Gladys Knight took the field before the players in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII, performing a powerful rendition of the National Anthem. The set also featured performance artist and deaf activist Aarron Loggins, who signed the anthem in honor of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). The “Empress of Soul’s” appearance in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia follows the footsteps of artists including Cher, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and P!nk who performed last year. Source: Rolling Stone
Gladys Knight took the field before the players in Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII, performing a powerful rendition of the National Anthem. The set also featured performance artist and deaf activist Aarron Loggins, who signed the anthem in honor of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). The “Empress of Soul’s” appearance in her hometown of Atlanta, Georgia follows the footsteps of artists including Cher, Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Billy Joel and P!nk who performed last year. Source: Rolling Stone
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text MAGIC to 23845 to join! Chloe x Halle performed a beautiful rendition of “America the Beautiful” Sunday ahead of Super Bowl LIII. The Atlanta, GA natives are a product of Beyonce’s Parkwood Entertainment label and also star on the Freeform show “Grown-ish.” Press play above to get into their performance. Related: Gladys Knight Sings National Anthem at Super Bowl LIII
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text MAGIC to 23845 to join! Chloe x Halle performed a beautiful rendition of “America the Beautiful” Sunday ahead of Super Bowl LIII. The Atlanta, GA natives are a product of Beyonce’s Parkwood Entertainment label and also star on the Freeform show “Grown-ish.” Press play above to get into their performance. Related: Gladys Knight Sings National Anthem at Super Bowl LIII
Source: Kelsey McNeal / Getty Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BALTIMORE to 24042 to join! Chloe x Halle will perform at this year’s Super Bowl in Atlanta, effectively subjecting themselves to public scrutiny by inserting themselves into the controversy surrounding those who perform at the Super Bowl despite Colin Kaepernick’s protest. The duo will sing “America the Beautiful” ahead of the big game. The pair join Gladys Knight who will perform the National Anthem and Travis Scott who will be included in Maroon 5’s set. Chloe x Halle are part of Beyonce’s Parkwood Entertainment roster. [ twitter-follow screen_name=‘92qjamsbmore†]
Source: Kevork Djansezian/AMA2018 / Getty Gladys Knight’s Fans Aren’t Happy That She’s Agreeing To Perform At The Super Bowl According to TMZ , Gladys Knight is hoping her performance at the Super Bowl can “unite the country” and her fans are NOT happy. The legendary singer signed on to sing the National Anthem before kickoff during a time when many artists are distancing themselves as a sign of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick. “I understand that Mr. Kaepernick is protesting two things and they are police violence and injustice,” she said in a statement. “It is unfortunate that our National Anthem has been dragged into this debate when the distinctive senses of the National Anthem and fighting for justice should each stand alone.” Kaep notorious cause a huge media-storm when he took part in the silent protest of taking a knee during the anthem to put a spotlight on police violence against minorities, but was later black-balled from the league. “I am here today and on Sunday, Feb. 3 to give the Anthem back its voice, to stand for that historic choice of words, the way it unites us when we hear it and to free it from the same prejudices and struggles I have fought long and hard for all my life, from walking back hallways, from marching with our social leaders, from using my voice for good…I have been in the forefront of this battle longer than most of those voicing their opinions to win the right to sing our country’s Anthem on a stage as large as the Super Bowl LIII…No matter who chooses to deflect with this narrative and continue to mix these two in the same message, it is not so and cannot be made so by anyone speaking it…I pray that this National Anthem will bring us all together in a way never before witnessed and we can move forward and untangle these truths which mean so much to all of us.” Accompanying Knight are Travis Scott & Outkast’s Big Boi , both have also received heat for standing with the NFL to perform during half-time. News: “Gladys Knight Will Perform The National Anthem” Blacks: “GLAAAAAADDDYYYYSSS??” pic.twitter.com/N7v5V7tm5R — Broke & Busy (@mississippiGFM) January 17, 2019 Just because I love & respect someone doesn’t mean I like their choices. Gladys Knight performing the National Anthem sucks and highlights our inability as the oppressed and over-policed to use our power to hold institutions accountable. — El Viejo Ebro (@oldmanebro) January 18, 2019
