A couple of weeks ago as I was driving north along I-95 going to Fort Lauderdale, I looked up at a very bright billboard announcing a Jill Scott concert November 2nd at the Hard Rock in Hollywood, Florida. I admit this concert news is exciting because R&B, and more specifically Neo Soul artists, rarely makeRead More
Author: Edward Reid
From Stage, to Recording Artist and back Again!
Heather Headley All entertainers who are at the top of their field are very busy today. The reality of our time is there are many talented artists with huge promotional teams who make sure you and I notice, and buy their music. The advances of technology have made the entire world very small, which meansRead More
Young and Ready for Everything!
Brianna Perry I am closing in on completing my 100th blog post and the experience has been fantastic. I have developed an editorial calendar that I follow closely most of the time with the exception of music news items that arise suddenly. This week I chose to feature up and coming Miami hip hop artistRead More
Tess Henley: Music Good for the Soul
I have been extremely busy the past two weeks! Since I started the Weekly Music Commentary and later the Florida Music Letter, readership has steadily increased every month. Also increasing are the submissions of music from around the world. Please understand I am not complaining by any means. I love receiving new music and IRead More
Oh Yes, You Did it Right!
Since the start of the Weekly Music Commentary, I committed myself to just a few rules. One rule was to write a commentary once a week. As time went on, three times I found there was a need to break the rule and actually write two commentaries within a week. Once, with the death ofRead More
Jay Z Means Business
Last week the Budweiser “Made in America” