1/14/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY JAZZ CONCERT: Lena Horne- The Lady and Her Music (1982)

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Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, a Broadway musical revue, written for and starring American singer and actress Lena Horne. The show opened on May 12, 1981, and after 333 performances, closed on June 30, 1982, Horne’s 65th birthday. Continue reading

1/10/16 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: Jennifer Hudson – Hallelujah (live)

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Jennifer Hudson sings Hallelujah at RaiseAChild.US. The organization educates and encourages the LGBT community to build families through fostering and adoption to answer the needs of the 400,000 children in our nation’s foster care system. Jennifer Hudson also performed Hallelujah before Pope Francis at the Madison Square Garden Mass, New York City.  Continue reading

1/9/16 O&A NYC Its Saturday- Anything Goes: Valentino Menswear Spring Summer 2016

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For their spring/summer 2016 menswear collection at the helm of Valentino, designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli infuse a youthful appeal into the whole offering, sending on the Parisian runway an army of young boys, dressed for success in eclectic looks.”Cultures become one culture—that’s what we find exciting,” said Chiuri . “At the end there is no real reference. We love to go around with our mind and our inspiration to create.” Continue reading

1/8/16 O&A NYC EXCLUSIVE: Beyonce And Bruno Mars Will Join Coldplay for Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show

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Pepsi confirms that Queen Bey herself, Beyonce, will join Coldplay at the Super Bowl on-stage during their performance at the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show on Feb. 7. Presumably, the group will deliver a live rendition of Hymn for the Weekend,  featured on their seventh studio album, A Head Full of Dreams, and features vocals from Bey. Bruno Mars is also expected to take the stage with Coldplay at some point during the show. The Uptown Funk singer previously headlined the Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show in 2014, while Beyonce ran the show in 2013.

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Something tells us that Bruno and Bey aren’t the only VIPs we’ll be seeing on that stage, at least one more act is expected to join the halftime show. “Today, it’s about how do we stage our special guests. Yesterday, what I was nervous about, it was all about the set list,” Harvey remarked. Super Bowl 50 will take place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, airing live on CBS.

1/8/16 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Prince Royce – Back It Up featuring Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull

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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

1/8/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Pas de Quatre’ – Alicia Alonso, Carla Fracci, Ghislaine Thesmar and Eva Evdokimova

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Pas de Quatre, originally choreographed by Jules Perrot in 1846 to music by Cesare Pugni, caused a sensation with both critics and public at its London premiere in 1847. One reason for its success was that it brought together four of the greatest ballerinas of the time. In order of appearance in the work, the ballerinas were Lucile Grahn, Carlotta Grisi, Fanny Cerrito, and Marie Taglioni, with this order being according to age. This cast only performed four times together.  Continue reading

1/7/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain’t no Mountain High Enough

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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