Sunday, July 31, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: RAY-J f/ RICK ROSS - BANANAS(REMIX)








ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: DRAKE "HEADLINES"




DRAKE HAS DECIDED TO DROP HIS FIRST SINGLE FROM HIS UPCOMING NEW CD, "TAKE CARE" TELL US WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW SONG...




ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: AMY WINEHOUSE 1983-2011



Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer-songwriter known for her powerful deep contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres including R&B, soul and jazz.

Winehouse's 2003 debut album, Frank, was critically successful in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to six Grammy Award nominations and five wins, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made Winehouse the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the "Big Four": Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year. On 14 February 2007, she won a BRIT Award for Best British Female Artist; she had also been nominated for Best British Album. She won the Ivor Novello Award three times, one in 2004 for Best Contemporary Song (musically and lyrically) for "Stronger Than Me", one in 2007 for Best Contemporary Song for "Rehab", and one in 2008 for Best Song Musically and Lyrically for "Love Is a Losing Game", among other distinctions. The album was the third biggest seller of the 2000s in the United Kingdom.



Winehouse is credited as an influence in the rise in popularity of female musicians and soul music, and also for revitalising British music. Winehouse's distinctive style made her a muse for fashion designers such as Karl Lagerfeld. Winehouse's problems with drug and alcohol abuse, violence, and her self-destructive behaviours were regular tabloid news from 2007 until her death. She and her former husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, were plagued by legal troubles that left him serving prison time. In 2008, Winehouse faced a series of health complications that threatened both her career and her life.

Winehouse died at the age of 27 on 23 July 2011, at her home in London;police have said that the cause of her death is "as yet unexplained".Winehouse's family and friends attended her funeral on 26 July 2011.She was later cremated at Golders Green Crematorium.


Frank (2003)



Back to Black (2006)






ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: JAY-Z AND KANYE WEST "OTIS"



THEE BEST RECORD (in our opinion) OF 2011, HANDS DOWN !!!
CHECK IT OUT TELL US WHAT YOU THINK !!





Saturday, July 16, 2011

SPOTLIGHT : 8 AFRICAN-AMERICANS WHO RECEIVE EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS for 2011

This past Thursday,July 14,2011 the nominees were announced for this upcoming Emmy Awards.

For a long time African-Americans to be seen on film was non existent. As we bust open the doors of The Emmy's we seem to slowly are just now having more nominations than ever before (it's about time!) .But now that we have the door open can we now actually have all 8 walk thru the door with awards ???? Good questions and we ALL have to just wait and see. Here's to the ALL the nominees... CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Here are a list of the nominees....

Andre Braugher,nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama for his role in TNT’s “Men of a Certain Age” .








Laurence Fishburne,for an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie -for his role as Thurgood Marshall in the HBO movie.




Taraji P. Henson for Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie nomination her role as Tiffany Rubin in the Lifetime movie, “Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story.”








Alfre Woodard for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for a episode of HBO's "True Blood."








and Idris Elba for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for a one-time role on "The Big C."

were among the Emmy nominees revealed Thursday morning.

Also, Fox’s “The Cleveland Show,”
which features three black actors - which features




Sanaa Lathan,
Reagan Gomez-Preston

and
Kevin Michael Richardson
- was nominated for Outstanding Animated Series, and will face “Futurama,” “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III,” “The Simpsons” and “South Park” in the category.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

SPOTLIGHT: 2 Be Or NOT 2 Be Is The REALITY or IS IT ??




We have this fascination of watching reality tv shows.This whole phenomenon caught viewers attention back in the 80's with MTV's Real World and ever since then there have been many,many,many and so many more reality shows that I have stopped counting and comparing each show.If you go down the list or atleast titles you have Braxton Family Values (WE Network),





Celebrity Apprentice(NBC),



Basketball Wives (VH1),


The Real McCoy (TV1),




Housewives of Atlanta(BRAVO),




Run's House (MTV) and countless others.The thing that keeps many watching the Housewives of Atlanta(BRAVO),or even Basketball Wives (VH1)is the mere mention of a physical altercation or a strong verbal confrontation...lol. Here are some reasons why most of America cant stop looking at what most seem to think is REAL. Need I say more ???
Judge for yourself.

Basketball Wives (VH1)







Braxton Family Values (WE Network)






Housewives of Atlanta(BRAVO)



Celebrity Apprentice(NBC)

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : 21:03 - YOU





IF YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OF 21:03 ..THEN GET FAMILIAR !!!

PAJAM (JMOSS AND PAUL "PDA" ALLEN) BROUGHT THIS GROUP TO THE MASSES!
IF YOU THINK THESE GUYS ARE JUST ANOTHER R&B ACT THAT SINGS GOSPEL JUST BECAUSE ITS COOL, THEN THIS GROUP IS NOT FOR YOU. WITH EVERY TRACK THAT THAT SING, THEY SING WITH THE ANOINTING AND POWER OF WHAT GOD HAS GIFTED THEM TO SING.

CHECK OUT 21:03 IN THERE NEW VIDEO "YOU" AND THEN YOU'LL SEE WHAT THE RAYDIO TWINS ARE TALKING ABOUT WHEN WE SAY 21:03 ARE HERE TO STAY.WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF PAJAM AND THE ANOINTING OF GOD AND HIS WORD 21:03 WILL BE HERE FOR YEARS TO COME.

Friday, July 8, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: BEYONCE- BEST THING I NEVER HAD (video)



BEYONCE'S NEW CD "4" TOPPED THE BILLBOARD CHARTS AT NUMBER ONE OF COURSE BY SELLING OVER 300,000 THOUSAND COPIES !! RIGHT NOW BEYONCE IS KILLING THE GAME WE THOUGHT SHE WOULD ATLEAST SELL CLOSE TO A MILLIE (MILLION RECORDS) BUT NOT YET ANYWAY ..LOL .