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Posts tagged Stevie Wonder
Blue Ivy Carter- Will She Be A Future Superstar?
Arriving on January 7, 2012 and weighing in at 7 lbs, Blue Ivy Carter has created quite a stir. Baby Blue Ivy, the newborn daughter of parents Beyoncé and Jay-Z, was met by family and friends at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. However, already Baby Blue has made her singing debut less than a month after her birth in a new single from father Jay-Z.
Esperanza Spalding @ the White House
What’s the fuss over Justin Bieber’s loss to Esperanza Spalding for Best New Artist Grammy award? Peep this video of Spalding paying homage to Stevie Wonder’s classic, “Overjoyed” at the White House. Spalding’s live brilliance speaks for itself, perhaps a groundbreaking beginning to a much-needed jazz revivalism within the mainstream taste. Keep an ear out for Spalding’s rich bass and vocals, as she’ll be gracing Philly with her playing at the 4th Annual Roots Picnic in June.
-Tiff Kang
Why you should still like Arcade Fire
So let’s say you’re the type of person who really likes award shows. So much so that you get really upset when your predictions of the winners aren’t correct. So angry that you throw your remote and crush the Doritos currently en route to your mouth into dust. Tell me then, how angry did you get when the Arcade Fire brought home the Grammy for Album of the Year?
Not that I watch award shows at all, much less the Grammys, but had I been watching I probably would have cheered, and judging from the internet backlash that spread across Facebook statuses, twitter, and tumblr, I’m beginning to think I would have been the only one happy to hear of their win. “Why should I care if you’re happy?” is what you’re probably thinking, “______ totally deserved it more than this band I’ve never heard of! What’s so special about them anyway? Why should I care about the Arcade Fire?”
Well, dear readers, I’ve come up with three good reasons as to why their shocking win should mean something to you:
