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Immortal Technique Returns To Europe |
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Written by RB
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Tuesday, 10 April 2012 12:02 |
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On Friday, April 13th, Immortal Technique kick soff his first 2012 European tour, starting in Portu, Portugal. Accompanied by DJ Static, AKIR, and Swave Sevah, the crew will be visiting seven different countries in less than two weeks. With the success of his recent release The Martyr, which has amounted over 700,000 downloads worldwide, Immortal Technique now prepares for the upcoming release of his documentary, The (R)evolution Of Immortal Technique. Directed byCary Stuart of Quarter Water Productions, the documentary is a first-handed account of Immortal Technique's journey to iconic status, following seven years worth of performances worldwide, along with an in-depth look at his humanitarian efforts including Save The South Central Farm, and his 2009venture with Omeid International for the creation of an orphanange in Afghanistan, the Amin Institue. The double-DVD documentary also features conversations with the likes of Chuck D., Dr. Cornel West, DJ Green Lantern, along with extras and extended footage. The (R)evolution Of Immortal Technique is set for a July release.
Tour Dates
4/13/12 - Hard Club in Porto, Portugal
www.hard-club.com
4/14/12 - Rote Fabrik in Zurich,Switzerland
www.rotefabrik.ch
4/17/12 - Melkweg, Oude Zaal(Old Hall) in Amsterdam, Netherlands
www.melkweg.nl
4/18/12- Pumpehuset in Copenhagen, Denmark
www.pumpehuset.dk
4/19/12 - Mejeriet in Lund, Sweden
www.kulturmejeriet.se
4/20/12 - GOTA KALLARE in Stockholm, Sweden
www.gk.nu
4/21/12 - Spikerboks in Oslo, Norway
www.spikerboks.no
4/22/12 - Nosturi in Helsinki, Finland
www.elmu.fi/?q=node/16
The (R)evolution OfImmortal Technique [Official Trailer]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hLJIH7ICJs
“ToastTo The Dead” [Off the recent The Martyr album]
Stream/Download: http://www.publicwizardinc.com/djs/review/immortal-technique-toast-to-the-dead-main-and-clean-version |
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2012 BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS |
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Written by Robert
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Thursday, 29 March 2012 09:49 |
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Telemundo confirms performances by top Latin music stars at the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm®. Sixteen-time Billboard finalist Don Omar, 2011 Latin Artist of the Year Prince Royce, and Mexican superstar Paulina Rubio join previously announced performers: Latin urban star and entrepreneur Daddy Yankee, world-renowned Colombian singer/songwriter Juanes and platinum plus Regional Mexican Music artist Jenni Rivera. The most prestigious Latin music awards show will be produced and broadcast live in HD by Telemundo on Thursday, April 26 at 7PM/6c from BankUnited Center at the University of Miami in Florida. The complete list of finalists, in addition to exclusive content about this year’s event, can be found at www.telemundo.com/premiosbillboard, the official website of the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards presented by State Farm®. Follow the star-studded event on: Twitter.com/LatinBillboards and Facebook.com/PremiosBillboardTelemundo.
Don Omar, one of reggaeton’s first international superstars, leads the 2012 Billboard Latin Music Awards field as a 16-time finalist. A worldwide social media phenomenon, Don Omar is one of the leading Latin music performers that have successfully tapped into the new generation of consumers. His collaboration with Lucenzo “Danza Kuduro” enjoyed more than 320 million views online, an unprecedented feat for a Latin music act. The song also reached number one in at least 12 countries worldwide.
Prince Royce, the winner of the 2011 Billboard Latin Music Award for Latin Artist of the Year, New, continued his success in 2012. He is a finalist in 12 Billboard Latin Music Awards categories. “Las Cosas Pequeñas” is Royce’s latest single and it reached the top of Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs, Latin Pop Songs and Tropical Songs charts. His 2011 single “Corazón Sin Cara” reached number one on Billboard’s Tropical Songs chart and Hot Latin Songs. The album, “Prince Royce,” achieved great commercial success, reaching number one on Billboard’s Top Latin Albums and Tropical Albums charts.
