{
  "id": 719805,
  "title": "Vanessa Williams Says Two Music Legends Passed on ‘Save the Best for Last’ Before It Came Her Way: ‘I Was Third One Up’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/vanessa-williams-says-two-music-legends-passed-on-save-the-best-for",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-13T00:50:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Billboard",
    "slug": "billboard",
    "url": "https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/vanessa-williams-save-the-best-for-last-barbra-bette-passed-1236315438/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The ballad became a career-defining hit for Williams, spending five weeks at No. 1 on the Hot 100.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}