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Feeling Good music video *Dove, Verve Records, UMe, and the Nina Simone Charitable Trust have linked up to create what’s being billed as the first official music video for “Feeling Good,” the iconic song by legendary musician and activist Nina Simone. Released today (June 11), the visual shows multiple generations of Black joy, and self-expression […]

[…] 10003. His Friday night show will be dedicated to music from his 2017 release ABIAH sings NINA, a tribute to the music of the late soul icon Nina Simone. For more information on tickets, please click here. The Saturday evening performance will preview material from his forthcoming album tribute to one of pop’s most influential […]

L-R: Mary J. Blige, Nina Simone, Andra Day (Getty Images) *R&B stars Mary J. Blige and Andra Day have been invited to posthumously honor Nina Simone as she is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Class of 2018 induction ceremony, which will take place on April 14 in Cleveland, where Andra […]

[…] nudged her along and inspired (in her own words): “a white girl to sing the blues.” With mentors like Odetta, Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Bessie Smith and Nina Simone, all portrayed in the production, its no small wonder Janis Joplin became known for her ability to reach down deep and find the soul of a […]

Cynthia Mort *After enduring a slew of criticism leveled at Zoe Saldana for being too light-skinned to play Nina Simone in the upcoming biopic “Nina,” the film’s director is revealing her reasons behind the controversial casting. Reigniting previous comments on Saldana’s “amazingly courageous” performance in “Nina,” Cynthia Mort noted that the actress’ talent as an […]

Nina Simone *The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced the 19 nominees for its 2018 class this morning, nine of which are receiving first-time nods – including Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. LL Cool J and Rufus featuring Chaka Khan made the cut again, alongside return nominees Bon Jovi, Depeche Mode, The […]

[…] (Photo by Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty Images) *Mary J. Blige appeared on the “Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” recently and expressed her desire to star in a Nina Simone biopic. “I always wanted to play Nina Simone,” said the New York native. “I want to learn how to play the piano,” she continued. “I love […]

*Lauryn Hill appeared on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday to sing her cover of Nina Simone’s “Feeling Good” that appears on the tribute album for the new documentary What Happened, Miss Simone?. She gets her scat on in the middle, her voice cracks at points and she sheds a few tears at […]

[…] an initiative to encourage young women filmmakers. The Oscar-nominated star of Precious has made her directorial debut with “The Tale Of Four,” a multi-layered story inspired by Nina Simone’s “Four Women” that spans one day in the lives of four different women connected by their quest for love, agency, and redemption. Sidibe “weaves  together narratives from female activists, sexual assault […]

Nina Simone *In a long overdue move, the Recording Academy has announced it will honor legendary singer Nina Simone with a posthumous lifetime achievement award during its 2017 Special Merit Awards ceremony. Gospel great Shirley Caesar, jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal, experimental rockers the Velvet Underground, funk icon Sly Stone, country superstar Charley Pride, and […]

(L-R): Prince, Nina Simone, Jennifer Hudson, Al Wilson *The death of Prince seven years ago is the latest and perhaps most widely known event of ill fortune to happen on April 21st. But fans of two other music icons are also mourning today. Also, on this day in 2004, a future EGOT winner famously ran […]

*For anyone still waiting on that Nina Simone biopic with Zoe Saldana and are a bit frustrated with it’s delay, don’t worry. Saldana shares your emotions over it, saying the late songstress “deserves better” as she responded to criticism over her being cast as Simone while discussing the work she put in to do her […]

[…] MTV, and BET. ABIAH’s subsequent offerings include Life As A Ballad, Bottles, and his current release, ABIAH sings NINA, a tribute to the music of the late Nina Simone. As a producer, ABIAH partnered with three-time Grammy Award winner Robert Glasper as the vocal producer on the soundtrack titled Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina […]

[…] stuns on the Latina cover in a Valentino tiered lace and tulle mini. Inside the issue, the mother of twins also dishes on her controversial role as Nina Simone. “As a woman, it wasn’t difficult to empathize with another woman. But I needed to be very isolated,” Zoe told the magazine about the “path” she […]

[…] their red carpet premiere of their film “The Perfect Match,” Queen Latifah and Paula Patton were asked to weigh in on the controversial casting of Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone in the upcoming film “Nina.” The decision to cast Saldana has been slammed by folks who believe a darker-skinned African American should’ve been chosen, particularly considering […]