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Wednesday 22 February 2012

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Whitney Houston's clothes,jewelry to be auctioned in March

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 09:57 AM PST


    Whitney houston has barely been dead a week, and already several of her belongings will go on the auction block next month.
    Dresses and jewelry worn by whitney houston will be included at a celebrity Auction  in  in late March, it was announced on Monday, a day after the pop diva was laid to rest.
   "In a rare twist of fate," several items from her musical career and movie appearances will be available, "as if the pop legend was determined to keep her presence alive," said celebrity auction house Julien's Auctions.
     Included will be a black velvet dress with metallic silver ribbon with an estimated asking price of $1,000-$2,000 and faux pearl drop earrings worn by Houston in the hit 1992 movie "The Bodygaurd" expected to fetch $600-$800.
  "Other items include jewelry and costumes from Houston's appearance in film and on stage," the auction house said a written statement.

Singer Nneka Becomes African Women's Development Funds Ambassador

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 07:28 AM PST

Nneka performing at AWDF House

    Nigerian soul singer Nneka Egbuna has been appointed African women's development funds Ambassador (AWDF) for the arts .
    The announcement was made by AWDF's Interim CEO, Theo Sowa on feb.16,2012  at an event held in accra ghana as part of its 10th anniversary and to welcome the musician and activist  as AWDF's Ambassador for the Arts.

 The CEO explained why AWDF's new strategic plan included 'Arts, Culture and Sports' as a new grant making thematic area, "Art can touch the souls as well as the minds of countless people, inspiring passion, anger, joy and other emotions that can catalyse action in ways that court cases and academic lectures and even protest marches may never achieve… Arts – traditional or modern – are integral to our cultural lives… and changes in social, economic and political arenas will never truly take root without parallel changes in our cultural norms, beliefs and practices…we can and must leverage the transformational power of the arts if we are to achieve and to accelerate real social change."
     Speaking on her role as AWDF's Ambassador for the Arts, Nneka stated, "Being AWDF's Ambassador for the Arts is another way for me to get my message out. Being AWDF's Ambassador compliments my music. This is also a way of sharing my music and raising awareness of issues affecting women. My music raises awareness about critical social issues, which are the same issues that AWDF works on."
     AWDF was founded 11 years ago by three inspirational women – Hilda Tadria, Joanna Foster and Bisi Adeleye Fayemi, who was also AWDF's founding Executive Director until last year. 

Adele Wins Two Brit Awards,Flip The Bird After Acceptance Speech-[Winners List]

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 01:28 AM PST


Adele flip the bird after the speech

     2012 Brits award took place last Night .British singer-songwriter , Adele picked up more accolades on Tuesday, but her big night at the Brit Awards was capped by controversy.
    Adele flipped the bird in frustration after she was cut off during her acceptance speech for the Best Album award.
    In accepting the Best Album award, Adele started her speech by saying, "Nothing makes me prouder than coming home with six Grammys and then coming to the Brits to win Album Of The Year. I'm so, so proud to be British and to be flying the British flag and I'm so proud to be in the room with all of you."  
    It was at that point the host James Corden cut her off, bashfully saying, "I'm so so sorry, and I can't believe I'm going to do this ..."

    Adele then calmly said, "You're going to cut me off. Can I just say, then, goodbye and I'll see you next time round?" Then she raised the middle finger of her right hand.
   "Sorry if I offended anyone, but the people in suits offended me, "I wasn't swearing at the fans, but I didn't get to complete my thank-you speech!"



   After winning six trophies at the Grammys earlier this month, Adele won best British Female Solo Artist and Best Album at the Brits.

The full list of winners 

British Female Solo Artist
Adele

International Male Solo Artist
Bruno Mars

British Single
One Direction - 'What Makes You Beautiful'

International Female Solo Artist
Rihanna

British Male Solo Artist
Ed Sheeran

British Group
Coldplay

International Group
Foo Fighters

British Breakthrough Act
Ed Sheeran

International Breakthrough Act
Lana Del Rey

Mastercard British Album Of The Year
Adele - '21'

Critics' Choice Award
Emeli Sande

British Producer
Paul Epworth

Outstanding Contribution To Music
Blur

P.Diddy announces TV network To Give Artists a Voice [Video]

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 12:43 AM PST


  The Revolution will be Televised . As  reported last month, Sean "Diddy" Combs has announced  REVOLT, his new cable TV network. REVOLT is a revolution in music on television, a place where artists and their viewers come together and engage with technology and social media.
     It's a channel where new artists can share their work in the way it was meant to be: raw, uncut, and uncensored. REVOLT was selected by Comcast to be the first music network to truly leverage the power of social media, fueling the live music dialogue and influencing the music culture for the video-centric generation.
   Revolt, conceived by Combs and MTV veteran Andy Schuon, will have programming that includes music videos, live performances, music news and interviews.

"Revolt is the first channel created entirely from the ground up in this new era of social media.REVOLT TV is bringing that revolution that television needs,"  "I grew up watching BET and MTV and HBO and NBC and I had a dream that one day I would get a chance, an opportunity to show my perspective coming from a musical standpoint."Diddy said .

Revolt is scheduled to launch in 2013
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