The 1980s were a tremendously fertile time for hip hop. As the hip hop prototype gained momentum in the late 1970s, hip hop's popularity hit boomboxes around the world by the mid-1980s. A whole generation of people wanted to make a name for themselves during this significant new genre of music. Was born.
While we can't name everyone who helped create hip-hop, we've compiled a list of some of the top hip-hop artists of the '80s whose legacies have stood the test of time.
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
Formed in the Bronx, New York in 1976, GrandMaster Flash and the Furious Five is credited with being one of the first rap groups to become popular. Known for their high energy, flamboyant style and revolutionary use of turntables, the group evolved out of late '70s funk and gave way to a new style of music known as hip hop.
The group helped cement DJing as a legitimate art form, even if it meant scratching some of his mother's favorite vinyls in the process. This slavish sacrifice was all in the name of progress. The group is best remembered for their 1982 song "The Message" from their 1982 debut album of the same name. The track shows the harsh conditions and realities of black urban life.
The group delivered often consciously crafted messages to a generation deeply impacted by the rise of hard drug use. The 1983 track "White Lines (Don't Do It)" is the most prominent example of a track urging the public to stay away from cocaine and later crack. The group is widely considered a driving force in the conscious rap movement.
In 2007, the group became the first rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The group is considered one of the greatest acts of all time.
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Queen Latifah began her music career in 1988 beatboxing in the rap group Ladies Fresh. Queen Latifah can be considered hip-hop's big sister as she served in the rap sphere as the tough, rugged 5ft 10 protector of the feminine. His most famous song "U.N.I.T.Y" from his third albumblack dominationIt is considered a feminist hip hop anthem.
The empowerment track served much as a response to the growing trend of labeling women in rap music as sluts and bitches. Latifah's episode features a female rapper who's confident in her rap abilities and a woman who's been gossip by many of her competitors.
Today, Latifah is probably best known to the younger generation for her successful acting career. Made his first television appearance inA madman in the playIn 1991, Latifah starred on his showlive single, which ran for five seasons.
Rakim and Eric B.
Eric B and Rakim are considered the quintessence of the DJ/MC relationship in hip-hop culture. The two began working together in 1985. Their first single "Eric B is the President" was released on the independent Zakia label. Soon after, the duo were spotted by record label 4th & Broadway Records and helped launch their first full-length project.paid1987.
Considered pioneers of new-school hip-hop, the two often experimented with using samples in their music to increase their rhymes and popularity. The duo never found mainstream success, despite being extremely popular in the underground rap scene.
The duo released their latest collaboration.Don't worry about the tech.1992 and broke up the following year after some personal disagreements. In 2016, Eric B announced on his Twitter page that the duo would get back together and performhis first world tourin more than 23 years.
Roxanne Shante, born Lolita Shanté Gooden, grew up in Queensbridge, New York. Talented from an early age, her mother entered her in her first rap competition when she was just 10 years old. Shante won this contest and walked away with a $50 cash prize.
Barely a teenager when she began to gain popularity, Roxanne Shante's freestyle ability far exceeded the skill of many of her peers in a field dominated by men much older than her. She had a God-given ability that made her one of the greatest rappers of the '80s. Roxanne found herself at the center of a hip hop rivalry now known as the Roxanne Wars.
In this fight were two Roxannes, Roxanne Shante and The Real Roxanne. Many say this rap battle has the most response records in hip-hop history. After rising to fame through these rap wars, Roxanne released two albums on Cold Chillin' Records,bad sister(1989) miThe bitch is back(1992). In 2017, Roxanne had a biopic.Roxana Roxanapremiered at the Sundance Film Festival, which dramatized her tumultuous early youth in the 1980s.
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Salt-n-Pepa is a groundbreaking 1980s rap duo whose members originally had no intention of pursuing a rap career. Both members were telemarketers when they started their careers and even planned on going to college. Salt-n-Pepa cared nothing for feminists who felt hip-hop's portrayal of women was too hypersexualized, and had no problem talking openly about love and sex in his music. Scantily clad, the couple had no qualms about showing off their bodies and talking about how much they love men.
With this approach to their music, the duo's popularity exploded, creating legendary hits like "I'll Take Your Man" and "Let's Talk About Sex." Almost emblematic of '80s hip-hop, the video for the 1986 hit "Push It" captures the fire and fun of rap's golden age with footage from a live performance. In 1989, the duo were nominated for the first rap Grammy, but declined to attend the ceremony when it was determined their category would not be televised. The duo is still active today, performances are plannedMay 2022in Las Vegas, Houston und Kansas City.
Clown Prince of Hip Hop Biz Markie began his career performing in nightclubs in New York City and the DMV area. A beatboxer extraordinaire, Biz Markie was a welcome comic relief in the game when hip-hop was dominated by gangsta-rap's violent and profane lyrics.
Biz Markie, a big goofy guy, had no problem being the butt of a lot of jokes. His single "Just a Friend" from his 1989 album cemented Biz's place as a rap class clown. The track has often been cited as one of the best songs of the 1980s. Biz had rhymes that took her time but still contained raps that people could listen to or improvise.
With a successful music career in the 1990s and early 2000s, Biz eventually became interested in television and acting. His most notable role is in the 2002 film An Alien Parody of himself.Men in Black II🇧🇷 Successful and relevant in the 2000s, Biz sadly passed away in 2021 due to health complications.
Though not a rapper, DJ Spinderella was an integral part of the all-female rap duo Salt-N-Pepa in the 1980s. Born Deidra Roper, she was recently introduced to Salt-n-Pepa producer Herbie "LuvBug" Azor and the group performing at the 1986 Westchester Music Festival.
Salt-n-Pepa's original DJ, Latoya Hanson, was becoming weird and the group needed a replacement. DJ Spinderella was only sixteen when she joined the duo, proving that girls can rap just as well as men. The delicacy of her turntable would not only elevate Salt-n-Pepa, but solidify her own individual legacy as one of the greatest female DJs of the '80s.
In 1988, he received a tip from his bandmates about the track "Spinderella's Not A Fella (But A Girl DJ)". DJ Spinderella, who remained a part of Salt-N-Pepa for almost three decades, announced on hisInstagramwho "disappeared" from Salt-N-Pepa in January 2019.
Slick Rick emigrated from south London to the Baychester area of the Bronx in the late 1970s and attended the renowned Laguardia High School of the Arts in New York, where he studied fine arts. During his time here, he met rapper Dana Dane. They banded together to form the Kangol Crew and began performing at hip-hop battles in New York.
Rick went solo and released his first solo album.The Great Adventures of Slick Rickin 1988. The album was monumental, peaking at #1 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The album was one of the first hip hop records to go platinum. Not afraid to wear bright, bold colors that would be considered too feminine in an era when a tough, tough exterior was common for rappers, Slick Rick is remembered as one of the most prominent fashion icons of hip-hop's golden age. referred to as Hop.
After his last album in 1998, Slick Rick continued to explore the fashion sphere and became one of the first rappers to successfully balance high fashion and streetwear. In 2020, Rick returned to the rap game, appearing on Westside Gunn's album Who Made the Sunshine on their song "Goodnight."
Sparky D, born Doreen Broadnax, grew up in Brownsville, Brooklyn. In 1984, when Sparky was 19, she was dating rapper-producer Spyder D. The two rappers worked together, and Sparky had a guest appearance on her friend's song "Placeing the Beat." Less than a year later, Sparky released her first solo song "Sparky's Turn (Roxanne You're Through)".
This was one of the first records in response to the infamous Roxanne Wars of the mid 80's and the first to call out Roxanne directly to Shante. Sparky D and Roxanne Shanté would eventually team up for the 1985 EPround 1🇧🇷 The female rapper had a similar appeal to Roxanne Shante as Sparky was also a young hip-hop artist who could rap her male peers in circles. Following the success and notoriety of the rap wars, Sparky released his first album.This is the world of Sparky-D1988.
Sparky D cites MC Sha Rock as a light and mentor on her journey as a rapper and constantly sings his praises in interviews and performances. Sparky, who is currently inactive in his rap career and has described the hip-hop lifestyle as harmful and toxic to his spirit, enjoyed a brief gospel career in the early 2000s, earning the 2007 Gospel Choice Awards for the song "This is." for the Church".
Hailing from Brooklyn, New York, Special Ed gained popularity during hip-hop's golden age of the mid-1980s. As a teenager, he began dating fellow rapper neighbor Howie Tee. Together they released Ed's first demo tape and in 1989 he released his first album.The youngest in office.
The album charted on the Billboard 200 and reached the top 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The hit "I Got It Made" comes from his successful album. Known for their high-spirited and sophisticated performances, Special Ed proved their popularity with women and were no accident in hip-hop.
His legacy is still felt today as rap queen Nicki Minaj gave him well-deserved attention with her track "Barbie Dreams," confirming his place as one of the greatest male rappers of the '80s.still doneIn 2004, according to his Linkedin, Special Ed started a media company called SEMEDIA, which operates out of Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Legendary rapper and DJ MC Lyte is widely credited as pioneering female hip-hop artists of the 1980s. With her soft, soulful voice, one can sense that MC Lyte wanted to be an inspirational voice for her peers and her generation. .
In 1987, at the age of 16, MC Lyte released his debut song "I Cram to Understanding U (Sam)" about the effects of drug addiction on personal relationships. MC Lyte had a desire to be more than just a pretty face in hip-hop. The prolific rapper often displayed intelligence, emotionality, and directness in her performances that went well with her feminine nature.
He often raps about demanding respect from his romantic interests and from the wider world. release of his first album,Lyte like a stonevia Atlantic Records. Their first eponymous single from this album followed the trend of promoting themselves to assert their dominance among their competitors, male or female.
Run-DMC, consisting of members Joseph "Run" Simmons, Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels formed the group in the early 1980s in his hometown of Hollis, Queens. Run DMC is considered one of the most influential artists in the hip hop history. In 1983, Run-D.M.C. He released his first singles "It's Like That" and "Sucker MC's" on Profile Records.
The following year the group released their first album.Run DMC, which reached the gold disc. Sporting massive gold chains, Adidas tracksuits and sneakers, the rap group became fashion icons and defined a defining moment in rap history, ushering in hip-hop's "New School" era.
All and their cousins have been desperate to emulate the legendary rap group's effortlessly cool looks in hopes of perhaps replicating the same success with their own musical endeavors. Run-DMC is the first rap act to achieve many major hits.
His accomplishments include being the first hip hop act to have a video appearance on MTV, the first hip hop act to grace the cover of Rolling Stone, one of the first hip hop acts to have a Grammy nomination, and first hop on the pop charts with a Top 10 rap album.
The group has had quite a prolific career and has still hosted occasional reunions as of 2012, despite losing member Jam Master Jay to gun violence in 2002. In 2016, the group received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for their significant contributions to hip hop.
Easy E was a West Coast rapper who, along with fellow Dr. Dre and Ice Cube founded the group NWA. A high school dropout, Easy E worked as a drug dealer for a time. With his income he founded the label Ruthless Records with music manager Jerry Heller. While still active in the NWA, Easy E released music as a solo artist.
Known for his incomparably aggressive and edgy performance and unique voice that made him easily recognizable and distinctive on radio, Easy E was heavily influenced by artists in the transition from late '70s funk to prototypical hip-hop. He released his first studio album.Eazy-Duz-Itin 1988. The album was largely ignored by the mainstream, although it was highly regarded by Los Angeles' underground rap scene.
This was the only album release of his life as Easy E sadly died in 1995 from pneumonia caused by AIDS. Ten months after his death, his label Ruthless Records posthumously released Easy E's second and final studio album.Str8 de tha Streetz de Muthaphukkin Compton🇧🇷 This album cemented his image as a hardcore 80's rapper in history. His story is portrayed in the F. Gary Gray-directed film Straight Outta Compton, the 2015 biopic about the NWA.
Monie Love is a British rapper originally based in New York since 1989. At the time, she was one of the few foreign hip-hop artists to gain recognition in the United States. She first rose to prominence as a protégé of Queen Latifah, then took up rap as a member of the alternative hip-hop collective Native Tongues.
