1/17/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT SPECIAL: Sade – Live Bring Me Home (2011)

Bring Me Home – Live 2011 is a live album by British band Sade, released on May 22, 2012 on RCA Records. It was filmed at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario on September 4, 2011 during their music tour, Once In a Lifetime World Tour Continue reading

1/16/26 O&A NYC DIVA ALERT: Teyana Taylor ft. Lucky Daye – Hard Part

Teyana Taylor and Lucky Daye performed their duet Hard Part on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The performance was part of the promotional run for Taylor’s Grammy-nominated album, Escape Room. Continue reading

1/4/26 O&A NYC SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES: You Can’t Pray The Gay Away – Laura Bell Bundy

Laura Bell Bundy‘s latest video entitled You Can’t Pray The Gay Away bring a common sense solution to an age old question. Just ask either senator from South Carolina. Continue reading

1/1/26 O&A NYC DIVA ALERT: Diana Ross – 2025 Times Square ball drop (I’m Coming Out)

Diana Ross headlined the 2026 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration in Times Square on December 31, 2025. At 81 years old, the Motown legend led the countdown to the new year and performed a career-spanning medley of hits. Continue reading

12/30/25 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Carmen DeLavallade- The Creation


Dancer, actor and choreographer Carmen DeLavallade performs The Creation featuring choreography by her husband Geoffrey Holder. Holder also designed the costume and music. 
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12/28/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ: Sketches of Spain: Concierto de Aranjuez

Miles Davis and Gil Evans Sketches of Spain: Concierto de Aranjuez performed live in Chicago by Orbert Davis on trumpet. Continue reading

12/25/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: The Voices of East Harlem – Right On Be Free

The Voices of East Harlem was an African American vocal ensemble that originated in an inner-city action project in East Harlem, New York City. The song Right On, Be Free enjoys continued exposure as the last movement of Alvin Ailey‘s masterwork Cry Continue reading

12/24/25 O&A NYC BLACK FACTS: Judith Jamison – Sunday Morning CBS (2019) AAADT at 60

In this CBS Sunday Morning report that originally aired August 11, 2019, on the occasion of the dance group’s 60th anniversary, correspondent Rita Braver talked with dance icon and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Artistic Director Judith Jamison and her succeeding artistic director Robert Battle.
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12/23/25 O&A NYC HOLIDAY SONG OF THE DAY: Vanessa Williams and Bobby Caldwell – Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1996)

Baby, It’s Cold Outside, performed by Vanessa Williams and Bobby Caldwell, is a soulful duet featured on Williams’ first holiday album, Star Bright. Continue reading

12/21/25 O&A NYC ENCORE PERFORMANCE: Disciples of Mime – Something About The Name Jesus

The Disciples of Mime ministering to Something About The Name Jesus by Rance Allen and Kirk Franklin. Continue reading