Directed by Lee Daniels; screenplay by Suzan-Lori Parks; based on the book by Johann Hari
Sixty-two years ago, on July 17, 1959, Billie Holiday died in Metropolitan Hospital in East Harlem, New York City due to complications of chronic substance abuse, bringing an end to her career as one of the premier jazz vocalists of the mid-20th century. She is the subject of Lee Daniels’
The United States vs. Billie Holiday, a seriously misguided work.
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday
Holiday overcame an abusive childhood she grew up with her prostitute mother in Baltimore and Harlem brothels and a limited vocal range, to become a unique stylist who interpreted the popular songs of her era like a laid-back instrumentalist, delivering their lyrics with an unsettling emotional wallop.
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Andra Day Releases New Feel Good Single “Phone Dies”
Andra Day Releases New Feel Good Single “Phone Dies”
In collaboration with Anderson .Paak, Day returns with a bop for summertime loving.
In collaboration with Anderson .Paak, Day returns with a bop for summertime loving.
April 17, 2021
We’ve got another summer anthem on our hands.
Andra Day just dropped her latest single, “Phone Dies” produced by musical mastermind, Anderson .Paak. The tuneful collaboration features .Paak’s trademark ass-shaking beats and good vibes in an electrosoul fusion of combined talents.
Day soulfully croons, “It’s so amazing, being my baby. I’ll let you feel these vibes until my phone dies” (relatable in these socially distanced times) in an enchanting lead into the catchy Afrobeat-filled chorus. It s fun, it s fresh, it s high energy everything we re collectively craving right now.
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