Her first musical appearances came in the late 1980s on Queen Latifah's Grammy-winning women's single "Ladies First," proving that her raps were on the same level that her rap godmother Queen Latifah had raised her to, which he subsequently took Solo hits like "I Can Do This" which became a UK Top 40 hit in early 1989.
Wanting to explore other creative avenues, Love began her career in 2004 as a radio host on WPHI-FM 100.3 in Philadelphia. Here he moderated the morning show for over two years. He currently has a radio show onXM-SatellitenradiocalledLadies First Radio mit Monie Loveand hostmoney in the morningat radio station Boom 107.9 in Philadelphia.
Gran Papi Kane
Big Daddy Kane began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. Two years earlier, he had befriended Biz Markie, and the two had co-written some of Biz's best-known raps. With superhuman breath control, Big Daddy Kane achieved faster beats and proved that rap should be treated like a sport that requires Olympic levels of mental and physical stamina.
In 1987, Kane signed to Cold Chillin' Records and debuted his single "Raw," which became an underground hit. He released his first studio album.Viva Kanein 1988. The album included the hit "Ain't No Half Steppin."
A year later, he released his second album, which topped the charts.it's a father thing🇧🇷 The singles "Smooth Operator" and "I Get The Job Done" were among the most popular tracks on the album. Kane continued to release albums throughout the 1990s, although she made time to pursue acting. He made his film debut in the 1993 western.groupLike father time.
Sha Rock started out as a break dancer in the Bronx. Affectionately called the "mother of the mic," she is considered the foundation artist for all MCs. Originally a member of the rap group The Funky 4 + 1 More, the group received mainstream attention just before the early 1980s.
Sha Rock has never released an official album and there is very little music to explore online, but her influence as a seminal female figure in the early days of hip-hop has been felt deeply by generations. What little music is available to her on the internet is alongside Grandmaster Flash, another hip-hop pioneer.
The two can be heard on live radio in 1981, freestyling to the beat of Chic's 1979 "Good Times." Sha Rock has received many awards for her contribution to hip hop, including the Women of Distinction Award from the Hip Hop Culture Center in Harlem , New York.
The Long Island rap group has released their debut album3 feet high and ascending1989 with great critical acclaim. Soon after, the trio became a prominent member of the Native Tongues posse, along with other artists such as A Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah. The group had a unique neo-psychedelic sound that set them apart from their peers.
Billed as "alternative rap," the group broke with the traditional rap conventions of the time, preached a message of love and peace, and rose to fame as the "hippies" of the rap game.
In 1990, the group received the first of four Grammy nominations for their song "Me, Myself and I" from their debut album. His second albumfrom the soul is everythingIt wasn't as successful, but it remains a cult classic among fans of the group. Those lucky enough to own a physical copy of the album will remember the comic book concept, with skits throughout the album that include a cartoon to accompany the audio.
The 1991 album is largely unavailable on streaming services due to too many samples violating copyright, but the album can be heard on YouTube. For a time the group battled record labels for ownership of their music, but in 2021 neo-soul rapper Talib Kweli revealed the group had finally gained ownership of their music.
Born Dwight Arrington Myers, Heavy D was born in Mandeville, Jamaica and moved to Mount Vernon, New York in the early '70s. He experienced the early days of rap music and learned from then-Grandmasters The Flashes and Run DMC.
In high school he mixed his own demo tapes. In high school, he formed the group The Boyz with his high school friends DJ Eddie F, Trouble T-Roy, and G-Wiz. They created a demo tape that fell into the hands of André Harrell, Def Jam's CEO. At the time, André was in the process of starting his label, Uptown Records, making Heavy D & The Boyz among the first to sign.
They released their first album through Uptownbig lifein 1987. But it would be his second albumgreat oarthis would propel Heavy D into the mainstream. He quickly became a sex symbol known as "the overweight lover". A fashion icon, Heavy D helped normalize taller bodies by showing that taller people can be sexy, cool and classy.
During the 1990s, Heavy D released three more albums and eventually explored acting. His first film role was in the 1993 thriller comedy.Who is the man?He played his last role in the comedy in 2011.Turmangriffwith Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy. Heavy D died of a pulmonary embolism a few days after the film's release.
Bronx-born rapper Antoinette was first introduced to the rap scene with the help of producer Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor. Much of Antoinette's popularity is attributed to her trouble with MC Lyte. Obsessed with the skills of her competitor MC Lyte, she dedicated her 1989 albumWho is the bossTaunt MC Lyte by presenting himself as fierce competition.
His raps were delivered with a foundation in his voice that could rock his competition. He often wore a huge, thick gold chain in his videos and performances, a very common thing in hip-hop at the time. He released his second albumBurn at 20 belowin 1990 and has not been published since.
He published a book titled in 2019"Everything that glitters: from attitude to gratitude",where he details the reasons for his departure from the rap game, hoping the book will inspire people struggling in similar circumstances.
The rap group Public Enemy originally formed in 1982 on the Adelphi University campus on Long Island, New York. Formed by Chuck D, Hank Shocklee, Bill Stephney and Flavor Flav, the group began collaborating at their college radio station. The group was widely known for injecting radical black political ideologies into popular music.
While not as lyrically violent as their contemporaries, it should come as no surprise that Public Enemy was boycotted by older white suburban audiences for their Afrocentric message aimed at inspiring revolution among black people. His most famous release to date isnation of millions, which brought the messages of the Black Panther Party and Malcolm X back to the general public.
The group, which released continuously from the 1990s to 2020, had a revolutionary impact on hip-hop that is highly recognized in society and politics. her latest albumWhat will you do if the grid goes down?, which was released in 2020, received widespread acclaim, peaking at #26 on the US Billboard chart and #2 on the UK Top Hip-Hop & R&B Albums chart.
One of the few rap artists on this list who isn't from New York City is the Jersey group Sugar Hill Gang, who rose to fame with the hit song "Rapper's Delight" off their debut album in 1979.Sugar Hill-Bande.The group was formed by music producer Sylvia Robinson, founder of Sugarhill Records. The single, which became a staple of the old-school hip-hop generation, became a Top 40 hit, peaking at number 36 on the Billboard 100.
The Sugarhill Gang's biggest draw was the fact that they helped launch a new style of music that many thought was just a fad. Their upbeat and catchy rhythms got people excited about this next phase in music history. To this day, many people rock to the bang-bang boogie beat of his seminal music, which helped put hip-hop on the map.
The group released 3 more studio albums before disbanding for the first time in 1985. They reunited almost a decade later and released their final album.Jump on him!in 1999. The group reunited for several world tours over the next two decades, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of "Rapper's Delight" and the formation of the group in 2019.
Lady B started her rap career after graduating from high school. While in college, he started hanging out at Kim Graves, Philadelphia's hottest nightclub at the time. During her club days, she became friends with the late DJ Lawrence Levan.
Her hit "To The Beat Y'all" was instrumental in the acceptance of women in hip-hop and opened the door for female rappers to come out from under her. Throughout her career, she remained true to her love of hip-hop and became a radio talk show host for various stations in Philadelphia.
Lady B is considered a hip hop researcher and has given many lectures on the cultural significance of hip hop. She credits rap pioneer MC Sha Rock as a luminary and draws inspiration from her as a hip-hop teacher. Lady B has received many prestigious awards, including the Philly Urban Legend Award in 2002 for pioneering rap music, and has received two Lifetime Achievement Awards.
Bronx-born rapper KRS One began his rap career in 1987 as one third of rap group Boogie Down Productions. After starting over 5 projects as a member of Boogie Down Productions, KRS One ventured onto his account in 1993 with a solo debut. . albumThe Return of the Boom Bap.
Released by Jive Records, the project received generally positive reviews. KRS One is best known as the rapper who introduced Jamaican Zunguzung-like beats to American rap culture with tracks like "Remix for P is Free," which he released while he was still part of Boogie Down Productions.
During their 25+ year career, KRS One have released more than a dozen hip hop albums. Considered by his peers to be incredibly curious and spiritually intelligent, he is a pioneer of the conscious rap movement that began with Grandmaster Flash. The rapper has spoken at more than 500 universities including Harvard, Yale and many more. Your project 2020between the protestsIt was met with generally positive reviews.
NWA is widely regarded as one of the largest and most influential groups in the history of hip hop music. Its members were some of the earliest and most important promoters of the controversial gangsta rap subgenre. The group received much controversy during their time for their overtly violent and misogynistic lyrics, which mostly worried Caucasian parents about their children's impressionable minds.
The group released their legendary album.straight out of comptonin 1988. The group is credited with helping to bridge racial musical lines in the late 1980s with their conspicuous appeal to white suburban Americans. Dr in April 2016.
A few days earlier, the group was introduced to theRock'n'Roll-Ruhmeshalle.
Born Ramona Parker, Ms. Melodie first entered the rap scene as a member of the rap collective Boogie Down Productions. With only one solo album to his career, 1989's "Diva," he has become a major influence on the rap game, appearing on many gigs with Boogie Down Productions.
Ms. Melodie, highly respected for her aggressive and outspoken manner, serves up mindful bars mixed with light humor and thundering confidence that earned her a place as one of the biggest hip-hop artists of the '80s, for which she shared with her fellow rapper KRS One was married 5 years and divorced in 1992. Sadly for the rest of his life, he died in 2012 from an undisclosed illness.
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Square Enix’s upcoming game Sleeping Dogs will be featuring the voices of well-known Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema stars, including Emma Stone and Lucy Liu.
The company revealed the names of the celebrities who are involved in the project, stating that “a line-up of both Hollywood and Hong Kong cinema stars were enlisted to help the game capture the tone of Hong Kong cinema.”
There are very few people who did not fall in love with Stone after watching her portray the role of Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker’s/Spider-Man’s high-school sweet-heart in The Amazing Spider-Man that hit the theatres last month. She had also starred in comedy film Easy A as well as Superbad. Gaming fans of the actress can rejoice as Square Enix has gotten her onboard to provide her voice for a supporting character in Sleeping Dogs.
Liu is best known for her role in Charlie’s Angels, an action film in which she starred alongside Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore as a kick-ass detective. She also portrayed the role of an assassin in Kill Bill. She too will provide her voice for a support character.
According to Stephen van der Mescht, the executive producer of United Front Games, Sleeping Dogs will contain more than two hours of dialogue, adding that the script has been inspired by some of the top Hong Kong films. In the bid to make the script come to life, the most appropriate actors and actresses were selected for voicing the characters.
“As huge fans of the genre we knew exactly who we wanted; we knew who could bring the script to life. The end result is fantastic,” he commented.
Other than Stone and Liu, the upcoming game will be featuring the voice acting of a number of stars.
Will Yun Lee is a well-known actor on both sides of the world, with majority of the people being familiar with him because of his role in the 2002 James Bond film Die Another Day, which saw him pursuing a not-so-noble cause. However, Lee will no longer be portraying a negative character, but will in fact be lending his voice to Wei Shen, an undercover cop and main protagonist in Sleeping Dogs.
While everyone is currently focused on the third and final instalment of the Batman series, Batman: The Dark Knight Rises, we will be taking a small stroll down the memory lane to revisit Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. Remember Tom Wilkinson, the guy who played the role of a mafia man? He may not be part of the latest film, but he is still very much active, lending his voice to Pendrew, a police inspector in Sleeping Dogs.
Additionally, Edison Chen from The Dark Knight, The Grudge and Internal Affairs will be providing the voice for the main character’s childhood friend Jackie Mah and the Better Luck Tomorrow and The New Guy actor Winston Chu will be lending his voice to Parry Shen.
Other actors lending their voice to the game include Robin Shou from Hard to Kill and Fatal Chase, Terence Yin from Colour of Truth, James Hong who starred in Blade Runner and The Day the Earth Stood Still, Tzi-Ma from the Rush Hour, Kelly Hu from Martial Law and Yunjin Kim from Lost and Diary of June.
Sleeping Dogs is an open-world crime-drama game developed by United Front Games and published by Square Enix. The game is slated for a mid-August 2012 release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows.


