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VH1 Divas Concert Tonight: Paula Hosts Miley, Kelly, Sheryl & More

Huffington Post | Posted 09.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Melissa Etheridge, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Jennifer Hudson, Paula Abdul, Vh1 Divas, Stevie Wonder, Adele, Jordin Sparks, Televison, Kelly Clarkson, Music, Vh1, Leona Lewis, Entertainment News

Join the live blog for the VH1 Divas concert at 9 pm EST as we tweet from the audience on Paula, Miley, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson & more!

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Fan-Funding With Jonah Smith, Plus Chris Bell, Stephen Stills, and Manassas Updates

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.20.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Malcolm Burn, Bonnie Raitt, Nash, Sonya Kitchell, Paypal, George Martin, Keith Sykes, Sam Cooke, John Prine, John Hiatt, Otis Redding, The Beatles, Big Star, Sam Nelson, Rufus Thomas, Rick Nelson, Malcolm Holcombe, Buffalo Springfield, Ellis Paul, Little Feat, Stephen Stills, Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Irma Thomas, Nancy Bryan, John Freese, Stax Records, The Byrds, Jill Sobule, R&b, David Crosby, Chris Hillman, Crosby Stills & Nash, Carrie Rodriquez, Stax, Erin McKeown, Throwing Muses, Kristin Hersh, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Jonah Smith, H Is Orange, Ann Peebles, Singer-Songwriter, Entertainment News, Graham, Ricky Nelson, Lowell George, Youtube, Chris Bell, Geoff Emerick, Relix Records, Marvin Gaye, Icewater, Alex Chilton, Relix, Ken Woodley, Manassas, Richard Rosebrough, Bob Hillman, Suzanne Vega, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

While most of his contemporaries have the fantasy of signing the bottom line of a label contract, Jonah Smith has rejected a record company's offer instead.

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An Interview with Raphael Saadiq Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.16.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: New Orleans, Albert King, The Four Tops, Duffy, Raphael Saadiq, Earth Wind & Fire, Motown Records, Whitney Houston, Second Line, Stevie Wonder, Nba, Joss Stone, Funk, Brian Grant, Katrina, Reggae, Dark Side of the Moon, Stax Records, CJ Hilton, Motown, Anthony Hayes, John Legend, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bob Marley, Louisiana, Stax, Erykah Badu, Mary J. Blige, The Roots, Gospel, Lionel Richie, Amy Winehouse, The Funk Brothers, The Bee Gees, D'Angelo, Jimmy Cliff, Macy Gray, Paul Riser, Young Spodie, Entertainment News, Jack Ashford, Youtube, Pink Floyd, Shia LeBeouf, Snoop Dogg, Smokey Robinson, Seal, Marvin Gaye, Q-Tip, Babyface, Ludacric, Third Eye Blind, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Though his latest album The Way I See It was released last year, Saadiq still is touring pretty much non-stop. He took a quick break from his schedule for this interview.

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Funeral, Wake (PHOTOS)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Special Olympics, Kennedy, Oprah, Stevie Wonder, Kennedy Funeral, Slideshow, Joe Biden, Shriver, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy, Funeral, Politics News

HYANNIS, Mass. (Associated Press) - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the presidential sister who founded the Special Olympics, was celebrated Friday at a funer...

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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame To Celebrate 25th Anniversary With Two Huge Concerts

Huffington Post | Katy Hall | Posted 08.22.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Metallica, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary, Eric-Clapton, Simon & Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jann Wenner, Paul Simon, U2, Music Industry, Music, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

A full roster of music legends will help the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrate its silver anniversary with two sweeping concerts in Madison Square Ga...

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Honk if You Love . . . Smokey Robinson

David Wild | Posted 08.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rolling Stone, Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy, Norah Jones, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Entertainment News
David Wild

The very idea of Smokey Robinson singing Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why" is almost too perfect in theory. In reality, it's much better than that.

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Michael as Memory

Farai Chideya | Posted 08.03.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Memory, Michael Jackson, Kiss the Sky, Farai Chideya, Michael Jackson Death, Off-the-Wall, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Public-Enemy, Grace Jones, Entertainment News
Farai Chideya

When my girl scout troop had a party I brought Stevie Wonder; my friend brought Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, which was everything you needed to know about uncool, and cool.

