Odds & Ends: Idina Menzel Channels Patti LaBelle, Watch Chris Pine Get Accustomed to Babs' Face & More

Here's a quick roundup of album-themed stories you may have missed today.

Idina Menzel Channels Patti LaBelle
Tony Winner Idina Menzel will release her eagerly-anticipated new album idina. on September 23. For her latest single, "Queen Of Swords," the Broadway supernova explains how she channeled Patti LaBelle. "I just went for it! I didn't even know if I could hit that note." Naturally, since Menzel's the Queen, she nailed it. Check out the video below.

See who influenced #QueenOfSwords. p.s. Did my best @MsPattiPatti w/ big note! https://t.co/ivQ5cT2mnphttps://t.co/C63h8JaP0X

— Idina Menzel (@idinamenzel) August 25, 2016

Enjoy Paramour at Home
Roll up! Roll up! The Broadway cast album for Cirque du Soleil-Paramour will be available digitally on August 26; physical copies are set to drop on September 16 via Amazon. The previously reported record of 18 original tracks, features Main Stem stars Jeremy Kushnier, Ruby Lewis and Ryan Vona.

Watch Chris Pine Get Accustomed to Babs' Face
Another day, another starry music video preview of Barbra Streisand's upcoming album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway. Check out below as the legend partners up with Chris Pine for "I'll Be Seeing You / I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face." The wait will finally be over when the album joins Paramour and drops on August 26.