I’m so excited! for tonight right here in Toronto, I get to see the Queen of Rockabilly…”Wanda Jackson” in the flesh. She will be performing at a favorite watering hole for Rockabilly lovers in Toronto called the “Cadillac Lounge” and the show is going to be amazing I just know it!
What is awesome about the “Caddy” as we call it here is that it is small so it’s going to be a pretty intimate show so I hope I can score some good pictures of her OR maybe even meet her..OMG could you imagine?? If I do I will do a follow up post with the pictures.
In the mean time I thought I would share a few pictures of the beautiful Wanda Jackson and a couple of videos of my favorite songs as well. Enjoy!
Did you know that Wanda briefly dated Elvis??? Lucky Lucky Lucky girl!
Wanda Jackson with the Great Gene Vincent
During the 1950s, Jackson’s stage outfits were often designed by her mother. Unlike traditional clothing worn by female country music singers of the time, she wore fringe dresses, high heels and long earrings; and has claimed she was the first female to put “glamor into country music (Source: Wikipedia).
Wanda Jackson today…Beautiful!
Have you seen Wanda in concert? How was she?


Legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has decided to release another solo album. Richards said that he may even go on tour for his solo project, but he has not toured by himself since 1993. However, it was announced that Keith Richards will tour the world with the Rolling Stones this summer.
Richards was recently interviewed by Rollingstone. The interview was rather interesting, and it revealed that Keith Richards plans on continuing his legendary rock-n-roll career until he dies. Keith Richards said that he wants to take the Rolling Stones as far as possible. However, it may be hard to take the Rolling Stones even further than their legendary glory days of the sixties and seventies. No matter what though, the Rolling Stones are one of the most popular and influential bands on the face of the earth.
The Rolling Stones’ summer tour will see the band fill stadiums and other massive arenas. Many people believe that this will be the band’s last time touring the world, but people should not underestimate the Rolling Stones. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger are in their seventies now, but they still rock better than most young musicians do these days. I have buddy, Dan Newlin, that plans on going to the show with his son so I think it’s safe to say this concert is for the ages.
Joni Mitchell collapsed earlier this week which may have been in part to a rare, unconfirmed condition called Morgellon’s. Although many people share the same symptoms as Joni Mitchell, scientists have yet to confirm the existence of this illness.
Symptoms of Morgellon’s include itchy skin, lesions, aches and pains, fatigue and most importantly, fibers coming out of the skin. The fibers have been tested and found to resemble that of clothing. Some doctors feel the patients got fibers caught in an existing scab and erroneously thought the fiber came out of the scab rather than simply getting stuck in it, according to CNN iReport.
36 patients were tested for various mental health issues with only 11 percent showing signs of depression and 63 percent showing a preoccupation with health issues. Currently, patients with Morgellon’s symptoms are treated as mental health patients, not physical health patients. If Morgellon’s is confirmed as a physical health issue then the patients may be able to get some degree of help for their unusual health situation. Until then, patients like Joni Mitchell will continue to suffer from this particular affliction as well as the frustration of being diagnosed with a mental illness.
Chris Brown is already making an effort to be a good father, because he’s paying more child support than any court would require him to pay, and even though he has threatened to reduce it, he has made other arrangements. Chris Brown. It’s said that Chris was informed that the child, Royalty, may be his, but he asked Nia, who is her mother, to keep it quiet. It’s obvious that Nia leaked information about their child to the media, so Chris said he was going to reduce her child support.
Chris has now had a change of heart, and after visiting his daughter several times, he no longer wants to make the over 1000 mile trip back and forth, but he wants me to move Royalty out to L.A. Chris states that he will buy her a house, and pay all the bills, just so he could be close to his daughter. Marc Sparks says that it’s obvious that Nia hit the jackpot with this one, and it looks like a one night stand, has turned into a lifetime of wealth, which is something that many groupies strive for!
No doubt that Karrueche Tran, who is Chris’s recent ex-girlfriend, is hurt by all this, but Nia could care less. Nia used to party with Karrueche Tran, and she didn’t mind sleeping with her boyfriend, getting knocked up, and now obligating his time, as well is his money. Guess it pays to play!
As Big Sean climbs up the charts with the new album he has gotten a lot of advice from the people in his circle. He is on Kanye’s label, and Kanye has been mentored by Jay-Z from the start. Now Mr. and Mrs. Carter – along with Kanye West – are sharing advice with Big Sean.
When it came to the first single Big Sean was told by Jay-Z and Kanye to release his breakup anthem as the introduction to his new album. Sean didn’t want to release this because he didn’t believe that it was a radio single. Investors did say that it was too explicit. Somehow, it became a big hit despite the lyrically explicit content. The single went platinum and now it seems that there are more hot singles on the way.
The “Blessed” single featuring Drake and Mr. West is already rising up the charts. Sean has a top Billboard album, and people are really drawing in on what he has done for hip hop in recent months. Now that he is dating Arianna Grande he has become well known in the pop sector as well. This has allowed him to transition with a crowd that may not have even recognized him a year ago.
Beyonce and Jay-Z have been in the game for a long time. They know what will sell records. This is why their advice is so important for Big Sean.
If anyone was waiting to see what the verdict would be in the “Blurred Lines” lawsuit, Pharrell and Robin Thicke have lost. Pharrell, Robin thick, and T.I. performed the song Blurred Lines, which became the biggest hit of the year 2013.Blurred Lines Lawsuit. The hit was so big, it made well over $16 million, which is nearly unprecedented for a single. The Gaye family heard the song, and felt it had a familiar feel to it, and mimicked one of Marvin Gaye’s songs entitled “Give It Up.”
Although the beat sounds very familiar to the Marvin Gaye song, the trio who helped to create Blurred Lines, refuted that it was a direct copy of Marvin Gaye’s song. The family and the trio of artists went to court, and after many months, it’s been determined that Pharrell and Robin Thicke did take from Marvin Gaye’s song. According yo slideshare.com
close to half of the earnings of this single, have been awarded to the Gaye family, totaling $7.4 million.
Pharrell plans to appeal the case, which may end up seeing this case in court for years to come, but for now, the win is for the Gaye family. Pharrell states that he wrote the music on his own, and Marvin Gaye did not own a genre. Pharrell believes the Blurred Lines song is only genre related, not directly related to Marvin Gaye’s song. We’ll see how this will play out in the future.
Every once in a while, some of the great musicians of our time find someone that they fall for who also happens to be a musician. Usually, we hear all about the romance and it is all made very public on prnewswire.com. Then, the couple turns around and thinks that it would be a great idea to do a collaboration which always turn out amazing, making the fans love the couple being together even more. Unfortunately, a lot of these couples break up after the collaboration is released. This means that they are better together making the music rather than in a romantic relationship. Let’s take a look at these couples that could not stay together after the music was made.
- John Mayer & Taylor Swift: “Half My Heart”
- John Mayer & Katy Perry: “Who You Love”
- Kelis & Nas: “In Public”
- Demi Lovato & Joe Jonus: “This Is Me”
- Ciara & Future: “Body Party”
- Jason Derulo & Jordin Sparks: “Vertigo”
- Jessica Simpson & Nick Lachey: “Where You Are”
- Chris Brown & Rihanna: “Ain’t Nobody’s Business”
- Brandy & Wayna Morris: “Brokenhearted”
- Drake & Rihanna: “What’s My Name”
- Wiz Khalifa & Amber Rose: “Never Been Part 2″
- Ryan Adams & Mandy Moore: “Kindness”
- Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony: “No Me Ames”
David Gilmour, http://davidgilmour.com/ former lead guitarist for legendary rock band Pink Floyd, has announced his upcoming solo effort currently in progress. No release date has been scheduled as yet, but the artist told Rolling Stone magazine in an October 2014 interview that the project was moving along well, and he anticipated a 2015 release. Gilmour has a fall tour scheduled for Europe and the United Kingdom, opening with 3 dates in September at Royal Albert Hall in London.
According to Brad Reifler
, the guitarists last solo release was 2006’s “On An Island” and he also participated in the recording of “The Endless River” which has been billed as the final Pink Floyd album. The largely instrumental release contains material recorded with former Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason and was put together as a tribute to now deceased keyboard player Rick Wright, with Wright having played on the sessions as well. According to Gilmour, “The Endless River” utilized most if not all of the remaining archival material recorded by Pink Floyd.
No title has been announced as of yet for the Gilmour solo effort. A release is expected by fall of this year to coincide with the onset of his tour, which in addition to the London dates will also include shows in Croatia, France, Italy, and Germany.
While most of us can say that we haven’t seriously sat down and watched Nickelodeon in quite some time (unless you’re a college student who’s getting your second wind for Spongebob), then there’s a good chance you haven’t watched the Kids Choice Awards in quite some time, either. But as Flávio Pentagna Guimarães BMG says, the stars that have just been released to perform at this year’s award show just might change your mind, and MZWeb.com reports indicate that’s accurate!
Favorite new up and coming band 5 Seconds of Summer have signed up to perform, as well as their fellow Australian Iggy Azaela. Though, we’re not quite sure just how appropriate Iggy’s songs are to be performed at a kids show.
Both of the performers are up for awards; both of the performers have a nod for Favorite New Artist, and Iggy is also up for Favorite Song of the Year both for “Fancy” and “Problem”.
Luke, Calm, Ashton and Michael be performing a mystery song, and Iggy will be performing “Trouble” with Jennifer Hudson as well. To top it all off, Nick Jonas will be hosting the award show, and will also be gracing the stage with a performance of (the clean version) his song, “Jealous”. With the three names in the lineup, it’s going to be tough to keep the fan girls and guys from not flooding the stage!
The award show will premier on March 28th (only 23 days away!) at 8 pm. Be sure to tune in!
Everyone should know about Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” song, which was the hit of the year for 2013. Although many know the song, and anytime it would play on the radio, you undoubtedly turned up the music, but does anyone know how much it made? Blurred Lines. Unfortunately, record companies like to keep this type of information secret, but because of a pending lawsuit against the makers of the song, the profits from the song was revealed via twitter. The song made an incredible $16,675,690, which is almost unheard of for any single that’s new and running the airwaves. About one third of that went to Pharrell, and another third went to Robin Thicke, while a small portion went to T.I., and the rest went to record companies. The makers of the song, are currently being sued by Marvin Gaye’s family, because the song strongly resembles Marvin Gaye’s song, “Give It Up.” Most people who heard the song Blurred Lines, for the first time, may have thought it was a remix of Marvin Gaye’s song, but Pharrell and Robin deny this. No one can dispute the similarities of the two songs, and it looks like this case may be a losing one for Robin and Pharrell. The amount of money that was made on the song is relevant, because damages may have to be paid to the Gaye family, so each person involved with the song, may have to pay damages.


