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VH1 Divas
VH1 hosted the first annual ''VH1 Divas'' concert in 1998. ''VH1 Divas Live'' was created to support the channel's Save the Music Foundation and subsequent concerts in the series have also benefited that foundation. The ''VH1 Divas'' concerts were a follow-up to the channel's annual ''VH1 Honors'' benefit concert that ran from 1994 to 1997, airing annually from 1998 to 2004. After a five-year hiatus, the series returned in 2009 with a younger-skewed revamp. In 2010 the concert saluted the troops and in 2011 it celebrated soul music, doubling the previous year's ratings. After a dance music-focused 2012 edition aired live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on December 16, 2012, the show took another hiatus before being revived on December 5, 2016, at the Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, New York with a holiday theme and achieved its highest ratings in over a decade. ''VH1 Divas Live'' ''VH1 Divas Live: An Honors Concert For The VH1 Save The Music Foundation'' aired live on Apri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Save The Music Foundation
Save the Music Foundation (STM), formerly known as VH1 Save the Music, is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports music education in public schools. Working directly with communities to address systemic inequities in music education and create sustainable programs, Save the Music has donated more than $78 million in instruments and music technology equipment to approximately 2800 public schools since it was founded in 1997. Background Save the Music was founded in response to the budget cuts of the 1990s that decreased arts education in public schools, particularly in urban areas. Although research demonstrated its positive impact on math, literacy, and science skills, in addition to cognitive, cultural, and social development, children's access to music education in public schools was reduced. In New York City, only one-third of elementary schools had music teachers, and the availability of musical instruments for students was limited. In 1997, John Sykes, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( ; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists of all time and the best-selling female artist in country music history. She received several titles including the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Country Pop". ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' named her as the leader of the 1990s country-pop crossover stars. Twain grew up in Timmins, Timmins, Ontario and from a young age she pursued singing and songwriting before signing with Universal Music Group Nashville, Mercury Nashville Records in the early 1990s. Her Shania Twain (album), self-titled debut studio album was a commercial failure upon release in 1993. After collaborating with producer and later husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange, she rose to fame with her second studio album, ''The Woman in Me (album), The Woman in Me'' (1995), which brought her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My All
"My All" is a song by American singer-songwriter Mariah Carey from her sixth studio album, ''Butterfly'' (1997). It was released as the album's fifth single overall and second commercial single on April 21, 1998, by Columbia Records. The song was written and produced by Carey and Walter Afanasieff. "My All" is built around Latin guitar chord melodies, and makes subtle use of Latin percussion throughout the first chorus, before taking on a more conventional R&B-style beat. Carey was inspired to write the song and use Latin inspired melodies after a trip to Puerto Rico, where she was influenced by the culture. The song's lyrics tell of a lonely woman declaring she would give "her all" to have just one more night with her estranged lover. It is the first song Carey wrote for the ''Butterfly'' album. The music video for the song was released in March 1998. It shows many scenes of Carey laying on a submerged vessel in a large body of water, while lamenting her lost lover. Towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Lewis (humorist)
Martin Neil Lewis (born 24 July 1952) is a US-based English humorist, writer, radio/ TV host, producer, and marketing strategist. He is known for his participation in a variety of projects in the arts and entertainment worlds including his work as the co-creator and co-producer of the '' Secret Policeman's Balls'' benefit shows for Amnesty International (a series he created with Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and Amnesty fund-raising officer Peter Walker) and as a comedic performer and writer on American TV. He hosts his own daily radio show, heard in America on Sirius Satellite Radio and worldwide on Sirius Internet Radio. He is an occasional contributor to '' The Huffington Post'' website. Described by '' L.A. Weekly'' as "a true Renaissance Man", Lewis' career has encompassed work in music, comedy, TV, radio, film, theatre, books and politics. Lewis' official website credits the diversity in his professional life to his having been inspired by individuals with whom he w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Ehrlich
Kenneth James "Ken" Ehrlich (born May 11, 1943) is an American television producer and director. nytimes.com, February 9, 2013; accessed January 28, 2015. Early life and education Ehrlich was born and raised in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, where he graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1960. and from in 1964 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. After he graduated from ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammys
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Annu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Sarandon
