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Prince And George Michael Tributes Planned For 2017 Grammys On Sunday
Mr. Dalvin Of Jodeci Says Biopic Is In The Works
Jodeci members, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci and JoJo. Mr. Dalvin has been appearing on reality TV show, ‘Leave It To Stevie’ with his friend, Stevie J. and Yung Joc pictured with him.
According to Jodeci mem- ber Mr. Dalvin, a Jodeci biopic is in the works and will air on BET’s sister network VH1. The news comes fresh off the success of BET’s New Edi- tion miniseries, “The New
Edition Story.”
Mr. D made the announce- ment via an IG post.
Jodeci formed in the early 80’s and consists of members DeVante Swing, Mr. Dalvin, K-Ci, and JoJo. The
members began their musical careers as two duos of brothers and, after years of limited suc- cess, joined forces.
The group has sold more than 20 million records world- wide to date.
Pop icons, the late Prince and George Michael will be honored with tributes.
Ok....Chance The Rapper Premieres New Music Video On Facebook Live
Chance The Rapper is doing his thing with no limits. His newest video was given to his fans via hisFacebook Live featuring one of the puppets from his tour.
Chance first made the offi- cial announcement of the re- lease in a tweet. After rolling out a 10-minute countdown, “Same Drugs” then pre- miered on the rapper’s Face- book Live page.
The video opens with Chance wearing one of his signature “3” caps while play- ing the piano on a stage and features the puppets that joined the rapper on the road for the Magnificent Coloring World Tour.
As for the footage, it looks like a rough cut from one of the ’90s PBS programs like The Muppets or Sesame Street.
The element of surprise will never go out of style, espe- cially when it’s tied to a pre- miere. Chance The Rapper randomly gifted us a brand-new music video, but,
it appears, he didn’t want to do it the old-fashioned way through a publication part- ner. Instead, the 23-year-old opted for one of his own plat- forms on social media.
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards will host tributes to Prince and George Michael.
Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow described the pair as “pop icons who show- cased rare musical genius and otherworldly charisma,” say- ing the Academy is “humbled to pay homage to their tremendous legacies on the GRAMMY stage.”
The ceremony broadcasts from 8 p.m. Eastern this Sun- day.
Sources indicate that Prince’s music will finally become available on stream- ing services on the night.
Previously announced per- formers include Daft Punk, Adele, Chance, and a duet between Lady Gaga and Metallica.
Migos To Headline Major College Outdoor Music Festival
‘Moonlight’ Director Teams With Obama’s ‘ My Brothers Keeper Alliance’
In honor of Black History Month, Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-nominated film “Moonlight” is partnering with My Brother’s Keeper Al- liance, the mentoring pro- gram initiated by former President Obama to em- power young men of color.
The series launched Mon- day night with a screening in Los Angeles, attended by dozens of young men from local schools, according to Variety.
After the screening, Mike Muse of My Brother’s Keeper moderated a talk- back session with the stu- dents and the film’s Oscar-nominated talent: Jenkins, stars Maher- shala Ali and Naomie Harris, and writer Tarell
Barry Jenkins movie ‘Moon- light’ has been nominated for 8 Academy Awards.
Alvin McCraney.
Another screening is set for New York next week.
Empowering the under- privileged has also been a byproduct of the film’s Oscar success in many ways.
“I’m getting messages from people back home in Miami now, people living in the
world you see depicted in this film,” Jenkins said on a re- cent episode of Variety‘s “Playback” podcast. “I think when you watch this movie, you don’t assume that Chi- ron is going to grow up and be nominated for two Acad- emy Awards, and I think peo- ple look at me and they see that happen, and their idea of what they are capable of is shifting. That’s amazing. What’s possible is shifting and it’s a beautiful thing.”
“Moonlight” was nomi- nated for eight Academy Awards including best pic- ture, best director, best sup- porting actor, best supporting actress, best adapted screenplay, best cin- ematography, best film edit- ing and best original score.
Migos are the headliners of the 2-day college music festival.
Rap trio Migos have been announced as headliners for The 15th Annual #Fest, which is billed as the nation’s largest collegiate music festival.
Organizers for the festival had already announced a hip- hop heavy line-up, which in- cludes 21 Savage, Lil Yachty, Young Thug, Jauz, and now Migos will hit the stage during the out- door event.
Last year, over 20,000 peo-
ple came to the #Fest.
Even higher numbers this
year during the two-day festi- val, which takes place April 21st and 22nd in Athens, Ohio.
Passes to the festival in- clude overnight parking and an expanded second stage, to accommodate more acts in- cluding Wacka Flocka Flame, Party Thieves, Cheap Codes, and others.
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