Ivanka Trump: America’s Real First Lady?
The Passionate Eye, CBC (Canada)
5 September 2017
There’s never been a first daughter quite like her. As Assistant to the President — an official role created especially for her — Ivanka Trump is part of her father’s trusted inner circle. A former model and business woman, she’s the Trump card that many believe helped Trump get elected. So just how much political influence does she wield?
Screened on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) flagship documentary series The Passionate Eye (originally a Channel 4 UK production).
Producer/Director: Lesley Gardiner
Edit Producer (International): Adrian Gatton


LOS ANGELES – Discovery Communications and The Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation (WJSFF) announced their joint philanthropic partnership today, aligning the shared vision between both organizations. The partnership is a youth-development program that introduces deserving high school and collegeRead Full news
By Cynthia Littleton, Variety (January 24, 2017) Jada Pinkett Smith was one of the loudest voices in the industry last year decrying the lack of diversity in the 2016 and 2015 Academy Awards competitions. This year, Academy of Motion PictureRead Full news
Actress Jada Pinkett Smith has been a big advocate for advancing the representation of people of color in the film industry.
Hollywood power couple Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith, through their foundation, this week launched their Careers in Entertainment tour in support of President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. “We believe that all people—regardless of race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, age, orRead Full news


Kamas, Utah – February 19, 2019 –
DeJoria Center is excited to welcome one of today’s hottest country music stars – Scotty McCreery on July 19. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m.
“DeJoria Center could not be more ecstatic to welcome the young, ambitious and extremely talented Scotty McCreery,” said Tracy Mullen, director of sales and marketing for DeJoria Center. “McCreery has displayed a true reflection of himself through his music and has been able to hold true to his country roots since the beginning. Our audience here at DeJoria Center will be thrilled to hear how he has continued to grow as a musician by singing along to his new
album Seasons Change this summer.”
McCreery started loving country music as a boy when he was first inspired by Elvis Presley as well as Josh Turner, Garth Brooks, and more. In 2011 at the age of 17, the North Carolina native achieved national fame by becoming the youngest male winner of “American Idol” during its tenth season. Immediately after his win, McCreery released his first single, “I Love You This Big,” (certified Platinum).
McCreery made history with his album, Clear as Day, as he was the youngest man to debut his first album at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the album has since been certified as Platinum. This album also featured his hit “The Trouble with Girls” (certified Platinum), and the video for this song won the CMT Breakthrough Video of the Year Award. He also won the New Artist of the Year Award from both the Academy of Country Music Awards and the
American Country Awards.
McCreery’s second album, See You Tonight, also hit No.1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and featured both the hit title cut (certified Platinum) and “Feelin’ It” (certified Gold). He also released a holiday album, Christmas with Scotty McCreery (certified Gold), and his first book, Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Towards the Dream.
Now 25 years old and newly married, McCreery co-wrote all 11 songs on his newest album, Seasons Change. The album once again debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. The first single from the project, “Five More Minutes,” became his first No.1 single on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck Country Single Charts. Just this month, his second single “This is It,” which he wrote two weeks before proposing to his now-wife Gabi, also hit No. 1 on both the Billboard and Country Aircheck Country Single Charts. His third single from the album will be announced soon.
DeJoria Center is the only large, upscale entertainment and events center in the Wasatch Mountains. Nestled against the scenic mountains in Kamas, Utah, the venue offers year-round activities on the 1,100-acre natural conservancy area.
DeJoria Center – Utah’s premier event and adventure escape – is a corporate events and performance venue located on an expansive 1,100-acre natural conservancy area within the High Star Ranch in Kamas, Utah. The center offers guests fresh air, stunning views, gorgeous water features and year-round recreation that Utah’s high-mountain valleys are known for. DeJoria Center provides any sized company with an unrivaled experience. The Center offers companies a unique experience orchestrated by events and entertainment professionals who have represented some of the world’s most well-known artists, brands and venues. DeJoria Center is also home to State Road Tavern & Restaurant. The restaurant offers exceptional dining, tasteful and diverse menu choices, and a bar that offers more than 20 beers and craft cocktails. For more information on DeJoria Center please visit, www.dejoriacenter.com.


