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JSPH (singer)
Joseph Nevels know as JSPH is an American singer and songwriter and Juris Doctor. Early life JSPH played football for Simon Kenton High School. He was forced to end his career as a freshman at the University of Kentucky after a concussion injury. He then attended Florida International University in Miami, later transferring back to the University of Kentucky. He graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law as a Juris Doctor. Career JSPH released "Breathe" which was featured on Pharrell Williams' OTHERtone Playlist on Beats1 Radio. "Breathe" charted in the top 5 internationally on Apple Music. His song "ComeMyWay" was featured on the Netflix Series "On My Block". The soundtrack also featured artists H.E.R., Brent Faiyaz and Russ and was acclaimed by ''Newsweek''. His music was also featured on Queen Sugar produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey. NPR Music NPR Music is a project of National Public Radio, an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florence, Kentucky
Florence is a city in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. The population was 31,946 at the 2020 census, making it the second-most populous city in Northern Kentucky, the eighth-most populous city in Kentucky and the state's most populous that is not a county seat. Like all but the state's two most populous cities, Florence is a home rule-class city under Kentucky state law. History The Florence area was originally known as Crossroads, because of the convergence of several roads from Burlington and Union at Ridge Road (now U.S. 25). By 1821, the area was known as Maddentown for Thomas Madden, a Covington attorney who owned a farm on the Burlington Pike. When Madden moved away, the area became known as Connersville in 1828 for Jacob Conner, a settler who assumed responsibility for the growing town. The town was finally renamed Florence because there was another Connersville in Harrison County. The name presumably is for Florence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beats1
Apple Music 1, previously branded as Beats 1, is a 24/7 music radio station owned and operated by Apple Inc. It is accessible through iTunes or the Apple Music app on a computer, smartphone or tablet, smart speaker (such as the Apple HomePod), and through the Apple Music web browser app. While a paid subscription is not needed, users are required to sign in with an Apple ID account to listen to the free radio stations. Apple Music Radio is streamed at 64 kbit/s and 256 kbit/s, utilising HTTP Live Streaming protocol and the HE-AAC audio codec, powered by StreamS Live Encoder. Currently, Apple Music operates 6 live global radio stations: * Apple Music 1 airs a mix of pop, rap and indie music. Prime-time presenters include Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden and Matt Wilkinson. * Apple Music Hits airs a mixed Hot adult contemporary/ Adult hits format, offering a full catalog of the biggest songs from the '80s, '90s, and 2000s. * Apple Music Country offers a mix of country songs old ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Singer-songwriters
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NPR Music
NPR Music is a project of National Public Radio, an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization, that launched in November 2007 to present public radio music programming and original editorial content for music discovery. NPR Music offers current and archival podcasts, live concert webcasts, reviews, music lists, news, studio sessions, and interviews to listen to from NPR and partner public radio stations across the country, as well as an index of public radio music stations streaming live on the Internet. There have been two blogs: "Monitor Mix" (now defunct) by Sleater-Kinney musician Carrie Brownstein and the '' All Songs Considered'' Blog by Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton. Programming Programs available to hear at NPR Music * '' All Songs Considered'', hosted by Robin Hilton * '' Alt.Latino'', hosted by Anamaria Sayre and Felix Contreras * '' From the Top'', hosted by Peter Dugan * ''JazzSet'' hosted by Dee Dee Bridgewater *'' Mountain St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (; born Orpah Gail Winfrey; January 29, 1954) is an American television presenter, talk show host, television producer, actress, author, and media proprietor. She is best known for her talk show, ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', broadcast from Chicago, which ran in national syndication for 25 years, from 1986 to 2011. Dubbed the "Queen of All Media", she was the richest African-American of the 20th century and was once the world's only Black billionaire. By 2007, she was often ranked as the most influential woman in the world. Winfrey was born into poverty in rural Mississippi to a single teenage mother and later raised in inner-city Milwaukee. She has stated that she was molested during her childhood and early teenage years and became pregnant at 14; her son was born preterm birth, prematurely and died in infancy. Winfrey was then sent to live with the man she calls her father, Vernon Winfrey, a barber in Nashville, Tennessee, and landed a job in radio while s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ava DuVernay
Ava Marie DuVernay (; born August 24, 1972) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, NAACP Image Awards, a British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA Film Award, and a British Academy Television Awards, BAFTA TV Award, as well as a nominee for an Academy Awards, Academy Award and Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globe. In 2011, she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY. After making her directoral debut, ''I Will Follow (film), I Will Follow'' (2010), DuVernay won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film ''Middle of Nowhere (2012 film), Middle of Nowhere'', becoming the first black woman to win the award. For her work on ''Selma (film), Selma'' (2014), a biopic about Martin Luther King Jr., DuVernay became the first African-American woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newsweek
''Newsweek'' is an American weekly news magazine based in New York City. Founded as a weekly print magazine in 1933, it was widely distributed during the 20th century and has had many notable editors-in-chief. It is currently co-owned by Dev Pragad, the president and chief executive officer (CEO), and Johnathan Davis, who sits on the board; each owns 50% of the company. In August 2010, revenue decline prompted Graham Holdings, the Washington Post Company to sell ''Newsweek'' to the audio pioneer Sidney Harman for one US dollar and an assumption of the magazine's liabilities. Later that year, ''Newsweek'' merged with the news and opinion website ''The Daily Beast'', forming The Newsweek Daily Beast Company, later called ''NewsBeast''. ''Newsweek'' was jointly owned by the estate of Harman and the company IAC (company), IAC. ''Newsweek'' continued to experience financial difficulties, leading to the suspension of print publication at the end of 2012. In 2013, IBT Media acquired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ (rapper)
Russell James Vitale (born September 26, 1992), known professionally as Russ, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, author, and actor. After eleven self-released albums, Vitale signed with Columbia Records to release his twelfth studio album and major label debut, ''There's Really a Wolf'' (2017). Met with critical and commercial success, the album received RIAA certification, platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned his first Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 entries—"What They Want (Russ song), What They Want" and "Losin Control." His thirteenth and fourteenth albums, ''Zoo (Russ album), Zoo'' (2018) and ''Shake the Snow Globe'' (2020), both peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200; the latter spawned his highest-charting single, "Best on Earth" (featuring Bia (rapper), Bia). Outside of his solo career, he is a member of the Atlanta-based hip hop collective Diemon. He made his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brent Faiyaz
Christopher Brent Wood (born September 19, 1995), known professionally as Brent Faiyaz, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, and record producer. Faiyaz rose to prominence following his guest performance alongside Shy Glizzy on GoldLink's 2016 single "Crew (song), Crew". The song peaked at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, received Music recording certification, octuple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and was nominated for Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. The following year, Faiyaz released his debut studio album, ''Sonder Son'' (2017). He is noted for his "sly vocals" and "atmospheric slow jam productions," along with occasional rapping. He first embarked on his musical career in 2013 with the release of his debut extended play (EP), ''Black Child'' followed by his second, ''A.M. Paradox'' (2016). In 2016, Faiyaz formed the R&B trio Sonder, for which he serves as lead vocal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On My Block (TV Series)
''On My Block'' is an American teen drama, teen comedy-drama television series, created by Lauren Iungerich, Eddie Gonzalez, and Jeremy Haft. Set in the fictional Los Angeles neighborhood Freeridge, it revolves four teenagers who find their friendship tested upon entering high school. It stars Sierra Capri, Jason Genao, Brett Gray, Diego Tinoco, Jessica Marie Garcia, Julio Macias, and Peggy Blow. The first season, consisting of ten episodes, was released on Netflix on March 16, 2018. On April 13, 2018, the series was renewed for a second season and it premiered on March 29, 2019. On April 29, 2019, the series was renewed for a third season which premiered on March 11, 2020. On January 29, 2021, the series was renewed for a fourth and final season which premiered on October 4, 2021. ''On My Block'' received positive reviews from critics, who praised the diverse cast, performances, and storylines. The series won Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Show, Choice Breakout TV Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo the Neptunes, which he formed with Chad Hugo in 1992. 15 of The Neptunes production discography, their productions have peaked within the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, which includes four songs that peaked atop the chart. The two also formed the Rock music, rock and hip-hop band N.E.R.D. with Shay Haley in 1999, for which Williams served as lead vocalist. He has been regarded as one of the most influential producers in modern popular music. He also contributed on all the ''Despicable Me (franchise), Despicable Me'' films as a musical contributor. Williams co-founded the record label Star Trak Entertainment with Hugo in 2001, as an imprint of Arista Records. Williams' 2003 debut single, "Frontin'" (featuring Jay-Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in African-American culture, African-American African-American neighborhood, communities throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body movements, are an important hallmark of soul. Other characteristics are a Call and response (music), call and response between the lead and Backing vocalist, backing vocalists, an especially tense vocal sound, and occasional Musical improvisation, improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music is known for reflecting African-American identity and stressing the importance of African-American culture. Soul has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues, and primarily combines elements of gospel, R&B and jazz. The genre emerged from the power struggle to increase black Americans' awareness of their African ancestry, as a newfound consciousness led to the creation of music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
