Black-and-white photo of a female singer in a feathered costume performing on stage, with the poster text “I’ll Never Forget It You Know…” (BootlegBetty.com).

Celebrating the Iconic 12th Anniversary of Bette Midler’s It’s the Girls

For a Bette fan, It's The Girls! is a fascinating late-career passion project because it isn't just a covers album.…

Happy 21st Anniversary To Bette Midler’s Peggy Lee Songbook Album

Released on October 25, 2005, Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook is a tribute album produced by Barry Manilow,…

Celebrating Bette Midler’s Cool Yule: 20 Years of Holiday Magic

Cool Yule is Bette Midler’s first holiday album, released October 10, 2006, on Columbia Records.

Epic 47th Anniversary Celebration of Bette Midler’s Thighs and Whispers

Midler’s fifth studio album, released October 1979, produced by Arif Mardin, leans heavily into disco and late?70s club aesthetics.

The Essential Guide to Jenifer Lewis: Formerly of the Harlettes

is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing in Broadway musicals and worked as a back-up singer…

On this day in movie history – Coastal Elites Premiered

Coastal Elites is a 2020 American comedy television film (about 88 minutes) written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Jay…

How to Stream The Glorias with Bette Midler: Your Ultimate Guide

Another legend, lost: Feminist activist, icon, and author Gloria Steinem has died, at the age of 92

Bette Midler Honors Gloria Steinem on Instagram

Bette Midler and Gloria Steinem shared a decades-long bond of friendship and mutual support for women's rights, highlighted by Midler's…

Unforgettable Laura Nyro Documentary Narrated By Bette Midler

Laura Nyro — one of pop’s most influential singer-songwriters, whose songs became classics for artists including The 5th Dimension, Barbra…

Bette Midler’s Net Worth and History: The Ultimate Guide

Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, comedian, author, and producer who has a net worth of $200 million.

Bette Midler Live in Texas 1983: In the Mood

Throughout the mid?70s, Bette used “In the Mood” as a crowd?igniter — often stretching it into a full comedy routine.…

8 Yrs Ago Today: Bette Midler Returns to Hello Dolly!

Bette Midler returned to the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! on July 17, 2018

Hocus Pocus Marks Its 33rd Anniversary Today

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American fantasy?comedy directed by Kenny Ortega and starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy…

53 Years Ago, June 23, 1973, Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Charted #1 On The Easy Listening Billboard Charts

53 Years Ago, June 23, 1973 Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Charted #1 On The Easy Listening Billboard Charts

Happy 50th Anniversary To Bette Midler’s Live At Last Concert

Bette brought her full Depression Tour spectacle to Cleveland, where HBO cameras captured the only complete, professionally filmed show of…

Happy 22nd Anniversary, Wide Release Of Stepford Wives, (June 11, 2004)

Bette Midler played Roberta "Bobbie" Markowitz in the 2004 remake of The Stepford Wives, a supporting role as a sassy,…

37 Years Ago Today: Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” Hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100

37 Years Ago Today: Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings” Hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100

Bette Midler And A Brief History With Tonys And Broadway

The 79th Tony Awards will be held tonight on June 7, 2026, to recognize excellence in Broadway productions during the…

Bette Midler – Lookin’ Back At A Gay Icon

Bette Midler is a gay icon and a Hollywood fixture, and not even in that order.

50 Years Ago This Month, Bette Midler’s Live At Last Premiered On Record

Live at Last captures Bette at the height of her 1970s stage persona — bawdy, theatrical, and vocally fearless.

28 years ago today, Bette Midler Guested On The Murphy Brown Finale

Bette Midler’s appearance on the Murphy Brown finale, on May 18, 1998 (28 years ago today) is remembered as a…

Haole to Haole with Bette Midler

I’d been waiting 25 years to talk to Bette Midler, so I dove at the chance to interview the Divine…

Happy 9th Anniversary to Bette Midler’s Hello Dolly!

Bette Midler's Hello, Dolly! was the acclaimed 2017 Broadway revival of the classic Jerry Herman musical, which opened April 20,…

Bette Midler’s Iconic TIME Cover—39 Years Today

Thirty?nine years ago today, Time magazine decided the only logical thing to put on its March 2, 1987, cover was…

Who’s Won Record And Song Of The Year At The Grammys? What’s The Difference?

If you’ve watched a whole Grammy Awards ceremony, you might be wondering why there were two different awards for the…

36 Years Ago Today, Bette Midler’s Stella Premiered

Stella (1990) is a drama film starring Bette Midler in the title role. It's the third major screen adaptation of…

Today Marks The 26th Anniversary Of Bette Midler’s Movie, Isn’t She Great

Isn't She Great is a 2000 biographical comedy-drama film starring Bette Midler as Jacqueline Susann, the bestselling author best known…

Bette Midler’s Journey Through Show Business

Bette Midler, a name synonymous with talent, charisma, and exuberance, has been a significant figure in the entertainment industry for…

Bette Midler Calls Out 2025 As The Worst Year In Recent U.S. History

Bette Midler, known for starring in the likes of Hocus Pocus, The Rose, and The First Wives Club, has slammed…

37 Years Ago Today, Bette Midler’s Beaches Premiered

Beaches is a heartfelt comedy-drama (often called a tearjerker) adapted from Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel. It follows the lifelong…