After the dissolution of The King Blues in 2012, front-man Johnny Fox, aka ITCH, struck out on his own. With a handful of EPs already under his belt, and his debut album out today, Louder Than War’s Dave Beech caught up with him for a Q&A. (This interview was done before today so any references to the “forthcoming” album are to the one released today!)
Having recently been on tour with Dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip, it seems that ex-King Blues frontman Itch has barely had time to catch his breath over the last 12 months. Following a string of festival appearances over Summer, Itch immediately embarked on a run of smaller UK shows just prior to Christmas, before setting off once again for his current support slot.
With all that touring it hardly seems possible that he would have been able to find time to record his forthcoming album, The Deep End, let alone take a break from everything to catch up with us. Find time he did though, all the while musing on politics, Tim Armstrong and errr, Russel Brand.


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On 27 December, DJ Earworm released a mashup video to YouTube entitled "Blame It On The Pop", featuring the top twenty-five songs from the list, as he had also done the previous two years. MTV Video Music Awards 2009 – Wikipedia West wurde für seinen Ausfall vom Publikum ausgebuht.  Das Verhalten von West wurde selbst von Präsident Barack Obama in einer Fernsehshow kritisiert.


A prolific writer and producer, Rocco worked with entertainment legend Arnold Schwarzenegger, among others, and helped produce such shows as the American Veteran Awards. Rocco was one of the producers and writers for ‘Madame Mafia’; ‘USS Hornet – Grey Ghost of the Pacific’; ‘Leadership Series’ and ‘Untitled Iraq Documentary’ (incomplete at the time of his demise).
Rocco’s last full-length-feature script, ‘Trajectory’, is contained within UCG’s current production slate.
Rocco, a highly decorated Special Forces Major, was killed-in-action in Afghanistan as he was preparing to return from his fourth, and final combat tour. At the time of his demise, Rocco was writing a historically based Novel ‘Fallen Comrades’ in honor of Rocco’s service and contributions to the entertainment industry, UCG established a special Mentorship Program to assist any member of the military or any first responders returning to civilian life secure a career in the entertainment industry. Volunteer professors from USC and UCLA’s Schools of Cinema provide the mentoring in a one-on-one relationship.


Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay was born on 23 July 1898 at Labhpur in Birbhum. His father name was Haridas Bandyopadhyay and mother name Prabhavati Devi. He passed the Matriculation examination on 1916 and took admission in IA at St Xavier's College, Calcutta. He was imprisoned for one year on 1930 for political reason and that was the end of his study. He died on 1971, 14 September.
Some of his famous novels are :
Chaitali Ghurni (1931),
Jalsa Ghar (1938),
Dhatri Devata (1939),
Gana Devata (1943),
Hansuli Banker Upakatha (1947),
Arogya Niketan (1953),
Radha (1956) etc.
Sharat Smriti Puraskar (University of Calcutta),
Jagattarini Svarna Padak (Calcutta University),
Sahitya Akademi Puraskar,
Padmashri and Padmabhusan etc


‘Red Velvet’ details first black actor to play Othello
Ira Aldridge broke barriers and opened the door to fellow African American performers
The tragic, titular role of Shakespeare’s Othello has been depicted by some of the most renowned black actors in history — both in film and on stage.
James Earl Jones. Laurence Fishburne. Chiwetel Ejiofor. Mekhi Phifer. Distinguished black thespians have portrayed one of Shakespeare’s most famed and widely depicted characters for years. But paving the way for those acting legends nearly 200 years ago was Ira Aldridge, the first black actor to breathe life into the Othello role.
Beginning this week, The Department of Theatre will present the play “Red Velvet,” a biodrama retelling the story about how Aldridge broke barriers and opened the door to fellow African American performers. The production is guest directed by actor, director and screenwriter Ted Lange and will be performed Feb. 6-15 at the Drake Performance and Event Center’s Roy Bowen Theatre.
“This play shows you this extraordinary actor who copes with all of the racism of not only the English audiences, but the English actors,” Lange said. “You see the obstacles he had to overcome just to be an actor on the stage.”
Aldridge began acting in New York City as a teenager in the early 1800s. He sailed to England when he was 17 in 1824 to pursue a career in theater, and in 1833, he took the stage as Othello. “Red Velvet” chronicles how Aldridge came into the breakthrough role and its impacts.
The play stars theatre major Sterling Wesley as Aldridge; theatre and English major Ashley Bice as Aldridge’s wife, Margaret; and communication and theatre major Betsy Huggins as Aldridge’s onstage colleague, Ellen Tree. The story documents Aldridge, an American who performed “Othello” in England, both early in his career and later toward the end of his life.
“What drew me [to the role] most was what he did for African Americans — being the first black man to play Othello,” Wesley said, adding that Othello, a black character, would typically be portrayed by white actors in blackface. “Everyone used him as a stepping stone, and he opened up careers for many African Americans to also take on this role. He was a trendsetter.”
Lange, most widely known as the bartender Isaac Washington in the television series “The Love Boat,” was approached to direct the play by Janet Parrott, chair of the Department of Theatre. The pair connected on campus last year when Lange gave a lecture on Hollywood show business. When an opportunity arose to have a guest director for “Red Velvet,” Parrott contacted Lange, who returned to Ohio State to take on the job.
Lange said he’s been impressed with the Department of Theatre’s resources and spaces, as well as the actors’ commitment and willingness to learn.
“The Bowen is a beautiful theater,” he said. “In Hollywood, unless you’re at one of the high-end theaters, you don’t get access to this kind of stuff. I can do things with lights and staging. You’ve got costumes. … In Hollywood, I’m usually working with no budget trying to make it look like I’ve got a budget. But [at Ohio State], I have a budget, and I get to play with the toys.”
The lead role of Ira Aldridge, Wesley says, had a bold, confident presence. Wesley not only has to embody Aldridge’s personality, but he also has to embody Aldridge’s portrayal of Othello.
“It’s interesting acting as an actor and then performing a play within a play,” Wesley said. “The first time I did it in rehearsal, I realized I was playing Othello the way [I] would do it, but really I needed to play Othello as Ira would do it. Ira has a much more confident, more forward, punching style.”
The result? A dramatic, poignant narrative detailing one of the most significant actors in theater.


Angela Lansbury has been captivating audiences for seven decades in roles ranging from sassy salon singer to sharp-witted sleuth, both on Broadway and the big screen. Sadly, she passed away last October, right before her 97th birthday.
Her first movies were Gaslight and National Velvet when she was 18 and she had a cameo in Glass Onion in 2022. She was actively performing most of her life.
Her IMDb list of movies and TV roles: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001450/
Her Broadway resume: https://www.playbill.com/person/angela-lansbury-vault-0000001423
In this bracket, we are voting on the roles she played, not the movies or shows themselves. She put so much into her characters, it’s only fitting that we vote on those characters. The bracket has been seeded by the overall popularity of these roles, not just the movies and shows she was in.
Vote now in Round One!
The deadline is Tuesday evening, January 17.


British film director and actor Richard Attenborough dead at 90
British actor and film maker Richard Attenborough has passed away. Among his most famous works were the 1982 Indian epic "Gandhi," which went on to win eight Oscars including best director and best film. He also played a theme park owner in the science fiction adventure "Jurassic Park". Attenborough co-starred with Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape" in 1963. He was knighted in 1976 and was made a baron in June 1993. Attenborough was 90 years old.