Susan Abigail Sarandon (; née Tomalin; born October 4, 1946) is an American actor. With a career spanning over five decades, she is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, in addition to nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards, and nine Golden Globe Awards. Sarandon made her film debut in '' Joe'' (1970) and appeared on the soap operas '' A World Apart'' (1970–1971) and ''Search for Tomorrow'' (1972). She gained prominence for her role in the musical horror film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975). After Oscar nominations for ''Atlantic City'' (1980), ''Thelma & Louise'' (1991), ''Lorenzo's Oil'' (1992), and '' The Client'' (1994), Sarandon won the Academy Award for Best Actress for playing Helen Prejean in '' Dead Man Walking'' (1995). Her other notable films include '' Pretty Baby'' (1978), '' The Hunger'' (1983), ''The Witches of Eastwick'' (1987), '' Bull Durham'' (1988), ''Little Women'' (1994), '' Stepmom' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American actress and television producer. In a career spanning over five decades, she has performed across several productions of both Sarah Jessica Parker filmography, screen and stage. List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Jessica Parker, Her accolades include six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2022. Parker made her Broadway debut at the age of 11 in the 1976 revival of ''The Innocents (play), The Innocents'', going on to star in the title role of the Broadway musical ''Annie (musical), Annie'' in 1979. She made her first major film appearances in the 1984 dramas ''Footloose (1984 film), Footloose'' and ''Firstborn (1984 film), Firstborn''. Further films followed in the 1990s, including ''L.A. Story'' (1991), ''Honeymoon in Vegas'' (1992), ''Hocus Pocus (1993 film), Hocus Pocus'' (1993), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is ''Surfacing (album), Surfacing'' (1997), for which she won two Grammy Awards (out of four nominations) and four Juno Awards. In addition to her personal artistic efforts, she founded the Lilith Fair tour, which showcased female musicians. Early and personal life McLachlan was born on January 28, 1968, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The daughter of Judy James, McLachlan was raised by her adoption, adoptive parents, Jack, an United States, American-born marine biologist, and Dorice McLachlan. The family also included two older adopted brothers, Stewart and Ian. As a child, she was a member of Girl Guides of Canada, participating in Guiding programs. McLachlan played music from a very young age, beginning with the ukulele when she was four. She studied classical guitar, classical piano, and voice at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teri Hatcher
Teri Lynn Hatcher (born December 8, 1964) is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Lois Lane on the television series ''Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'' (1993–1997). She also played Paris Carver in the ''Production of the James Bond films, James Bond'' film ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (1997), Mel Jones and the Beldam in ''Coraline (film), Coraline'' (2009) and Susan Mayer on the television series ''Desperate Housewives'' (2004–2012), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actress, Comedy/Musical, Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy and three Screen Actors Guild Awards (one as lead female actor, two as part of Best Ensemble), and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Early life Hatcher was born on December 8, 1964, in Palo Alto, California, the only child of Es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Arquette
Patricia Arquette (; born April 8, 1968) is an American actress. She made her feature film debut as Kristen Parker in ''A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors'' (1987) and has since received several awards, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards. Arquette had starring roles in several critically acclaimed films, including ''True Romance'' (1993), ''Ed Wood (film), Ed Wood'' (1994), ''Flirting with Disaster (film), Flirting with Disaster'' (1996), ''Lost Highway (film), Lost Highway'' (1997), ''The Hi-Lo Country'' (1998), ''Bringing Out the Dead'' (1999), and ''Holes (film), Holes'' (2003). From 2005 to 2011, she starred as a character based on the Mediumship, medium Allison DuBois, in the supernatural drama series ''Medium (TV series), Medium'', winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 2005. For playing a single mother in the coming-of-age film ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' (2014), wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Osborne
Joan Elizabeth Osborne (born July 8, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, and interpreter of music, having recorded and performed in various popular American musical genres including rock, pop, soul, R&B, blues, and country. She is best known for her recording of the Eric Bazilian-penned song "One of Us (Joan Osborne song), One of Us" from her debut album, ''Relish (album), Relish'' (1995). Both the single and the album became worldwide hits and garnered a combined seven Grammy Award nominations. Osborne has toured with Motown Records, Motown sidemen the Funk Brothers and was featured in the documentary film about them, ''Standing in the Shadows of Motown'' (2002). Career Originally from Anchorage, Kentucky, a suburb of Louisville, Kentucky, Louisville, Osborne moved to New York City in the late 1980s to study filmmaking at New York University, where she had classes with legendary documentarian George C. Stoney, George Stoney, among others. Osborne was paying her own way ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
