Editing Ronnie Spector (section)

==Career==

===1963–1969: The Ronettes and early success===
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[[File:The Ronettes 1966.JPG|alt=|thumb|Ronnie Spector (center) with The Ronettes, 1966]]
[[File:Ronnie Spector 1966.jpg|thumb|Spector in 1966]]
The Ronettes became a popular live attraction around the [[New York metropolitan area|greater New York]] area in the early 1960s. Looking for a recording contract, they initially were signed to [[Colpix Records]] and produced by [[Stu Phillips (composer)|Stu Phillips]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Ribowsky |first=Mark |title=He's a Rebel: Phil Spector--Rock and Roll's Legendary Producer |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=WKaQgGo9USYC&q=ronettes+Colpix+Records&pg=PA117 |publisher= Cooper Square Press |date=May 2, 2000 |pages=117 |isbn=978-1-4616-6103-0}}</ref> After releasing a few singles on Colpix without success, they tracked down record producer [[Phil Spector]], who signed them to his label [[Philles Records]] in 1963.{{Sfn|Thompson|2003|pp=76-77}} Their relationship with Spector brought chart success with their biggest hit "[[Be My Baby]]" in 1963, which peaked at No. 2 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Weiner|first=Natalie|date=2017-07-14|title=What Is It About The Ronettes' 'Be My Baby'? Some of the Countless Artists to Lift the Iconic Drum Beat Weigh In|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/the-ronettes-be-my-baby-drum-intro-artists-sample-interview-7866041/|access-date=2022-01-19|magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref> A string of top 40 pop hits followed with "[[Baby, I Love You]]" (1963), "[[(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up]]" (1964), "Do I Love You?" (1964), and "[[Walking in the Rain (The Ronettes song)|Walking in the Rain]]" (1964). The group had two entries on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1965 with "Born to Be Together" and "[[Is This What I Get for Loving You?]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=The Ronettes| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-ronettes/|access-date=January 14, 2022| magazine=Billboard|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1965, the Ronettes were voted the third-top [[Vocal group|singing group]] in England behind [[the Beatles]] and [[the Rolling Stones]].<ref>{{cite journal| date= November 1966|title=The Ronettes| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=9zlc1lcRd44C&q=rollingstones| journal= Ebony|pages=1984}}</ref> They opened for the Beatles on their [[The Beatles' 1966 US tour|1966 US tour]] without their lead singer.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Barbee|first=Bobby|date=September 22, 1966|title=Rocking Ronettes Rocket Toward Fame| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=W7oDAAAAMBAJ&q=ronettes+jet+magazine&pg=PA60|journal=Jet|pages=60}}</ref> Phil had forbidden Bennett to tour with the Beatles, so her cousin Elaine stood in as a third member.<ref name=":8" /> The group's last charting single, "[[I Can Hear Music]]", was produced by [[Jeff Barry]] and reached No. 100 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1966.<ref name=":8">{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/ronnie-spector-dead-dies-the-ronettes-1235152801/|title= Ronnie Spector, Girl Group Icon and Leader of the Ronettes, Dies at 78|date=January 12, 2022|work=Variety}}</ref>

The Ronettes broke up in early 1967, following a European concert tour.<ref name="Sanders1967">{{cite magazine |last1=Sanders |first1=Charles L. |magazine=Jet |title=Paris Scratchpad |date= February 23, 1967 |page=28 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=dLgDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28 |language=en}}</ref> After Bennett married Phil in 1968, she began to use the name Ronnie Spector, but she withdrew from the spotlight because Phil prohibited her from performing and limited her recordings.<ref name=":9" /> In 1969, Phil signed a production deal with [[A&M Records]] and he released her record "You Came, You Saw, You Conquered", credited as "The Ronettes Featuring the Voice of Veronica", with "Oh I Love You", an old Ronettes [[A-side and B-side|B-side]], as the flip. Her vocals were used for the lead and backing vocals.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 15, 1969|title=Special Merit Spotlight|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zygEAAAAMBAJ&dq=phil+spector+production+a%26m+1969+billboard&pg=PA70|magazine=Billboard|pages=70}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Brown|first=Mick|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AtGGsfW10d0C&dq=You+Came,+You+Saw,+You+Conquered+spector&pg=PA238|title=Tearing Down The Wall of Sound: The Rise And Fall of Phil Spector|date=2012-10-17|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4088-1950-0|pages=238|language=en}}</ref> Phil kept many of the group's unreleased songs in a vault for years.<ref name="PWS2018">{{cite news |title=Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes perform at The Rose on Saturday |url=https://pasadenaweekly.com/ronnie-spector-and-the-ronettes-perform-at-the-rose-on-saturday/ |access-date= January 13, 2022 |work= Pasadena Weekly |date=August 2, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113042751/https://pasadenaweekly.com/ronnie-spector-and-the-ronettes-perform-at-the-rose-on-saturday/ |archive-date=January 13, 2022}}</ref>