At the 2018 American Music Awards , the Queen of Soul got a more than fitting tribute. Old friends such as Gladys Knight took the stage alongside Ledisi , Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin , CeCe Winans and musical director Rickey Minor took the stage to take the Los Angeles crowd to church on Tuesday night. Knight entered following a video tribute to Franklin honoring her history with the American Music Awards before Knight herself gave a stirring rendition of “Amazing Grace.” Ledisi, Mary Mary, McClurkin, Winans and Minor joined in on a tribute to Amazing Grace , Franklin’s 1972 gospel album which to this day remains the highest selling gospel album of all-time. RELATED: From Al Sharpton To Barack Obama: Here’s How Aretha Franklin Was Celebrated At Her Funeral RELATED: Thousands Of Fans Pay Their Respects To Aretha Franklin In Detroit https://twitter.com/Jaksox/status/1049857718889136128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw “I am so very honored to have known her since we were both little girls,” Knight said. “The fact that her music has been so pure for all of these years — she touched everybody with her music simply because she chose it with her heart, she didn’t choose anything she didn’t believe. “I’m the same way in the industry, so we had those things in common, as well,” she added. “She deserves this recognition, this tribute, all of these things for being around for this long.” Franklin died from pancreatic cancer on August 19. She was 76. She won six American Music Awards throughout her career and hosted the awards twice, in 1976 and 1983. Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone
Blac Chyna Talks Rob Kardashian Relationship And How Kids Made Her Change Her Life She doesn’t do press often, but when she does… We’re guessing that we’re in for some bigtime spillage because Blac Chyna is set to open up her home to DailyMailTV, giving a rare peek into her life as she chats about being a devoted mother and her past relationship with Rob Kardashian. The 30-year-old reveals how she changed her lifestyle when she had her son King Cairo, five, with rapper Tyga and later her one-year-old daughter Dream. The single mother says: ‘I mean before, like it was all about me. I was kind of really selfish, so I have to be more cautious more aware and more attentive.’ She also says she wouldn’t change anything about her relationship with Rob — despite how tumultuous the pairing was. ‘I wouldn’t change nothing of Rob and Chyna at all because that was our reality, the good, the bad and whatever else.’ Chyna holds nothing back when she sits down with DailyMailTV for a two-part interview airing on Monday and Tuesday. Will you be watching? Go to http://www.dailymailtv.com to check your local listings.
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Kelly Rowland Teases New Track Kelly Rowland’s got new music on the way. The DC3 singer gave fans a quick taste of her new track that sounds trap music inspired. “Kelly don’t really give a [blank] how you feel,” Kelly captioned the post. Wow, she sounds a lot like Beyonce when she’s rapping! Kelly’s not just busy in the studio. She’s playing Gladys Knight in the new BET series, “American Soul” that chronicles the rise of “Soul Train” host Don Cornelius. Are you excited to see what Kelly Rowland’s working on?
Special K is back and is discussing his issue with silent letters. He also spoke about how there are 26 letters in the alphabet and doesn’t understand why no new letters have been added. Special K talked about words like knife, muscle and subtle. Follow @TheRSMS He can’t stand that there are letters in there that aren’t needed. Special K also spoke about the fact that people always say you catch a cold, but it really should be you catch a hot. He mentioned it should be like that because you get hot when you have a fever. RELATED: How Special K Almost Got In Trouble With His Wife [EXCLUSIVE] RELATED: Special K Talks About Falling In Love With A Man At Outback Steakhouse [EXCLUSIVE] Make sure you listen to “ The Rickey Smiley Morning Show ” 6am ET. RELATED: Special K Explains Why You Shouldn’t Marry The Woman Who Gives You Bomb Sex [EXCLUSIVE] The Latest : Question Of The Day – Would you be a side piece if they paid ALL your bills? #ReecQOTD 7 Things Black Folk Can’t Stop Talking About After Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Special K Has Some Issues With Silent Letters [EXCLUSIVE] Is Gladys Knight OK? Singer, Publicist Disagree Publicly About Her Health Mark Your Calendars: Apple Set To Reveal New iPhones During September 12 Event Childish Gambino “This Is America Tour” Sweepstakes WATCH LIVE: Friday Night Lights 2018 – Lassiter vs. Kell (Atlanta, GA) Knicks Legend J.R. Smith Surrenders To NYPD, Charged With Misdemeanor Jay-Z Gifts Fat Joe $60K In Champagne For His 48th Birthday Party LTBW: Should African-American Woman Open Up Their Dating Pool To Other Cultures In The Diaspora? [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1154528″ overlay=”true”]
