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Jennifer Lopez performed alongside the legendary Smokey Robinson at the 61st Grammy Awards last night for a Motown Tribute and Black twitter was NOT impressed.
The Recording Academy received tons of backlash when it was first announced earlier this month that Lopez had secured the gig over black songstresses who deserved the spot and the subsequent performance did little to smooth things over with critics.
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While Adele set a new record during this year’s awards show by becoming the first artist to ever snag Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year… twice, she feels that she wasn’t necessarily worthy of the award.
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Rapper/Actor Bow Wow (aka Shad Moss) has gone viral this week after an awkward moment went viral.
Bow Wow was on live tv as he hosted the CBS pre-show at the 2016 Grammy Awards held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday (February 15, 2016), but things didn’t quite go as planned.
The 28-year-old rapper/tv personality tried to start the show when there were well over 90 seconds left on the countdown clock… he even looks at his watch for confirmation, but apparently he didn’t set it that day!
After realizing the camera was still shooting, Bow Wow had to improvise while a marching band played around him. He then tried to start the show again even though there was still over a minute left on the clock.
Awkward!
In case you missed it, watch it all unfold below + check out Bow Wow’s video response to all the hype… Continue Reading…
Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Jill Scott was honored during ?ESSENCE’s 6th Annual Black Women in Music Event, presented by Lincoln Motor Company a few days ago.
The event is held each year during Grammy’s week in L.A. and this year,?celebrity attendees and consumers flocked to Avalon Hollywood.
Attendees included?Ciara, Jordin Sparks, Zendaya, Chante Moore, Candice Patton, Elise Neal, Tasha Smith, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai, Tamera Mowry-Housley and more.
Guests?were treated to a journey through four decades of music with performances by?Chaka Khan, MC Lyte, Brandy and Lianne La Havas.
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Rapper Rick Ross shared a tender moment with BMI VP Catherine Brewton during a recent Grammy week event.
In honor of music’s biggest weekend, Broadcast Music, Inc (BMI) held it’s annual pre-Grammy ‘How I Wrote That Song’ panel discussion event in West Hollywood (February 7, 2015).
The list of illustrious panelists included GRAMMY-nominated hip-hop magnate Rick Ross, GRAMMY-nominated scribe Ester Dean, GRAMMY Award-winning songwriter & producer David Hodges, multiplatinum, GRAMMY-nominated producer Mannie Fresh and country music?s number-one-hit wordsmith Natalie Hemby.
Moderated by BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton, panelists shared their secrets to success in the process of writing, producing and performing hit songs. Each panelist also revealed the personal stories behind their greatest and most memorable hits.
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