Jill Scott

Jill Scott Set To Tell Her 'Story' On VH1

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Jason Mraz, Jill Scott, Vh1 Storytellers, Vh1, Norah Jones, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

Grammy Award-winning singer Jill Scott is among the artists featured on this season’s installment of “VH1 Storytellers.” In addition to Scott, t...

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Hear My Call

Rev. James Ellis, III | Posted 04.01.2012

Read More: Religion, Christianity, Jill Scott, Music, Bv-Sunday, Black Voices News

Outside of the shower, whatever vocal ability that I dream to possess fades drastically, so I am careful to keep my illusions of grandeur there. I am fine with preaching, "spoken word" poetry, and other individualized public presentations, but singing is another story altogether.

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Meet The New 'Steel Magnolias'

Posted 03.19.2012

Read More: Alfre Woodard, TV Canada, Queen Latifah, Steel Magnolias Remake, Video, Lifetime, Steel Magnolias Remake Cast, Phylicia Rashad, Lifetime Steel Magnolias, Jill Scott, Steel Magnolias, TV News

Meet the new "Steel Magnolias": Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Phylicia Rashad and Jill Scott will star in Lifetime's remake of the classic 1989 film. ...

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PHOTOS: Stars Dazzle At VH1 Divas Concert

HuffingtonPost.com | Julee Wilson | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Boyz II Men, Vh1 Divas, Florence Welch, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Chaka Khan, Jennifer Hudson Vh1 Divas, Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Vh1 Divas Soul, Black Voices News

The VH1 Divas Concert, held Sunday night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, was nothing short of a superb display of talent and style. T...

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VH1 Adds More 'Divas' To Forthcoming Event

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Mavis Staples, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Vh1 Divas, Anita Baker, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Erykah Badu, Wanda Jackson, Vh1, Ledisi, Black Voices News

Today it was announced that Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi will join the list of performers scheduled to hit the stage at this y...

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Mirren To Co-host Nobel Peace Prize Concert

AP | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Leymah Gbowee, Norway, Helen Mirren, David Gray, Nobel Peace Price Concert, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Jill Scott, World Youth Choir, Fifty News

OSLO, Norway — Organizers say British actress Helen Mirren will co-host this year's Nobel Peace Prize concert, featuring performances by Benin's...

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Hitmaker Behind Jill Scott And Musiq On Who He's Working With Next

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Video, Jill Scott, Musiq Soulchild, Eric Roberson, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

The chance to provide background vocals on Jill Scott's 2000 breakout single "Getting In The Way" and on Musiq Soulchild's "Previouscats" was one of t...

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Erykah Badu, Mary Mary And More Rock The House At 'Black Girls Rock'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Bet, Tatyana Ali, Melanie Fiona, Erykah Badu, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Mary J Blige, Estelle, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jill Scott, Black Girls Rock 2011, Mary Mary, Shirley Caesar, Regina King, Black Girls Rock, Jill Scott Black Girls Rock 2011, Black Girls Rock Erika, Marymary on Black Girls Rock 2011, Bet and Gospel, Black Voices News

Founded by celebrity DJ and Philanthropist, Beverly Bond, Saturday marked the second annual televised taping of "Black Girls Rock," held at the histor...

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Adele, Beyonce, and Jill: A Playlist

Danielle Jackson | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Beyonce, Joni Mitchell, Jill Scott, Soul Music, Feminism, Lauryn Hill, Adele, Bv Pop Culture, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Music, Black Voices News

I'm not certain there is enough of this kind of uplifting music swirling through the airwaves, so I offer this playlist. Each is a masterpiece that delights in some aspect of femininity; each encourages an honest and joyful reveling in one's spirit.

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Red Alert, Crimson Lips For Fall

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Red Lipstick, Rashida Jones, Gabrielle Union, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Estelle, Jill Scott, Amber Rose, Beauty Products, Kelly Rowland, Black Voices News

Red lipstick is arguably the most powerful product in your makeup bag. It has the ability to bring instant life to your face and ensemble. Just like w...