7th Annual Passport 2 You-th Success XPO Celebrity Guest TYLER SHAW!
by Chikako ⋅ November 1, 2017
Teens Now Talk is Excited to Announce Canadian Singer, TYLER SHAW, as the 7th Annual Passport 2 You-th Success XPO Celebrity Guest!
Tyler Shaw was just 13-years-old in Coquitlam, BC when he found an old guitar. After entering a national talent competition in 2012 and taking the top spot out of 13,000 people, Shaw suddenly found numerous doors opening for him musically, and relocated to Toronto. Shortly thereafter, he inked a deal with Sony Music Entertainment Canada and found himself working and recording with a variety of co-writers, who, he says, have been integral to his ongoing development as a songwriter. In 2012, Tyler co-wrote his debut single, “Kiss Goodnight,” which propelled him to stardom. In June 2013, Tyler released his second single, “By My Side,” followed by “It Happens All the Time,” in 2014, and “House of Cards,” in 2015. He released his debut studio album, “Yesterday,” on September 4, 2015, to critical and commercial success. In early 2016, Tyler released “Wicked,” ahead of his national Revival World Tour with international pop-sensation, Selena Gomez.
Today, the Toronto-based singer/songwriter is currently working on his new album that is to be released in 2018. The first single is rumored to be called “Cautious,” and the album is to feature collaborations with internationally successful artists like Nelly Furtado and Fefe Dobson. For more on Tyler Shaw and his music, visit his website, here!
Talk About full Circle!
In October 2013, the Teens Now Talk teen team (say that 3 times, lol) was covering the We Day event held at Ellenvale School, with the mandate to capture the teen crowd’s experiences for a photo collage in the magazine. Next, a call came into the editor’s office with the request to change the mandate and focus on an up and coming performer. Ms. B requested three good reasons for the change and the youth replied, “everyone we feature in the magazine somehow turns to gold,” the editor laughed and said, “I’m listening!” The youth continued with, “not only is he a youth, he has a powerful message in his songs and his music are gold.”
On that day, 3 powerful youth, Toni, Trish and Brittney, made the right call and had the opportunity to not only interview Tyler Shaw, but have lasting memories of the day they shared a few laughs and photos with friends at the beginning of Tyler’s musical journey. Tyler’s feature page was originally published in the Winter 2013 issue, and here we are today; talk about full circle!
Don’t forget to check out Tyler Shaw on Social Media, and STAY TUNED FOR COMPETITION DETAILS!


Roberta Pedon (41) ::
Very young busty Gail, ca 1985.
Gail McKenna (born 30 December 1968 in Liverpool, England) rose to fame in the 1980s as a Page Three girl and glamour model. On 21 May 1986, aged 17, McKenna made her Page Three debut in British tabloid newspaper The Sun.
1940s burlesque star Jennie Lee
Dee Matteson (1) ::
Smiling Bettie is always the best


Heidi Klum is finest often called a mannequin and tv host, and, in fact, the unofficial reigning queen of Halloween, however to her children, the 49-year-old German and American mannequin is just “Mother”. The beautiful Victoria’s Secret Angel has 4 children: daughters Leni, 18, and Lou, 12, and sons Henry, 17, and Johan, 15. She shares her sons, in addition to her youngest daughter, Lou, with ex-husband Seal. The pair had been married between 2005 and 2014. As for her eldest youngster, daughter Leni, Heidi welcomed her with former accomplice Flavio Briatore, an Italian businessman.
Leni is essentially the most identified out of Heidi’s children for the straightforward incontrovertible fact that she is a mirror-image of her and started her modeling profession at simply 16 years previous when she impressively debuted on the duvet of German Vogue. Since then, she has walked the hottest runways and has graced the covers of numerous magazines, comparable to Elle and Harper’s Bazaar. Moreover, she has secured partnerships with Dior, FILA, the German fashion retailer About You, and different big-name manufacturers. Learn on to be taught extra about Leni and the remainder of Heidi Klum’s youngsters under.
Leni Olumi Klum, born on Could 4, 2004, is Heidi’s eldest daughter and the one she shares with Flavio. Seal formally adopted her in 2009 throughout his union with Heidi. Regardless of not being organic father and daughter, the pair have a detailed bond. They even walked the pink carpet for the Netflix western The More durable They Fall, as Seal’s brother Jeymes Samuel directed the movie, and his music is featured within the soundtrack. Seal referred to as their inaugural pink carpet “one of many proudest moments” of his life in a chat with Entertainment Tonight whereas on the Oct. 2021 premiere. He stated of their bond, “It’s every thing and it has at all times been like that, from the day I met her mom. She was two weeks pregnant with this lovely woman. We’ve at all times had that bond.” Leni added, “We’ve at all times been shut.” How candy!
As talked about above, Leni follows in her well-known mom’s footsteps as a mannequin and even signed with the company CAA in July 2021 at 17 years previous. Along with pursuing a modeling profession, she enrolled in university in new York City, which she formally began in Aug. 2022. “Right this moment is your huge transfer to go off to school,” Heidi wrote as her eldest went off to school for the primary time on Aug. 23. “Take flight, be secure and shine shiny my @leniklum”.
Henry Günther Ademola Dashtu Samuel was born on Sep. 12, 2005. Though he has but to make his runway debut, he had a novel sense of style when he was a child, in accordance with his mom. “He lives in his personal world,” she instructed People in 2011. “We went to dinner all dressed correctly [and Henry wore dinosaur slippers]. You’ll be able to barely stroll in these issues, however for him, it’s not bizarre in any respect.”
In 2020, Heidi shared an lovely birthday submit to have a good time Henry turning 15, which included a child photograph of him. “15 years in the past immediately you got here into the world . I really feel so proud you’re part of me . You’re the twinkle in my eye and the love of my life,” she gushed. “Joyful Birthday Henry … might your birthday be as particular immediately as you’re.”
Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel, Heidi and Seal’s second son, was born on Nov. 22, 2006. “We thought Johan is a standard and robust identify with a beautiful ring to it. That’s the reason we selected this identify,” she instructed the German journal, Gala (through Parade), about Johan’s identify. “Riley is only a identify we actually appreciated. Fyodor is the identify of a detailed good friend of Seal’s who died shortly earlier than Johan’s beginning. And Taiwo was the identify of Seal’s great-great-grandfather who based town of Lagos in Nigeria. His full identify was ‘Chief Taiwo Owolow.’ In order that makes Johan Riley Fyodor Taiwo Samuel all collectively.”
Johan had an inventive flare rising up, which Heidi proudly detailed to Mother and father journal in 2013 (through People). “Whereas the opposite children are watching a film, he’ll sit down at his desk for 45 minutes and paint monsters one after one other,” she stated of Johan, who was 6 on the time of the interview. “So he impressed me to create a line round monsters. Johan’s very proud he was part of it. Typically he wears his shirt and tells everybody, ‘I painted this shirt!’” she added, enthusiastically.
Lou Sulola Samuel, born on October 9, 2009, is Heidi’s youngest daughter, whom she welcomed with ex-husband Seal. As a self-proclaimed helicopter mother or father, Heidi is notoriously (and understandably) non-public with regards to her youthful youngsters. At simply the age of 12, not an excessive amount of is thought about Lou, although the mannequin will sometimes share images of her daughter along with her face meticulously obscured to protect her privateness.
As a visitor on Reside with Kelly and Ryan again in 2017, the previous Mission Runway star opened up in regards to the choice to keep up her youngsters’s privateness. “My oldest daughter [Leni] is 13 and he or she desires to submit her face and I at all times say, ‘No, you’re not allowed to,’” she defined (through Entertainment Tonight). “At any time when she’s in it, it needs to be from the again or [hiding her face]. It’s totally different once we do it — I really feel like we’re grown-ups — however I need to try to hold them youngsters so long as potential.”


My friend brought this to my attention. I am not even going to comment. Sometimes an article is so ridiculous, it just sort of speaks for itself. There is so much going on in here, I just want you to read it and take it all in. Comments will be appreciated. It is even funnier that all this went down in Canada. Do you think these people are aware of the economic crisis? I am not sure. Either way, here is a ton of celebrity bullshit stuffed bullshit.
Direct from the AP:
TORONTO (AP) — Police have charged the tour manager of the Black Eyed Peas with assault after he allegedly punched celebrity blogger Perez Hilton outside a Toronto nightclub. Hilton said he got into an argument with band members Fergie and will.i.am at the Cobra nightclub early Monday morning and was punched outside by Polo Molina, the band’s tour manager. They were at the club following a Sunday night video awards show.
Molina turned himself in and has been charged with assaulting Hilton, Toronto Police Constable Tony Vella said. Molina is due in court Aug. 5.
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, complained about the incident on the microblogging site Twitter. He tweeted at 4 a.m.: “I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke.”
Hilton, who is openly gay, said in interview with The Associated Press that he called will.i.am a “faggot,” a gay slur, inside the club after the musician told the blogger not to write about his band on his Web site.
“He was like ‘You need to respect me.’ He was in my face. He was obviously trying to intimidate me and scare me,” Hilton said. “I was like ‘I don’t need to respect you. I don’t respect you and I did say this, and I knew that it would be the worst thing I could possibly say to him because he was acting the way he was. I said ‘You know what, I don’t respect you and you’re gay and stop being such a faggot.'”
Hilton, who was at the club with Lady Gaga, said he then left the club and was punched from behind. The pop stars and the blogger were among celebrities in Toronto for the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday night.
A spokeswoman for the Black Eyed Peas declined comment.


This weekend Jules Feiffer hosted his long-time friend Margie King Barab as his guest at the Montgomery House at Dartmouth College. Margie is the widow of Alexander King, author, memoirist, famous media personality of early television and editor of Americana Magazine, a Depression era humor publication. Margie visited Jules’ class “Graphic Humor in 20th Century America” and told the story of her move to New York City from Nebraska, and how she met and fell in love with Alex King, her super (and 33 years her senior), and of their marriage and his rise to fame. On Sunday night we watched the first of 13 episodes of Alex’s show called “Alex in Wonderland,” in which he reflects on art, literature, humor, Africa, and love, among many other things. A young Margie King is seated next to her host and husband, offering prompts, laughter, encouragement, and an occasional song. Margie still sings around the house at 77 years old.
I first met Jules Feiffer when he spoke at the Center for Cartoon Studies with Jeff Danzinger in April. He was charming, enthusiastic, and quite the ham in front of a crowd. He liked my sketchbook, which later resulted in the opportunity to be his teaching assistant for the summer during his Montgomery Fellowship at Dartmouth College, just a few miles away from White River Junction. He arrived yesterday. I’m already having a blast!


