Kids pick their favourites at the Kids Choice Awards
The 18th Annual Nickolodeon Kid's Choice Awards took center stage this past weekend in California. The ceremony which was held at the UCLA's Pauly Pavillian in Westwood, CA saw the stars come out in recipient and support of the event.
All areas of the entertainment and music industry was represented from actresses Alyssa Milano, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Duff to singers Anthony Hamilton, Jamie Foxx, Justin Timberlake and Nick Cannon among others Hosted by actor/director/comediien Ben Stiller, The KCA saw performances from Will Smith and Simple Plan with presenters like actor Johnny Depp and the cast of the movie Star Wars among the big names handing out the little 'blimps'.
The big winner on the night was Usher (I tell you the guy can do no wrong) he took home two blimps for 'Favourite Male Singer' and 'Favourite Song' for 'Burn'. Other winners included Will Smith for 'Favourite Voice from an Animated Feature' for his role in the move 'A Sharks Tale', former Crosby kid Raven-Symone won for Favourite Actrss while rocker Avil Lavigne won Favourite Female Singer'.
source: nick.com
__________________________________________________________________70s soul on Atlantic gets the 'remix' touch
Throughout the years, there comes a time when record labels gets the bright idea to revive pre-modern classic tracks from their vaults and give them a more modern day vamp.
Such is the case with Atlantic Records where they have taken a dab at revamping 70s-era soul, funk and jazz performed by some of the top artists of the day and retooled them with some of today's contemporary remixers.
The set dubbed 'Atlantiquity' takes on the material from the likes of legends such as Donny Hathaway, Carmen McCrae, Sister Sledge and Chic and redefined their biggest hits for the dance floor under the watchful eye of Los Angeles radio/club DJ Garth Trinidad.
"Each remixer has a unique style, and I picked tracks according to their musical personalities, this was an amazing way for all the DJs to pay homage to artists that have influenced them and introduce these classic artists to a younger generation." Trinidad says of selecting material for the likes of Philly native King Britt, Daz-I-Kue and Jurassic 5 DJ Nu-Mark to give new life to.
Kleeer's 'Tonight' sees Sa-Ra calling on the talents of Me'Shell Ndegeocello to add new bass lines. Nu-Mark revisits Eddie Harris's 'Bold and Black', while Attica Blues Charlie Dark, reshapes the Average White Band's 'Pick Up the Pieces'.
"Charlie didn't just go in and flip the beat," Trinidad says. "He went in and used all the existing elements of the song to create something completely new, which really embodies the spirit of this project."
In addition to the CD release which will be out on May 10, a two-LP vinyl version will be issued May 24, with an extended version of King Britt's remix of Chic's 'A Warm Summer Night'.Here is the tracklisting:
Kleeer - 'Tonight' (Sa-Ra rmx ft: the Sa-Ra All Stars & Me'Shell Ndegeocello)
Slave - 'Watching You' (Vikter Duplaix rmx)
Eddie Harris - 'Bold and Black' (DJ Nu-Mark rmx)
United 8 - 'Getting Uptown (To Get Down)' (Quantic rmx)
Average White Band - 'Pick Up the Pieces' (Charlie Dark rmx)
Sister Sledge - 'We Are Family' (Daz-I-Kue rmx)
Donny Hathaway - 'Little Ghetto Boy' (Freddy L. rmx)
Chic - 'A Warm Summer Night' (King Britt rmx)
The Spinners - 'I'll Be Around' (Kev Brown rmx)
Carmen McCrae - 'Just a Little Lovin' (GB rmx)
Faze-O - 'Riding High' (Tiombe Lockhart & The Army Of Love rmx)
Yusef Lateef - 'Nubian Lady' (Metisse rmx)
- Source: spotlightonR&B.com
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Neo-soul singer and all round songstress Erykah Badu will be launching her own record label called Control Freaq Records and is in the process of looking for artists to sign.
Last weekend, the 34-year-old songetress announced her newest endeavor at the South by Southwest Music Conference (SBSMC) in Austin, Texas where she was a speaker and also performed. This new venture for Erykah will give her a more hands on approach, more creative control on her music and future endeveurs for artists alike. For more information on her label, visit the label's website at www.ControlFreaqRecords.com.
- Source: bv.channell.aol.com
Could Ashanti be another 'Winoda Ryder'?__________________________________________________________________
Could it be that the 1st lady of 'The Inc' be labeled a thief like the now fames actress Wynoda Ryder? Sultry R&B singer Ashanti is said to be keeping clothes that don't belong to her causing the designer to label her.
The singer's stylist, Rosie Michel, pulled items from young fashion designer Nicole Romano's New York showroom back in Nov. but the jewelry and clothing, worth over $2,000, has yet to be returned to her. Since then, Romano and her staff have placed repeated calls to Michel, her assistant and even Ashanti's record label to try to locate the missing merchandise but to no aveil. Michel said that the clothing and accessories were to be used for shooting a TV commercial.Another fashion house stated that "We have never had that problem with Ashanti, but then, we don't let her borrow everything that she wants."
According to Romano, Michel was not gracious when she contacted her and even hung up on her when she tried to collect but the sylist denies there are any problems. "We have always returned every single item that we've borrowed on behalf of Ashanti. We are often traveling and sometimes that hampers our ability to return everything by the next day, but there has never been a case where we haven't returned everything borrowed." Michel was less than gracious, said the source. "
Romano said ''It's been months and even Ashanti's label (The Inc) hasn't been able to wrangle an explanation or payment for the missing goods. We've never had such a poor experience working with a celebrity or stylist."
- Source: nypost.com