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The King of Pop (and Heartbreak)

Giles Slade | Posted 07.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Keith Jarrett, Ipod, Koln Concert, Stevie Wonder, Michelle Pfeiffer, Michael Jackson Dies, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Walkman, Elvis Presley, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Chuck Berry, Juno Diaz, Brief, Michael Jackson, Entertainment News
Giles Slade

I played along too when she listened to Michael Jackson even though my tastes tended towards Keith Jarrett's lonely intensity. She gave me a mix-tape of Jacko. I was transformed.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Book Expo '09 & The 27s plus The Singular Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nikola Tesla, Italian, Brian Jones, Catholicism, Josh Hunter, New Wave, Eric Segalstad, Dolby's Cube, Who, The Magic Show, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stevie Wonder, Lene Lovich, Dynasty, Margaret Thatcher, Burt Bacharach, Albert Einstein, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Dan Hicks, Peter Ham, The Kushans, Albert Schatz, Jesus, Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Mario Puzo, Depeche Mode, Poughkeepsie, Rose Bowl, Prefab Sprout, Thompson Twins, Roger Waters, Foreigner, Entertainment News, Carol De Gierer, Doug Henning, Pink Floyd, Enchanted, Joni Mitchell, Chris Bell, India, Unplugged, Promises in the Dark, Thomas Dolby, Poughkeepsie Journal, Live Aid, Jim Morrison, The Wall, Ronald Reagan, Mephisto on Wing, Latin, Broadway, Neil Young, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Issa, The 27 Club, Janis Joplin, Grand Theft Auto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Antoinette Pannard, David Bowie, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, Amazon, Kathleen Beller, Bill Clinton, Angels & Demons, Pocahontas, Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Cobain, George Clinton, Bookexpo, Robert Johnson, Grammy Awards, Best Buy, Lois Drake, Pop Music, The Godfather, Jazz, Indiana Jones, Howard Jones, The Betsy, New Age, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Brown, Pippin, Godspell, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.

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First Snapshots from the First Obama WH Correspondents' Dinner (Photos)

Scott Shrake | Posted 06.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Warren Buffett, Arianna Huffington, Stevie Wonder, Todd Palin, David Corn, Will Arnett, David Brock, Glenn Close, White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, Colin Powell, Kyle MacLachlan, Washington DC, Richard Belzer, Christian Slater, Keith Olbermann, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Jason Bateman, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Matthews, David Shuster, David Gregory, David Axelrod, Michael Steele, Rick Schroeder, Amy Poehler, Donald Rumsfeld, Media News
Scott Shrake

The mix of Beltway media personalities and Hollywood types was jarring but fun.

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Is President Obama the Most Active President Ever?

Judith Ellis | Posted 04.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Healthcare Summit, Earth Wind and Fire, Tom Peters, Stevie Wonder, Stimulus Package, President Obama, Iraq War, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Bipartisanship, Financial Economic Summit, Prime Minister Brown, Politics News
Judith Ellis

President Obama's confidence that he can do many things effectively seems to stem from his confidence in himself first and then the confidence in the administration he has assembled.

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Michelle Obama Wears Emerald Dress, Inauguration Night Bangles To Stevie Wonder Concert (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 03.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Michelle Obama Dress Stevie Wonder, Michelle Obama Green Dress, Michelle Obama, Slideshow, Michelle Obama Style, Michelle Obama Green Dress Stevie Wonder, Michelle in Green Dress for Stevie Wonder, Michelle Obama Dress, Stevie Wonder, Michelle Obama Tuesday Night, Stevie Wonder Michelle Obama Dress, Kai Milla, Michelle Obama Stevie Wonder, Michelle Obama Emerald Dress, Michelle Obama's Green Dress, Michelle Obama and Stevie Wonder, Michelle Obama Dresses, Michelle Obama Sleeveless, Style News

Michelle Obama went sleeveless for the second night in a row, choosing to wear an emerald empire-waist dress to the Stevie Wonder concert at the White...

