Stevie Wonder Inducted into Apollo Legends Hall of Fame

June 18, 2013

Aretha Franklin Parties in NYC for 71st Birthday

March 29, 2013 by EURpublisher02 2 Comments

*Aretha Franklin turned 71 on Monday, March 25th, and celebrated the occasion by working her way through New York City. She began Monday afternoon by hosting a dinner at Le Bernardin restaurant in Manhattan for friends, including fellow birthday girl Chaka Khan, who turned 60 on Saturday, March 23. The Queen of Soul went on [...]

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Nas to Perform at Amy Winehouse Memorial Concert

December 11, 2012 by EURpublisher02 Leave a Comment

*Nas will take the stage at a special concert commemorating the 30th birthday of the late Amy Winehouse, her father Mitch Winehouse has revealed. The rapper – who teamed with the late singer on his track “Cherry Wine,” will perform at the event to be held next September at The Roundhouse in Camden, north [...]

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Tony Bennett Talks Race, Obama ahead of PBS’ Duets II

January 26, 2012 by EURpublisher02 1 Comment

(L-R) Harry Belafonte, Dr. Martin Luther King, Tony Bennett

*In Harry Belafonte’s recent HBO documentary “Sing Your Song,” the singer/activist spoke about recruiting his famous friends, including singer Tony Bennett, to join him in Alabama to support Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic 1965 march from Selma to Montgomery. Earlier this month, during a Television Critics Association panel for his PBS special “Tony Bennett: Duets [...]

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Aretha: Accepts ‘Monk’ Award; Talks Obama, Still Wants Halle

September 14, 2011 by EURpublisher02 4 Comments

Aretha Franklin watching a match during the US Open held at the Billie Jean King tennis center in Flushing Meadows, New York. (Sept. 8, 2011)

*Aretha Franklin came to Washington D.C. Tuesday night to receive the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz Founder’s Award. Herbie Hancock, Jennifer Hudson, Colin Powell and Madeleine Albright were among the mix of D.C. and Hollywood A-listers on hand to pay homage to Franklin and to the Institute, now in its 25th year, according to The [...]

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Stevie Wonder Inducted into Apollo Legends Hall of Fame

June 14, 2011 by EURPublisher01 3 Comments

Singer/musician Stevie Wonder attends the 2011 Apollo Theater Spring Gala at The Apollo Theater on June 13, 2011 in New York City.

*Stevie Wonder took his place in Apollo history Monday night as he was honored during the famed theater’s spring gala with induction into the Legends Hall of Fame, which includes Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and James Brown. Though Wonder was the main attraction, the audience was also wowed as he collaborated with a [...]