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Diddy and Jay-Z: birds of a feather The feds arrested Sean “Diddy” Combs in September on charges of sex trafficking and other federal offenses. Back then, I suggested it was only a matter of time before this Bad Boy’s Rock-A-Fella buddy, Jay-Z, faced the music, too. Sure enough, here’s how NPR reported yesterday on the… Read more.
Today, International Women’s Day, I’m reiterating my longstanding assertion that women need to replace men as leaders in every public sphere, from the Oval Office to the C-suite. Men should be barred from politics The titles of three previous commentaries on this topic speak volumes: “Cracking the Political Glass Ceiling: Bachelet Becomes First Woman President in South America”… Read more.
Jay-Z channels but does not ape Kanye I’ve been pooh-poohing The Grammys for years. To attest, I need only share the titles of three previous commentaries: “The Grammys? A Friggin’s Snoozefest” on February 9, 2015 “The Grammys Fading into Irrelevance. Even Drake Says So” on February 11, 2019 “The Grammys: Not only Irrelevant but Rigged!” on January… Read more.
When Beyoncé performed in North Carolina last year, I argued that it was tantamount to endorsing that state’s anti-LGBT law. Further that, in doing so, she was being every bit as mercenary as entertainers who performed in South Africa during the Apartheid regime. More to the point, though, here is what I wrote about her… Read more.
Most French women are skinny. Yet even Paris is telling skinny models to fatten up. That’s saying a lot. Paris bans skinny models The fashion industry has been idolizing skinny women since the days of Twiggy. And that was the 1960s. I’ve been decrying that idolatry since I launched this blog in 2005. Except that… Read more.
I suspect it will surprise no one who read “The Grammys: Adele Sang and Won; Beyoncé Performed and … Reigned?” February 13, 2017, that I took a lot of flak. You were probably among those who thought I was crazy in love with Adele because I heaped so much praise on her for shutting Beyoncé out.… Read more.
In the interest of full disclosure, I should begin with this: Lady Gaga literally personifies the triumph of packaged and formulaic acts over talented performances. Which is rather a shame because this girl can sing. … By sterling contrast, Adele not only sings like an angel, she might just be the music industry’s saving grace. Unfortunately, this industry… Read more.
You’d be forgiven for viewing nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards, announced Tuesday morning, as a battle between two powerhouse singers: Beyoncé, whose Lemonade leads the field with nine, and Adele, whose 25 has been a sales juggernaut since its release late last year. Both received Album Of The Year nods… Given how many genres the Grammys attempt to… Read more.
In the mid-1980s, Miles Davis, U2, and Run-D.M.C. headlined a long list of entertainers who boycotted South Africa. They did so because they knew performing there would be tantamount to endorsing the Apartheid government’s discrimination against blacks. Bear that in mind as you read the rest of this commentary. Laws in North Carolina and Mississippi… Read more.
I don’t care too much for his acting (as seen on NCIS: Los Angeles), but LL Cool J is so good hosting the Grammys that he’s fast becoming as identified with this awards show as Ellen DeGeneres is becoming with the Oscars. Tonight was his third-consecutive gig (for The 56th Grammy Awards), and he did… Read more.