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She Loves Me (Yulise In E Flat)

Michael W. Waters | Posted 10.09.2011

Read More: Marriage, Jill Scott, Joy Tabernacle a.M.E. Church, Love, Wedding Vows, Sacred Marriage, Christian Wedding Vows, Christian Marriage, Christian Wedding, Sacredness of Marriage, Religion News

We consider our union to be beautifully human -- in some places, strong, in other places, weak. But we are fully confident that our marriage is being perfected with each passing day.

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Weekend Plans: Art Fest, Printers' Ball, Jersey Shore & More

Posted 09.28.2011

Read More: Street Festivals, Jersey Shore the Musical, Outdoor Festivals, Paul McCartney, Chicago Summer, Live Music, Fiesta Del Sol, Snooki, Jersey Shore, Handsome Furs, Chicago Events, Printers Ball, Chicago Event Calendar, Jill Scott, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Weekend Events, Chicago News

Sure, this weekend Chicagoans will be treated to at least one sure-to-be spectacular event in Paul McCartney's sold-out Wrigley Field twosome of perfo...

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The Light Of The Sun: A Conversation With Jill Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Vidal Davis, Charles Whitfield, Scott Storch, Lupe Fiasco, JR Hutson, Special Ed, Montez Roberts, Miles Davis, Spanky McCurdy, Block Party, ?v? Roane, Hounddog, Halle Berry, Storm, Andre Harris, Adam Blackstone, Big Momma Thornton, Jill Scott, Questlove, Anthony Hamilton, Quincy Jones, Frankie Beverly, Eve, Doug E. Fresh, R&b, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Black Thought, George Benson, Common, Black Panther, The a Group, Yameen Allworld, Marvel Comics, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Randy Bowland, Eric Wertheim, Lady GaGa, Dave Chappelle, Gerald Levert, Entertainment News

Jill has the #1 album in the country, and features Anthony Hamilton on her latest single, "So In Love." Here, she gives us some background on how her duet came about.

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PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music

Shawn Amos | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Night Ranger, Jim Lauderdale, Jill Scott, New Music, Bon Iver, Album Reviews, Bon Iver Album, Bon Iver New Album, Entertainment News

Raise your lighter for Jill Scott, Bon Iver, and Jim Lauderdale -- three unlucky musical traveling companions who play well together. As for "Weird Al" and Night Ranger? Aren't you suffering enough?

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White House Poetry Jam: A Poet's Point Of View

Patrick Pressl | Posted 07.15.2011

Read More: White House, Poetry, Youssef Biaz, Rita Dove, Obama, Music, Steve Martin, Moira Bass, Barack Obama, Jill Scott, Common, Michelle Obama, White House Poetry Common, Performance Art, Aimee Mann, White House Poetry Night, Arts News

On May 11th President Obama and the First Lady hosted an evening of poetry and music at the White House, the second of such events since the President...

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Obamas To Celebrate Artists With White House Poetry Night

AP | Posted 07.05.2011

Read More: Alison Knowles, Elizabeth Alexander, Billy Collins, Art, White House, Jill Scott, Barack Obama, Rita Dove, Common, Michelle Obama, Poetry Night, Obama, Artists, Musicians, Aimee Mann, Poetry, Kenneth Goldsmith, Arts News

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will celebrate American poetry and prose with a gathering of poets, musicians and artists...

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Jill Scott: Why DId I Get Married Too?

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Janet Jackson, Why Did I Get Married Too, Tyler Perry, Jill Scott, Grammy, Jeff Rivera, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

When Jill Scott first appeared on screen, many were shocked. They were expecting her to be just like the many rap artists who do a cameo in the film...

