2/15/18 O&A NYC FEELING THE VALENTINE’S DAY AFTERGLOW: What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life Chris Botti/Sting

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What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?, with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending, and performed by Michael Dees was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Legrand won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for a version performed by Sarah Vaughan. More than thirty years later, Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein, and Heitor Pereira won the 2006 Grammy Award for the same category for a version performed by Chris Botti and Sting. Continue reading

2/14/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY- VALENTINE’S DAY ENCORE PERFORMANCE: My Funny Valentine – Dee Dee Bridgewater & The Italian Big Band

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My Funny Valentine performed by Dee Dee Bridgewater & The Italian Big Band brings a jazz favor to the day that honors romance.  Continue reading

2/11/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Total Praise – Richard Smallwood

Richard Smallwood wrote Total Praise during a dark time in his life. He was a caretaker for two people, one with Alzheimers and one with cancer. He originally sat down to write a “Woe is me” song , but this kept coming out instead. It’s what he called “Valley praise”. Continue reading

2/10/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES- CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Naomi Campbell Supermodel

naomi-campbell-makeup Naomi Elaine Campbell, an English-born model, of African Jamaican descent and Chinese Jamaican ancestry through her paternal grandmother, who carried the family name Ming. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion world. Continue reading

2/8/18 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Prince – When Doves Cry

When Doves Cry by Prince, is the lead single from his 1984 album Purple Rain.
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2/7/18 O&A NYC WaleStylez HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Kendrick Lamar, SZA – All The Stars

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All the Stars performed by Kendrick Lamar and  SZA from the upcoming soundtrack for Marvel’s Black Panther, which was curated by Kendrick. The soundtrack arrive Friday February 9th.  Continue reading

2/6/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Peter Dinklage and Morgan Freeman With Busta Rhymes and Missy Elliott -Doritos Super Bowl Commercial 2018

Peter Dinklage faced off against Morgan Freeman for the rap battle of the 21st century at Super Bowl LII. Continue reading

2/2/18 O&A NYC SONG OF DAY: Mr Hudson featuring Vic Mensa – Coldplay

After debuting Coldplay on Beats 1 in December, Mr.Hudson returns with the jazzy tune’s harrowing video featuring Vic Mensa February 1,2018. The G.O.O.D. Music artist’s relationship with the Chi-town native dates back to 2013.  Continue reading

2/1/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: En Vogue – Rocket

Rocket by R&B female group En Vogue. It was written by NeYo for their seventh studio album Electric Cafe, while production was handled by Curtis “Sauce” Wilson. Continue reading

1/30/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Bruno Mars and Cardi B – Finesse (LIVE From The 60th GRAMMY)

 

Finesse by singer and songwriter  Bruno Mars from his third studio album, 24 Magic. The song was written by Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Christopher Brody Brown, James Fauntleroy, Johnathan Yip, Ray Romulus, Jeremy Reeves and Ray McCullough II, while the production was handled by Shampoo Press & Curl and The Stereotypes. Continue reading