Tag: Whitney Houston
Houston, Notorious B.I.G. nominated for rock hall of fame
NEW YORK (AP) - The late musical icons Whitney Houston and the Notorious B.I.G. are among the 16 acts nominated for the Rock and...
Pyer Moss celebrates black culture with fashion and music
NEW YORK (AP) - There was a huge choir that veered from stirring, soaring gospel, then spit verses from Cardi B and sang lines...
Nielsen says just under 20 million watched Grammy Awards
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - Nearly 20 million people watched Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves earn four trophies each at the Grammy Awards, about the...
Grammy weekend kicks off with honor for Dolly Parton
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Nobody pokes more fun at Dolly Parton - all hair, sequins, nine-inch nails and five-inch stilettos - than the country...
Brandie Carlile as nervous for Clive Davis’ gala as Grammys
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Brandi Carlile will perform at the Grammys on Sunday, but she's just as worried to hit the stage at...
‘Laverne’ role gave Marshall springboard to historic career
NEW YORK (AP) - Penny Marshall was typically self-effacing whenever her brother, the late filmmaker Garry Marshall, proudly boasted that his sister was the...
‘Lavern & Shirley’ star, ‘Big’ director Penny Marshall dies
NEW YORK (AP) - Penny Marshall, the trailblazing director of smash-hit big-screen comedies who first indelibly starred in the top-rated sitcom "Laverne & Shirley,"...
APNewsBreak: Elliot, Hynde and Gill up for Songwriters Hall
NEW YORK (AP) - Missy Elliott, one of rap's greatest voices and also a songwriter and producer who has crafted songs for Beyonce and...
This day in music history: Whitney Houston scores first No. 1...
In 1985 the American listening public were no strangers to female singers. There had been a variety of remarkable female singers since the invention...
“The Bobby Brown Story” strives to paint sympathetic portrait
"The Bobby Brown Story," a two-part biopic that aired on BET this month, seems to strive to paint a sympathetic portrait of the singer....