Showing posts with label TLC. Show all posts
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Thursday, February 09, 2017

Aretha Franklin: R-E-T-I-R-E-M-E-N-T!

It's the end fo the road for the Queen of Soul.

The Queen Of Soul who gave influence to many of pop music's greatest acts is retiring after her final album is released. Aretha Franklin on a local Detroit television station said that once her album comes out, she will do a final tour to promote it. After that, she will hang up the microphone for good.

Aretha Franklin had been in the business for years. The 74 year old legendary singer said that she wants to spend more time with her grandchildren.

"This will be my last year. I will be recording, but this will be my last year in concert," she told the station. "This is it."

She said that her longtime friend and producer Stevie Wonder is contributing to the album.

Since the age of 19, Aretha had performed shows and released 41 studio albums, 6 live albums, and has numerous hits.

She was born in Memphis as Aretha Louise Franklin. Her father was a local preacher and her mother is a piano player. According to the stories, Aretha was abandoned by her mother and her dad was charging his player's card.

Her mother passed away. It inspired her to sing. She started signing solos at the church and people were noticing. Her dad decided to get into show business.

Six decades in the music business. The music veteran became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

"I feel, very, very enriched and satisfied with respect to where my career came from, and where it is now....but I'm not going to go anywhere and just sit down and do nothing. That wouldn't be good, either," she added. leaving the door to a limited schedule.

It was reported that Aretha Franklin declined an offer to perform at the inauguration of fuhrer Donald J. Trump.

Tonight we dedicate our LATE THREAD to the Queen.

Well wishes to the Queen of Soul.



Monday, December 07, 2015

Usher Got Hitched!

Famed pop singer Usher married his longtime manager Grace Miguel.

Looks like he's off the market again, ladies. The famed pop singer Usher Raymond married his longtime girlfriend Grace Miguel. Miguel is the manager of the 37-year old singer.

The couple were engaged in January 2015 after working together for a three years.

"I have an incredible partner and manager", Usher said to Billboard. "She has helped me though some of the hardest times in my life and career."

Added, Usher shared his experience with his new wife. "One thing that has come from having a great partner like Grace is being able to cherish the places that I've gone," he said. "We see the monumental sites, go to the museums, eat in the best restaurants. I'm that guy now! In the past I'd do what I have to do and get on the bus to the next city. Life has become a vacation."

Usher got out of an ugly marriage with Tameka Foster. Foster is the mother of two of his sons.

His sons 8-year-old Usher Raymond V and 6-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond are in his custody. A few years back, Usher V nearly drowned in his ex-wife's home.

The couple spent their honeymoon in Cuba.

World News Today wishes the couple well on their journey.

Saturday, April 26, 2014

Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Tribute: 12 Year Death Anniversary





It's been 12 years since the world lost such a profound and skilled female rapper who was also 1/3 of TLC. Rest In Peace Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

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