Madonna has recently terminated her contract with Warner Music after 25 years and signed a new contract with tour company Live Nation.
Now that digital music is so cheap, not to mention illegal downloads, Madonna recognises that her main income in future will be from performances and related products, not music sales. So she has changed her business model and Live Nation is a more appropriate partner than a traditional record label.
“The paradigm in the music business has shifted and as an artist and a businesswoman, I have to move with that shift,”
Madonna’s move illustrates that creativity is not just about being an artist. You can use creativity in business too, by rearranging your business to maximise income as technology and customers’ behaviour changes.
As an artist and a businesswoman (a T-Shirt and a Suit), Madonna is a topical example of how creativity and business can be combined intelligently.


Born and raised in the Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood of Baltimore, Ethel Ennis (1932 to 2019) became known as Baltimore’s First Lady of Jazz, with a career that spanned seven decades. Early in her career, in the late 1950s and ‘60s, she recorded for major labels; toured Europe with Benny Goodman; performed onstage alongside Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Louis Armstrong; and appeared on television with Duke Ellington. She became a regular on Arthur Godfrey’s TV show and headlined the Newport Jazz Festival. In 1961 she won the Playboy jazz poll for best female singer. She drew national attention for her rendition of the “Star Spangled Banner” for the second presidential inauguration of Richard M. Nixon in 1973. However, she became disillusioned with the demands of a performing career and made a conscious decision not to expand to the famous clubs of New York and beyond but to focus her talents in her hometown of Baltimore.
Now, throuh March 31, 2024, The George Peabody Library at Peabody Institute will feature an exhibit celebrating Ethel’s Place, the club owned from 1984 to 1988 by Baltimore vocalist Ennis and her husband Earl Arnett.
The exhibit focuses particularly on this era of her life, through a range of materials including photographs, posters, unpublished written arrangements, audiovisual recordings, and business records. The event is free and open to the public. The library is located at 17 East Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore 21202. For more information, contact Department of Special Collections, Sheridan Libraries, email@example.com, 667-208-6715.
For more information on Ethel Ennis, read the chapter on her life in Music at the Crossroads: Music at the Crossroads: Lives & Legacies of Baltimore Jazz, edited by Mark Osteen and Frank J. Graziano.
–by Liz Fixsen


Is one of the most influential cinematographers in the Mexican film industry.
She studied Film Direction and Cinematography at the Centro de Capacitación Cinematográfica, C.C.C. She is member of the Asociación de Cinefotógrafos Mexicana, AMC (Mexican Association of Cinematographers) (2017) and of Apertura (2018). With over two decades of experience in cinema as a director, producer and cinematographer, her works have been featured in several festivals such as the prestigious International Film Festival of the Art of Cinematography Camerimage in Poland and she has been nominated for best photography at the Ariel awards for the films Los Adioses (2018), Las Niñas Bien (2019) and Noche de Fuego (2022). She also directed the documentary Un día menos (2009) and the film Esa era Dania (2016), which were screened at various festivals around the world and received several awards. She is currently preparing her next project as film director.
Is a writer, director, producer and actor. She is a member of the Kainai First Nation (Blackfoot Confederacy) as well as Sámi from Norway. She co-wrote and co-directed the film The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open with Kathleen Hepburn, which premiered at the Berlinale in 2019 and received the Toronto Film Critics Association for best Canadian film. It was also nominated for six Canadian Screen Awards; they received the awards for best direction and best original screenplay. Tailfeathers’ recent film, Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy, won the 2022 Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary. Most recently, she directed three episodes of the new limited series, Little Bird.
As an actress and filmmaker, Josephine Decker has become one of the most celebrated independent voices in American cinema. Her work has been showcased at various film festivals in Europe and the United States. In 2020, she received a recognition for her work at Los Cabos International Film Festival with the Spotlight award, and presented the Mexican premiere of her film Shirley—starring Elisabeth Moss, and winner of the Dramatic Special Jury Award at the Sundance Film Festival—, along with a comprehensive retrospective of her body of work.


There was speculation about drug abuse and emotional distress following her split from Justin Bieber when she took time out in 2014, but now she’s revealed the real reason she took a break.
Back in late 2013, Selena Gomez cancelled the Australian and Asian leg of her world tour, before checking into rehab in early 2014.
At the time, there were many reports suggesting Selena had sought a stay in rehab to address “addiction issues” following the breakdown of her relationship with Justin Bieber. Her spokesperson denied the rumours at the time, releasing a statement saying: “Selena voluntarily spent time at Meadows but NOT for substance abuse.”
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But now Selena Gomez has spoken out, revealing that the actual reason for her time out of the spotlight was down to her being diagnosed with lupus – and having to undergo chemotherapy.
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Speaking to Billboard magazine, Selena explained:
“I was diagnosed with Lupus, and I've been through chemotherapy. That's what my break was really about. I could've had a stroke. I wanted so badly to say: 'You guys have no idea. I'm in chemotherapy. You're assholes.' I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.”
She went on to say that at the time, the speculation surrounding her time away from the public eye made her really angry.
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Taiwan's actor and musician Jay Chou arrives at a news conference to promote his movie "The Curse of the Golden Flower" in Tokyo February 11, 2008. [Agencies]
Li Liya, a teacher with the institute, told China Daily yesterday Chou accepted the offer on Sunday when he met more than 1,000 students at the school.
The Taiwan-based singer, actor and director was in Shanghai for the premiere of his movie Kungfu Dunk.
"He has such a wide appeal to youngsters," Li said.
"He is talented and experienced in music and performance, which will benefit our students greatly."
Li said Chou will tutor and guide students in the institute's performing school when he has the time. He chose to be a volunteer, which means the school will not pay him for his services, Li said.
"Chou accepted the job happily and said again and again that he would like to talk to the students," Li said.
Before Chou, the school had also signed Taiwanese director Ang Lee, who directed Lust, Caution, as an honorary professor, and Eric Tsang, a Hong Kong actor and anchorman, as a guest professor.
Chen Xi, a third-year student of TV and broadcasting, said she and her schoolmates have been very excited at the prospect of Chou teaching them, although she admitted that they seldom see those celebrity professors.
"We have to fit into their busy schedules," she said.


Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and two of their children attended an MMA class taught by former WWE diva Eve Torres and her husband. Some pictures were posted on Instagram and Twitter, where the girls took a subtle jab at Matt Hardy while showcasing a choke hold.
Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion Mr Anderson revealed on Instagram that he is now a father after his wife gave birth to twins. His daughter is named Prescott Liberty Anderson, while his son is Pearce Remington Anderson.
"We both want kids. I want a little Miz running around, even though I know he is going to be the most annoying kid in the world. If he is anything like his father, then my God! I'm definitely preparing for that, but who knows how long that will be. There has definitely been talks, and my outlook on WWE is I'm still going to do as I always have. I'm going to work as hard as I can to entertain those audiences, whether it's on WWE or on a movie from WWE Studios."
Alberto Del Rio revealed on Twitter that this is the first time that he has gotten to spend Halloween with his kids.
"John Cena was always very sweet to me. We had breakfast together on numerous occasions when we were on overseas tours. I don't know what he is like now but back then I considered him a friend."
- Maria Kanellis on John Cena backstage
Maria Kanellis is the latest professional wrestler to do a podcast show. She is doing the show with her fiancee and ROH star Mike Bennett, in order to raise their stock with wrestling fans. The couple has managed to get their show distributed through iTunes.
Former WWE diva and current ROH star Maria Kanellis posted her engagement picture with Mike Bennett.
The podcast craze has been catching on in the world of professional wrestling. Maria Kanellis has decided to make her debut in that genre. The former WWE diva will be hosting the show with her fiance and Ring of Honor star Mike Bennett.
"TNA called me twice this year, I think they're a great company but I'm loving my time in ROH and I'm definitely happy with my fiancée. Who knows if that will ever change, but I wish TNA all the best in the world, I think the girls there are tremendous."
"I'm kind of an underground Paul Heyman girl and he is what really inspired the ditsy character, he really inspired me to do the things that I did at WWE. I'm an admirer of his work, I think what he has done with so many guys and throughout ECW was incredible. When I was in OVW I just watched him as he helped CM Punk every day, Punk was already incredible but then Paul Heyman kind of pushed him over the edge and gave him that opportunity on ECW to be who he is today."
Maria Kanellis has revealed that the father of the Bella Twins has called her and instructed her to stop bad mouthing his daughters. The former WWE diva also revealed that her father has gotten into an argument with the twins' father as well.
Maria Kanellis has revealed that while she is pursuing her college degree, she's also going to be going after a certificate for graphics design as well.
Former WWE diva Maria Kanellis has revealed that she is going back to school to study film.


