On January 27th 2005, Nancy joined forces with Cyndi Lauper and Sandra Bernhard in a fund-raising concert at CROBAR in New York city, to benefit victims of the East Asian Tsunami.
In spring 2005, Nancy was profiled on the popular CBS Sunday Morning television program.
The latest CD release, on the ATTACK/Sanctuary Records label, is the self-titled NANCY SINATRA, a series of collaborations with recording artists such as Morrissey, Jon Spencer, Reno, Calexico, Sonic Youth, Pete Yorn, Steve Van Zandt and Jarvis Cocker, released in September 2004. The first live presentation of songs from the new album occurred in a sold out performance by Nancy and her band at the Meltdown Festival in London’s Royal Festival Hall. The first single released was the Morrissey penned “Let Me Kiss You” which charted in the UK. Since it’s release, the album “Nancy Sinatra” has made the BEST OF lists around the world, including Billboard, Blender, New York Times and Guardian UK.
In late 2005, Audio Bullys built a new song around Nancy’s recording of “Bang, Bang” titled “Shot You Down”, which quickly reached #1 in the UK, becoming Nancy’s first hit on the dance charts.
THE ESSENTIAL NANCY SINATRA, a collection of 26 songs covering 5 decades of Nancy’s recordings, was released in the UK and Europe, on March 13th 2006, by EMI. It includes the unreleased 1970’s track “Machine Gun Kelly”, in addition to many of the hits and a few fan favorites.
Nancy has recorded the opening and closing themes for noted screen writer and director Todd Stephens’ latest project, “Another Gay Movie”, a satire of the popular teen coming of age films, which opens in July 2006.
Through iTunes and other electronic media outlets, most of Nancy’s catalog (including specially crafted collections of rarities and early recordings, never before issued) is now available to modern music fans engaging in legal music downloading.
An exhibit consisting of photographic images representing Nancy’s style and originality is being conceived by curator, Peter Badge, for debut at the Einstein Gallery in Berlin Germany, with an art book of these same images to be published concurrently.
Nancy will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, May 11th 2006, in recognition of her career achievements and her contributions to society.
Feature Films containing theme songs performed by Nancy:
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (007 JAMES BOND)
THE LAST OF THE SECRET AGENTS
TONY ROME
SNAKESKIN (Australia)
CRAZY IN ALABAMA
KILL BILL
THE INDEPENDENT
ANOTHER GAY MOVIE