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Midnight Love (TV Series)
''Midnight Love'' is a late-night music video block on the BET network that originally aired from August 10, 1985 until September 3, 2005. The show's creator, Alvin Jones, occasionally in voiceover, alongside various music artists. It showcased music videos of R&B/ Soul ballads and Quiet Storm songs ( Slow Jams). Format and hosts BET's former VJ/Producer Alvin "THE UNSEEN VJ" Jones was one of the producers of the show. Occasionally, there was a request line where viewers could request their favorite video. Throughout the years Jones was host, there were captions showing that viewers were able to write to the network (in care of ''Midnight Love'') if they wanted to dedicate or request a video to a loved one. By 1992, a 1-900 request line was created for the viewers. In 1994, the dedication line was expanded. Although the show was cancelled in 2005, it was reformed under a new name, ''BET After Dark''. Captain Paul Porter (also "then" host of ''Video Vibrations ''Video Vibratio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Entertainment Television
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and was formerly headquartered in Washington, D.C. As of February 2015, approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receive the channel. History After stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry, Freeport, Illinois native Robert L. Johnson decided to launch his own cable television network. Johnson would soon acquire a loan for $15,000 and a $500,000 investment from media executive John Malone to start the network. The network, which was named Black Entertainment Television (BET), launched on January 25, 1980. Cheryl D. Miller designed the logo that would represent the network, which featured a star to symbolize "Black Star Power". Initially, broadcasting for two hours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, where U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa. It also had a resurgence with artists like Erykah Badu under the genre neo-soul. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and an especially tense vocal sound. The style also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music reflects the African-American identity, and it stresses the importance of an African-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballads
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America. Ballads are often 13 lines with an ABABBCBC form, consisting of couplets (two lines) of rhymed verse, each of 14 syllables. Another common form is ABAB or ABCB repeated, in alternating eight and six syllable lines. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheet broadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century, the term took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and is often used for any love song, particularly the sentimental ballad of pop or roc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quiet Storm
Quiet storm is a radio format and genre of R&B, performed in a smooth, romantic, jazz-influenced style. It was named after the title song on Smokey Robinson's 1975 album ''A Quiet Storm''. The radio format was pioneered in 1976 by Melvin Lindsey, while he was an intern at the Washington, D.C. radio station WHUR-FM. It eventually became regarded as an identifiable subgenre of R&B. Quiet storm was marketed to upscale mature African-American audiences during the 1980s, while falling out of favor with young listeners in the age of hip hop. History Origins Melvin Lindsey, a student at Howard University, with his classmate Jack Shuler, began as disc jockeys for WHUR in June 1976, performing as stand-ins for an absentee employee. Lindsey's on-air voice was silky smooth, and the music selections were initially old, slow romantic songs from black artists of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, a form of easy listening which Lindsey called "beautiful black music" for African Americans. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slow Jam
A slow jam is music with rhythm and blues and soul influences. Slow jams are commonly R&B ballads A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ... or downtempo songs, and are mostly soft-sounding with heavily emotional or romantic lyrical content. The earliest known use of the term is the 1983 Midnight Star (band), Midnight Star recording "Slow Jam" on their album ''No Parking on the Dance Floor''. Essence (magazine), ''Essence'' magazine compiled a list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time", containing songs of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and ''Complex (magazine), Complex'' compiled a list of 100 slow jams in "The Best Songs to Get You in the Mood". In radio In 1983, Kevin "Slow Jammin'" James created the radio show ''Slow Jam'' on WKYS, named after the Midnight Star song, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1-900
Premium-rate telephone numbers are telephone numbers that charge callers higher price rates for select services, including information and entertainment. A portion of the call fees is paid to the service provider, allowing premium calls to be an additional source of revenue for businesses. Tech support, psychic hotlines, and adult chat lines (e.g. dating and phone sex) are among the most popular kinds of premium-rate phone services. Other services include directory enquiries, weather forecasts, competitions and ratings televoting (especially relating to television shows). Diplomatic services, such as the US Embassy in London or the UK Embassy in Washington, have also charged premium rates for calls from the general public. Premium calls are typically routed like toll-free numbers, and service providers can be located independent of the area code. These telephone numbers are usually allocated based on a national telephone numbering plan that makes them easily distinguishable f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 In Television
