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Saving Our Selves
''Saving Our Selves: A BET COVID-19 Relief Effort'', or simply, ''Saving Our Selves'', was a 2020 television special which aired on the American television network BET on April 22, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosted by Anthony Anderson, Kelly Rowland, Terrence J, and Regina Hall, the two-hour special was made to raise funds for the ''BET COVID-19 Relief Effort Fund'', established by BET in collaboration with United Way Worldwide, aimed to support African Americans who have been severely impacted by the pandemic. The special was simulcast on sister channels BET Her and MTV2 (with an immediate encore broadcast on VH1), along with Bounce TV. It was also broadcast worldwide via BET International and streamed on BET's website and its social media platforms, along with BET+, Tidal (service), Tidal and Pluto TV. It was later reported that the special has raised $16 million in funds. Performances Appearances * Chance the Rapper * Deon Cole * Tina Lifford * Angela Rye * Lil Wayn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Anderson
Anthony Anderson (born August 15, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and game show host. He is best known for his leading roles in drama series such as Marlin Boulet on '' K-Ville'', and as NYPD Detective Kevin Bernard on the NBC crime drama ''Law & Order'' and comedy sitcom television series ''Guys with Kids'' as well as leading roles in comedy series such as Andre 'Dre' Johnson on ''Black-ish''. He had major roles in feature films such as ''Me, Myself & Irene'' (2000), ''Kangaroo Jack'' (2003), '' Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London'' (2004), ''The Departed'' (2006), ''Transformers'' (2007), and ''Scream 4'' (2011). Anderson is also a regular judge on Food Network's '' Iron Chef America'' and also has more roles on other television programs such as ''All About the Andersons'', ''The Bernie Mac Show'', and ''The Shield''. Since June 2016, he has served as host of the ABC version of the game show '' To Tell the Truth''. In addition, he has served as a guest panelist for vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan McReynolds
Jonathan Caleb McReynolds (born September 17, 1989) is a Grammy-winning American gospel musician. He began his music career in 2012 with the release of ''Life Music'' via Entertainment One Music. He has had two No. 1 ''Billboard'' Gospel Albums since with '' Life Music: Stage Two'' (2015) and '' Make Room'' (2018), fifteen Stellar Awards, four GMA Dove Awards and five Grammy Award nominations in addition to his win in 2021. Early life McReynolds was born in Chicago, Illinois, on September 17, 1989, as Jonathan Caleb McReynolds. Work ID No. 883470768 He was raised by a single mother with love and support from his family, church members and his pastor at New Original Church of God in Christ. Known to be a very precocious kid, he learned to play the drums at five years old, the piano at eight, and showcased his talents weekly as a church musician. He was a reluctant singer, to say the least. However, in high school, he began to break out of his shell; eventually, sharing his talent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. A classically trained pianist, Keys started composing songs when she was 12 and was signed at 15 years old by Columbia Records. After disputes with the label, she signed with Arista Records and later released her debut album, ''Songs in A Minor'', with J Records in 2001. The album was critically and commercially successful, selling over 12 million copies worldwide. It spawned the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single " Fallin'", and earned Keys five Grammy Awards in 2002. Her second album, ''The Diary of Alicia Keys'' (2003), was also a critical and commercial success, selling eight million copies worldwide, and producing the singles "You Don't Know My Name", "If I Ain't Got You", and "Diary". The album garnered her an additional four Grammy Awards. In 2004, her duet " My Boo" with Usher became her second number-one single. Keys released her f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiffany Gouché
Tiffany Gouché (born September 20, 1988), also known as "TGooch", is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from Inglewood, California. Background Tiffany Gouché was born September 20, 1988 in Inglewood, California. Gouché comes from a family she has described as musical and Christian. She is the cousin of both Inglewood musicians Sir (singer), SiR, and Netflix's Rhythm + Flow inaugural winner D Smoke. Growing up, the family would often perform together singing Gospel and jazz. In 2007, Gouché with her cousins formed a music collective by the name of Woodworks. Musical career Gouché garnered attention with her 2015 EP ''Pillow Talk''. She has worked or shared the stage with Masego (musician), Masego, Ty Dolla $ign, Solange, Anderson .Paak, Jill Scott (singer), Jill Scott, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliot, Iggy Azalea, Usher (musician), Usher, JMSN, Pussycat Dolls and Terrace Martin. Gouché produced the entirety of Lalah Hathaway's 2017 ''Honestly''. Gouché also collabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir (singer)
Sir Darryl Farris (born November 5, 1986), known mononymously as Sir (stylized as SiR), is an American singer from Inglewood, California. He released his debut album ''Seven Sundays'' in 2015 on the independent label Fresh Selects, and is currently signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, where he released his second and third studio albums, ''November'' and '' Chasing Summer''. Early life Sir Darryl Farris grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being gospel singers in Inglewood. He earned a degree in recording arts at the Los Angeles Film School and developed his songwriting, arranging, and production skills. His mother was a backup singer for Michael Jackson and Anita Baker, and his uncle Andrew Gouche was a bassist for Prince. He is the younger brother of Grammy award nominated rapper D Smoke. Musical career 2007–2014: Career beginnings In 2007, SiR joined a songwriting group called WoodWorks with his brothers and his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D Smoke
