Sabrina Carpenter sets chart record as new album drops

Dr. Dre

Dr. Dre is an American rap singer and producer who is sometimes referred to as the most influential rap producer of all time. Dre was born Andre Romelle Young on February 18, 1965 in Compton, California to Theodore and Verna Young, who were both singers. His parents separated when Dre was 3 years

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Theme from Shaft

Theme from Shaft, written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film, Shaft.[1] The theme was released as a single (shortened and edited from the longer album version) two months after the movies soundtrack by Stax Records Enterprise

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Bonnie Pointer From The Legendary Pointer Sister Dies At 69

Patricia Eva “Bonnie” Pointer, member of the Grammy award winning 80's hit group, The Pointer Sisters, has passed

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Eutaw City Council approves ordinance for wearing face masks in public to reduce spread of coronavirus

After a contentious debate, the Eutaw City Council voted 4 to 2, at its regular meeting on June 23, to support an ordinance requiring people to wear masks when they are in public in the

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her hits Fast Car and Give Me One Reason, along with other singles Talkin bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You, Crossroads, New Beginning and Telling Stories. She is a multi-platinum and four-time Grammy Award-winning

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DaBaby, Roddy Ricch to help BET celebrate awards virtually | The Atlanta Voice

The three-hour show will be jam-packed with heavy hitters currently dominating the pop charts and streaming services, including DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Summer Walker, Kane Brown and Chloe

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Stevie Wonder

Occupation(s) Stevland Hardaway Morris (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins; May 13, 1950),[1] known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist. A child prodigy, he is considered to be one of the most critically and commercial

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Questlove and Black Thought Ink First-Look Deal With Universal Television

The production company founded by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tarik “Black Thought” Trotter of the hip-hop collective The Roots signed a first-look deal with Universal Television Alternative Studio and Universal

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Little Richard Laid to Rest at Alabama Alma Mater | Afro

By The Associated Press

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Pentz Gaye Jr. was a legendary singer and recording artist who came to be known as the “Prince of Soul”. Gaye was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington, D.C. He was raised by his father “Reverend Marvin Gay Sr.” who was a very strict guardian. Gaye was musically

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Remembering Little Richard, the architect of rock ‘n’ roll –

“My legacy,” Little Richard told Rolling Stone Magazine in 2013, “should be that when I started in show business there was no such thing as rock

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Pharrell Says He Called Virginia's Governor About Making Juneteenth A State Holiday - Blavity

Academy Award-winning musician and Virginia Beach native Pharrell joined Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in declaring Juneteenth as a state holiday last

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Little Richard

Little Richard, 1935–, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded Tutti Frutti, Long Tall Sally, and Good Golly Miss Molly. Since then, he has turned to religion. His music influenced, among others, the

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Diana Ross

Best Known

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Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder is an internationally renowned singer, song writer and musician. He was born on May 13, 1950, in Saginaw, Michigan. His birth name was Steveland Hardaway Judkins and as a result of being born premature, he was kept in the incubator where an over exposure to oxygen caused him to lose

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Aretha Franklin - Wikipedia

Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights

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South African

LOTTO Results edit post Daily Lotto results for Sunday, 28 February 2021 2021-02-28 edit post Lotto and Lotto Plus results for Saturday, 27 February 2021

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Don Cheadle Reflects On Police Interactions: ‘I Always Fit The Description’

Don Cheadle is an powerhouse of an actor but he has also been outspoken about social

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Aaron Neville

Known for his characteristic near-soprano vibrato and refined voice, Aaron Neville is an acclaimed American R&B musician. Born on January 24, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Neville has been active as a musician since 1960. Apart from R&B, he has also explored other avenues in musical

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Biden-Harris Administration Advances Ambitious Plan to Eliminate Lead Exposure | Post News Group

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The White House said the EPA's proposal goes beyond mere lead service line replacements, incorporating stringent measures such as enhanced tap water sampling requirements, comprehensive lead service line inventories, and streamlined actions to mitigate lead health

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‘Architect of Rock ‘n Roll’ Little Richard dead at 87

Characterized by his frenetic piano playing and raspy singing voice, Richard’s music also played a key role in the formation of other popular music genres, including soul and

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Megan Thee Stallion Tops Artists 500 Chart For the First Time - Houston Forward Times

Megan Thee Stallion claimed the Number One spot on the Rolling Stone Artists 500 chart… The post Megan Thee Stallion Tops Artists 500 Chart For the First Time appeared first on Houston Forward Times.

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Jimmy Fallon Apologizes For Using Blackface To Impersonate Chris Rock

Jimmy Fallon has issued an apology for using blackface to impersonate Chris Rock on Saturday Night Live back in

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Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Official Video)

Billie Jean was the first short film made for Thriller, the biggest-selling album of all time. The short film for this No. 1 single, directed by Steve Barron, made history as the first video by a black artist to receive heavy rotation on MTV, and waslater ranked by the network as one of the 100

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Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel (Official Video)

The Way You Make Me Feel short film was designed to show off a more flirtatious and romantic yet still edgy side of Michael Jackson. The Joe Pytka-directed short film was nominated for an MTV Music Video Award for Best Choreography in

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Luther Vandross - Always And Forever - Royal Albert Hall 1994

Watch this live performance of Always and Forever at Royal Albert Hall in 1994, originally released on Luther Vandross Grammy Award winning 1991 album, Power of

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In Memoriam

It is at Uptown Records where Harrell famously discovered future music mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, who started at the company as an intern and rose to the ranks of a Vice-President of A&R signing such acts as Mary J. Blige, Jodeci and Father

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Bonnie Pointer of The Pointer Sisters Passes Away at Age 69

Bonnie Pointer, a founding member of The Pointer Sisters, passed away on Monday, June 8 at age 69 in Los

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Curfew in Mount Salem and Norwood, St James

The police in St James have extended the curfew in Mount Salem and imposed a curfew in Norwood, St James amid increased criminal activities. The security measures will run from 8 p.m. November 3, until Sunday, November 5 at 8 p.m. Mount Salem has...

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#AAMAM: “Just Don’t Want to Be Lonely” – Rediscovering R&B Singer Ronnie Dyson (LISTEN)

“When the moon is in the Seventh House, and Jupiter aligns with Mars…” – in 1968 at the age of just 18 years old, Ronnie Dyson sang the words that captured a generation when, as an original cast member of the the Broadway musical “Hair,” he was picked to solo on “Aquarius,” the hippie anthem that

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