===1970–1982: Solo career and ''Siren''===
In February 1971, Ronnie Spector recorded the song "[[Try Some, Buy Some]]/Tandoori Chicken" at [[Abbey Road Studios]] during Phil's work with [[George Harrison]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 13, 1971|title=Spector, Harrison In Abbey Road|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_QgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Try+Some%2C+Buy+Some+ronnie+billboard+1971&pg=PA52|magazine=Billboard|pages=52}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author1= Castleman, Harry| author2= Podrazik, Walter J. |title=All Together Now: The First Complete Beatles Discography 1961–1975|publisher= Ballantine Books |location=New York |date= 1976|page= 100}}</ref> Written by Harrison, and produced by both Harrison and Phil, her debut solo single was released on [[Apple Records]] in April 1971.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=April 24, 1971|title=Top 60 Pop Spotlight|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VAgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=ronnie+spector&pg=PA58|magazine=Billboard|pages=56}}</ref><ref>{{cite book| author= Badham, Keith |title=The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001|publisher= Omnibus Press |location=London|date= 2002|pages= 25–26}}</ref> It peaked at No. 77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in May 1971.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=May 29, 1971|title=Billboard Hot 100|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AgEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Try+Some%2C+Buy+Some+ronnie+billboard+1971&pg=PA68|magazine=Billboard|pages=68}}</ref> Although the single was not a big [[chart-topper|hit]], its backing track was used two years later for Harrison's own version of the song, on his chart-topping ''[[Living in the Material World]]'' album.<ref>{{cite book|author=Leng, Simon |title=While My Guitar Gently Weeps: The Music of George Harrison|publisher= Hal Leonard |location=Milwaukee, WI|date= 2006|pages= 133–34}}</ref> "Try Some, Buy Some" had another lasting influence when [[John Lennon]] recorded "[[Happy Xmas (War Is Over)]]" later the same year and asked Phil (co-producing again) to reproduce the mandolin-laden [[Wall of Sound]] he had created for that single. Lennon liked the [[rockabilly]] [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] too; he sang it at his birthday party in New York City in October 1971 (a recording of which has appeared on bootlegs).<ref>{{cite book| author= Badham, Keith|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 2: After the Break-Up 1970–2001|publisher= Omnibus Press |location=London|date= 2002|page= 51}}</ref> Spector recorded other Harrison songs during [[Try Some, Buy Some#Planned Ronnie Spector solo album|those London sessions]] – including "[[You (George Harrison song)|You]]" and "When Every Song Is Sung" – but her versions were never released, even though a full album had been planned.<ref>{{cite book| author=Harrison, George | title=I Me Mine|publisher= Chronicle Books |location=San Francisco |date= 2002| pages=218, 228}}</ref>

After separating from Phil in 1972, she reformed the Ronettes (as Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes) with two new members ([[Chip Fields]] Hurd, the mother of actress [[Kim Fields]], and Diane Linton) in 1973. They released a few singles on [[Buddah Records]], but the records failed to chart.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=May 18, 1974|title=Ronnie Spector Returns| url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/74/RW-1974-05-18.pdf|journal=Record World| pages= 23}}</ref>

In 1973, Spector provided backing-vocals with [[Liza Minnelli]] for [[Alice Cooper]]'s song "[[Teenage Lament '74]]" from the album ''[[Muscle of Love]]'' (1973).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Graff |first=Gary |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nE-VEAAAQBAJ&dq=Teenage+Lament+'74+ronnie+spector&pg=PA78 |title=Alice Cooper at 75 |date=2023-01-31 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-7827-4 |pages=78 |language=en}}</ref> By 1975, Spector was recording as a solo act. She released the single "You'd Be Good For Me" on Tom Cat Records in 1975.<ref>{{Cite magazine| date=September 6, 1975|title=Top Singles Picks| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=SCgEAAAAMBAJ&q=ronnie+spector+billboard+1975&pg=PA67|magazine=Billboard|pages=67}}</ref>

