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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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Adele To Headline All-Female Hyde Park Bill

London born singer comes home to headline the first of a two-night extravaganza, joined by Gabrielle, Kacey Musgraves, Mahalia, Tiana Major9, Chrissi, Bonnie Kemplay, Ruti & Tamzene.

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Travis Scott First Show Back After Festival Controversy Cancelled

Travis Scott's first festival since the Astroworld tragedy has been cancelled.

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The 1975 Reveal New Album Details

The 1975 have unveiled the track-listing and shared the title for their upcoming fifth album, ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’.

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Mandy Moore Cancels Remainder Of US Tour For Health Reasons

Mandy Moore has cancelled the remaining dates on her U.S. tour to put her health first during her pregnancy.

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Ariana Grande Stalker Arrested Again

Ariana Grande's stalker has been arrested for violating a restraining order by breaking into the singer's home.

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Chris Martin, Coldplay, Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Chris Martin Serenades Couple In A Pub

Chris Martin serenaded a couple at a pub in Bath, Somerset on Sunday (26.06.22) after attending Glastonbury.

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Josh Piterman Releases E.P. And Will Return To Australia For Phantom of the Opera

Josh Piterman has new music with his ‘Loving You’ E.P. now released and Australia will get to see Josh as the Phantom in Phantom of the Opera when the new production comes for Sydney and then Melbourne from August.

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