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buzzz worthy. . .   Music's Biggest Night ®  — Hosted By James Corden — Airs Live On CBS, Feb. 12, 2017   SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Feb. 8, 2017) —  The Recording Academy ®  has announced plans to honor two-time GRAMMY ®  winner  George Michael  and seven-time GRAMMY winner  Prince  with two unforgettable tribute segments on the  59th Annual GRAMMY Awards ® . While specific details for the tribute performances, including who will participate in each, remain under wraps, previously announced performers include  Adele , Kelsea Ballerini ,  William Bell ,  Chance The Rapper ,  Gary Clark Jr .,  Daft Punk , Andra Day , Cynthia Erivo ,  Tori Kelly ,  Alicia Keys ,  Lady Gaga , John Legend ,  Little Big Town , Demi Lovato ,  Lukas Graham ,  Bruno Mars ,  Metallica ,  Maren Morris ,  Anderson .Paak , Katy Perry ,  Sturgill Simpson ,  A Tribe Called Quest...

buzzz worthy. . . RECORDINGS BY MERLE HAGGARD, BILLIE HOLIDAY, NIRVANA, N.W.A, ELVIS PRESLEY, PRINCE, AND R.E.M. AMONG  2017 GRAMMY HALL OF FAME ®  INDUCTIONS   25 Recordings Added To The GRAMMY Hall Of Fame ®  Residing At The GRAMMY Museum ®  At L.A. LIVE   SANTA MONICA, Calif.  —  In keeping with its ongoing dedication to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings,  The Recording Academy ®  has announced the newest additions to its distinctive  GRAMMY Hall Of Fame ® . This year’s collection acknowledges a diverse range of both singles and album recordings at least 25 years old that exhibit qualitative or historical significance. Each year recordings are reviewed by a special member committee comprised of eminent and knowledgeable professionals from all branches of the recording arts, with final approval by The Recording Academy's National Board of Trustees. With 25 new titles, the Hall, now in its 44th year, currently ...

buzzz worthy. . . Irish singer Sinead O'Connor claims in a FB post that Arsenio Hall was Prince's drug dealer. An on-going investigation into the recently departed music icon's cause of death has not ruled out the possibility of a drug overdose. The post reads: "Two words for the DEA investigating where prince got his drugs over the decades.... Arsenio Hall (AKA Prince's and Eddie Murphy's bitch) Anyone imagining prince was not a long time hard drug user is living in cloud cuckoo land. Arsenio I've reported you to the Carver County Sherrif's office. Expect their call. They are aware you spiked me years ago at Eddie murphy's house. You best get tidying your man cave." Prince penned the O'Connor hit, "Nothing Compares to You." At some point their relationship soured as she alleged Prince punched her. Hall denies giving drugs to Prince and his rep called the claim "absolutely false, ridiculous and...

buzzz worthy. . . Dearly beloved, Prince Rogers Nelson has died. Known the world over as Prince the often elusive musical virtuoso had been on tour when he fell ill. Less than a week after a plane made an emergency landing so that he could be treated for Flu, the music legend was found dead at his Paisley Park Compound in his native Minnesota, reports TMZ.  An emergency call was made, but the "Purple Rain" singer was dead on arrival.  The cause of death  has not been released. Prince Rogers Nelson, June 7, 1958 - April 12, 2016 The artist's publicist  Yvette Noel-Schure  confirmed his passing in a statement: "It is with profound sadness that I am confirming that  the legendary, iconic performer, Prince Rogers Nelson, has died at his Paisley Park residence this morning at the age of 57. There are no further details as to the cause of death at this time." Local news station WTVR reports the community is in shock over his passing since Prince had just...

buzzz worthy. . . Multi-platinum music icon  Prince , and global music and entertainment platform  TIDAL , today confirmed that the next release from the entertainer will be exclusively on TIDAL on  September 7, 2015 . The upcoming release, the experimental,  HITNRUN , was first announced by his band,  3RDEYEGIRL , on BBC radio late last month, following the release of the critically praised first single,  “HARDROCKLOVER”.    Minutes after the song was released on  July 1 st , critics raved with  The Guardian   saying, “Prince is back to his old sensual self ‘ripping jeans’ and ‘making women scream’ on this minimal slow jam.”   Billboard   called the single “A dreamy rock song”, and  Rolling Stone   described it as simply “Wild”. “Super hardcore Prince fans that know every song he’s ever recorded – we refer to them as ‘The Purple Collective’ or ‘The Purple Army’ – this album is absolutely for t...

buzzz worthy. . .   Mona Austin's 5 Sentence Review Ain't Gonna Miss U When U're Gone is the latest offering from music impresario Prince and R&B star Ledisi from Prince's upcoming album, "Plectrum Electrum."  From the downbeat the vacuum of funktastic beats that nod the his hit "Nasty Girl" take you in and won't release you until the end.  (I'm not sure it let's you go even then.) The tale, told with a play on words about a lost lover called a "freak" and the bouncy  dance tune will keep you on your feet.  Snap, cap, wop and drop whatever you do, thank Prince Rogers Nelson (because that's who he is giving us; circa 1982) and Ledisi the for the funk. Click the video above the hear the track.