John Legend and Esperanza Spalding perform “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” for The Voice Live Finale, Part 2. Their jazzy arrangement gets uplifted by a solo from trombone player Jeffery Miller.
Danielle Brooks Of Orange Is The New Black To Host 11th Season Of AfroPop
Danielle Brooks, who stars on the Netflix show Orange Is The New Black, is hosting the 11th season of AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange. Brooks is known for playing the character Taystee in Orange Is The New Black and Sofia in the Broadway production of The Color Purple. The 11th season will premiere January 21st on the WORLD Channel with films about Miriam Makeba (Mama Africa), men’s fashion in South Africa (Dressed Like Kings), Black LGBTQ identity (black enuf*) and more. There will be new episodes every Monday through February 18th.
Watch: Black Eyed Peas-BACK 2 HIPHOP Feat. Nas Official Video
The Black Eyed Peas worked with Pasha Shapiro on their video for “BACK 2 HIPHOP” featuring Nas. The trio appear in a series of fast-moving animated scenes and Nas is depicted as an Egyptian Pharoah like his I AM… album cover. The group’s MASTERS OF THE SUN VOL. 1 is their strongest project since Monkey Business and one of the best albums of 2018.
Throwback: Jermaine Jackson-Do What You Do
Jermaine Jackson had just started recording with Arista Records when his eponymous 10th studio album (marketed as Dynamite in the U.K.) was released in 1984. Jackson’s voice was soothing as he sang about being betrayed by a lover in “Do What You Do” which was the album’s second single. The video took its storyline from The Godfather and the supermodel Iman co-starred in the clip before her famous appearance in Michael Jackson’s “Remember The Time” video. “Do What You Do” was the b-side to Jermaine Jackson’s “Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming” collaboration with his brother Michael. The collection also has Jackson singing the duet “Take Good Care Of My Heart” with Whitney Houston before she hit stardom. The successful collaborations continued with Pia Zadora and their song “When The Rain Begins To Fall” that had its video attached Zadora’s film Voyage Of The Rock Aliens. The album was Jackson’s second most popular and managed to reach Gold status. There have been three reissues of the 10th album domestically in 2005 and 2012 and a Japanese one in 2009. Jermaine Jackson independently released his 14th album, I Wish You L.O.V.E. in 2012. He has toured with his brothers Tito, Jackie and Marlon as The Jacksons since 2015.
Media Questions Of The Week
Who is going to host the 2019 Oscars now that Kevin Hart has stepped down because of the controversy around his past anti-gay Tweets?
Who will be the guest performer during Maroon 5’s Superbowl performance since everyone they have asked said no because of the NFL’s reaction to Colin Kaepernick’s famous protest?
Why did Prada use the image of a Sambo and a monkey for an accessory on one of the purses displayed in their Manhattan store?
