A decade after her passing in Bouches-du-Rhône, France, the daughter of singer Nina Simone has penned an unflattering tell-all piece on the pianist, revealing that she was often attacked and neglected by the entertainer.
Her story below…
A decade after her passing in Bouches-du-Rhône, France, the daughter of singer Nina Simone has penned an unflattering tell-all piece on the pianist, revealing that she was often attacked and neglected by the entertainer.
Her story below…
Fierce quintet Fifth Harmony continued their ascension on ‘The Today Show’ this week, where they rocked the house with their latest single ‘Bo$$’.
The blazing cut, which – in paying homage to the likes of Michelle Obama and Oprah – serves as a modern spin on the much treaded on “girl power” narrative, has ignited iTunes following its release last week.
Hoping to give the hard-hitter an added push, the X Factor US birthed belles delivered quite the live performance.
Check it out below…
As earlier reported, Beyonce and Jay Z‘s blockbuster ‘On The Run Tour’ is heading to HBO this September.
Currently thrilling stadiums Stateside before heading over to Paris for an exclusive European run, the show’s cable debut was met with a mixed response as it more than likely means the addition of no further days.
Hoping to appease the power couple’s legion of fans, HBO have unwrapped a titillating teaser for the concert’s TV premiere.
Check it out below…
At the strike of 12am tomorrow, Nicole Scherzinger‘s new single ‘Your Love’ arrives on iTunes UK.
In a bid to give The-Dream penned production a potent push, the former Pussycat Doll has mounted an aggressive TV campaign.
The latest stop was ITV1’s ‘Loose Women’, where Scherzinger and her band rocked out to the song – which is her first for new label Sony Music. {As reported, the diva is now signed with Sony subsidiary RCA in the UK and is said to be heading to Epic Stateside}.
Watch her showing after the jump…
Since bursting onto the charts last year, R&B newcomer August Alsina has cemented himself as one of the genre’s most exciting prospects. It’s no surprise, then, that his spark has attracted a number of notable names.
The latest is a certain Nicki Minaj – who has joined forces with the New Orleans native for the latest single to be lifted from his debut album ‘Testimony’.
Find out what track it’ll be below…
He may have worked nearly 30 years to earn his rightful title as “The King of R&B,” but now it seems R. Kelly – much like R&B successors Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, and Usher – is looking to extend his reign into other musical territories. After confirming that he would be releasing 3 albums in 2014 (click here if you missed that), Kelly has now announced that he’s hard at work on a new project…a House album.
Taking to ‘Chicago’s Chosen Few DJ’s picnic recently, the ‘Step in the Name of Love’ singer dropped the news that you’ll be stepping to a different beat of his…and soon.
After a brief rest on the bench, Cover Star returns this week and shines spotlight on the uniquely named songbird Nycki Simz. Putting a mature spin on Ariana Grande‘s latest hit ‘Break Free,’ press PLAY below to see how she fares.
Alright then!
We definitely give this two thumbs up. Nycki nailed all of the song’s “signature” parts with ease – a feat for anyone trying to cover an Ariana Grande song. Adding a bit of -umph to the number with her country-tinged vocals, Simz’ twist on the tune helped her make it all her own without getting lost in the travel.
Bravisimo!
For more on Nycki, check out her Youtube page here.
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‘Treasure‘ singer Bruno Mars has celebrated his earning of 2014 Emmy nominations this week, sharing his delight with all 18.5 million of his ‘Twitter’ followers!
His celebration tweet below!
After impressing CEO Mark Weber with her unique sense of style and British chart journey, Rita Ora was announced as the latest celeb to sign on to represent fashion house ‘DKNY’ recently!
Using her deal with the company to boost her profile both home and away, today came bearing the gift that is her ‘MYNY‘ commercial, shot in New York City in support of the fragrance ‘My New York.’
Did she give the brand their money’s worth?
You tell us below…
Viewers of the ‘Home Shopping Network’ scored far more than they bargained for yesterday, when Nicki Minaj returned to their studios for a second live special launched to promote her new fragrance, ‘Exotic.’
As if that wasn’t enough to keep them glued to their screens, said special took a turn for the better when ‘Good Kisser‘ Usher stopped by to catch up with rapper, who appears on his new single ‘She Came To Give It To You.’
What happened when the ‘Freaky‘ pair were reunited in front of the network’s viewers?
Flirty fun below…
Two nights ago, over 9,000 ‘HSN’ viewers purchased Nicki Minaj‘s latest fragrance ‘Exotic’, sold exclusively by the network as part of a deal the rapper inked with them before its release.
Last night, hours after her first live special on the network crossed the 9,000 sold mark, the ‘Myx‘ vixen returned to its studio to go live with another hour long special, putting her promotional skills to good use to sell as many bottles of the scent as possible.
Peep Promo-Nika in action below…
Get familiar with SZA, the first lady of the Kendrick Lamar– led ‘Top Dawg Entertainment.’
One of PBR&B’s fastest rising movers and shakers, April 8th marked the arrival of her latest release ‘Z’, which housed the jam ‘Julia.’
Fortunately for those familiar with the song, today brought with it the release of its supporting music video, set to impress those already in love with what she brings to the table and those yet to fall just as hard.
Ready to give it a spin?
Meet ‘Julia‘, and new song ‘Tender‘, below…