has it Donna's new studio album may be released by the end of June.
  • 4 January 2000: thanks to I WILL GO WITH YOU's stunning performance, Donna gets a Grammy nomination in the Best Dance Recording category. Other nominees include BELIEVE (Cher), DON'T LET THIS MOMENT END (Gloria Estefan), PRAISE YOU (Fat Boy Slim), WAITING FOR TONIGHT (Jennifer Lopez). Winners will be announced on February 23.
  • 31 December '99: happy birthday, Donna, and happy recording sessions!
  • 21 December '99: DONNA SUMMER TIME turns one and its dad would like to thank Cybercities, Yahoo Italia, Internet Magazine .net, VH1 UK, all the Summer fans who have contacted him (especially those who get scared when the site is down) and Donna for being a constant source of inspiration.
  • 29 November '99: the excellent track LOVE IS THE HEALER is out as a single in most European countries. Long time fans will particularly appreciate Eric Kupper's remixes of the song, which skillfully pay homage to I FEEL LOVE's immortal sounds.
  • 4 November '99: Donna's done it again! LOVE IS THE HEALER is the new # 1 song on Billboard 's club play chart. It was I-N-E-V-I-T-A-B-L-E...
  • 15 October '99: Sony Music UK releases two new editions of I WILL GO WITH YOU definitely worth purchasing (one includes an exclusive Groovy G Metro mix, the other is an enhanced CD featuring the song's video).
  • 5 October '99: the SUPERSTAR original soundtrack album, featuring HOT STUFF, is released on Jellybean records.
  • 4 October '99: Donna is in Europe for a promotional tour which will include stops in France, England, Holland, Germany, Spain and Italy.
  • 28 July '99: after spending two weeks at # 2, I WILL GO WITH YOU reaches the top of Billboard's Top 50 Club Play chart. Congratulations, Donna!
  • 25 July '99: VH1 UK broadcasts the Donna Summer BEHIND THE MUSIC episode.
  • 22 June '99: Summer is finally here. Hey, it's a link!
  • 20 June '99: it's Donna Summer Day for VH1, which premieres the LIVE MORE ENCORE concert and Donna's BEHIND THE MUSIC episode.
  • April '99: Repertoire Records re-releases Donna's very first album, LADY OF THE NIGHT, in a cd version featuring the original artwork and an amazingly fresh sound. In other words, a must.
  • 27 April '99: BMG/Brentwood Music releases SING ME TO SLEEP, MOMMY, a collection of original ballads and lullabies including MY PRAYER FOR YOU, a lovely track sung and co-written by Donna.
  • 18 April '99: WORLD EXCLUSIVE! The mystery surrounding Donna's forthcoming single is finally solved: I WILL GO WITH YOU is nothing less than a cover version of Andrea Bocelli's TIME TO SAY GOODBYE (CON TE PARTIRO')... Will it become a new MAC ARTHUR PARK?
  • 15 April '99: it's official! Donna's new album, LIVE AND MORE ENCORE, will be out on 22 June. The new single, titled I WILL GO WITH YOU, will be commercially available two weeks later.
  • 8 March '99: a very MAGIC moment occurred at Carnegie Hall when Donna joined Barry Manilow onstage for a historic redintion of their hit COULD IT BE MAGIC. All these years it seems the two have been running after each other: COULD IT BE MAGIC was originally recorded as an up-tempo number, then Manilow slowed it down for its first "official" release, then Donna turned it into the disco classic we all know. In 1993 Manilow cut a dance version of the evergreen song and now, finally, they've sung it together (and yes, they've recorded it!).
  • 5 March '99: Donna has re-recorded her 1983 signature hit SHE WORKS HARD FOR THE MONEY for a McDonald's commercial. The song's chorus now goes like this: "You get more for your money / 'cause McDonald's treats you right"...
  • 4 February '99: on an unforgettable evening at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC, Donna recorded most of her new album, sported a new hairdo, sang with Tina Arena and dumbfounded VH1 people (who were taping the show) with her "single take" approach.
  • 1 February '99: DIVA LIVE & MORE. Donna's new album, which should be out in late June, will be a live recording featuring some studio recorded material as well. One of the tracks scheduled to appear on the set is MY LIFE, the theme song from her forthcoming Broadway - bound musical. Right now Donna is in the process of choosing producers to work with for the album.
  • January '99: EPIC news! Donna has finally made up her mind and has inked a recording deal with Epic Records, a Sony Music subsidiary. A new album is expected to see the light of day by the end of next spring.
  • 7 January '99: card of the year: "Dear Cathy & all of my friends unknown, I was so overwhelmed with the PAGES FROM THE HEART book that you all put together for my 50th birthday. It truly blessed me to see how much you have enjoyed my music through the years. Thank you so much for such a labor of love and hardwork putting this together. I will always treasure it. God bless you now and always. Have a very happy and prosperous New Year. Love, Donna Summer + family".
  • 31 December '98: the "Happy birthday Donna operation" is ready to be performed. Catherine Hawkins, long time Summer supporter, sets up PAGES FROM THE HEART, a solid collection of anecdotes, confessions and memories written by some of the most loyal Summerfans in the whole world. The volume will be directly presented with to Donna on the very first days of January.
  • 19 October '98: BLACK POWER, an unreleased recording by Donna dating back to 1969, is featured on MOONFLOWERS & MINISKIRTS, a collection of tracks written by Peter Thomas and released in Germany by Marina records.
  • September '98: PerfectBeat, a Californian remix service label which sells only to professional DJs, releases a promotional compilation cd whose first track is LOVE ON AND ON, the elusive unreleased song probably recorded by Donna for the "54" sound track and withdrawn at the last moment for reasons that remain unknown. It seems that Donna and her management got furious at the news, though it's just a limited and numbered(1000 copies) edition release.
  • 15 September '98: PolyGram releases in the US GREATEST HITS, an unimaginatively titled (and compiled...) new Donna Summer greatest hits collection. The album contains neither new tracks nor rarities, but does feature some beautiful, never-seen-before Harry Langdon pictures.
  • September '98: Italian magazine RARO! publishes the results of its annual readers' poll: very surprisingly, Donna placed 5th in the international artists section.
  • 1 September '98: Disney Records finally releases DISNEY'S GREATEST POP HITS, a compilation of songs originally appeared on Disney's most popular movies of the 10 last years. Among hits like Elton John's CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT? and Vanessa Williams' COLORS OF THE WIND, we find a most pleasant bonus track: a new version of SOMEDAY sung by Donna.
  • 16 March '98: the highly anticipated Donna Summer debut at New York's legendary venue Carnegie Hall is a triumph. The sold out concert raises more than $ 400.OOO to benefit the Gay Men's Health Crisis foundation.
  • 25 February '98: CARRY ON's newly remixed version released by Interhit Records is awarded a Grammy in the Best Dance Recording category of the year! And to think that Donna did not attend the ceremony because she was certain she couldn't win...