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JAY-Z’s Tidal Co. Gets 3rd CEO In 2 Year History
Janet Jackson Posts Photos In Rehearsal For Upcoming Tour
Earlier this year, Janet Jackson gave birth to her first child Eissa al Mana and en- dured a divorce, but she also set out to continue the world tour she canceled back in 2016.
We all know how Janet can easily bounce back from weight gain, so the prospect of her continuing a world tour in a matter of months after giving birth seemed doable for the 51- year-old superstar. And she’s proving just how “doable” it is with a new photo she posted on Twitter Monday (Aug. 7).
“Hey u guys. I’m so excited for the State of the World Tour. We r in rehearsal mode. See u guys in 1 month!” she tweeted, along with a photo showing her
Janet Jackson, 51, is showing she’s still got it.
practicing choreography in a studio with a dancer.
Her 2 Florida stops are: Dec. 11 — Fort Lauderdale, FL @ BB&T Center and Dec. 12 — Jacksonville, FL @ Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena.
The last couple of years have been turbulent for TIDAL. The JAY-Z-owned streaming service has gone through three CEOs in a span of two years. Former Kobalt Music Group president Richard Sanders is the lat- est to take a stab at the role and has stepped in as the new CEO, according to Variety.
Sanders left Kobalt Music Group in May after leading the company for five years and was replaced by Lau- rent Hubert. Before that, he served as the President of Global Marketing for Sony
TIDAL has a new CEO.
Music, and held leading posi- Branson’s tions at Arista, Sir Richard Records.
V2 and RCA
The NBA Live franchise is still trying to gain ground on the massive success that is NBA 2K. EA Sports’ next entry, NBA Live 18, faces an uphill battle against its 2K Sports counterpart, but one thing it can boast about is its soundtrack.
EA unveiled the musical
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert and 2 Chainz are featured on soundtrack.
lineup for this year’s itera- tion, which is stacked with some of the top names in Hip Hop. Kendrick Lamar, Nas,
Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross and Kid Cudi are just a few of the prominent artists featured in the game.
‘Power’ Star Naturi Naughton Is Brand Ambassador For Beauty Company
Kendrick Lamar, Lil Uzi Vert, 2 Chainz And Rick Ross On Soundtrack Of NBA Live 18
New mom and ‘Power’ ac- tress Naturi Naughton has teamed up with AJ Crimson Beauty as the first ever brand ambassador for the cosmetics company.
To launch the partnership, the company and Naughton will introduce “Celebrate You,” a three piece lip gloss collection comprised of bold colors cre- ated for confident and daring women.
“I have always been a fan of Naturi from her singing debut as one-third of the widely known R&B trio, 3LW, to her outstanding portrayal as Lil’ Kim in the Notorious B.I.G. biopic, Notorious, and more re- cently her role as Tasha on the Starz drama, Power,” said AJ
Naturi Naughton is living her best life right now. New baby, ca- reer success and now beauty am- bassador.
Crimson, CEO & Founder of AJ Crimson Beauty.
Beyonce Writes Forward In New Prince Book: ‘Prince: A Private View’
LaVar Burton Being Personally Sued Over ‘Reading Rainbow’
Rarely-seen photographs of the late Prince Rogers Nelson by Afshin Shahidi are featured in a new book “Prince: A Private View,” with a forward by none other than Beyonce Knowles- Carter.
“Truth be told, the word ‘icon’ only scratches the sur- face of what Prince was and what he remains to me,” Bey writes of the musical icon, ac- cording to EW.
The images range from in- timate to candid to staged, and many have never been seen before, the website re- ports. Shahidi, the father of “Black-ish” star Yara Shahidi and Prince’s friend of two decades, was also the only photographer to shoot the artist’s private “3121” par- ties in Los Angeles.
His photos and captions reflect their close relation- ship. Prince: A Private View is due Oct. 17.
Private photos of Prince are being released by his personal photographer, Afshin Shahidi, the father of blackish star, Yara.
Eight years after LeVar Burton tweeted his intention to revive Reading Rainbow, he’s now being personally sued for essentially hijacking the long-running PBS show that encourages people to read.
On last Friday, WNED (a public broadcaster in Buffalo, N.Y.) filed a wide-ranging lawsuit that demands among other things that Burton’s company hand over adminis- trative access to various web- sites and social media accounts.
The lawsuit also seeks to enjoin Burton from using the Reading Rainbow catch- phrase.
Although this is a new law- suit, WNED and Burton’s RRKidz have been in court with each other for more than a year over a 2011 licensing deal.
According to court papers, RRKidz obtained a license
LaVar Burton of Roots and Star Trek fame, was the host of Reading Rainbow, is being sued on his revival of the latter.
from WNED to use intellec- tual property related to Read- ing Rainbow, which ran on PBS between 1983 and 2006 and was hosted by Burton, an actor known for his roles as Kunta Kinte in Roots and as Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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