Kelly Clarkson’s 4th of July Presidential Performance
July 5, 2010 by imusicdaily
Filed under Celebrity, Music, TV, Video
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Matt Sayles
The incredible Kelly Clarkson performed for the America Celebrates July 4th TV special. Clarkson performed Nikki Costa’s hit ‘Everybody Got Their Something’ in front of President Obama and the First Lady, Michelle Obama, and she knocked it out of the park!
Check out Kelly’s performance of ‘Everybody Got Their Something’ –
Remembering Lena Horne
Lena Horne, passed away over the weekend at the age of 92. A singer, actress, dancer and political activist, she was the first black performer to tour with an all-white band.
“Wow! Lena Horne! What an incredible woman & story of triumph! May we all know that life is a journey of possibility…” tweeted Alicia Keys.
President Obama hailed her efforts to promote justice and equality, also stating “She warmed the hearts of countless Americans with her beautiful voice and dramatic performances on-screen.”
At one point of Horne’s life due to her left-leaning political views and the Red Scare, she found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood, yet returned to her roots as a nightclub performer, later taking part in the March on Washington in 1963, performing on television, refusing to perform for segregated audiences during World War II, all while releasing well received record albums. In her later years, Horne starred in her own one woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway, and earned her numerous awards and accolades.
“She was an icon,” Queen Latifah told ESPN.
Diddy Wants To Be Adopted By President Obama
December 11, 2009 by iMusicDaily
Filed under Celebrity, Funny, Music, photo
Rap mogul and businessman Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to be adopted by President Barack Obama.
The hitmaker feels partly responsible for getting Obama elected because he thinks hip-hop played a big role in his political success – and he’d love to be part of America’s first family.
He tells Playboy magazine, “I think we are probably responsible for (Barack) Obama being in office, yes. If nobody else is gonna say it, then I’m gonna say it. The confidence, the swagger we instilled in our communities made that possible. I met him (Obama) twice… If God said I could pick one person to be my father, I’d want to be Sean Combs Obama. That’s how dope he is. I hope he reads this interview and adopts me. I wouldn’t even need to be in the will. I got my own money.”
Lady Gaga Performs Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ For Equality
On the evening before the National Equality March in Washington D.C., Lady Gaga performed at the HRC’s dinner on Saturday to show her support for equality. Gaga has been outspoken in support of gay marriage rights and promises to continue to use her celebrity status to promote equality for all.
She performed her own version of John Lennon’s legendary song ‘Imagine’.
Check it out –
