12/4/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Ariana Grande – Santa Tell Me

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Santa Tell Me by  Ariana Grande was written by Grande, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Savan Kotecha. Musically, the song is a Christmas song with influences of R&B and soul. Continue reading

11/22/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY:Janet Jackson Feat. J. Cole “No Sleeep”

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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No Sleeep is a song by singer Janet Jackson released as the lead single for her eleventh studio album Unbreakable.Co-written and produced by Janet Jackson and her long-time collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, it is the first record to be released under Jackson’s independent label Rhythm Nation, distributed by BMG Rights Management.

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11/22/16 O&A NYC REVIEW: Black Violin Breaking Stereotypes In Brooklyn

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Black Violin perform at the Kids Inaugural concert for children and military families, one of the events ahead of the second-term inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington

Black Violin, the classically trained duo violist and violinist duo of Wilner Baptiste (Wil B.) and Kevin Sylvester (Kev Marcus), opened the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College 2016- 2017 season with classic style. Accompanied by DJ SPS on turntables and Nathaniel Strokes on drums Black Violins performed a varied program to a packed diverse audience. Billed as Black Violin: The Unity Tour Wil B. and Kev Marcus have taken their classical background combined with their love of hip-hop and created a truly signature multi genre sound they refer to as “classical boom”. Continue reading

11/3/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Nat King Cole – Autumn Leaves

Throwback Thursday logo 2 mgid-uma-artist-mtv-com-504837 Autumn Leaves, appears on the 1955 album Nat King Cole Sings for Two In Love, arranged by songwriter Johnny Mercer wrote the English lyrics in 1947, and the song quickly became a pop standard. Continue reading

10/21/16 O&A NYC WITH Walestylez SONG OF THE DAY: Major Lazer- Cold Water (Official Dance Video) featuring Justin Bieber & MØ

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Cold Water, recorded by electronic music group Major Lazer, is the lead single from their fourth studio album, Music Is the Weapon (2017). The song features vocals from pop icon Justin Bieber and Danish singer MØ

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9/26/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Rihanna- Sex With Me (Remix) Featuring Trey Songz And Fabolous

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Fabolous and Trey Songz link up together to deliver their remix to Rihanna’s “Sex With Me” bonus track off her ANTi (Deluxe) album.  Continue reading

9/24/16 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Beyonce Live at Glastonbury (Full Concert)

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Beyonce’s live performance at the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts 22–26 June 2011. Continue reading

9/6/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Janet- Feedback

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 Feedback, directed by Saam Farahmand, was filmed over two days in December 2007, on a sound-stage located in New York City. Jackson approached Farahmand with a “futuristic” galactic concept, which he created based on Jackson’s vision.  Continue reading

8/8/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Janelle Monáe and Jidenna – Yoga

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Yoga, by Janelle Monae and Jidenna, released on March 31, 2015 as the second single from Monáe’s upcoming Wondaland Records collective EP, The Eephus. Continue reading

7/19/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY:Alessia Cara – Scares To Your Beautiful

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 

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Scares To Your Beautiful is a song by Alessia Cara and is set to be featured on her upcoming debut album Know-It-All.

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