Daniel Anthony Farris (born October 17, 1985), known professionally as D Smoke, is an American rapper and songwriter from Inglewood, California. He gained attention after winning the first season of the Netflix music competition show '' Rhythm + Flow'' in 2019. The following year, he independently released his debut album ''Black Habits'', which earned him nominations for Best Rap Album and Best New Artist at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Career Farris grew up in a musical family with his mother, brothers, and cousin being gospel singers in Inglewood, California. His mother was backup singer for Tina Turner. His brother SiR is signed to Top Dawg Entertainment. In 2006, he started a songwriting group called WoodWorks with his brothers and his cousin Tiffany Gouché, who wrote songs for Ginuwine and The Pussycat Dolls, and is credited for co-writing " Never" by Jaheim. He was also in a musical trio with his brother called N3D. On May 9, 2006, he released his first album called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Legend
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Everything Is Everything", and making uncredited guest appearances on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name". He then signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music and released his debut album ''Get Lifted'' (2004), which reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Legend received nine nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, including nominations for the singles " So High" with Lauryn Hill and "Ordinary People", with the latter song winning for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The album also earned him awards for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. His second studio album ''Once Again'' (2006), spawned the single "Save Room", and became his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Waste My Time (Usher Song)
"Don't Waste My Time" is a song by American singer-songwriter Usher featuring British singer-songwriter Ella Mai. The song was first uploaded to SoundCloud on November 19, 2019, although it was officially released by RCA Records on December 13, 2019 to online music stores and streaming services. It serves as the lead single from Usher's upcoming ninth studio album ''Confessions 2''. The song was written by the artists alongside Vedo, Christopher Allen Jones, and producers Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael-Cox. The song takes inspiration in part from " I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)" (1990) by American R&B quintet Hi-Five and " Show You the Way to Go" (1976) by American family group the Jacksons. Background and release Usher has been in the studio working on the sequel to '' Confessions.'' In March 2019, he posted a picture of himself in the studio next to a whiteboard with the words "Confessions 2" and a blurred out tracklisting. The following day Jermaine Dupri, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jermaine Dupri
Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ. Early life Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael Mauldin, a Columbia Records executive. Dupri's promising musical career began before he was even 10 years old. His father, also an Atlanta talent manager, had coordinated a Diana Ross show in 1982; to the delight of concert-goers, Dupri managed to get on-stage and dance along with Ross. Dupri got his start as a dancer for the hip hop group Whodini when he was twelve. He made an appearance in their music video for the song " Freaks Come Out at Night". He began performing around the country, appearing with Herbie Hancock and Cameo before he opened the New York Fresh Festival, with Run-D.M.C., Whodini, and Grandmaster Flash. Career 1992–1996: Early career and breakthrough In 1990, he produced his first act, the female hip hop trio Silk Ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ella Mai
Ella Mai Howell (born 3 November 1994) is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical career began at London's British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2014, during which time she auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of ''The X Factor''. In 2015, she uploaded a four-track solo EP of originals to SoundCloud titled ''Troubled'', and was discovered on social media by American record producer Mustard and signed with his record label, 10 Summers Records. From 2016 to 2018, she released three EPs on the label, including ''Time'', ''Change'', and ''Ready''. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in October 2018 and featured the singles " Boo'd Up" and "Trip", which charted in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 5 and 11, respectively. In 2019, "Boo'd Up" was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best R&B Song, winning for the latter, as well as Mai herself being nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards. At the 2019 ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usher (musician)
Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978) is an American R&B singer. He was born in Dallas, Texas, but raised in Chattanooga, Tennessee, until moving to Atlanta, Georgia. At the age of 12, his mother put him in local singing competitions before catching the attention of a music A&R from LaFace Records. He released his self-titled debut album '' Usher'' (1994), and rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album ''My Way'' (1997). It spawned his first U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number-one single "Nice & Slow", and the top-two singles " You Make Me Wanna..." and "My Way". His third album, '' 8701'' (2001), produced the number-one singles "U Remind Me" and "U Got It Bad", as well as the top-three single "U Don't Have to Call". It sold eight million copies worldwide and won his first two Grammy Awards as Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002 and 2003. '' Confessions'' (2004) established him as one of the bestselling musical artists of the 2000s decade, cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrese Gibson
Tyrese Darnell Gibson (born December 30, 1978) is an American actor and singer. He released his self-titled debut album in 1998, which featured the single " Sweet Lady", peaking at number twelve on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His second and third albums, '' 2000 Watts'' and ''I Wanna Go There'', were released in 2001 and 2002; respectively, the latter contained the lead single "How You Gonna Act Like That", which became Gibson's highest-charting single, reaching number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. His fourth album, ''Alter Ego'', explored hip hop, while he was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for his fifth album ''Open Invitation'' (2011). Gibson's sixth album, ''Black Rose'' (2015), debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200, becoming his highest-charting album. He has sold over 4 million records in the United States. Gibson had his first starring role in John Singleton's coming-of-age hood film '' Baby Boy'' (2001), and then began app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
