Leon Russell, the songwriter behind some of rock music’s top hits like “A Song For You” and “Delta Lady,” has died. He was 74.
Russell’s official website confirmed that the musician “passed away in his sleep” in Nashville on Sunday.
Though an official cause of death has not been released, Russell underwent surgery after suffering a heart attack this past July and was reportedly still in recovery, according to The Associated Press. In 2010, he was also treated for heart failure and underwent surgery for a brain fluid leak.
The AP noted that Russell had planned to continue touring in January, citing a representative for the musician.
.
Jeff Daly/Invision/AP
Leon Russell performs at the Sunshine Music and Blues Festival at the Mizner Park Amphitheater on January 18, 2014, in Boca Raton, Florida.
First lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama looks gorgeously stunning on the December cover of Vogue. The first lady who is going on one of fashion’s biggest publication for the third time and her last as first-lady wore a white Carolina Herrera dress and Monique Péan earrings. Vogue calls her the “First Lady The World Fell In Love With” on the cover and as always her radiating smile was not missed.
.
On the eve of her departure from the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama has never been a more inspiring figure—America’s conscience, role model, and mother in chief.
It’s the end of a wonderful week, Yaaayy!!! Thank God it’s Friday. As usual we have something new for all Ankara fashion lovers, especially the ladies. Just like last week’s edition of stylish Ankara slayers, this week has some amazing and eclectic designs you’ll love. All the outfits picked this week are designed to get you looking fashionable and sexy at your weekend get-together like parties, weddings, soirees, church and other related events.
Also, this week has dozens of celebrities and fashion bloggers doing justice to the Ankara a.k.a African print and they include Joselyn Dumas, Berla Mundi, Nana Akua-Addo, Akosua Vee, Baci and DJ Cuppy.
The bold and chic designs are from fashion labels such as Ann Vee, Melanie Crane, Afromod Trends, D-piper Twins, Kaela Kay and many others. If you’ve ever had doubts about mixing and pairing Ankara fabrics, this week’s glam outfitters like Lisa Folawiyo and Lady Vodhka show you how it’s done.
Being transgender used to be the kind of thing that could make a modeling career come tumbling down.
There was Vogue model April Ashley, whose career abruptly ended in 1961 after being outed by a friend. Then there was Tracey “Africa” Norman, who modeled for Italian Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar and was outed in the early 1980s, signaling the end of her career as well.
Times have thankfully changed. Not only is Norman back in the spotlight but there is now a new league of people who are trans and killing the modeling game. Hell, there’s even a modeling agency, called Slay Management, specifically for trans models.
To get a peek into this ever-growing industry, Mic spoke with a number of trans models working today. Here, seven models — including Laith Ashley De La Cruz, Isis King, Arisce Wanzer and Dominique Jackson, who are signed to Slay and star in the trans modeling TV show Strut — speak about what they hope to achieve in 2017, and how the progress thus far in the trans modeling industry is helping them achieve those dreams.
Dave Chappelle — beloved comedian and former host of his self-titled Comedy Central variety show, Chappelle’s Show — is getting ready to ready to sharpen his sketch game with his Saturday Night Live debut.
The standup is scheduled to host the show’s Nov. 12 episode alongside musical guests and fellow SNL first-timers A Tribe Called Quest.
Legendary Nigerian photographer and publisher of Style Mania Magazine, Kelechi Amadi-Obi seems to have found his own Olajumoke who was unearthed by another Nigerian photographer, TY Bello whiles on set with Brtish musician Tinie Tempah, a few months earlier or let’s just say Bukola’s prayers have been heard by a good God.
Olajumoke the bread seller after her encounter with the renowned photographer has gone on to become an international sensation landing interviews with several media publications, billboards and brand ambassador roles.
Bukola, a pillow seller is the latest street vendor whose star will be exploding pretty soon in the fashion and modelling industry. Kelechi Amadi-Obi recounted how she met the “diamond in the rough” whiles shooting Jidenna on Broad Street in Marina, a suburb of Lagos and asked her to call him if the was interested in modelling.
Back in 2001, when Alicia Keys first burst onto the scene, few would have likely been able to predict she’d be the one to drop the most woke political track of 2016. But here we are, in the midst of one of the most trying election cycles in history, with Keys ready to wage a “Holy War” to get our society to face its most uncomfortable internal contradictions.
“If war is holy, and sex is obscene,” Keys sings in the opening lines of her new acoustic ballad, “We’ve got it twisted in this lucid dream.”
The song, which dropped Friday, only gets deeper and darker from there. It offers yet another stunning look at the creative breadth Keys is looking represent on her coming album Here.
On-Air-Personality Berla Addardey a.k.a Berla Mundi is officially the woman to beat when it comes to elegant, exquisite, chic and spectacular fashion looks. Her rise, rise and rise to the top is commendable and her fashion choices also deserve praise as she continues to churn out some stylish outfits both on and off-screen.
It’s absolutely not shocking that she bagged home two awards at the 2016 edition of the Glitz Style Awards in September for most stylish Tv presenter and Radio personality. Read more: Glitz Style Awards: Berla Mundi, Efya & others win big at the 2016 edition.
As one of the new faces of textile brand,Woodin and the host of the Miss Malaika beauty pageant, we’ve spotted her in some of the most totally badass and mind-boggling African print inspired outfits and we must acknowledge that we’ve been blown away every time.
Few living artists have been as deeply mythologized as Bob Dylan — and few artists seemed to have despised it more.
Critics and authors have pinned him with nearly every grandiose title in the book, seemingly trying to match his fascinating folk poetry: “prophet,” “mystic,” “the 20th century’s Shakespeare.” But as much as our country tried to yoke him with the mantle of “spokesman” or the “voice of a generation,” Dylan always seemed to find away to slip out of it.
“You feel like an imposter when someone thinks you’re something and you’re not,” Dylan once told Ed Bradley in a 2004 60 Minutesinterview, decrying labels like “prophet” and “voice of a generation.” “You’re just not that person everybody thinks you are, though they call you that all the time. ‘You’re the prophet. You’re the savior.’ I never wanted to be a prophet or savior. Elvis maybe — I could easily see myself becoming him. But prophet? No.”
Born to a Lithuanian mother and American father, Akiane Kramarik grew up in rural Illinois, just outside Chicago. Around age 4, the young girl realized she had an interest in painting — and within just a few years, she would become one of the most well-known prodigies in the art world.
When Akiane began painting, she says she had begun experiencing visions that she was eager to express artistically. Once she did, people took notice, and the stunning realism and emotion in Akiane’s work led her to be featured on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” at age 10. As Akiane told Oprah back then, she believed her talent came from one place: God.
Akiane wasn’t raised with religion, but her visions and art felt truly divine. One of her most popular paintings at the time was a portrait of Jesus, which she painted at 8 years old. Today, Akiane is 21 and her works feature everything from people to animals to the abstract. As Akiane tells “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” her technique has indeed changed over the last decade.
.
A work by Akiane Kramarik
.
.
Click link below for article, video and slideshows:
Film and Writing Festival for Comedy. Showcasing best of comedy short films at the FEEDBACK Film Festival. Plus, showcasing best of comedy novels, short stories, poems, screenplays (TV, short, feature) at the festival performed by professional actors.
On the eve of her departure from the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama has never been a more inspiring figure—America’s conscience, role model, and mother in chief.
@afwlandafwn
sima_brew
A work by Akiane Kramarik
James' World 2 