Monday 27 June 2016

JoJo Covers Mariah Carey's "Always Be My Baby"



JoJo is much revered for her voice. In fact, it's often claimed she's slept on, as even though her voice is A* she doesn't get much attention from the mainstream. I'd argue that that's the fault of her material, but that's a different post.

Alicia Keys Don't Need NO ONE, performs all Instrumentation for "In Common" @ BET Awards 2016


Alicia Keys is clearly over the polished styling of the Girl On Fire era. Taking to the BET Awards to perform latest single In Common, the Diva impressively handled the entire production herself. How's that for stripping things back!

Encased by various gadgets and gizmos, Alicia cleverly tweaked, pushed and strummed the surrounding instruments to create the track's backing. It was a novel experience that kept the audience's (and my) interest right till the final note. But, maybe more importantly than that, it served a second purpose. In choosing to forgo the conventional, she set herself apart from all others who performed at the award show. And that was something she needed to do, given that Beyonce and the Prince tributes would be guaranteed to grab those column inches.

Much respect, Alicia.

[Watch] Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monae, Erykah Badu and Tori Kelly Tribute Prince @ BET Awards 2016

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Totally forgot about Erykah when making the image...mybad

After the hastily put together Madonna Prince tribute at the Billboard Awards was savaged by critics and fans alike, BET sent out this shady message. With guns so publicly drawn, the BET Awards 2016 had to deliver. So who'd they call on to help bring their rebuttal tribute to life? Jennifer Hudson, Janelle Monae, Tori Kelly and Erykah Badu that's who! There were also some dudes about, too....

[Watch] Beyonce Opens BET Awards 2016 with "Freedom"


People (the Hive) swore Beyonce would never perform again on the BET stage again after the station made disparaging remarks about her child's hair. But with album Lemonade touching on the experiences of black America, what better place would there be to showcase the material than the Black Entertainment Television Awards 2016. So it's little surprise that's just what she did.

Friday 24 June 2016

Christina Aguilera Delivers First Live Showing Of "Change" to Kimmel



Christina Aguilera released Change, a few weeks back in a response to the devastating shooting at the Orlando Pulse nightclub.

Wednesday 22 June 2016

Beyonce sets "Sorry" Visuals Free On YouTube

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Don't jump on me, but this bish still has not seen the visuals for Beyonce's exceptionally-received LP, Lemonade.

Well, today, finally I get my first peek at the project*, with Sorry being released onto the Diva's YouTube channel. Featuring Serena Williams, the black and white video is a treat to watch, bringing back long-thought buried memories of American Horror Story:Coven. However, the spell cast by the Sorry video isn't quite powerful enough. I'm currently no more interested in watching the whole Lemonade movie (?) than I was before I had this first sip.

Selena Gomez Talks Taylor Swift, Sexism and Single Life On Late Show's Carpool Karaoke



Selena Gomez's latest album Revival has some pretty great reviews- holding a respectable 74 percent at Metacritic. Still, that hasn't changed the fact that she's often clowned for her live vocals. With that being so, it may come as a surprise to see the Diva turn up for a ride in The Late Show's, no-where-to-hide, Carpool Karaoke.