Justin Bieber

Jun 30 2011

Fashion, music and tributes highlight the night

The 2011 BET awards held Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium was full of fashion, excitement, surprises and most of all entertainment.

Comedian and actor Kevin Hart took it to a whole different level with his charisma and comical personality, and with more than 14 performances, BET provided their guests with more than a few surprises during the show.

Apr 14 2011

Looking at the modern ‘British invasion’

Someone asked me last week if I thought American R&B was dead. Record sales have been declining for American artists who categorize themselves as the music genre’s front-runners. In fact, few major mainstream R&B artists, with the exception of Beyonce, Alicia Keys and Usher, are seeing an increase in album sales as their careers expand. For most of the American Soul family, there is a fight to stay relevant, charting and modern enough for our generation.

Feb 24 2011

Justin Bieber fans upset

Consider Esperanza Spalding, the hot, new bassist-vocalist-composer who walked away from the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremonies with the Best New Artist award, outpointing Drake, Florence + the Machine, Mumford & Sons, and teen heartthrob Justin Bieber in the process.

Her victory created a firestorm of protest.

In addition to phenomenal bass playing, Esperanza sings deftly in three languages—English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Oct 12 2010

Eminen and Lady Antebellum lead nominees

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Eminem and Lady Antebellum each earned five nominations today to lead the pack of hopefuls for the American Music Awards, while Justin Bieber collected four.

The 38th annual AMA ceremony will be held Nov. 21 at the Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles.

Eminem and Bieber, in addition to competing for best male pop/rock artist and pop/rock album, were nominated for artist of the year, along with Ke$ha, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

Sep 13 2010

Lady Gaga picks up eight Moonmen

LOS ANGELES - Lady Gaga picked up eight Moonmen trophies last night at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, including video of the year for “Bad Romance.”

The only other multiple winner was Eminem, who won two awards for “Not Afraid.”

Gaga, known for her outrageous costumes, did not disappoint, accepting the show’s biggest prize for best video wearing a dress, hat and purse that appeared to be made out of cuts of meat.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.