On Tuesday, July 6, my sister and I saw Lady Gaga’s Monster Ball. Being big enough fans to call ourselves “little monsters,” Emmie and I had greatly anticipated this day and this show for months. And, believe me, Gaga did not disappoint. Next time (yes, I will pay to see this woman perform more than once), we will have to splurge a bit to get up closer, because we had a pretty dead-on side view. (Hey, at least we could see her exits and entrances, which made for a “behind-the-scenes” experience!)
Gaga/Stefani Germanotta embodies a lot of what I believe in and try to touch on through my TBL writing. She’s sexually open, political, outspoken, empowered and bold. She’s confident–but modest, she has recently owned the label of feminist, she’s been through hard times with her physical/emotional/mental health and come out on top. Many of these themes play throughout her whimsical, outrageous, sexy, poignant performance. And because of that, there’s a lot going on beneath the surface of the experience. That’s why I thought it’d be fun to break down the…5 Lessons Learned from The Monster Ball:
5. Everyone’s insecure. Sadly, this often compromises our emotional and sexual well being.
The Monster Ball opens with the silhouette of Gaga behind a giant, green, laser lit video screen, behind which she performs “Dance in the Dark.” By waiting to present herself fully to the audience, Gaga is surely toying with her audience’s sense of anticipation, but she’s also making a statement about insecurity. As Gaga told Ann Powers back in December: “The record is about a girl who likes to have sex with the lights off, because she’s embarrassed about her body. She doesn’t want her man to see her naked. She will be free, and she will let her inner animal out, but only when the lights are out…These lyrics are a way for me to talk about how I believe women and some men feel innately insecure about themselves all the time. It’s not sometimes, it’s not in adolescence, it’s always.”
4. There are so many definitions of ‘sexy.’
At some point between smearing blood makeup over her chest, wearing a clear rubber nun costume and laying between the legs of one of her bisexual male dancers, Gaga shouted, “Do you think I’m sexy?! Because I think you’re sexy!” When it comes to being a little monster, you don’t have to be clad in black leather from head to toe, wearing 5 ft. platforms and fishnets, blonde or painfully thin to be sexy. You just have to be a free…bitch.
3. No matter how much Fame you have, you can’t go it alone.
The show’s Wizard of Oz-ish storyline follows Gaga from her Lower East Side roots to Brooklyn, Central Park and eventually, to The Monster Ball. You could say it’s a mishmashed freaky-deaky love letter to NYC. And Gaga, always effusive about her devoted fans, paid special tribute to her hometown when she said, “Without New York, I would not exist.” She also praised her pops, stating before her performance of “Speechless,” “Of all the drunk men in my life, Dad, you’re my favorite.” I also adored when Gaga sang “You and I,” a new rock-and-roll ballad that was supposedly written about Stef getting back together with her ex-bf, Luc Carl. The bottom-line: When making your dreams come true, prioritizing love is a must.
2. Fantasy is central to a life worth living.
Between songs, Gaga talked about how bullshit can get you pretty far and admittedly, she’s “the most delusional bitch on earth.” Thank God for that, because a healthy dose of over-the-top theatrics, escapism, fantasy and indulgence—themes thread throughout The Monster Ball—makes anyone richer.
1. Beauty is being your freaky or comfortable, half-naked or costumed-to-the-max, sexy or grungy, drunken or sober self.
Em and I were sure that we’d be plain Janes compared to the little monsters who were dressed up in elaborate “Telephone”/futuristic Russian brothel/disco stick tributes. (Even though Em bravely picked up a hot metallic silver body suit and paired it with her black band-aid mini.) Turns out, for every pair of fans wrapped in caution tape or sporting sunglasses made of cigarettes, there were twice as many girls in cute, comfy sundresses and flip flops or sexy heels and guys in jeans and Gaga image-adorned tees. No matter how they decided to flaunt it that night, all the fans were gorgeous in their own right.
As you can tell, The Monster Ball made me love Gaga even more than I did before, as if that were possible! I can’t wait to see her again–hopefully in February when she returns to the city that adores her as much as she loves and appreciates it.
If you’re also a little monster—or even if you’re not—what have you learned from Lady Gaga?
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With all the glamour and adoration that accompany celebrities, one may think they do not know what embarrassment means. However, some misfortunes meet them on the red carpet. Check out some of those instances that prove they are ordinary people.
1)John Travolta Surprise Kiss on Scarlett Johansson
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There is nothing unusual by kissing someone, but his or her lack of attention towards your affection does matter. As John Travolta seems to plant a kiss on Scarlett Johansson, her lack of concern made the whole scenario look awkward.


Jaden Newman Age 2023
Today’s topic would be about the American basketball player Jaden Newman. How well do you know her? Of cause, she is well-known in the United States because she is among the best teenage female basketball player. You can’t be a fan of her if you don’t know at least a few things about her like Jaden Newman Age in 2023, Her early life and biography, Jaden Newman Net worth, her awards and achievements, her relationship and dates, height and weight, etc.
So in this article, we are going to dish out all you need to know about her.
How Old is Jaden Newman In 2023, Early Life, Career, Relationship, Height and Weight, Net Worth
Below are the sub-headings for this article;
- Jaden Newman Early Life
- Her Career
- Jaden Newman Age 2023
- Her height and weight
- Jaden Newman Net Worth 2023
- Her relationship and dates, etc.
Jaden Newman Early Life
The American skillful basketball player, Baden Newman was birthed in the year 2004 on the 13th of June in Orlando, Florida in the United States.
According to experts, the teenage basketball player will move to be among the best female basketball player in the future.
She was brought up in a home whereby, each and everyone in her family was into one sport or the other either coaching, soccer, or any other sport activity.
Her father who was a coach at Downey Christian’s varsity team encouraged her to go into basketball playing.
When she started, it took her no time to be admired by her fans and teammates in fact, she made her first debut at the varsity team and she became well-known there.
She later on in the Varsity team became the youngest basketball player to reach a 1,000-point mark at the prep team at the varsity.
What/who inspires Jaden Newman?
For someone going into a tasking job, there must be something that keeps him or her going.
Jaden Newman has always made it known to her fans that she draws her motivation from her brother, Breanna Stewart, and Diana Taurasi, and according to her, she would one day love to be a player for the team of Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball. She also wishes to one day be their face of WNBA and from her consistency, it would be a dream come true for her.
Jaden Newman Age
How old is Jaden Newman?: Jaden Newman age is 19 at the time of writing this article in 2023.
She was born on the 13th of June in the year 2023 therefore, Jaden Newman is 19 years old.
|How old is Jaden Newman
|Jaden Newman is 19 years old
|Jaden Newman’s date of birth
|She was born on June 13th, 2004
|Country or Nationality
|The United States
|Height and Weight
|Jaden Newman is 5 feet and 3 inches tall and she weighs 59 KG
|A Basketball Player
Jaden Newman Career
Coming from a family who loved sport, Jaden Newman starts picking interest in basketball.
Her father who at that time was a coach in Jaden’s school named Downey Christian School which has it based in Florida in the United States.
Her father was a really great coach but his team was missing a point guard and he couldn’t replace the position with any person except for her daughter Jaden.
So he talked her into taking that position and that was the starting point for Jaden.
Jaden Newman learnt very fast and she was a very passionate playing basketball.
At first, Jamie, Baden’s father had some doubt about her playing in the team but after watching her first debut, he knew she meant business and saw great potential in her so he had no other option than to allow her to play major in the team.
As she kept playing for the team, her skill and prowess in basketball started revealing itself and the young basketball player became the first youngest female basketball player to hit a 1000-point mark at the University prep level.
Knowing how good and strong she is getting daily at the basketball game, she has dreamed of one day playing together with Connecticut Huskies women’s basketball team. With her recent improvement in basketball, she will one day achieve her heart desire because she seems to be working towards what she has in mind. She also draws her motivations from top female basketball players and also, her brother is a huge source of motivation to her.
Jaden whose brother’s name is Julian Newman is also a basketball player.
She and her brother always practice all the time and she even made it know that each day that passes by, she and her brother makes at least 500 shots from different angel and sides of the pitch.
They also train their shot and skills and this makes her more unique compared to her teammates.
Personal and Family Life of Jaden Newman
Jaden Newman is 19 years old as of 2023. She was born on the 13th of June, 2004 in Orlando, Florida in the United States.
She is a passionate basketball player who has so many dreams and has shown much effort in achieving her desired dreams.
The name of her father is Jamie Newman while her mother’s name is Vivian Newman.
His father was a basketball coach in Jaden’s school before he decided to talk Jaden into basketball playing.
When she joined the team, she was so passionate about playing basketball and since her brother was also a basketball player and her father was a coach, she teamed up and practiced with them both and with continuous training, she was able to outshine her fellow school teammates.
Her popularity didn’t just end in school, he talent has brought her far beyond her environment and showcased her to the media and this alone has drawn a lot of attention to her not only in the United States but also in the international level.
Height, weight, Hair and Eyes Colour of Jaden Newman
Jaden Newman is 5 feet and 3 inches tall and she weighs 59 KG.
She has Dark Brown eyes and her hair color is Black.
Is Jaden Newman Married
Jaden Newman is not yet married at the time of writing this article. Jaden Newman is just 19 years old so she is not due for marriage.
Who is Jaden Newman’s Boyfriend
Currently, in 2023, Jaden Newman does not have a boyfriend. She is still single and it is unknown to us if she is searching.
Awards of Jaden Newman
Currently, Jaden has not won any award but with the way she is striving hard in the basketball game, she will surely bag lots of awards soon
Jaden Newman Net Worth
Jaden Newman has a Net worth of $300k and she makes her money from playing basketball.