Tag: Music

Birth of a Nation Earns 6 NAACP Nominations!

The nominations for the NAACP Image Awards were announced today and Nate Parker’s Birth of a Nation led the way with six nominations: Outstanding Motion Picture, Outstanding Independent Motion Picture, Outstanding Direction in a Motion Picute – Nate Parker, Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – Nate Parker, Best Actor in a Motion Picture – […]

Beyoncé Leads Grammy Nominees!

The nominees for the 59th Grammy® Awards have been announced and, no surprise here, Beyoncé leads with nine noms including Album of the Year. Other major multiple nominees are: Drake, rihanna and Kanye with eight apiece. The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will be televised live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Sunday, February […]

Leon Russell Dead at 74!

Rock legend Leon Russell has died while convalescing from heart surgery in July. He had been hoping to return to touring in January. He was 74. He wrote such songs as Delta Lady and Tight Rope and played with everyone from the Beach Boys and Joe Cocker, to Bob Dylan, Frank Sinatra and Elton John.

Usher Supports Music and Art Education with Hometown Concert on Neighborhood Sessions!

On Thanksgiving Eve, Usher will perform a concert from his hometown, Chattannoga, for TNT and State Farms’ Neighborhood Sessions. The special highlights Usher and State Farm’s efforts to revive music and arts education in Chattanooga and surrounding communities by benefitting The Nancy Lackey Community Education Fund, named for Usher’s late grandmother. Usher’s Neighborhood Sessions concert […]