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*As previously reported, Robin Thicke paid tribute to Whitney Houston by sharing a cover of the late singer’s “Exhale (Shoop Shoop)” over the weekend, recording the song with just a piano and vocals. [Scroll down to listen.] Furthermore, he changed the lyrics – which were originally written in third person – to first, in order [...]
*Rachel Crow, the 14-year-old who famously went into hysterics when she was voted off of “The X Factor,” has scored a talent deal with Nickelodeon that includes starring in her own musical comedy series pilot. In addition, she has been signed by Sony Music-owned Columbia Records in partnership with her “X Factor” coach Simon Cowell’s [...]
*When Mick Jagger held out his mic to the President of the United States during a Black History Month blues jam at the White House last night, the audience in the East Room got another dose of Barack Obama carrying a tune. Obama’s surprise performance came at the end of the playlist when the concert [...]
*Say you’re a gifted vocalist who has backed artists as great and diverse as Stevie Wonder, Quincy Jones, Barbra Streisand, Phil Collins, Will Downing, Gary Taylor and Mary Mary, among others. What do you do for an encore? If you’re honey voiced singer/songwriter Bridgette Bryant, you do your own thing, of course. Soulmate Collection, Bryant’s [...]
*TMZ has uncovered film of Whitney Houston partying and singing along to Madonna’s Super Bowl performance just days before her death. The singer joined family and friends in a lounge bar at the Regent Beverly Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles on Feb. 5 to watch the big game, as well as the Material Girl’s 12-minute [...]
*Miranda Lambert is holding a grudge against Chris Brown, obviously. Since she tweeted her disgust about the singer the night of the Grammys, the two have been digitally fighting on Twitter. The country singer posted “And Chris Brown Twice? I don’t get it. He beat on a girl … Not cool that we act like [...]
*(Via ABC News) – Years after the peak of her success, Whitney Houston’s unparalleled voice was “gone” and it took years of coaching sessions to get even part of it back, her one-time vocal coach revealed to “20/20.” “It appeared to be so damaged that when I first began working with her, I was not [...]
*Whitney Houston touched the lives of so many that the stories about her are endless. So many stood for her at her funeral and offered a song or a word or both. But now, one of her longtime friends and protege’s has had the honor of having their story immortalized on film. (more…)
*Inglewood, Calif. — Phunksters get ready for a night of some of the funkiest sounds in music featuring funk legends “The Zapp Band”, live in concert Saturday, February 25th at the Hollywood Park Casino at 3883 West Century Blvd., Inglewood, Calif. The evening kicks off at 7 p.m. with a cocktail hour and special open mic tribute session [...]
*There were six living legends and a lady in charge, on the stage at The Key Club, in Hollywood for pre-Grammy weekend and “BMI’s How I Wrote That Song, 2012.” It was a celebration of top talent and a platform for iconic figures in music to discuss the formula to their successes. For $15 to $20, [...]
*Just in case you don’t know, African’s don’t play with broken promises. When concert promoters Patrick Allocco and his son didn’t fulfill their duties in delivering Nas, they were kidnapped in Angola. But the pair was released recently. “An order was entered today by Angolan authorities lifting the travel ban which prevented [Patrick] and his [...]
*Whitney Houston’s fan base ranges from 8 to 80. Er, make that 90 since we have video proof of one in particular. Below is a vid of “Jeanne,” who’s a 90-years young and wanted to show her appreciation to Whitney by dancing to her hit, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody.” BTW, here’s some background on [...]
*Eve is on her way back to television and will make her great debut on NBC sitcom “Whitney.” The comedy series stars Whitney Cummings and is based on her real life experiences and stand-up comedy routines, says TheGrio.com. In this coming episode, Eve and Whitney fall on bad terms about who knows what, but everything [...]
*50 Cent is keeping his eye and heart on serving the less fortunate, particularly in Africa. The rapper and Hip Hop mogul has dedicated some of his time, money and energy in bringing awareness to the issues of poverty Africans are facing in Kenya and Somalia. He recently visited Kenya and flew to Somalia’s southern [...]
*Beyonce is back on her grind just a month after having her bundle of joy. But she wasn’t the one to tell the world the news. Songwriter-producer Ryan Tedder ‘accidentally’ told the Grammy audience that he’s got some “Beyonce stuff” on his schedule this year. He hinted that some of the new stuff would be [...]
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