Aaliyah at the Soul Train Awards (1997).
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☁️🌊F🕴🏾OAT 🛸 x CHAMPAGNE SHIT 🥂 🍾
SOUL TRAIN AWARDS 2023
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Muni Long - "Made For Me"
Nothing like longtime songwriters with initial dreams of being singers in the forefront positioning themselves from behind the writer's table to the stage. I've followed Priscilla's journey since her covers of songs like Amy Winehouse's "Rehab" and the Fergie "Glamorous" Dictionary tune days (before DMCA notices) when Youtube first launched.
"Made For Me" is what I call a loop record, meaning it makes the listener want to keep it on repeat. Priscilla's explored different sounds in the past, like country, before she reinvented herself as Muni. This song gives me that merger. It's a tender, classic R&B ballad that invites a soft yodel effect in the chorus while marrying ballad keys with a simple percussive arrangement that got that knock. Can't go wrong with a JD and Bryan Michael Cox production 🤷🏽♀️. Feels refreshing for this era, but also nostalgic enough to easily fit amongst songs from the early 2000s. The best of both worlds.
If this is the direction of Muni's new album. Man.... The choir rendition she performed on the Soul Train Awards (that I've played daily since then lol) better be on it as a bonus track. Just luscious and takes it to another level.
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Whitney Houston on The Arsenio Hall Show (1991)
I am surprised this clip doesn’t show up on any of her documentaries. I only saw the clip of them booing her. I STILL think, to this day, that is one of the biggest crimes in musical history. How are y’all about to boo THE VOICE???
SOMEBODY, MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!
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MYA 1998 SOUL TRAIN LADY OF SOUL AWARDS
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Flyana Boss Presents Janelle Monae with the Spirit of Soul Award
“I’m thankful for the spirit of prince who taught me “I’m not a woman I’m not a man I am something that you’ll never understand”. I’m thankful for the spirit of Nina Simone who reminds me that my job as an artist is “to reflect the times.” The spirit of grace jones who encourages me to remain a “free azz mothafucka”. The spirit of Earth Wind and Fire for reminding me “if there ain’t no Beauty make some beauty”. The spirit of Stevie wonder who reminds me “love is still in need of love today”. So today I ask us all to pls Let the spirit of love use you. Let the spirit of kindness use us. Let the spirit of empathy use you. Let the spirit of peace be your guide. May our spirits guide us towards creating a safe and equitable place for our people. Let it be guided towards joy. Let the spirit use you baby!” - Janelle Monae
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