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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017: Tupac, Journey, Pearl Jam

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By Armando

It was a memorable night of great music and personal moments for the class of 2017 who were induced into annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame friday night. The ceremony was held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Inductees include Pearl Jam, Joan Baez, Tupac Shakur, Electric Light Orchestra, Journey and Yes, while producer and guitarist Nile Rodgers received a special award for musical excellence.

For the first time in more than ten years, the surviving members of Yes’ performed on stage. Also a special night for Journey fans, Steve Perry was back on stage along with Neal Schon and the rest of the band to accept their award. Kravitz also performed to honor Prince with an emotional performance of “When Doves Cry”.

David Letterman inducted Pearl Jam and praised the band for years of great music as well as their off stage work. “Human rights, environment, whether it was poverty, they didn’t let it wash over them, they would stand up and react,” he said. There is no doubt Letterman is a big Pearl Jam fan. He raved about the band’s “Hail, Hail” performance back in 1996, and since then came back six more times on the show.

For his part Vedder talked about a new generation of voices specifically Chance the Rapper. “That’s the kind of music activism that gives us all hope,” Vedder said.

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Marvel Comics Teams Up With ABC’s “Good Morning America” To Promote Free Comic Book Day, All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy, And Secret Empire

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New York, NY – April 7th 2017 – Marvel is proud to announce that on Friday, May 5th, as part of the excitement surrounding this year’s Free Comic Book Day and the launch of Secret Empire, Marvel Comics will make a very special appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to spotlight all the fun that will be made available within participating nationwide comic shops on Free Comic Book Day, Saturday, May 6th. To find a participating comic shop near you visit freecomicbookday.com.

“Good Morning America” is a two-hour, live program anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer. Amy Robach is the news anchor, and Ginger Zee is the chief meteorologist. The morning news program airs MONDAY-FRIDAY (7:00-9:00 a.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

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Diddy Opens Charter School In His Hometown

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By Nicole Patrice

Sean PDiddy Combs opens a new school in Harlem New York. Students gather to honored the mogul as he cut the ribbon at 1E. 104th St.

Sean Combs is a rapper, producer, entrepreneur, singer and song writer. His first job was newspaper delivery when he was a young boy. He is a bright person who was very devoted to having a successful future. He attended Howard University and was working as a doorman to pay for collage. The five time Award winner has had many achievements such as producing his own TV show called Making The Band, developing a clothing line called Sean John which is very popular in the young communities, managing talent shows and hosting events.

Diddy is founder of Cîroc Vodka in which he personally came up with all the flavors and founded Bad Boy Records in 1993. Sources say the name (Bad Boy Records) was inspired by a 1975 movie called Mohogany. Diddy is considered one of the greatest rappers and record producers that is affiliated with many artists in the industry.

The successful entrepreneur launched a liquor called DeLeón Tequila and a TV network called Revolt TV.
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5 ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Character Posters released

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By AI Creative Media

Character posters have become marketing staples we come to expect for the biggest Hollywood franchises. Today, Walt Disney Pictures has released gorgeous new posters from Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, featuring fan-favorites as well as a new character. Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush and Javier Bardem perfectly captures that characters we see on the trailers while Brento Thwaites and Kaya Scodelario look like supermodels.

Depp of course is back as the swashbuckling anti-hero Jack Sparrow, a character that transformed Depp’s career almost 14 years ago, and one of the most recognizable fictional characters of the last decade (not to mention one of the most popular Halloween costumes).

Directed by Norwegian filmmakers Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning (Kon-Tiki), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales comes out on May 26. See gorgeous images below:

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ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 Blasts Off May 3rd – Your First Look

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New York, NY—April 6th, 2017 — A new era begins right here! This May, blast off with your favorite ragtag group of spacefaring heroes for a historic new beginning! New adventures. New creative team. High adventure in the depths of space. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 – the new ongoing series hitting comic stores and digital devices everywhere on May 3rd.

Blockbuster creators Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, Uncanny Avengers) and Aaron Kuder (Death of X) take Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Groot and Rocket Raccoon to new heights as the Guardians of the Galaxy return to the stars! Yet as this band of misfit reunites to blast their way through the galaxy, they’ll find that it won’t be long before trouble finds them! With the new Nova Corps hot on their tail and a war between the Elders of the Universe, thing have changed out on the edges of space.

“I cannot tell you how excited I am for this book!,” exclaims series Editor Jordan D. White. “Gerry and Aaron have been working on this puppy in secret for months, and they’ve cooked up a series that will be the spine of the Marvel cosmic universe, while still being rooted in the great Guardians characters we love. And maybe even a surprise addition to the team eventually, too…”

Exciting alien worlds! Thrilling action! The mysteries of deep space! Strap in and hold on, because you’re in for a thrill ride to the furthest corners of the Marvel Universe! On May 3rd, it’s a fresh start, and it’s coming at you in ALL-NEW GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1.

