Prince Royce’s music video for “Back It Up” features two of today’s biggest names in music: Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull. In the video released on VEVO, Royce (né Geoffrey Royce Rojas) becomes infatuated with the curvaceous Latina when they make eye contact while poolside in Miami. From the looks of it, she’s interested in him, too. Pitbull is seen having a great time dancing with beautiful women, finding time to donate a verse with advice to the lovestruck Romeo. Continue reading
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, the R&B classic, written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson in 1966. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Motown recording artists Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The Gaye/Terrell version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and is regarded today as one of the most important records ever released by Motown. Continue reading
Kendrick Lamar has shared a new 7-minute short film titled God Is Gangsta, featuring To Pimp a Butterfly tracks u and For Sale? (Interlude). The u segment, directed by Jack Begert, features Lamar heavily drinking and rapping, while the For Sale? part, directed by PANAMÆRA, and filmed at Silencio, David Lynch’s nightclub in Paris. Continue reading
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
Freedom, Pharrell has now dropped the accompanying music video to the catchy tune of the same name. As the track name suggests, the song looks to delve into the issues surrounding certain racial matters, as well as the numerous injustices in the world we live in. Continue reading
Sarah Vaughan: Live in ’58 & ’64 is one of the finest examples of Vaughan on film. Here, Vaughan comes alive with facial expressions, grace and command. You find yourself in disbelief as she bends melodies, thrusts her jaw out while jauntily hitting impossible notes, and toys musically with her trios. Your appreciation of her nuances, risk-taking and physical beauty will positively skyrocketed after seeing this video.
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CeCe Winans took the Kennedy Center Honors church with a soulful rendition of the Christian hymn Blessed Assurance, paying special tribute to Cicely Tyson. Winans was joined by Terence Blanchard and the Cicely Tyson Community School of Performing and Fine Arts Choir. Tyson gave the performance a tearful standing ovation. Continue reading
Natalie Cole’s Grammy Award winning 1991 album Unforgettable sparked the successful 1992 Unforgettable Concert Tour. The concert featured some of her father’s hits such as Unforgettable and Paper Moon accompanied by a quartet, big band and orchestra. Continue reading
By Walter Rutledge
Natalie Cole, chart-topping R&B singer, winner of nine Grammy Awards and daughter of the legendary singer, bandleader and television groundbreaker Nat (King) Cole died Thursday night at age 65. Cole, who had struggled with a variety of health issues in recent years, was forced to cancel a string of concert performances over the last three months after a recurrence of hepatitis C linked to her earlier drug abuse. The cause of death was reportedly congestive heart failure. Continue reading
Mariah Carey released this upbeat version of the New Years anthem featuring a disco orchestra. Auld Lang Syne is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song. Continue reading
A man wakes up in a hospital with no memory and severe convulsions. With the help of a nurse, Autumn, he learns to control the robotic ticks that control his body and plague his heart. However, not everything and everyone is as they seem. Continue reading
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 
The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid The Dance of the Village Elders are back ! This time we exercise, dance and just have fun through the zoom platform or in-person at R.A.I.N. Nereid 