In 1976, she sang a [[duet (music)|duet]] with [[Southside Johnny]] on the recording "You Mean So Much To Me", penned by Southside's longtime friend [[Bruce Springsteen]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/gallery/2022/jan/12/ronnie-spector-a-life-in-pictures|title=Ronnie Spector: a life in pictures|date=January 13, 2022|work=The Guardian}}</ref> This was the final track on the Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes' debut album ''[[I Don't Want to Go Home]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=I Don't Want to Go Home - Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes| url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-dont-want-to-go-home-mw0000191790| access-date=January 13, 2022|publisher=AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> She also made appearances with the E Street Band the following year, including a cover version of [[Billy Joel]]'s 1976 track "[[Say Goodbye to Hollywood]]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Greene|first=Andy|date=August 18, 2016|title=Flashback: Ronnie Spector and the E Street Band Cover Billy Joel| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/flashback-ronnie-spector-and-the-e-street-band-cover-billy-joel-98225/|access-date=January 13, 2022|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref>

In her book, Spector recounted several abortive attempts to recapture mainstream success throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, during which time she was perceived as an [[oldies]] act.<ref name="NYT1982">{{cite news |last1=Holden |first1=Stephen |title= Rock: Ronnie Spector is Back |url= https://www.nytimes.com/1982/01/22/arts/rock-ronnie-spector-is-back.html |work=The New York Times |date= January 22, 1982}}</ref> She recorded her first solo album in 1980, ''Siren'', produced by [[Genya Ravan]].<ref name=SirenAll>{{Cite web|title=Siren - Ronnie Spector| url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/siren-mw0000850407| access-date=January 13, 2022| publisher= AllMusic|language=en}}</ref>

===1983–2002: "Take Me Home Tonight", ''Unfinished Business'', and return to music===
In 1986, Ronnie Spector enjoyed a resurgence of popular radio airplay as the featured vocalist on [[Eddie Money]]'s Top 5 hit, "[[Take Me Home Tonight (song)|Take Me Home Tonight]]", in which she answers Money's chorus lyric, "just like Ronnie sang", with, "be my little baby". The song's music video was one of the top videos of the year and in heavy rotation on [[MTV]]. During this period, she also recorded the song "Tonight You're Mine, Baby" (from the film ''[[Just One of the Guys]]'').<ref name= ":3">{{Cite news| url= https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/10676805/Ronnie-Spector-interview-The-more-Phil-tried-to-destroy-me-the-stronger-I-got.html|title=Ronnie Spector interview: 'The more Phil tried to destroy me, the stronger I got'| work= The Daily Telegraph| access-date=August 6, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1988, she began performing at the Ronnie Spector's Christmas Party, a seasonal staple at [[B.B. King Blues Club & Grill]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news|author=Reed, James |date=December 23, 2008| url= https://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles/2008/12/23/still_rockin_around/ |title=Still rockin' around| work= [[The Boston Globe]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=2025|title= RONNIE SPECTOR'S BEST CHRISTMAS PARTY EVER!| website= [[B.B. King Blues Club & Grill]]|location= New York|year= 2013| access-date= May 28, 2014|archive-date= May 29, 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140529052247/http://www.bbkingblues.com/bio.php?id=2025|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://calendar.northjersey.com/brooklyn_ny/events/show/352005703-ronnie-spector|title= Events: Ronnie Spector|website= [[NorthJersey.com]]|year= 2013|access-date= May 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url= https://archive.today/20140528215955/http://calendar.northjersey.com/brooklyn_ny/events/show/352005703-ronnie-spector|archive-date= May 28, 2014| df= mdy-all}}</ref> In 1999, she released the EP, ''[[She Talks to Rainbows]]'', which featured a few covers of older songs. [[Joey Ramone]] acted as producer.<ref>{{Cite web| last= Phipps|first=Keith|date=August 22, 1999| title= Ronnie Spector| url= https://www.avclub.com/ronnie-spector-1798208039|access-date=January 13, 2022|website=The A.V. Club|language=en-us}}</ref>

In 1988, she and the other members of the Ronettes sued Phil Spector for nonpayment of royalties and for unpaid income he made from licensing of Ronettes’ music. In 2001, a New York court announced a verdict in favor of the Ronettes, ordering him to pay $2.6 million in back royalties.<ref>{{Cite web| url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-17-mn-41981-story.html|title=Ronettes Entitled to Back Pay From Phil Spector, Judge Rules|date=June 17, 2000|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> The judgment was overturned by a Court of Appeals in 2002 and remanded back to the [[New York State Supreme Court]]. The judges found that their contract gave Phil unconditional rights to the recordings. It was ruled that Ronnie was entitled to her share of the royalties, which she had forfeited in her divorce settlement, but they reversed a lower court's ruling that the group were entitled to the music industry's standard 50 percent royalty rate.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Worth |first=Robert F. |date=October 18, 2002 |title=A Sad Song for the Ronettes: Court Reverses Royalty Rights |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/18/nyregion/a-sad-song-for-the-ronettes-court-reverses-royalty-rights.html |website=The New York Times}}</ref> In the outcome, Phil paid in excess of $1 million to Ronnie Spector.<ref name= ":5">{{Cite news| last=Sisario| first= Ben|date=February 14, 2009| title= Estelle Bennett, a Singer for the Ronettes, Is Dead at 67|language=en-US|work=The New York Times| url= https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/14/arts/music/14bennett.html|access-date= December 26, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In December 1998, having just signed to the [[Creation Records]] label, she appeared on the BBC's ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005jfhz|title=BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 12, Episode 8|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

