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Music celebrities in the growing entertainment industry.
That Childhood Crush
I cannot tell you how sad I was the day that the Red Hot Chili Peppers announced they would stop touring after Stadium Arcadium. I wasn't as sad as if my dog died, but I was pretty down about it. It had been a bucket list item for me to see RHCP live since I first saw Anthony Kiedis on screen with the release of the music video for "Otherside" on MTV. Out of the darkness your eyes are met with a figure in a black trench coat, with his bleach blonde hair accentuating a disheveled appearance as his soft dark eyes divert from the lens of the camera recording him as he sings.
By Carol Davis5 years ago in Beat
First-ever celebrity crush
The only woman who can fill the bill of a suitable celebrity crush material is Linda Ronstadt. As a young boy, sitting in the classrooms of South Saint Paul's High School, I couldn't help but marvel at her presentation of Different Drummer (in 1966). Her voice would fill the classroom with her sweet, heartfelt need for moving on with her life and dumping the loser who didn't have the necessary right stuff to fill her life. Oh that poor young man, so close to her, yet still so inadequate. Saying to himself, maybe she might come back ... ? But no, of course she would move on and on, always forward. Living, loving, laughing, grabbing life’s essential, vital essence and squeezing out every last drop of enjoyment from it.
By Peter Murr5 years ago in Beat
"Thought Jamil Would Solve It" – 4 Years After, Tiwa Savage Finally Opens up About Her Divorce in New Song.
"I don't like losing" Tiwa Savage on Friday, August 28, 2020 dropped her hotly anticipated third studio album, Celia. On her album, one that she describes as “deeply personal”, Tiwa Savage opens up about A LOT of things – from political injustice to her personal life and divorce, she left it all bare on the new album.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Rafa Don - Making Ways, Not Excuses
Raphael Fluker, famously known as Rafa Don, is an American musical artist and songwriter from Detroit, MI. Detroit native, Rafa Don spent the majority of his childhood and early teen years helping operate family owned businesses located in the heart of Downtown Detroit. At those businesses, Rafa Don would regularly work on his music from a store computer that he downloaded programs on. On days when store traffic was slow, Rafa Don focused on learning more about music production and the music industry. Rafa Don managed to establish his own record label, Make Way Entertainment LLC at the lowest time in his life financially and mentally coming off of the loss of his mother while beginning to compose his own music. The family businesses went under and were forced to close soon after. At the time, with himself as his only artist, producer, marketer, and so forth, one could imagine the company motto of “No way, Make Way” was derived through the countless hours of work and the resilience it took Rafa to have. His early work can be found under the name “Flu Smif”, a combination of his old street name and his late-grandfather’s last name. Notably, his name, “Rafa Don”, still appears on his early works and heard all throughout those mixtapes as, somewhat, a hint that there are different things about Rafa and his methods that the audience is still not aware of yet. Rafa’s music is filled with a brilliant and catchy flow. His deliveries are unique and insightful lyrics that hint towards many possibilities.
By Jason James 5 years ago in Beat
10 Nigerian Musicians Whose REAL NAME Will Surprise You
Waje, Flavour N'abania, African China...you won't believe their real names. In the entertainment industry it is common place for artistes to change their God-given names. A lot of the times it’s not even because they don’t like their official government names, it’s because their government names simply won’t move the market. Could you imagine if your friend came up to you and told you he wanted to enter into the music industry with the stage name, David. Of course you’ll ask that friend to change that name to something more marketable, more unique, less generic.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Kylie Jenner Makes An Appearance In Cardi B And Megan The Stallions Music Video WAP
Cardi B and Megan The Stallion on Friday released their song "WAP" together with a music video. Their fans are enjoying the song and think that the production of the audio and video is very good.
By Angela Ayako5 years ago in Beat
'The Union'
In 2008, on the debut episode of Spectacle!, a music and talk show hosted by the bespectacled and by now highly respected Elvis Costello, Elton John spoke highly of three of his primary piano-playing influences: Laura Nyro, David Ackles, and Leon Russell. At that time, only Leon Russell was still alive.
By Sean Callaghan5 years ago in Beat
Up-and-coming artist Kate Gala releases 4th Single
This July, artist Kate Gala released her fourth single, “Hold on Tight.” The sultry sound of the music matched with relatable lyrics deliver a powerful song about getting through the coronavirus pandemic. “Hold on Tight is a song that I wrote about getting through the global pandemic. Like so many others around the globe, I had just lost my job, saw loved ones who were suffering through this, and I needed an outlet to try to stay positive” confirmed Kate Gala. “I thought in these unprecedented times, we needed a positive song to help bring people together. With so much divide in the world today, I hoped that at the end of the day, this song could be a reminder we are all in this together.” ‘Hold on Tight’ is a single that tells a story and expresses feelings and emotions in which everyone has felt through this global pandemic. All proceeds of the single, go towards coronavirus relief.
By Jason James 6 years ago in Beat
