Esperanza Spalding shocked everyone last night at the Grammy Awards when she took home the “Best New Artist” Grammy. Spalding has been making headlines in the jazz world before her 2006 debut solo album, “Junjo,”and President Obama selected her to perform at the Oslo City Hall when he accepted his 2009 Nobel Prize, as well […]
On February 14th, 1991, Boyz II Men‘s debut album, Cooleyhighharmony, hit stores officially introducing the Philadelphia quartet to he world. The album was an instant success, thanks to the album’s lead single “MotownPhilly.”
Eva Longoria’s boyfriend, of only a couple of months, Eduardo Cruz has taken the plunge in making their union permanent – well, somewhat. They’re not married, but he did get her name tattooed on his arm. SEE IT IN THE GALLERY BELOW! Eva and Eduardo went public after a picture surfaced of them kissing. The […]
In the one true surprise at last night’s Grammy Awards, jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding took home the award for Best New Artist, beating out Justin Bieber, Drake, Florence & The Machine, and Mumford & Sons. But who is she and where did she come from?
Diddy’s girlfriend Cassie had a scary situation over the weekend. Apparently, Cassie returned to her hotel room only to find a naked, drunken stalker inside. The man let himself in, took off his clothes and treated himself to the contents of the mini bar. Cassie took to twitter to share the deets with her followers: […]
Even when Kanye West tells himself to be quiet, he says more than he needs to. Last night during the Grammy Awards, Kanye West expressed disappointment via Twitter at the naming of 26-year-old jazz bass prodigy Esperanza Spalding as the Best New Artist. Spalding beat out Drake and Justin Bieber for the award.
Chris Brown took to Twitter last night to let his fans know how disappointed he was for failing to pick up any trophies at last night’s 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The 21-year-old was nominated for three songs which included Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (Take My Time with Tank); Best […]
Los Angeles — Beware the wrath of a Justin Bieber fan scorned. After the 16-year-old phenom lost the Best New Artist award to Esperanza Spalding at the Grammys on Sunday, the little-known jazz singer found herself a target of the Beliebers. Spalding’s Wikipedia page was attacked following her Grammy win, as random facts, misstatements and […]
New York — The shortage of Black movies in 2010 was clear when you went to the theater. Except for “Just Wright” and the ghetto farce “Lottery Ticket,” it was perhaps the whitest year for Hollywood since the post-Richard Pryor, pre-Spike Lee 1980s. Read more at NYTimes RELATED: 10 Biggest Black snubs at the Oscars […]
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1946: Tony Award and Emmy Award winning entertainer and dancer Gregory Hines is born in New York City.
