Songwriting duo Nick Ashford and wife Valerie Simpson
Singer/songwriter Nick Ashford who along with wife Valerie Simpson performed and wrote numerous classic R&B hits has sadly died of throat cancer. He was 69.
Known as Ashford & Simpson, the duo wrote and produced Motown’s Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, including Ain’t No Mountain High Enough, You’re All I Need to Get By, Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing and Your Precious Love.
What does “DENCH” even mean??? I think it’s time Lethal coined himself a new ‘word’.
Anyway I wish Lethal and Arsenal player Emmanuel (I only just realised who he is) the best of luck with this venture. I’m sure these ‘DENCH’ T-Shirts will sell out in minutes once they hit Rye Lane, Peckham.
Meet George Gerasimou who first auditioned on X-Factor in 2009, failed and then promptly threw his toys out of the pram.
George then had the nerve to show up (with supporters in tow) to audition for the 2011 show and this is what happened….
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I watched this last night and have come to the conclusion that George is mentally unstable but hasn’t been diagnosed yet. I don’t even know why they allowed him to audition again or why his friends encouraged him to go back up on that stage again. But I guess TV executives love to put the spotlight on the mentally fragile because it “makes good television”.
As for X-Factor (The Next Generation) I really like the new line up and didn’t miss Simon Cowell at all.
Jamal Edwards is the founder of the popular UK online broadcaster SB.TV, and he is also featured in the latest Google Chrome commercial, which aired for the first time last night on British television.
A teenager from London uses the web to turn his hobby into a media empire.
This film tracks the rise of Jamal Edwards and the emergence of SB.TV as one of the UK’s leading youth broadcasters. From filming his friends in car parks to interviewing some of the world’s biggest stars, we see how Jamal used the web to achieve his dreams.
Nivea’s “Look like you give a damn” campaign: Does it contain a deliberately racist suggestion that black people aren’t civilized or an unintentional gaffe by the skin care company’s marketing team?
The print ad in question features a clean-shaven black man grasping the longer hair (an Afro) on a bearded mask of his own face, preparing to throw it away. The phrase “Re-civilize yourself” is boldly emblazoned over the image.
After Facebook users posted their complaints and pictures of themselves with Afros on the company’s Facebook wall (it all goes down on Facebook and Twitter these days) Nivea issued this apology.
Thank you for caring enough to give us your feedback about the recent ‘Re-civilized’ NIVEA FOR MEN ad. This ad was inappropriate and offensive. It was never our intention to offend anyone, and for this we are deeply sorry. This ad will never be used again. Diversity and equal opportunity are crucial values of our company.
I wonder what spokesperson singer Rihanna has to say about all this.
BiG! The purveyors of quality live entertainment will be your hosts for a sumptuous evening sponsored by calorie burning soft drink Aspire, to celebrate the arts at Roman Abromavich’s decadent club ‘Under The Bridge’ on August 25th.
On the night entertainment will be provided by a wealth of exciting talent with acts such as Roll Deep alumni J2K, man of the moment Talay Riley, soul siren Alexis Houston whose sister Whitney you may have heard of, alongside some of Britain’s most promising stars of tomorrow. All the acts will be accompanied with a hair raisingly good live band who’ve performed across the UK with Kelly Rowland, N-Dubz, Chipmunk and Alexis Jordan to name but a few.
Adding a sexy twist to the nights proceedings will be Britain’s Got Talent semi finalists Girls Roc, alongside some of the most astounding up close magic provided by Oliver Ward, while the Urban Street Team will be showcasing their unique brand of freestyle chicanery alongside a whole host of other breathtaking surprises on the night. Leading you through the evening’s festivities while mercilessly tickling your funny bone, will be Choice Fm’s finest Kojo and his partner in crime on the night BiG! Presenter Carly Wilford (MTV, Sky One, Living TV).