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Michelle Obama, Maxwell & Jill Scott: FLOTUS Hosts Girls' Night Out At Concert

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michelle Obama Music, Maxwell, Michelle Obama, Jill Scott, Style News

We were wondering where Michelle was last Friday night, when Barack and the girls went to the ballgame. It turns out that she hosted a girls' night ou...

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Meryl Streep, Megan Mullally & More Attend The White House Project EPIC Awards (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 05.25.2011

On a warm Wednesday night in New York, powerful women turned out in droves for The White House Project's 2010 EPIC Awards to celebrate women's leaders...

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Influences: Angelic and Demonic

Barbara Probst Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jean Malaquais, Jane Austen, Michael Lennon, Zola, Mary Mccarthy, Picasso, Helen Mirren, J.D. Salinger, Aleksandar Hemon, Blanche DuBois, Jill Scott, Jean-Paul Sartre, John Updike, Philip Roth, Humphrey Bogart, Mma Ramotswe, The Three Weissmanns of Westport, Otto Abetz, Saul Bellow, The Beat Generation, Emma Bovary, Sense and Sensibility, Norman Mailer, Dreyfus Affair, Henri Matisse, Marcel Proust, Tolstoy, William Faulkner, Celine, Cathleen Schine, Baudelaire, Petain, Malraux, Huysmans, Stendahl, Simenon, Gides, Dannecker, Flaubert, Laval, Books News

Salinger gave my generation a permission to write about our lives, our very ordinary adolescent times. He gave us our voice, our right to be serious in our own postwar, perhaps over-privileged, tones.

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Dog Days of Summer Playlist: Honoring the late great Les Paul

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Peter & Gordon, The B-52's, india.arie, Wu-Tang Clan, Neil Young, Trans Am, Count Basie & Tony Bennett, Music, Lone Justice, Ray Price, Devendra Banhart, Oscar Brown Jr., Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Weezer, Pete Yorn, Sly & the Family Stone, Anubian Lights, Baby Huey, Mungo Jerry, Donny Hathaway, Noah Georgeson, Les Paul & Mary Ford, Tony Joe White, Jill Scott, Pinetop Seven, George Shearing, Sonny Rollins, Jesse Lenat, Nick Drake, Rod Stewart, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Roger Scannura & Ritmo Flamenco, Led Zeppelin, Danielle Evin, Mudcrutch, Peggy Lee, R.L. Burnside, mp3s, Phil Ramone, Brazilian Girls, Carolina Liar, Dog Ears, Francis Dunnery, Bruce Springsteen, Winterpills, Reilly, Wussy, Califone, Ruru, Entertainment News

This week's column features music by Devendra Banhart, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Jill Scott, Janis Joplin, Weezer and, of course, Les Paul.

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency: Endearing, but not Engaging

Jessica Gross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Alexander McCall Smith, Detective, Mystery Novel, Botswana, Jill Scott, The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Africa, Entertainment News

If you're looking for a series to watch before bedtime or after a stressful day, The No. Ladies' Detective Agency is for you. But for challenging and emotive television, look elsewhere.

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Botswana is the Backdrop for New HBO Series

Lola Olley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, HBO Series, Hbo, Jill Scott, Botswana, Series Premiere, The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Entertainment News

Shot on location in Botswana, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency is premiering this Sunday on HBO.

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The Late Anthony Minghella's Last Leading Lady, Jill Scott, Remembers Working With Him

Telegraph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Anthony Minghella Dies, Jill Scott, The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Anthony Minghella, Entertainment News

Jill Scott, the star of BBC1's winning adaptation of 'The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency', has nothing but praise for its director, Anthony Minghella, ...

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Chris Rock Returns: "Giuliani Was Great On 9/11... What About 9/10?"

NY Post | Page Six | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chris Rock Jokes, Rudy Giuliani, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Chris Rock, Jill Scott, OJ Simpson, Barack Obama, Entertainment News

Chris Rock had Madison Square Garden in stitches Monday night, when he kicked off his six-month tour performing for a sold-out New Year's Eve audience...

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