{"id":381615,"date":"2026-09-24T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/morgan-freeman-shares-big-aspirations-for-new-blues-album-with-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T10:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T09:00:25","slug":"morgan-freeman-shares-big-aspirations-for-new-blues-album-with-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/morgan-freeman-shares-big-aspirations-for-new-blues-album-with-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Freeman shares big aspirations for new blues album with ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mmbmy6lrJUI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Morgan Freeman shares big aspirations for new blues album with ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mmbmy6lrJUI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman sits down with ITV News for an exclusive interview about his new album and his mission to save blues music. <\/p>\n<p>From the Deep South, the birthplace of the blues, Freeman tells Nina Nannar about his fears of blues music being lost and how the 2025 film Sinners\u00a0may have sparked a revival. <\/p>\n<p>Freeman has opened two blues clubs in Mississippi in an attempt to save the genre and remind audiences where the music originated from.  <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s now produced a blues album with the British Orchestra, Chineke!, recorded at Abbey Rd Studios with a big ambition: to bring the blues to a new generation and secure the biggest award for the genre at the Grammys. <\/p>\n<p>At 89, the acting legend reflects on his extraordinary career and on the future of one of Hollywood\u2019s most famous voices as he attempts to fight off the very real threat of AI.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman sits down with ITV News for an exclusive interview about his new album and his mission to save blues music. 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