1/27/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Stephanie Mills- Home

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Stephanie Mills rose to stardom as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of the Tony Award winning musical The Wiz. The song Home, written by Charlie Smalls, from the show later became a No.1 U.S. R&B hit for Mills and her signature song. Continue reading

1/23/16 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Rihanna- Live At Rock in Rio 2015

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Rihanna hits the stage to a crowd of screaming fans at Rock in Rio, Cidade do Rock, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday September 26, 2015. The 27-year-old entertainer performed for the crowd of 85,000 people! Rihanna‘s set was over an hour long and consisted of her hits including “Bitch Better Have My Money,” “FourFive Seconds,” “Only Girl (In The World),” and more. Continue reading

1/21/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Selena Gomez- Hands To Myself

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Selena Gomez just released a brand new music video Hands to Myself. The former squeaky clean teen singer has transformed into a sultry chantuese. In her new video Gomez flaunts her hot body in just a bra and underwear, gets undressed for a scene in a bath tub and rolls around a bed with the excruciatingly good-looking Chrisopher Mason. Continue reading

1/21/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Queen- Another One Bites the Dust

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Another One Bites the Dust by the British rock band Queen is from the group’s eighth studio album The Game (1980),  Written by bass guitarist John Deacon, the song featured a driving bass line, inspired by the song Good Times by the disco group Chic. At the 1981 American Music Awards on 30 January, Another One Bites the Dust won Favorite Pop/Rock Single and garnered a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.  Continue reading

1/20/16 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Song Of The Day: Justin Bieber- Love Yourself

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Justin Bieber’s Love Yourself, the fifth track from the album Purpose also premiered with a video featuring a couple at home warring with dance. Dancers Keone and Mari Madrid, who also choreographed the piece got married in June 2012. Continue reading

1/19/16 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Song Of The Day: Jamie Foxx – You Changed Me ft. Chris Brown

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You Changed Me by Jamie Foxx featuring Chris Brown and was released on March 12, 2015 as the second single from his fifth studio album Hollywood: A Story of a Dozen Roses (2015). The music video, directed by Director X, premiered on May 29, 2015. Continue reading

1/18/16 Song Of The Day: Stevie Wonder- Happy Birthday

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Happy Birthday, single written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder in 1981 to popularize the campaign, and continued his fight for the holiday, holding the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981Continue reading

1/14/16 O&A NYC Throwback Thursday: David Bowie– Space Oddity

 

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Space Oddity, written and performed by David Bowie and released as a music single, and opening track of the album David Bowie (also known as Space Oddity) in July 1969. The song is about the launch of Major Tom, a fictional astronaut. Besides its title, which alludes to the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the introduction to the song is a barely audible instrumental build-up that is analogous to the deep bass tone in Also sprach Zarathustra that is prominently used in the film. The lyrics have also been seen to lampoon the British space programme. Continue reading

8/15/17(Repost) O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Jennifer Lopez – Ain’t It Funny

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Ain’t It Funny, the music video by Jennifer Lopez, directed by Herb Ritts and filmed in sepia tone opens with Lopez traveling on a road where she finds a fortune-teller who shows Lopez her future with the cards. The video debuted the week of July 2, 2001 internationally and in the autumn of 2001 in the U.S. Continue reading