Jay-Z, Will & Jada Pinkett-Smith Join Forces to Produce Fela! on Broadway
(AP) Jay-Z and Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith will be co-producing the Broadway musical “Fela!” (pronounced feh-LAH’).
Fela is an Afrobeat musical about the life of Nigerian musician Fela Anikulapo-Kuti (ah-knee-coo-LAH’-po coo-TEE’). Now producers say he and the Smiths are in, though there’s no word on how much of a financial investment the three have made in the show.
“Fela!” is now in previews at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre and opens Monday, Nov 23 . It’s directed and choreographed by Tony awarding winning, Bill T. Jones.
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Jay-Z’s “Run This Town” Super Bowl Pre-Game Commercial
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In Case You Missed It: Jay-Z kicked off the superbowl with a two-minute pregame commercial. The commercial was a intermix of a performance by Jay and The Rutgers Symphony Orchestra of “Run This Town” with game highlights of the Colts and Saints.
Niceeee!
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Beyonce Heats Up Union Square with Fragrance Release Party
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Yesteday, (Feb.2) marked the launch of Beyonce’s new fragrance ‘Beyonce Heat’. Bey spent part of the day at Macy’s Herald Square taking pictures with people who purchased the Sensual. Sexy. Sophisticated Eau de Parfum (3.4 fl.oz.: $59, 1.7 fl oz. $49 at Macy’s) and then went on to let Union Square feel the heat with [...]
Beyonce Makes History at 52nd Annual Grammy Awards
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Beyonce is the first female artist to win 6 Grammy awards in a single night. Bey’s six wins included:
Song of the Year:: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It),”
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance:: “Halo,”
Best Female R&B Performance:: “Single Ladies,”
Best Traditional R&B Performance:: “At Last,”
Best R&B Song:: “Single Ladies”
Best Contemporary R&B Album:: ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce’
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Hope For Haiti Performances: Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Bono & Rihanna
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Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, just aired the two-hour special commercial free across multiple networks packed with performances from top artists. To donate go to www.hopeforhaitinow.org, call 1-877-99-HAITI or text “GIVE” to 50555. Proceeds raised will benefit Oxfam, Partners in Health, the Red Cross and Yele Haiti.
Check out performances by [...]
‘Hope For Haiti Now’ Telethon Airs Tonight
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“Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” telethon, airs commercial-free tonight at 8 p.m. ET. across multiple television networks like MTV, VH1, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, CMT, PBS, TNT, Showtime, Comedy Central, Bravo, E! Entertainment Network, National Geographic Channel, Oxygen, G4, Centric, Current TV, Fuse, MLB Network, [...]
Talib Kweli Twitters About Jay-Z ‘Illuminati’ Rumors
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Only one day after Jay-Z premiered his video “On To The Next One“ on the dawn of the new year folks are going crazy about the symbolic images dispersed throughout the video. Talib Kweli hit twitter to express his frustrations about the claims that Boss Hova is the ‘Illuminati.’
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VIDEO: Jay-Z “On To The Next One”
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Jay-Z presents the first official video of the New Year “On To The Next One” with Swizz Beatz, check out the video:
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New Year’s Eve will be “On To The Next One”
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To bid 2009 adieu folks will be engaging in the normal champagne toasts but this year they will have Jay-Z/Swizz Beatz slogan “On To The Next One” fresh on their minds, especially if they are tuning in to NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly. Jay-Z’s new video “On To The Next One” featuring [...]
VIDEO: ‘SEX & THE CITY 2′ MOVIE TRAILER
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Check out the trailer for SEX & THE CITY 2. I had to watch it twice for all of the fabulousness to soak in.I died the first time, but live for the fact that Jay-Z & Alicia Keys “Empire State of Mind” is the soundtrack for the trailer. Let’s hear it for New York! Yes! [...]
Video: Jay-Z Feat. Mr. Hudson “Young Forever”
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Check out the beautifully constructed video for Jay-Z’s “Young Forever” feat. Mr. Hudson
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about 2 months ago
I’m interested in seeing this play! I love Broadway plays…on and off.