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Questlove To Direct ‘Black Woodstock’ About The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival

Questlove is directing a documentary called Black Woodstock on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

Tagged as: black woodstock, documentary, film, harlem cultural festival, live, Nina Simone, Questlove, Sly and the Family Stone, staples singers, Stevie Wonder

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Bon Jovi, The Cars and Dire Straits To Be Inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The next round of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees has been announced. The Cars, Dire Straits and Bon Jovi have made the list along with Nina Simone, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Tagged as: Bon Jovi, Dire Straits, music industry, Nina Simone, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, The Cars, The Moody Blues, USA

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Nina Simone Estate Slams The ‘Nina’ Movie

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The estate of singer Nina Simone has slammed Zoe Saldana on Twitter.com.

Tagged as: music news, Nina Simone, Nina Simone Estate Slams The 'Nina' Movie

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Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone Documentaries Nominated For Oscars

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone and Laurie Anderson documentaries have been nominated for the Academy Award.

Tagged as: Academy Awards, Amy Winehouse, Laurie Anderson, music news, Nina Simone

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Lauryn Hill, Common, Usher Cover Nina Simone For New Album

by Paul Cashmere

Stars including Lauryn Hill, Usher, Mary J. Blige and Common have gathered for a Nina Simone tribute album to coincide with the TV documentary ‘What, Happened, Miss Simone’.

Tagged as: Common, Lauryn Hill, Mary J Blige, music news, Nina Simone, What Happened Miss Simone

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What Happened Miss Simone? Watch The Trailer

by Music-News.com

The Nina Simone story is about to be told for Netflix’s Original Documentary, ‘What Happened, Miss Simone?’.

Tagged as: Miss Simone, music news, Netflix, Nina Simone, What Happened

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Nina Simone Movie Casting Causes Controversy

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

When actress Zoe Saldana agreed to take on the role of Nina Simone in the film Nina, she most likely didn’t suspect that her casting would be such a huge controversy.

Tagged as: Clifton Henderson, Cynthia Mort, David Oyelowo, Ella Thomas, Kimberly Elise, Lorraine Hansberry, Mike Epps, Nina Simone, Richard Pryor, Zoe Saldana

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Kimbra Launches Debut EP In The US

by Andrew Tijs

Soul-pop starlet Kimbra launches her career with an EP and Gotye showcase in the US.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, cover, debut, EP, gig, Gotye, Kimbra, Nina Simone, pop, release, Sam Sparro, showcase, soul, US, Vows, Warner Bros.

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Lil Baby Announces World Tour for Live Nation

Lil Baby will tour the world for Live Nation starting 3 June in Houston.

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Conrad Sewell Has A Few Acoustic Regional Pub Dates To Mark 10 Years Since ‘Firestone’

Conrad Sewell has put together a series of acoustic pub dates in regional New South Wales and Queensland to mark 10 years since his hit with Kygo ‘Firestone’.

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Macklemore Video ‘F*cked Up’ Calls Out America For What It Is

America is ‘F*cked Up’ and that is exactly how Macklemore has called it out in his new song and video.

February 15, 2025

Ed Sheeran Drops That Next Album Will Be Called ‘Play’

Ed Sheeran has seemingly confirmed his next album will be called 'Play'.

February 15, 2025

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The Wombats To Headline Summersalt 2025

The Wombats will return to Australia in 2025 for Summersalt.

February 10, 2025

WTF Was That Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl Performance All About?

Has Kendrick Lamar outdone Black Eyed Peas for the most woeful Super Bowl performance ever? Black Eyed Peas had their WFT moment in 2011 but Kendrick Lamar has delivered WTAF.

February 10, 2025