While #Grammyweekend is taking the less conventional approach in 2016 (moving the ceremony to Monday), that hasn’t stopped the usual goings-ons from preceding it. One such annually anticipated event is the celebration of MusiCares “Person of the Year,” with this year’s honor going to the legendary Lionel Richie.
In an homage that garnered contribution from the likes of some of today’s brightest Grammy winners John Legend, Usher, Rihanna, Pharrell Williams, and more, the February 13th event saw representation from every genre Richie’s rich discography has touched (R&B, soul, pop, country, and more).
Tuck in below to see some snaps of the night’s highlights:
Tyra Banks wears many things well — including motherhood.
The supermodel turned super mogul surprised the masses last month when she revealed that she and boyfriend Erik Asla had welcomed a son named York.
Banks has been open about her struggles to conceive, as such she was equally candid about the fact that their son (while biologically theirs) was born using a surrogate.
Moments ago, the star seized on the Valentine’s celebrations to reveal the first snap of her bundle of joy.
As reported, Kanye West‘s seventh album ‘The Life Of Pablo’ finally landed online today – via TIDAL.
The long-awaited LP had been marred by a number of speed-bumps prior to its arrival on the Jay Z streaming platform – including a series of delays and name changes.
And, despite being made available for consumption, the randomness of the rollout hasn’t stopped.
Beyonce may have Grammy buzz building back in Los Angeles, but the superstar diva was spotted enjoying a cultured evening in New York City.
Queen Bey and her mogul husband Jay Z were snapped at The Cooper Hewitt Design Museum, where they watched the ‘Afreaks!’ show. The power couple posed it up with the cast afterwards backstage. Peep the pic below..
Today’s Valentine’s Day edition of From The Vault fittingly spotlights R&B balladeers Boyz II Men.
The legendary vocalists established themselves as such with their impassioned performances of songs centered on the highs and lows of the “L” word; one of the most renown being their 1994 smash ‘I’ll Make Love To You.’
Baked by Babyface, the slow jam was rolled out at the lead single from the quad’s sophomore album – the aptly titled ‘II.’
Benefitting from the momentum of ‘End of the Road’ from their debut LP, ‘I’ll Make Love To You’ was a humungous hit and went on to best ‘Road’s” 13-week record at #1 on the Hot by spending 14 weeks in the pole position.
[Editor’s note: Follow-up single ‘On Bended Knee’ went on to replace ‘I’ll Make’ at #1, making the Philadelphia native’s the third ever act to boot themselves from the top spot].
Certified Platinum and winner of the 1995 Grammy’s for Best R&B Performance by a Group, the track serves as one of Boyz many signature numbers and undoubtedly one of their most commercially successful. As at writing, ‘I’ll Make Love To You’ occupies the #19 spot on Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Chart.
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Today’s “turn-up” climate oftentimes sees any sign of male emotion classed as “corny” or effeminate. Yet, tracks like this have us yearning for a return of male vocalists who aren’t afraid to embrace their inner-gentleman and lyrically soar with subject-matter that is still so universal to all: love.
Pending its return, watch the video for ‘I’ll Make Love To You’ (starring actor Duane Martin) above.
In a unique rollout similar to label mate Rihanna‘s 8th opus ‘Anti,’ Grammy winning rapper/producer KanyeWest sees his anxiously awaited new album, ‘The Life of Pablo,’ finally make its official premiere online…via exclusive Tidal stream.
Reports have it the album, his 7th, will see its first week of availability exclusively for stream on Tidal and purchase only on KanyeWest.com. After that, fans who prefer other digital outlets will have access to a “wider release.”
Despite a few false starts and hiccups, Kanye West can finally hit the promo trail in support of his newly released album, ‘The Life of Pablo.’ Taking to ‘SNL’ with a slew of special guests, the rap divo gave the weekly variety show the honor of being first to host the premiere of some critically acclaimed cuts from the once elusive set.
Tapping Young Thug, The Dream, Kelly Price, and more for the live unveiling of new song, ‘Highlights,’ the real highlight of the night may have come from West’s second performance (which featured gospel hitmaker Kirk Franklin, Price, The Dream, and more).
Get into both showings and tell us your thoughts below:
‘SNL’ reminds us of their love for all things Beyonce (who could forget the epic ‘Beygency’ skit) with their hilarious take on the ongoing backlash the ‘Drunk In Love’ diva is facing following her ‘Super Bowl 50’ performance.
With boycotts, protests, and accusations of rendering a racially charged/divisive performance, the singer has been the source of many-a-hot topic this week as her name rides headline after headline. And, while that particular subject shows no signs of cooling, leave it to ‘SNL’ to capitalize on the controversy by stirring the pot with some seriously funny satire.
The American Heart Association collected some of the entertainment industry’s best and brightest stars for their annual ‘Go Red For Women Dress Collection’ in New York City this week. Hosted at the Skylight at Moynihan Station, the event courts a number of top-named divas every year, with this year’s highlight coming from Grammy winning R&B diva Monica.
The songstress, a fitting choice as she is still in hot promotion of her latest LP ‘Code Red,’ strutted her stuff to raise awareness for heart disease and stroke among women. Sharing billing with the likes of Fran Drescher, Serayah, and many more, tuck in below to see more snaps of ‘Miss Thang’ as she ripped the runway:
All roads lead to February 29th for Christina Aguilera.
There and then, viewers will find the diva back to the grind of finding America’s next big superstar on the 10th season of NBC’s juggernaut talent show ‘The Voice.’ But, as she preps for her return to TV, her faithful fans – affectionately christened #Fighters – have their eyes on calendars prepped for another date (see: day of new album release).
Teasing followers with snaps of herself hard at work on the long-awaited project for over a year now, the songstress sat down with ‘Extra’ recently to lend yet another update on the ever-elusive LP. In addition to whetting appetites for it, Xtina also dished on ‘The Voice,’ ‘Lip Sync Battle,’ new ‘Voice’ mentor Patti Labelle (and her famous ‘Patti pies’), and so much more.