===2003–2022: Collaborations and ''English Heart''===
In 2003, Ronnie Spector provided backing vocals for [[Misfits (band)|The Misfits]]' album ''[[Project 1950]]'' on the songs "[[This Magic Moment]]" and "[[You Belong to Me (1952 song)|You Belong to Me]]."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Misfits - Project 1950 (album review) |url= https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/816/Misfits-Project-1950/| access-date= July 19, 2021| website= Sputnikmusic}}</ref> In 2004, the Ronettes were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.<ref>{{Cite web| title=The Ronettes - Music Inductees| url=https://vocalgroup.org/inductees/the-ronettes/|access-date=January 14, 2022|website= vocalgroup.org | publisher = The Vocal Group Hall of Fame| language=en-US}}</ref>

[[File:Live in London 2015 credit Chris Hall copy 2.jpg|thumb|Ronnie Spector performing in London 2015]]
Spector provided guest vocals on the track "Ode to LA", on [[The Raveonettes]]' album ''[[Pretty in Black]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-raveonettes/7686|title=The Raveonettes : Pretty In Black|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808204642/https://www.nme.com/reviews/the-raveonettes/7686|archive-date=August 8, 2007| website= NME|accessdate=September 24, 2016}}</ref> Her album, ''Last of the Rock Stars'' (2006), was released by High Coin and featured contributions from members of [[The Raconteurs]], [[Nick Zinner]] of the [[Yeah Yeah Yeahs]], [[The Raveonettes]], [[Patti Smith]], and [[Keith Richards]]. Spector herself co-produced two of the songs.<ref name="Pitch1">{{Cite web| last= Hogan| first=Marc|date=June 6, 2006| title= Ronnie Spector: The Last of the Rock Stars|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9086-the-last-of-the-rock-stars/|access-date= January 14, 2022| website=Pitchfork |language=en}}</ref> Despite objections from Phil Spector, who was awaiting trial for murder, the Ronettes were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2007|title=Phil Spector blasts The Ronettes' Hall Of Fame induction| url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-ronettes-2-1350336|access-date= December 8, 2020| website= NME| language=en-GB}}</ref>

A Christmas EP, ''Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever'', was released on Bad Girl Sounds in November 2010, featuring five new Christmas songs.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Ronnie Spector's Best Christmas Ever - Ronnie Spector| url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ronnie-spectors-best-christmas-ever-mw0002066061|publisher=AllMusic|language=en|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> In 2011, after the death of [[Amy Winehouse]], Spector released her version of Winehouse's single "[[Back to Black (song)|Back to Black]]" (2006) as a tribute and for the benefit of the [[Daytop Village]] addiction treatment centers.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-ronnie-spector-pays-tribute-to-amy-winehouse-20110727| title=Exclusive: Ronnie Spector Pays Tribute to Amy Winehouse| magazine= Rolling Stone|date=July 27, 2011}}</ref> She  also performed this song as part of her live act, including in 2015 during a UK tour.<ref>{{Cite web| last= Ponsonby| first=Shaun|date=November 30, 2015| title=Ronnie Spector: Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool F.C.| url= https://www.getintothis.co.uk/2015/11/ronnie-spector-philharmonic-hall-liverpool/|access-date=January 14, 2022| website= Getintothis.co.uk |language=en-GB}}</ref> She appeared on the 2014 New Year's Eve edition of the ''[[Jools' Annual Hootenanny]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04wlgks|title=BBC Two - Jools' Annual Hootenanny, 2014/15|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 2016, she released, through 429 Records, ''English Heart'', her first album of new material in a decade.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web| url= https://www.npr.org/2016/04/04/472717629/songs-we-love-ronnie-spector-id-much-rather-be-with-the-girls| title=Songs We Love: Ronnie Spector, 'I'd Much Rather Be With The Girls'| publisher=NPR |date=April 4, 2016}}</ref><ref name="HeartAll">{{Cite web| title=English Heart - Ronnie Spector {{!}} Release Info| url= https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/english-heart-mr0004521564| access-date=January 14, 2022| publisher= AllMusic|language=en}}</ref> The album features her versions of songs of the [[British Invasion]] by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the [[The Yardbirds|Yardbirds]], the [[Bee Gees]], and others, produced by [[Scott Jacoby (producer)|Scott Jacoby]].<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine| url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ronnie-spector-on-keith-richards-david-bowie-and-life-after-phil-20160414| title=Ronnie Spector on Keith Richards, David Bowie and Life After Phil|magazine=Rolling Stone| date= April 14, 2016}}</ref> ''English Heart'' peaked at No. 6 on the [[Billboard Top Heatseekers|''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/ronnie-spector/chart-history/tln/ |title= Ronnie Spector Chart History| magazine = Billboard|accessdate=April 12, 2018}}</ref> On August 9, 2017, ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' premiered a new single, "Love Power" by  Ronnie Spector and The Ronettes, produced by [[Narada Michael Walden]], making it the first Ronettes single in decades.<ref name="People">{{cite web| url= https://people.com/music/ronnie-spector-and-the-ronettes-love-power-premiere/|title=FIRST LISTEN: Rock Queen Ronnie Spector Releases 'Love Power,' Her First Song in Decades with the Ronettes|work=People|date=August 9, 2017}}</ref>

