1/20/16 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Song Of The Day: Justin Bieber- Love Yourself

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Justin Bieber’s Love Yourself, the fifth track from the album Purpose also premiered with a video featuring a couple at home warring with dance. Dancers Keone and Mari Madrid, who also choreographed the piece got married in June 2012. Continue reading

1/18/16 Song Of The Day: Stevie Wonder- Happy Birthday

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Happy Birthday, single written, produced, and performed by Stevie Wonder in 1981 to popularize the campaign, and continued his fight for the holiday, holding the Rally for Peace Press Conference in 1981Continue reading

8/15/17(Repost) O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Jennifer Lopez – Ain’t It Funny

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Ain’t It Funny, the music video by Jennifer Lopez, directed by Herb Ritts and filmed in sepia tone opens with Lopez traveling on a road where she finds a fortune-teller who shows Lopez her future with the cards. The video debuted the week of July 2, 2001 internationally and in the autumn of 2001 in the U.S. Continue reading

1/11/16 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Lazarus- David Bowie

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David Bowie died yesterday after an eighteen month battle with cancer. His latest single Lazarus, which released on January – his 69th Birthday from the album  Blackstar has already received critical acclaim. Bowie chose to make Backstar his final artistic statement. He died surrounded by his family. Continue reading

1/10/16 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: Jennifer Hudson – Hallelujah (live)

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Jennifer Hudson sings Hallelujah at RaiseAChild.US. The organization educates and encourages the LGBT community to build families through fostering and adoption to answer the needs of the 400,000 children in our nation’s foster care system. Jennifer Hudson also performed Hallelujah before Pope Francis at the Madison Square Garden Mass, New York City.  Continue reading

1/9/16 O&A NYC Saturday Morning Concert: D’Angelo at AFROPUNK FEST 2014

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Enigmatic R&B recluse D’Angelo made good on his promise to headline the 2014 Afropunk festival in Brooklyn on the evening of Sunday, August 24.  Continue reading

1/8/16 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Prince Royce – Back It Up featuring Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull

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Prince Royce’s music video for “Back It Up” features two of today’s biggest names in music: Jennifer Lopez and Pitbull. In the video released on VEVO, Royce (né Geoffrey Royce Rojas) becomes infatuated with the curvaceous Latina when they make eye contact while poolside in Miami. From the looks of it, she’s interested in him, too. Pitbull is seen having a great time dancing with beautiful women, finding time to donate a verse with advice to the lovestruck Romeo. Continue reading

1/7/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell- Ain’t no Mountain High Enough

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Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, the R&B classic, written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson in 1966. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Motown recording artists Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. The Gaye/Terrell version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, and is regarded today as one of the most important records ever released by Motown. Continue reading

1/4/16 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Fashion: Pharrell Williams – Freedom

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Freedom, Pharrell has now dropped the accompanying music video to the catchy tune of the same name. As the track name suggests, the song looks to delve into the issues surrounding certain racial matters, as well as the numerous injustices in the world we live in. Continue reading

1/1/16 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Mariah Carey – Auld Lang Syne (The New Year’s Anthem, Fireworks Version)

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Mariah Carey released this upbeat version of the New Years anthem featuring a disco orchestra. Auld Lang Syne  is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788 and set to the tune of a traditional folk song.   Continue reading