‘Hidden Figures’, the movie which tells the groundbreaking tale of the African-American women behind NASA’s Space Race glory, has welcomed Pharrell Williams to its family.
Before Adele, Coldplay and Amy Winehouse, a young name from Southhampton was the one waving the British flag on a worldwide scale. His name’s Craig David and today we salute him on From The Vault.
This week’s pick is ‘Seven Days.’
Serviced as the second single from the singer’s debut ‘Born To Do It’, ‘Days’ was written and composed by Mark Hill alongside the David – like the large majority of the LP.
Thematically, the song retraced the week-long romancing of a newfound love interest. To this day, it’s Craig’s biggest hit and is considered his signature song.
Wildly successful on home soil, where it debuted at #1 with sales of 100,000 units, but was also a worldwide smash peaking at #10 in the US, #4 in Australia and #9 in Canada. Not bad at all for a R&B newbie in a Britney and N’Sync dominated landscape.
The music video, directed by Max and Dania, had a ‘Groundhog Day’ theme with Craig reliving the same day over and over until he finally gets with “the” girl he met on the street.
Popular the world over, the clip was nominated for Best Video at the 2001 BRIT Awards, but lost to Robbie Williams‘ ‘Rock DJ.’
Thereafter, David’s success was heavily concentrated in the UK — despite a marked effort to further break into the American market with his sophomore album.
Now, after a hiatus of sorts (which ironically saw him relocate to Miami), the gifted star is back. With new album ‘Following My Intuition’ due in stores on September 30th, the moral of the story is to never count out authentic talent.
NBC are on a roll with their revivals of popular musical productions.
Next up is ‘Hairspray Live!’ – which hits the network on December 7th and stars Jennifer Hudson and Ariana Grande. Newcomer Maddie Baillio will take on the iconic role of Tracy Turnblad.
The special follows recently broadcast blockbusters ‘The Wiz,’ ‘Peter Pan,’ and ‘The Sound of Music.’ [Rival station FOX also helped re-ignite the remake trend with their take on ‘Grease’.]
There may be three months to go before ‘Hairspray’ arrives on the box. Yet, NBC are firing up the promotional machine earlier with a first look teaser.
November 2016 will bring with it Bravo’s highest-rated ‘Housewives’ offering, ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta.’
Fortunately, videos pulled from its “set” and thrown onto social media now mean that its viewers no longer have to wait until the show airs to discover what the ‘Wives’ are up to.
Waiting below is one of those teasers.
Hit the play button to reunite with Phaedra, Kandi and company after the leap…
This week we shine light on Asia Major, who mesmerizes with Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ hit ‘Hold Up.’
Watch the US native put her own spin on the melodic number below…
Yes, yes, and yes!
Asia not only held her own, but made it her own with her compelling tone and flavoursome runs. She also demonstrated exceptional vocal control, much like the artist she covered
We approve…do you?
For more on Asia, check out her YouTube channel here.
Fans of ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett may know him best as the show’s feisty singing sensation Jamal, but they may not know that before the show the singer/songwriter/actor was already part of an “empire” – the Smollett family.
Full of singers, actors, and more, the entertainment family – first brought to the Hollywood spotlight by sister Jurnee – is now showing off yet another of their many talents: cooking. Led by the family chef, Jake, the siblings – Jussie, Jurnee, Jocqui, Jojo, and Jazz – are inviting viewers into their homes to get a peek at how they throw down in the kitchen.
Premiering today [August 20] at 12:30p/11:30c, hop below for your first peek at what the six siblings are searing, sizzling, and serving: