WHO YOU GONNA CALL? (2022) Featuring Ray Parker Jr., Nathan Watts, Ollie Brown, Sylvester Rivers, Hamilton Bohannon, Ernie Hudson, Brian Holland, Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, McKinley Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Scotty Edwards, Don Passman, David Foster, Jay Graydon, Lee Ritenour, Steve Lukather, Boz Scaggs, Cheryl Lynn, Herbie Hancock, Clive Davis, Bobby Brown, Ivan Reitman, Elaine Parker, … Continue reading
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Take Me To the River: New Orleans (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TAKE ME TO THE RIVER: NEW ORLEANS (2022) Featuring The Neville Brothers, Dr. John, Irma Thomas, Ledisi, Mystikal, G-Eazy, Snoop Dogg, WIlliam Bell, Anders Osborne, Galactic, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Christian Scott, Donald Harrison, Big Freedia, Ani DiFranco, Alex Ebert of Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, PJ Morton of Maroon 5, Rebirth … Continue reading
Jazmine Sullivan & Tiana Major9 – Kings Theater – Brooklyn (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Jazmine Sullivan & Tiana Major9 – Kings Theater – Brooklyn, NY – March 17, 2022 Photos by Tyler Michael DiValerio © 2022 Continue reading
John Oates – Keeping It Grounded on the Road with Stories and Songs
John Oates Keeping It Grounded on the Road with Stories and Songs By Jay S. Jacobs John Oates knows a thing or two about popular music. After all, he has spent most of his adult life as half of the rock and soul duo Daryl Hall and John Oates, one of the biggest selling hitmaking … Continue reading
Made in America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia, PA – September 4 & 5, 2021 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Made in America Festival – Benjamin Franklin Parkway – Philadelphia, PA – September 4 & 5, 2021 A Year For The People. After over a year of COVID regulations and a week of intense flooding Philadelphia unleashed the most long-awaited, influential festival they have ever thrown. For its tenth year, Made In America came back … Continue reading
Summer of Soul (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) (2021) Featuring Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Marilyn McCoo, Billy Davis Jr., Mavis Staples, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Chris Rock, Sal Masakela, Sheila E., Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Denise Oliver-Velez and archival footage of Nina Simone, BB King, David Ruffin, The Fifth Dimension, Mahalia Jackson, Moms Mabley, Abbey Lincoln, … Continue reading
Mary J. Blige’s My Life (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MARY J. BLIGE’S MY LIFE (2021) Featuring Mary J. Blige, Sean Combs, Taraji P. Henson, Alicia Keys, Tyler Perry, Method Man, Nas, Andre Harrell, Big Bub, Chucky Thompson, Anita Baker, LaTonya Blige-DaCosta and Jeff Redd. Directed by Vanessa Roth. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 82 minutes. Rated R. This documentary pretty much specifically focuses on Blige’s … Continue reading
Jackie’s Boy – From Being a Street Performer, Carlos Battey Transforms and Becomes a Record Mogul and World-Class Artist
Jackie’s Boy From Being a Street Performer, Carlos Battey Transforms and Becomes a Record Mogul and World-Class Artist by Brad Balfour When the pandemic hit, musicians were blessed and cursed at the same time. On the one hand, it shut down opportunities for live performance before paying audiences. On the other hand, it freed up … Continue reading
Rose Festival – Oak Canyon – Silverado, CA – April 24, 2021 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Photo Album)
Mozzy, Ry, Rubi Rose, Kendyx, Day Sulan, Stunna Girl, 1TakeJay, Whitney Reign & Singer Slime – Rose Festival – Oak Canyon – Silverado, CA – April 24, 2021 Photos by Camille Jessie © 2021 Wow, our first live concert photos in over a year! The world is finally getting close to being back to normal. Continue reading
Ken Sharp – Miniatures (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
Ken Sharp – Miniatures (Jet Fighter) Miniatures couldn’t be a more apt title for the latest album by singer/songwriter power pop artist Ken Sharp. None of these 32 (count ‘em, 32!) songs clocks in at even two minutes long, and the shortest is the album-closing title track which clocks in at 37 seconds. However, just … Continue reading