From a small Midwestern town to the heart of Hollywood, filmmaker Joshua Anyasike—known musically as King JA—has journeyed across continents to pursue his dream. Born in Kazakhstan and raised in Dawson, Minnesota, he is now set to debut his thesis film “Lujah” at the Los Angeles Film School.
The music streaming giant announced on Wednesday their 10 greatest albums of all time with Lauryn Hill’s 1998 iconic “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” claiming the top spot. Hill’s debut album outpaced other classic records from Beyoncé,The Beatles,Michael Jackson,Prince,Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar,Amy Winehouse,Frank Ocean and Nirvana.
The smash-hit musical “MJ” is playing until Jan. 28 at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, announced producers Lia Vollack, John Branca, John McClain and Broadway in Hollywood.
July 7: Michael Jackson’s memorial service was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, 2009
“The crows and musical numbers pay homage to racist minstrel shows, where White performers with blackened faces and tattered clothing imitated and ridiculed enslaved Africans on Southern plantations,” Disney officials noted about “Dumbo” on its streaming platform. “The leader of the group in Dumbo is Jim Crow, which shares the name of laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States,” the statement continued.
“Earth Song” by Michael Jackson
Atlanta’s Missing And Murdered: The Lost Children is a five-part documentary series offering an unprecedented look at the abduction and murder of at least 30 African-American children and young adults in Atlanta between 1979 and 1981.
Michael Jackson won a record 8 Grammys. His album “Thriller” is still one of the highest-grossing albums, 1984.
Last week, just days after the tragic death of basketball superstar and entrepreneur Kobe Bryant, CBS This Morning co-host, and Friend of Oprah Winfrey, Gayle King sparked a controversy following her interview with former WNBA star and longtime friend of Bryant, Lisa Leslie.
Staples Center will host a public memorial for Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, and the seven other victims killed last month in a helicopter crash on Feb. 24, according to the L.A. Times.
Legendary music executive Berry Gordy was honored with a square on the corner of Sunset and Argyle, directly under the 6255 Sunset building that once housed his famed Motown Records once it moved from Detroit to Los Angeles.
He announced his retirement during the 60th-anniversary celebration of Motown that took place in Detroit last month.
The world’s attention was focused on Los Angeles 10 years ago, June 25, when Michael Jackson died at UCLA Medical Center of an overdose while preparing for a series of concerts in London.
The so-called “King of Pop,” 50, was pronounced dead at 2:26 p.m. on June 25, 2009 at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, about two hours after paramedics were called to the singer’s rented Holmby Hills estate, where he was rehearsing for a series of 50 sold-out shows in London.
The City of Inglewood partnered with Clippers Arena Inglewood, Consolidated Disposal Service (A Republic Service Company), West Basin Municipal Water District and 102.3 FM, RadioFree KJLH for the annual Earth Day Music Festival, Saturday, April 20, 2019, on the South Lawn of City Hall.
Notes, quotes and things picked up on the run from coast-to-coast and all the stops in between and beyond.