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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Monday, November 04, 2024

VP Kamala Harris statement on the death of Quincy Jones

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VP Kamala Harris released the following statement on the death of Quincy Jones: Quincy Jones was a trailblazer. As a composer, arrang...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

Melba Moore To Be Honored In Newark, NJ With a Street Named In Her Honor

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The Honorable Newark, NJ, Mayor Ras Baraka and Councilwoman At Large, the Rev. Louise Scott-Rountree will present a street renaming dedica...
Sunday, December 11, 2022

Missy Elliott offers encouragement and advice at Norfolk State University graduation

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Missy Elliot gave the keynote speech at Norfolk State University's graduation ceremony Saturday. Elliot also offered offers encourage...
Thursday, September 29, 2022

Coolio best known for '90s hit 'Gangsta's Paradise,' dies at 59

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Los Angeles rapper Coolio, who rose to the national spotlight in the 1990s with his Grammy-winning hit "Gangsta's Paradise,"...
Monday, October 25, 2021

Minnesota delegation looks to honor Prince with Congressional Gold Medal

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Minnesota’s Congressional delegation on Monday is introducing a resolution to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Prince, citing his “ind...
Saturday, August 14, 2021

Prince has 20th top 10 album with ‘Welcome 2 America’

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Even in death the Purple One is still hitting milestones. Prince’s posthumous album “Welcome 2 America” landed at No. 4 on this week’s B...
Thursday, May 06, 2021

TV One Slated To Air The Final Interview With The Late Rapper DMX On Sunday, May 16

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Urban One Founder and Chairwoman Cathy Hughes announced TV One will air a special episode of its hit autobiographical series UNCENSORED fe...
Sunday, January 05, 2020

Morris Day book: On Time A Princely Life In Funk

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A memoir by Morris Day of The Time centering around his lifelong relationship and association with Prince. Brilliant composer, smooth ...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

Whitney Houston & Notorious B.I.G nominated to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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Sixteen musical artists have the chance to go into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's class of 2020. Among those 16 artist are the la...
Friday, October 11, 2019

Prince Estate tells Trump campaign not to use his music again

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A year ago, the estate overseeing the affairs of the late Minneapolis rock star Prince said they would not give President Trump permissi...
Wednesday, January 09, 2019

R. Kelly facing possible investigations In Georgia and Illinois

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R. Kelly could be facing an investigation in Georgia after the airing of a Lifetime documentary series that chronicled allegations of a...
Tuesday, January 01, 2019

Seattle-Area Post Office Renamed to Honor Jimi Hendrix

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Renton, Washington is honoring one of its late legends with one of the least rock-n-roll buildings: a post office. The Seattle suburb i...
Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Ava DuVernay making Prince documentary for Netflix

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Ava DuVernay the director of both 13th and Selma is now making a documentary about music legend Prince for Netflix. “Prince was a gen...
Monday, October 29, 2018

Pharrell Williams sends Donald Trump a cease and desist letter after Trump uses his song 'Happy'

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Pharrell Williams sent President Donald Trump a cease and desist letter against using the song “Happy” after the song was played at a ra...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Barack & Michelle Obama statements on passing of Aretha Franklin

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Both Barack and Michelle Obama released statements via Twitter on the passing of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Read those statemen...
Friday, July 13, 2018

John Legend's Emmy Nomination Brings Him One Step Closer to EGOT

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John Legend has won 10 Grammy Awards. In 2015 he also won an Oscar for Best Original Song "Glory" from the movie Selma. In 2...
Thursday, May 03, 2018

Auntie Maxine on Kanye: 'Perhaps sometimes he needs some assistance'

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Outspoken Trump critic Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) weighed in on Kanye West's latest string of hot takes this week at a meeti...
Monday, April 16, 2018

Kendrick Lamar becomes 1st rapper to win Pulitzer Prize for music

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Kendrick Lamar has become the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize. Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, making histor...
Sunday, February 04, 2018

Dennis Edwards, lead singer for The Temptations, dead at 74

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Dennis Edwards, the former lead singer for The Temptations, whose gritty voice carried some of the biggest hits of the Motown era, has d...
Sunday, April 30, 2017

Purple Rain Re-Release to be released June 23,2017

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Prince’s “Purple Rain” is finally getting the royal reissue treatment it deserves.  As expected , Warner Bros. and NPG Records wi...