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Chloe Bailey has, once again, set the internet ablaze, and she isn’t apologizing for it.

Alison Hammond shared an incredible throwback video clip of her appearing on vintage entertainment show Stars in their Eyes. The programme was classic Saturday night TV at its finest, and featured the This Morning presenter crooning away on the stage in a 2004 episode.The 46 year old star, who recently shared a tribute to her friend Josie Gibson for her birthday, first appeared as herself, with her curly locks in tight ringlets and wearing a casual black blouse and pink knee-length skirt for the show. Cat Deeley then urged Alison to leave the floor via the futuristic silver door, and when she returned, it was as jazz favourite Nina Simone.

Chloe Bailey has, once again, set the internet ablaze, and she isn't apologizing for it. On Monday, the singer shared a video of her singing Minnie Riperton's 1974 classic hit, «Lovin' You,» and put her own sultry spin on the wistfully sensual tune. Unsurprisingly, the cover was a hit, with Bailey flawlessly managing to hit Riperton's high note and showcasing her impressive breath control.

Fleet Foxes have announced the release of a new live album – find out more details below.Last year, frontman Robin Pecknold played a livestream concert at St.

Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson took an immersive approach in his preparations to direct Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised), winner of the top nonfiction prize at Sundance and Best Documentary at the Critics Choice Documentary Awards.

confirmed by his son, artist Adam Bricusse, on Tuesday via Facebook. The family has shared no cause of death at this time.“My dearest father passed away peacefully this morning,” Adam, 56, posted.

Nick Cave collaborator and Bad Seeds multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis has opened up about his forthcoming memoir Nina Simone’s Gum ahead of its publication early next month.Set to be released in the UK on September 2 via Faber, the non-fiction work is about a piece of Simone‘s chewed gum that Ellis acquired in 1999, when the jazz singer performed at London’s Meltdown Festival – which Cave curated that year.Following Simone’s performance, Ellis climbed onstage taking a piece of gum from her

In the summer of 1969, the same summer as Woodstock, some of the biggest musical acts of the time, like Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Nina Simone, Sly & the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and the Fifth Dimension all performed in New York’s Mount Morris Park.Woodstock was immortalized.

Questlove’s Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will tease the specialty box office this weekend with the brilliantly reviewed Sundance Grand Jury and Audience award-winner in special engagements in two theaters to tee up a wide release on some 600 screens, and Hulu, July 2.

Nina Simone’s granddaughter is speaking out after Chloe Bailey’s “Feeling Good” performance was labelled too “sexualized.”

Nina Simone's iconic single, «Feeling Good,' was released in 1965, and it finally has a music video it deserves. Directed by Sara Lacombe, the song's first-ever music video is a collaboration between Dove, the CROWN Act, Verve Records, UMe and the Nina Simone Charitable Trust.

Rag’n’Bone Man and Arlo Parks have been announced among the main acts for this year’s Montreux Jazz Festival.The legendary festival, which has previously taken in performances from the likes of Nina Simone, Prince and Miles Davis, will return to Lake Geneva from July 2-17.Surrounded by the Swiss Alps, the 16-date event will also debut a brand new stage, called Scene Du Lac, which has been built on the lake to give music fans the chance to watch their favourite artists in idyllic settings.Three

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Nick Cave collaborator and Bad Seeds multi-instrumentalist Warren Ellis will make his authorial debut in September, with a book titled Nina Simone’s Gum.Set to be released in the UK on September 2 via Faber & Faber,the non-fiction work is about a piece of Simone‘s chewed gum that Ellis acquired in 1999, when the jazz singer performed at London’s Meltdown Festival – which Cave curated that year.As the story goes, an awestruck Ellis snuck onto the stage after seeing Simone perform, taking a piece

Miles Davis‘ final live performances is set to be released as a new live album next month.‘MERCI MILES! LIVE AT VIENNE’ is a documentation of the legend’s 1991 performance at the Vienne Jazz Festival in France, just three months before his death.The record will come out on June 25 via Rhino Records, and comes as part of the label’s Black Music Month series.

He’s back! Showtime released a new teaser for the upcoming Dexter revival, and the criminals of Iron Lake better beware.