In 2018, Spector appeared in the music documentary ''[[Amy Winehouse: Back to Black]]'' (2018), based on Winehouse and her final studio album ''[[Back to Black]]''. The album was inspired by 1960s girl groups Winehouse gathered inspiration from listening to, such as The Ronettes.<ref>{{cite news|first= Laura |last= Snapes |title= Hologram of Amy Winehouse set for 2019 worldwide tour |newspaper= The Guardian |date= October 12, 2018 |access-date= October 12, 2018 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/oct/12/amy-winehouse-hologram-tour}}</ref> It contained new interviews as well as archival footage.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Starr |last= Bowenbank |title= Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black' Documentary Announced: Watch the Trailer |magazine= Billboard |date= September 19, 2018 |access-date= October 12, 2018 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/8475979/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-documentary-trailer}}</ref><ref name="Bliss">{{cite magazine|first= Karen |last= Bliss |title= Amy Winehouse 'Back to Black' Documentary Offers Revealing Commentary from Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi & More |magazine= Billboard |date= September 20, 2018 |access-date= October 12, 2018 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8476229/amy-winehouse-back-to-black-documentary-recap}}</ref> Spector was a great inspiration for Winehouse, who emulated her hair, as well as vocal style. In return, Ronnie Spector covered "Back to Black", the Winehouse's signature song. She recalls that Winehouse turned up at a concert looking just like her while she sang her song. Spector recalled seeing "a tear out of her (Winehouse) eye and it made me cry".<ref name=":10" />

In September 2020, ''[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]'' reported that actress [[Zendaya]] would portray Spector in a biopic adapted from her memoir ''[[Be My Baby (book)|Be My Baby]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=September 29, 2020|title=Zendaya to Play Ronnie Spector in Upcoming Film on Singer's Life| url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/movies/9457239/zendaya-play-ronnie-spector-film|access-date= December 8, 2020| magazine= Billboard| language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=September 29, 2020| title= Zendaya In Talks To Play Ronnie Spector In A24 Film About Iconic Singer; Label Acquires Life Rights & 'Be My Baby' Autobiography| url= https://deadline.com/2020/09/zendaya-ronnie-spector-movie-a24-be-my-baby-autobiography-euphoria-1234587999/| access-date=December 8, 2020| website= Deadline| language= en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= https://variety.com/2022/music/news/zendaya-honors-ronnie-spector-1235153767/|title=Zendaya Honors Ronnie Spector: 'Thank You for Sharing Your Life With Me'| work = Variety|date=January 13, 2022}}</ref> In December 2021, the Ronettes returned to the Top 10 for the first time in 58 years with their 1963 recording of "[[Sleigh Ride]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/mariah-carey-all-i-want-for-christmas-is-you-tops-hot-100-ronettes-sleigh-ride-1235014113/|title=Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' Holds Atop Hot 100, The Ronettes' 'Sleigh Ride' Hits Top 10|date=December 28, 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> Following her death in January 2022, the BBC broadcast the compilation tribute ''Ronnie Spector at the BBC''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001411h/ronnie-spector-at-the-bbc|title=Ronnie Spector at the BBC|publisher=BBC}}</ref>