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GRAMMY PHOTOS: McCartney, Jay-Z, Bono, Mayer, MIA, Gwnyeth & More (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Slideshow, Jennifer Hudson, Grammy Pictures, Keith Urban, Music, Bono, Lil Wayne, Gwyneth Paltrow, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Sheryl Crow, Nick Jonas, John Mayer, Kevin Jonas, Taylor Swift, Joe Jonas, U2, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Nicole Kidman, Coldplay, M.I.A., Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Grammys, Nancy Shevell, Grammy Photos, Grammy Awards, Samuel L. Jackson, Kanye West, Neil Diamod, Chris Martin, Kid Rock, Robert Plant, Kate Beckinsale, Mia Grammy Outfit, Grammy Photos 2009, m.i.a Grammy, Entertainment News

Sunday night's Grammy Awards turned out boldfaced names from across the industry, from Paul McCartney to Lil Wayne to Neil Diamond to a heavily-pregna...

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Ending the Pornography of Creation

Bill Allen | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Life on Earth, Biology, President Obama, Theory of Evolution, Obama, Myths, Barack Obama, Scientific Theory, Mysticism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Education, Creationism, Stevie Wonder, Anti-Intellectualism, Anti-Science, President Bush, Evolution, Politics News
Bill Allen

Now is the time to confront one of the major myths perpetuated by the previous anti-intellectual, anti-science regime. Now is the time to keep science in science class and keep religion out.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.19.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: The Huffington Post, Variety Magazine, Bono, Usher, Sam Cooke, Josh Groban, Congo, South Africa, New Mexico, First Lady Michelle Obama, Garth Brooks, Shakira, Mark Johnson, Stevie Wonder, Tiger Woods, Will.I.Am, Barcelona Spain, Queen Latifah, Subway, President Barack Obama, Los Angeles California, Washington Mall, President Abraham Lincoln, Joe Biden, Los Angeles, Brazil, New York, Barack Obama, Hbo, Sheryl Crow, Santa Monica California, Herbie Hancock, U2, Entertainment News, Henry Rollins, Youtube, Rickie Lee Jones, Norman Lear, Ashley Judd, New Orleans, Samuel L. Jackson, John Mellencamp, Los Lobos, Pete Seeger, Paul Simon, Washington Memorial, Obama, Apartheid, Santa Monica, Grammy, Lincoln Memorial, Concord Records, Ebay, Woodstock Film Festival, John Legend, Michelle Obama, Entertainment, Jerusalem, Video Premiere, Beyonce, President George Washington, Playing for Change, Pierre Minetti, Keb' Mo', New York City, Tom Hanks, Venezuela, Moscow, Jackson Browne, Vice President Joe Biden, Shepard Fairey, President Lincoln, Contemporary Blues Album of the Year, Bruce Springsteen, Isreal, Zuni, Himilayas, Video, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

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Obama To Sell An Official Soundtrack: Kanye, Sheryl, Will.I.Am And More

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 10.20.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Barack Obama, Kanye West, Stevie Wonder, Sheryl Crow, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Barack Obama's presidential campaign, which has inspired a multitude of songs by stars and amateurs alike, is now getting an official...

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Stevie Wonder Soundtracks Obama's Near-Stunner in Ind.

The Uptake | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Video, Hillary Clinton 2008, Citizen Journalism, North Carolina Primary, Stevie Wonder, Citizen Kate, Uptake, Music, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Indiana Primary, Offthebus, Stevie Wonder Indianapolis, Obama Wonder, Senator Obama, Stevie Wonder Obama, Home News
The Uptake

Stevie Wonder extemporized a soundtrack for Obama-maniacs in Indianapolis Monday. Uptake Reporter Citizen Kate experiences the joys and frustrations of a life as a citizen journalist.

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Stevie Wonder Fires Up Obama Rally

Laura J. Mansfield | Posted 05.13.2008 | Home

Read More: Indiana Primary, Stevie Wonder, Indianapolis, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Home News
Laura J. Mansfield

Obama spoke with confidence in Ind. "Sen Clinton's says she's going to 'take it to OPEC.' After all her experience, the gas tax is how she's taking it to OPEC? Now that's not being straight with voters."

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