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John Legend, 2 Chainz honored at Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Doug E. Fresh, 2 Chainz and MC Lyte were among those on hand to be honored at Sunday night's Hip-Hop Inaugural Ball at the Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. But none let the fact that they were collecting hardware keep...
Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Jackson, Entertainment, Human Interest, Common
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Hip-hop and pop music crowd D.C. for Obama inauguration
All eyes will be on Beyonce, Kelly Clarkson and James Taylor when they take the stage at Monday's presidential inauguration. But they're far from the only major artists partaking in the festivities. A slew of performing artists will be taking the...
Tags: Beyonce, Entertainment, Martin Luther King Jr., Common, Howard University
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Essence Music Festival kicks off in New Orleans, 400,000 attendees expected
Pop & HissMore than 400,000 are expected to attend the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans, including Kanye West, Charlie Wilson, Mary J. Blige, Naughty By Nature, Jennifer Hudson and more.... -
Essence Music Festival: Acts new and old keep the Superdome shaking; attendance tops 422,000
Pop & HissHalfway through Mary J. Blige’s closing set at the Essence Music Festival on Sunday night the singer dived into an emotional address to the audience that aptly summed up what the nation’s largest R&B and hip-hop festival, at it’s core,..... -
Live review: Jill Scott at the Gibson Amphitheatre
Pop & HissA live review of Jill Scott's performance at the Gibson Aphitheatre in Los Angeles on Wednesday, August 10.... -
The ultimate 'American Idol' power ranking: 120 contestants on, Kelly Clarkson still reigns supreme
Idol TrackerIt's often been said that "American Idol" is really just a popularity contest. Sure, singing and showmanship is important, as is a contestant's back-story and TV persona, but when it comes to advancing in the competition, many an inferior vocalist have... -
Game releases star-studded 'Purp & Patron' mixtape
Pop & HissGive Game credit. Over the last 12 months, he's released a great album. The problem is that you have to put it together yourself. Released in union with longtime collaborator DJ Skee, "Purp & Patron" is the erstwhile Jayceon Taylor's...... -
Grammy rehearsals 2010: Gonna get loud
Pop & HissPerformers including Pink, Jamie Foxx and T-Pain are put through their paces in the lead-up to Sunday's extravaganza. In this era of award show proliferation, it's hard not to smirk at the "once-in-a-lifetime" advertising campaigns for shows such as the..... -
Strutting their stuff in front of legends
Special to The TimesDespite a star-studded show featuring dynamic performances from Herbie Hancock, Chali 2na from Jurassic 5 and beat-boxer/old-school rapper Doug E. Fresh, arguably the best moment of the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz's BeBop to Hip-Hop's hourlong...Tags: Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis
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Season lineups for the Greek and Gibson
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe Greek Theatre's 2008 season is highlighted by several programs delving into American roots music -- notably the Grammy Award-winning duo of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for two nights -- and reaching an apex with a relatively rare local...Tags: Brian Setzer, Carlos Mencia, Los Lobos (music group), Smokey Robinson, Macy Gray
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New Year's Eve 2012: 23 top South Florida parties
It's now official: When it comes to the fiscal-cliff-diving of New Year’s Eve, there is no place in the country with the crazy range of offerings to rival South Florida. The tipping point came when the folks at Cameo on South Beach created what...
Tags: Carl Cox , American Airlines Arena, Fort Lauderdale, Coconut Creek, Music
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Fresh Fest featuring Salt-n-Pepa, Slick Rick postponed to Sept. 14
The Fresh Fest celebration of old-school hip-hop in Portsmouth has been postponed from Saturday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Sept. 14, according to a press release from promoters. The show, which in years past has drawn big crowds to the nTelos amphitheater in...
Tags: Human Interest, Entertainment, Artists, Fine Artists, Bronx (New York City)
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