New Jack Swing pioneer Teddy Riley — who produced iconic hits including Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” — has announced his new memoir, Remember the Times, published by Simon & Schuster’s 13A / Gallery Books imprint.
Riley tapped music biographer Jake Brown to collaborate on the tome, which will chronicle his five decades of hits and trace the past 40 years of his influential impact on hip-hop and R&b for generations. Beyond helming earlier classics, including Kool Moe Dee’s “Wild Wild West” and Keith Sweat...
Riley tapped music biographer Jake Brown to collaborate on the tome, which will chronicle his five decades of hits and trace the past 40 years of his influential impact on hip-hop and R&b for generations. Beyond helming earlier classics, including Kool Moe Dee’s “Wild Wild West” and Keith Sweat...
- 1/30/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Norby Walters, the onetime music agent who ran the annual “Night of 100 Stars” Oscar party for years and hosted an iconic low-stakes poker party for actors, died December 12. He was 91. His son, Walters Media Group founder and former Bold Films CEO Gary Michael Walters, confirmed the news but did not provide details.
Born Norbert Meyer, in 1952 Walters started booking jazz luminaries such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz into his father’s bar.
Walters and his brother, Walter took over a place from their father and dubbed it Norby & Walter’s Bel Air, but its sign had no ampersand — which led to the name Walters would use during his career. He later took over a failing nightclub located next to the world-famous Copacabana, dubbed it Norby Walters’s Supper Club, and attracted a who’s who of boldfaced New York City names.
“What was I going to do?...
Born Norbert Meyer, in 1952 Walters started booking jazz luminaries such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie and Stan Getz into his father’s bar.
Walters and his brother, Walter took over a place from their father and dubbed it Norby & Walter’s Bel Air, but its sign had no ampersand — which led to the name Walters would use during his career. He later took over a failing nightclub located next to the world-famous Copacabana, dubbed it Norby Walters’s Supper Club, and attracted a who’s who of boldfaced New York City names.
“What was I going to do?...
- 12/21/2023
- by Erik Pedersen and Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
At long last, Crossroads is back. It’s the answer to a Britney Spears fan’s prayers. Britney’s 2002 movie-star showcase is finally returning to the big screen for two nights, on Oct. 23 and 25, to go with her new tell-all memoir, The Woman in Me, which drops on Oct. 24. Crossroads was a box-office smash at the time, but it’s been scandalously unavailable for years — most fans have never gotten the chance to see it since it’s not streaming anywhere. This movie has been hidden away for far too long.
- 10/23/2023
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
In 1988, Boogie Down Productions, Eric B. & Rakim, Doug E. Fresh, Kool Moe Dee, and Biz Markie were in the middle of the Dope Jam Tour when an altercation broke out during a stop at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Concertgoer Julio Fuentes, 19, was stabbed once in the chest amid an apparent robbery attempt mere minutes after he entered the venue. He died 30 minutes later at Nassau County Medical Center. Coupled with the murder of DJ Scott La Rock—a founding member of Boogie Down Productions who’d been...
- 5/14/2023
- by Kyle Eustice
- Rollingstone.com
Across his two blockbuster albums, Jack Harlow had all the elements of pop-rap superstardom on full display — the chameleonic swagger, the everydude sincerity evidenced by his affinity for namechecking chain restaurants, the puppydog hearththrob confessions, and the phone numbers of the most famous guest rappers in existence. He had enough skills to get the co-sign from Kanye West and Drake, and the pop acumen to land a Number One Billboard single. However, if you could level one criticism of the Jack Harlow catalog, it is that, conceptually, he could occasionally be a juicy Kentucky nothingburger.
- 4/28/2023
- by Christopher Weingarten
- Rollingstone.com
Wnyc Studios has launched a new podcast, The Stakes, that will offer deep dives into various social issues, from queer politics to the state of democracy, how the status quo came to be and what might be done to drive further change.
Wnyc host and managing editor Kai Wright will host the bi-weekly show, which premiered today, April 23rd, with an episode about lead poisoning. The show delves into how lead poisoning has persisted as a public health crisis thanks to a lead industry misinformation campaign, and racist justification that...
Wnyc host and managing editor Kai Wright will host the bi-weekly show, which premiered today, April 23rd, with an episode about lead poisoning. The show delves into how lead poisoning has persisted as a public health crisis thanks to a lead industry misinformation campaign, and racist justification that...
- 4/23/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Kool Moe Dee (real name Mohandas Dewese) shot to fame in the '80s with hip-hop hits like 'I Go To Work,' 'Wild Wild West' and 'How Ya Like Me Now' ... and even won a Grammy in 1991. Guess what he looks like now!
- 12/6/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
It's week six of Dancing With the Stars!
As the nine remaining contestants and their pro partners take the stage on Monday, they'll be dancing to routines inspired by various film genres.
It's A Night at the Movies, and Et's breaking down everything we can expect to see in the ballroom!
Drew Scott is taking over Et's Instagram!
Before the show kicks off, the Property Brothers star will be sharing behind-the-scenes pics and videos on Et's Instagram Stories. Make sure you're following us so you don't miss out on all the action!
Who's on top of the leaderboard?
1. Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold: 30/30
2. Frankie Muniz & Witney Carson: 29/30
3. Lindsey Stirling & Mark Ballas: 28/30
Watch: Sasha Pieterse Opens Up About Shocking 'DWTS' Elimination: 'I'm Just Really Bummed' (Exclusive)
Who's in danger of elimination?
Nick Lachey & Peta Murgatroyd received the lowest score from the judges last week, 22/30, followed closely behind by Vanessa Lachey & Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who scored a total...
As the nine remaining contestants and their pro partners take the stage on Monday, they'll be dancing to routines inspired by various film genres.
It's A Night at the Movies, and Et's breaking down everything we can expect to see in the ballroom!
Drew Scott is taking over Et's Instagram!
Before the show kicks off, the Property Brothers star will be sharing behind-the-scenes pics and videos on Et's Instagram Stories. Make sure you're following us so you don't miss out on all the action!
Who's on top of the leaderboard?
1. Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold: 30/30
2. Frankie Muniz & Witney Carson: 29/30
3. Lindsey Stirling & Mark Ballas: 28/30
Watch: Sasha Pieterse Opens Up About Shocking 'DWTS' Elimination: 'I'm Just Really Bummed' (Exclusive)
Who's in danger of elimination?
Nick Lachey & Peta Murgatroyd received the lowest score from the judges last week, 22/30, followed closely behind by Vanessa Lachey & Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who scored a total...
- 10/23/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
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