Mexican superstar Paulina Rubio is one of the leading female acts in Latin pop music. Having a very prolific and versatile career, Paulina Rubio’s albums and songs have charted on a variety of Billboard Charts including the Billboard Hot 100, Pop Songs, Top Latin Albums, Hot Latin Songs, Dance/Club Play Songs, Regional Mexican Songs, Latin Pop Songs, Latin Pop Albums, Tropical Songs, European Albums, among others.
The awards show caps off the 23rd annual Billboard Latin Music Conference presented by State Farm, which takes place April 23 – 26 at the JW Marriot Marquis in Miami, Florida. For details on the Conference, visit: www.BillboardLatinConference.com. |
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Cissy Houston: ‘I Did The Best I Could’ With Daughter Whitney Houston |
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Written by By Wendy Carpenter at Yahoo
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Sunday, 01 April 2012 09:19 |
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In her first interview since daughter Whitney Houston died almost two months ago, Cissy Houston says she did "the best" she could raising her, and she is "very proud" of her.
On Thursday, Houston returned to the location of her daughter's funeral, New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, N.J., a symbolic gesture for her first public speaking appearance. The church is also where Whitney Houston awed the congregation with her prodigious singing as a child.
"I'm very proud of my daughter," Houston said. "She accomplished a whole lot in the short time that she had here ... she was a very wonderful person."
Whitney Houston's death on Feb. 11 was ruled as an accidental drowning -- in the bathtub of her Beverly Hilton Hotel suite the night before the Grammys -- though it was determined that heart disease and cocaine contributed as well.
"I know I did the best I could. ... I don't blame myself," Houston said of her daughter. "I know I did the best I could for everything."
"I have my moments ..." Houston, a mother of three, responded when asked how she's dealing with losing her only daughter. "I'm not there yet ... I don't think I'm any more courageous than anyone else."
Houston, a Grammy Award—winning soul and gospel singer, also says there's one rumor that is completely false.
"Whitney did not die broke ... she's not broke. None of that crap."
It wasn't the first time Houston tried to help her famous daughter.
In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Whitney Houston claimed it was her mother who fought to save her from her substance addiction.
"I'm not losing you to Satan," Whitney recalled her mother telling her. "I'm not doing this. I want my daughter back. I want you back."
Cissy Houston was "hysterical" after her daughter's death, Perez Hilton reported, and she said as much in a statement released at the time: "We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Whitney. This is an unimaginable tragedy and we will miss her terribly. We appreciate the outpouring of love and support from her fans and friends."
The sentiment was representative of the close relationship Cissy Houston and her daughter had. Journalist Jawn Murray told FOXNews.com that their connection was comparable to that of Whitney Houston's situation with her own daughter,  , which was "amazingly close."
"They had a relationship that really resembled the relationship that Whitney Houston had with her own mother, Cissy Houston," said Murray, who interviewed Whitney Houston. "Whitney loved her daughter. Bobbi Kristina was her only child and her pride and joy. Because of that, she treasured her." |
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Pitbull Goes "Back In Time" |
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Written by Robert
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Saturday, 24 March 2012 05:38 |
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The theme song to the highly anticipated action adventure comedy Men in Black™ 3, titled "Back In Time," has been written and recorded by RCA Records/Polo Grounds Music/Mr. 305 recording artist Pitbull, it was announced today by Lia Vollack, President of Worldwide Music for Sony Pictures. The song will be available as a digital single and released to radio on March 26. Men in Black 3 will be released in 3D in theaters nationwide on May 25, 2012.
"Back In Time" was written for the film by Armando C. Perez (Pitbull), Marc Kinchen, Adrian Trejo and Urales Vargas and features a sample of the 1950s hit "Love is Strange," written by Sylvia Robinson, Ellas McDaniel and Mickey Baker, which went to #1 for the R&B duo Mickey & Sylvia.
"It's an incredible honor to be a part of such an amazing franchise as Men in Black and I have so much respect for Will Smith, especially with our similar musical backgrounds," says Pitbull. "Wanting to keep the music fun yet modern, we used the slogan of the movie and flipped it back into the song that 'in order to understand the future, you have to go back in time.'" |
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