Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak s Supergroup Is on the Way to Spread Joy and 70s Tunes 126 Shares
A new supergroup is upon us! On Feb. 26, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak announced they would be joining forces to form a new band, Silk Sonic. Their debut single will be out March 5, and the charismatic artists will later release a full-length album,
An Evening With Silk Sonic, which was also done in collaboration with legendary funk musician Bootsy Collins.
This is the first official collaboration for Mars and .Paak, although they previously toured together when .Paak was the opening act for Mars s 24K Magic World Tour in 2017. We locked in and made an album, Mars wrote on Instagram. By the looks of the announcement art, shown below, the project appears to be borrowing inspiration from the 1970s not surprising given Mars s famously anachronistic style.
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Danyel Smith has long championed the criminally overlooked work of Black women in music. And that is evident in her words and her résumé. Whether helming
Vibe magazine, being an editor at
Billboard
, or penning cultural think pieces for ESPN s
The Undefeated, Smith s editorial legacy centers on the Black women musicians who soundtracked not just her own life but entire generations.
Smith s laudable knowledge of the music industry, and the Black women who helped shape it, are the subject of her latest venture,
Black Girl Songbook
, a Spotify original series made in collaboration with The Ringer.
In the show, Smith looks back at some of the musical moments in history that shaped and shook not just the recording industry but the cultural landscape at large. Iconic moments in time such as Whitney Houston s incomparable rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner at Super Bowl XXV and Sade s everlasting cool-girl legacy are both part of the show, as well as ce
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Jesy Nelson s cousin appears as contestant on The Voice UK If she can do it, then I can do it. 23/01/2021
The Voice UKaired its fourth week of blind auditions on tonight s episode (January 23) as the judges continued to build their teams.
One contestant, Jamie Leigh Nelson, had a special connection to Little Mix – her cousin is former band member Jesy Nelson.
The 34-year-old from Essex said that after seeing Jesy pursue her career and work hard with Little Mix, she was inspired to apply for the show.
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