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Monday, May 21, 2012 Posted by: ANGEL

PICS/VIDEO: 2012 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS – (PERFORMANCES)

Usher and Chris Brown were among the performers at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards, held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (May 20) in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The airing also featured a special Whitney Houston tribute by singer-songwriter John Legend and singer-actress Jordin Sparks. Whitney’s teenage daughter Bobbi Kristina and sister-in-law Pat Houston took the stage to accept the Millennium Award in behalf of the late and great superstar. Check out video of that below along with photos/video of Alicia Keys, Goodie Mob and more.

Whitney Houston Tribute – 2012 Billboard Music Awards

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Thursday, February 16, 2012 Posted by: CL CONTRIBUTORS

PICS/VIDEO: BET HONORS 2012 + PERFORMANCE LINKS

The fifth annual BET Honors was tapped last month at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. and finally aired on Monday evening (February 13). This year’s award show honored Dr. Maya Angelou, singers Mariah Carey and Stevie Wonder, film director Spike Lee, educator Beverly Kearney and the Tuskegee Airmen.

Actress Gabrielle Union was the host for the evening with musical performances done by Aretha Franklin, Kelly Rowland, Jennifer Hudson, India. Arie, Ledisi, Common, Anthony Hamilton, Patti LaBelle and more. There was also a spoken word performance given by Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott.

Check out their spoken word performance down below as well as pictures from the event.

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Watch: Queen Latifah, Willow, Cicely Tyson and Jill Scott Perform “Still I Rise”


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Monday, February 13, 2012 Posted by: ANGEL

EVENTS: 54TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS (AUDIENCE, BACKSTAGE & PERFORMANCE LINKS)

Music’s biggest night featured a bunch of stars including multiple winner Adele, host LL Cool J, honoree Diana Ross, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Chris Brown and Bruno Mars. It also featured a bunch of dope performances and not so dope performances (*cough* NICKI MINAJ)..

LL Cool J served as the perfect host, starting the show off with a prayer for the late great Whitney Houston. Singer Jennifer Hudson also paid tribute with a performance (VIEW HERE). Singers Alicia Keys and Bonnie Raitt paid tribute to Etta James and there was a short acknowledgment of Don Cornelius by Quest Love. On a more positive note, the legendary Diana Ross received her first Grammy, getting the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ Grammy.

British singer Adele took home top honors during the night including, Album of the Year and Song of the Year. She matched Beyonce’s 2009 record of 6 Grammy wins in one night. To see the full list of winners visit GRAMMY.COM and make sure you check out the gallery of photos from backstage and in the audience.

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Monday, January 30, 2012 Posted by: ANGEL

NEWS/VIDEO: ETTA JAMES’ FUNERAL HELD IN CALIFORNIA + CHRISTINA AGUILERA SINGS “AT LAST”

The funeral for the legendary soul and jazz singer Etta James was held over the weekend in California. The 73 year-old died last week after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease and leukemia (READ MORE). Pictured below is her son Dante James, singers Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera and activist Al Sharpton.

Christina sang the classic Etta song “At Last” during the service and you can check that out below.

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