The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) was conceptualized by members of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce in 2002. Already home to historic galleries and histories of music, the museum found a perfect home in “The Music City,” creating the perfect marriage of history and expanding the cultural perspectives of rich music history.
The NMAAM had its grand opening on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with a wide opening to the public at the end of the month. equipped as a full state-of-the-art center including performance halls, film screening rooms, lecture halls, stage concert space, a research library, and more. Currently, the NMAAM has seven galleries spanning vital movements in music culture, from bebop to hip-hop, soul to gospel, everything is included.
Heaven or Hell less than a year after releasing his debut album.
According to Chart Data, the Houston artist signed to Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Records has now sold over 500,000 units of the project in the US and received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
.@DonToliver’s Heaven or Hell has now sold over 500,000 total units in the US.
Heaven or Hell was released on March 13 just months after teaming up with JACKBOYS for the collective’s self-titled compilation. During an interview with
The Face in April, Toliver described his solo LP as “one of the greatest albums of the decade.”
Michael Jackson on the cover of his album Bad (Image: Getty)
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While Michael was an incredible songwriter, who heard full songs in his head, he did not put pen to paper with Man in the Mirror.
Instead, Man in the Mirror was composed by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett, well-known songwriters who worked with him at the time.
Siedah, a singer in her own right, also sang with Michael on the song I Just Can’t Stop Loving You which, with Man in the Mirror, were released on his sixth studio album Bad.
The song was produced by Michael and his long term collaborator Quincy Jones and featured backing vocals from gospel groups such as The Winans and the Andraé Crouch Choir.
January 27, 2021 at 10:48 am by Jadon Bienz and Evan Gonzalez
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Donning a white 90s tracksuit, Whitney Houston delivered her legendarily effortless and breathtaking performance of the âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ 30 years ago today (January 27th) at Super Bowl XXV. Even with Houstonâs immense talent breathing new life into the generational tune, the national anthem has had its share of musical and sociopolitical controversies throughout the years.
For people of any country, their respective national anthems are probably among the first songs they ever learned â in the United States, the âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ is a staple of elementary school education alongside the Pledge of Allegiance. For some, the tune itself evokes pride in the history of the United States and the struggle it had to endure to become a nation. However, for many others, the âThe Star-Spangled Bannerââ is a reminder of the countryâ