Back in February, Questlove debuted his documentary Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie unearths lost footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, also known as the "Black Woodstock," which saw acts like Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone, and Nina Simone all perform.

final night of Knockout Rounds was so good, it had John Legend second-guessing himself!Blake Shelton pitted the 19-year-old singer against Connor Christian for his team's final showdown ahead of the season 20 live shows, but Cam proved that he was in a world of his own when he took the stage for his performance of «Feeling Good,» singing the version of the song made famous by the legendary Nina Simone.«My main thing for this round was to find something that I could lose myself in,» Cam said

Soul picked up its second Oscar win of the night for Original Score and Jon Batiste called out Duke Ellington, Bach and Nina Simone in a stirring celebration speech.

said he was stunned by not just the footage but the fact that such an enormous event even existed and seemed forgotten to history.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticIn 2002, when Halle Berry won the Oscar for her performance in “Monster’s Ball,” becoming the first African American woman to take home the Academy Award for best actress, after 30 seconds of convulsive tears she said, “This moment is so much bigger than me.

Deshawn Goncalves delivered a heavenly performance on the latest episode of “American Idol”.

Brittany Howard has released a cover of Jackie Wilson’s ‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher’.Howard’s cover remains fairly loyal to Wilson’s original version, which was released in the late ’60s.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDirector Shaka King tasked singer and songwriter H.E.R to bring home the end of “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Her challenge was what tone to go for.The original song contender “Fight For You” is a hopeful one. As a fan of Fred Hampton’s story, the songwriter knew she could make a masterpiece drawing on artists such as Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone and Sly and the Family Stone.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe part-documentary/part-drama “The Social Dilemma” deals in part with the spell that Silicon Valley tech companies have cast over a willingly mesmerized populace, and so Nina Simone’s version of Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ classic “I Put a Spell on You” was brought in as a musical accent mark for the film.

Two days after picking up Sundance’s Documentary Grand Jury Prize, Summer Of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) has been picked up by Searchlight and Hulu.

Also Read: 'Summer of Soul' Film Review: Questlove's Vibrant Concert Film Captures a Pivotal Harlem Moment“Then they started saying the lineup and I’m like you’re trying to tell me that there was a time in 1969 where there was a recorded documented concert with Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone, the Staple singers, and Nina Simone, and about 20 other artists of note, BB King, and you’re trying to tell me that there was a concert and I didn’t a hear a peep about it?” said Questlove.

Not many people know his name, but half a century ago Tony Lawrence created something extraordinary in the middle of New York City. And few people know the name Hal Tulchin, but he documented the feat.

virtual Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, documents the shockingly little-known Harlem Cultural Festival that took place in the summer of 1969.

During the same summer as Woodstock in 1969, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Stevie Wonder and more played a series of free concerts in Harlem intended to be a celebration of Black pride. Called the Harlem Cultural Festival and attended by more than 300,000 people, the shows were largely forgotten, and the recordings languished in a basement for decades.

John Legend is celebrating Joe Biden officially becoming the new President of the United States!

After helping President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in 2020, John Legend was happy to perform for them during the TV special, “Celebrating America”, which aired on Wednesday, Inauguration Day.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on the campaign trail in 2020, John Legend was happy to perform for them during the TV special,, which aired on Wednesday, Inauguration Day.Legend performed seated at a piano at the foot of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, and belted out a flawless cover of the soulful Nina Simone classic «Feeling Good.»The notably optimistic song choice seemed to reflect the beaming Legend's mood following the swearing in of Biden and Harris earlier in the

Editor’s note: Yoruba Richen is the director and Mehret Mandefro and Lacey Schwartz Delgado are executive producers of American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free, a documentary that looks at the historical importance and overlooked contributions of Black performers. Focusing on Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier, the docu — also executive produced by Alicia Keys — airs tonight on PBS in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

 Madonna  posted a sweet, rare video on her Instagram of her and her gorgeous family from Thanksgiving.A post shared by Madonna (@madonna)In the video, the 62-year-old icon is seen posing with her family for a group picture while Nina Simone‘s “Love Me or Leave Me” played over the footage. In the video, we got to see Madonna’s two biological children from previous relationships and her four adopted children.

Brittany Howard stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert this week and played a Nina Simone cover – watch below.The performance came after the Alabama Shakes vocalist secured five Grammy nominations this week.Heading to Colbert on Tuesday night (November 24), Howard performed an impassioned. cover of Simone’s track ‘Revolution’, a song she has been covering live at pre-pandemic gigs.