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Kanye West’s Life of Pablo

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By Melgie Claire

Almost a year after the release of his eighth studio album, “The Life of Pablo”, Kanye West has purpose to celebrate. On Tuesday (April 4), Pablo reached platinum status, according to a statement from the Def Jam label rapper. A representative of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) confirmed the Billboard certification.

Although the label says that the project is the first streaming album to go platinum, Billboard reported that in April last year TLOP was briefly available for sale on Kanye west official website upon launch in February. TLOP – which entered into exclusive Tidal – got the number 1 on the Billboard 200, after 70 percent of the album’s debut earnings – 94,000 equivalent albums units – are due for streaming. (TLOP streamed over three billion times in the world). In addition, the Kanye West site sells digital downloads for $ 20.

Although it was difficult to know if the platinum status was part of the album’s sales in addition to streams, source says that the RIAA does not break down the components of certification. Platinum certification reflects million albums equivalent units, combining traditional album sales, sold album of songs and streaming audio and video on demand. Billboard contacted representatives of Kanye West for additional comments.
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Marvel Comics Reinstates Free Digital Copies Paired With The Release of Secret Empire #1

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New York, NY—March 31, 2017— Beginning the week of May 3rd, accompanying the release of SECRET EMPIRE #1, all Marvel digital redeem codes, only available within your local comic shop, will unlock a FREE digital copy along with one additional Bonus Digital Comic on the Marvel Comics app for iOS and Android devices at no extra cost.

“We heard the message loud and clear on Digital same issue codes,” said David Gabriel, SVP Sales & Marketing. “We heard how folks across the world were using them, relying on them, loving them. We are always looking to do what’s best for fans and the comics industry so we’re pleased to make this program even better. Now, print comics readers will receive a code for the issue they purchased, and also an additional bonus comic giving customers even more value for their purchase.”

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Amazon to stream Thursday night NFL games this year

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By AI Creative Media

Amazon will be streaming Thursday night NFL games this year, beating Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for the streaming rights. Last year, NFL live-streamed 10 Thursday night games on Twitter for free. But this time, you will be needing an Amazon Prime subscribers to watch it, according to The Wall Street Journal.

“We’re focused on bringing our customers what they want to watch, Prime members want the NFL,” Amazon senior vice president Jeff Blackburn told the Wall Street Journal.

Setting Amazon apart is that their service already have many paying subscribers, who also get access to its library of movies and TV shows, many of which are originals. Facebook, Yahoo and Twitter are all free to their users, which means advertising is their primary source of revenue from the NFL live streaming.

According to Business Insider early this year, there are 65 million Prime members worldwide. The deal could potentially help Amazon not only retain that number but also improve on it with gains of new NFL subscribers.

It remains to been how much benefit a digital live stream will benefit NFL and, inversely how NFL will improve Amazon’s streaming platform. So, similar to Twitter last year, the one year deal for NFL’s move to Amazon seems like a good match for both sides to test the waters.

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Kendrick Lamar “Humble” Song Review

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By Nicole Patrice

On March 30th Kendrick Lamar debuted a new single “Humble” from his forth coming album. The song had been sparking controversy since the day of release, leaving fans with unanswered questions as to who the rapper is referring to in this subliminal masterpiece.

In one verse, he says “Who dat nigga think in ‘that he frontin’ on man man? Get the fuck off my stage I’m da sandman.” There has been lots of tension in the game, perhaps Kendrick is trying to school these hype souls by sending suggestions to the haughty figures. In the song, Kendrick also shares his opinion on black women. He says “I’m so **** sick and tired of the Photoshop.

Show me something natural like ass with some stretch marks,” Fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on his comments by saying “black women aren’t the only ones that Photoshop, the racial comment is absurd.”Kendrick displayed himself as a sovereign in the video, having his men bow down to him while he gives directions. The video is a classic, very unique with a hint of imagination.

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JEAN GREY Flies Solo This May For All-New Series – Your First Look

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New Series Launching as Part of ResurrXion

New York, NY—April 4th, 2017 — Like the Phoenix before her, Jean Grey rises from the ashes this May to headline her very first ongoing series. Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside JEAN GREY #1 – the new series launching on May 3rd. Blockbuster creators Dennis Hopeless (All-New X-Men, X-Men: Season One) and Victor Ibanez (Extraordinary X-Men, Storm) take the fiery young heroine on her own journey in preparation for the fight of her life.

A vision. A premonition. A warning. The Phoenix is coming back to Earth. It could be tomorrow, it could be years from now. But it’s on its way. Determined to not succumb to the fate that befell her adult counterpart, Jean will fight the future and forge her own destiny. One problem – she’s not ready. Not even close. So, on a quest to save her own life, she’ll travel across the Marvel Universe, honing her gifts under the tutelage of the greatest heroes and teachers. Even that may not be enough. Can Jean ever hope to escape the Phoenix? Or is the cycle of death and rebirth doomed to repeat itself? The heat is on this May as Jean Grey sets out on a journey that will turn her world upside down.

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