1994 in television may refer to: *1994 in American television * 1994 in Australian television * 1994 in Belgian television *1994 in Brazilian television *1994 in British television *1994 in Canadian television *1994 in Chinese television *1994 in Croatian television * 1994 in Danish television *1994 in Dutch television * 1994 in Estonian television * 1994 in Greek television * 1994 in Hong Kong TVB television * 1994 in Irish television *1994 in Italian television * 1994 in Japanese television * 1994 in New Zealand television *1994 in Norwegian television *1994 in Philippine television *1994 in Polish television *1994 in Portuguese television *1994 in Scottish television * 1994 in South African television *1994 in South Korean television * 1994 in Swedish television *1994 in Thai television File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 In Television
2005 in television may refer to: *2005 in Albanian television *2005 in American television * 2005 in Australian television * 2005 in Belgian television * 2005 in Brazilian television *2005 in British television * 2005 in Canadian television * 2005 in Croatian television * 2005 in Czech television *2005 in Danish television *2005 in Dutch television * 2005 in Estonian television * 2005 in French television * 2005 in German television * 2005 in Greece Television * 2005 in Indonesian television * 2005 in Irish television * 2005 in Israeli television * 2005 in Italian television * 2005 in Japanese television * 2005 in Mexican television *2005 in New Zealand television * 2005 in Norwegian television * 2005 in Pakistani television * 2005 in Philippine television * 2005 in Polish television * 2005 in Portuguese television * 2005 in Scottish television * 2005 in South African television * 2005 in South Korean television * 2005 in Spanish television * 2005 in Swedish television * 2005 in T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET After Dark
This is a list of current and upcoming programming on BET (Black Entertainment Television). Current programming Original programming Drama Comedy Unscripted =Docuseries= =Reality= Continuations These shows have been picked up by BET for additional seasons after having aired previous seasons on another network. Award shows *''BET Awards'' (2001) *''BET Hip Hop Awards'' (2006) *''Soul Train Music Awards'' (2009) *''BET Gospel Awards'' (2005) *''NAACP Image Awards'' (2020) Acquired programming *''Family Matters'' (2009-2014; 2023–present) *''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (2014) *''Martin (TV series), Martin'' (2015) *''Tyler Perry's House of Payne'' (2015) *''Meet the Browns (TV series), Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns'' (2016) *''Black-ish'' (2018) *''The Neighborhood (TV series), The Neighborhood'' (2020) *''Ruthless (TV series), Ruthless'' (2020) *''Living Single'' (2021) *''Bruh (TV series), Bruh'' (2022) *''New York Undercover'' (2022) *''The Game (2021 TV series), T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video Vibrations
''Video Vibrations'' was a 4-hour-long daily video block that showcased popular music videos. It was one of BET's early video shows. The show aired October 1, 1984 until 1997, when it was changed to ''Vibrations''. It was developed to appeal to black audiences and show a wider array of black music than MTV or other networks at the time. The first video on Video Vibrations was Prince's When Doves Cry. In the beginning, due to a limited supply of videos from black artists, popular mainstream white artists with crossover appeal were also featured in the lineup. As the supply of videos from black artists expanded, so did BET's position as an influential voice of the music industry. Hosts The show was hosted by a VJ speaking offscreen. All 3 hosts were prominent in radio as well. *Alvin "The Unseen VJ" Jones (1984-1991), one of BET's other first VJ's,alongside Donnie Simpson. *"Captain" Paul Porter (1991-1996). *Lorenzo "Ice Tea" Thomas (1996-1997) Popular segments *Rap Week - a segm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BET Original Programming
Black Entertainment Television (acronym BET) is an American basic cable channel targeting African-American audiences. It is owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Global via BET Networks and has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, and was formerly headquartered in Washington, D.C. As of February 2015, approximately 88,255,000 American households (75.8% of households with television) receive the channel. History After stepping down as a lobbyist for the cable industry, Freeport, Illinois native Robert L. Johnson decided to launch his own cable television network. Johnson would soon acquire a loan for $15,000 and a $500,000 investment from media executive John Malone to start the network. The network, which was named Black Entertainment Television (BET), launched on January 25, 1980. Cheryl D. Miller designed the logo that would represent the network, which featured a star to symbolize "Black Star Power". Initially, broadcasting for two hours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 American Television Series Debuts
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
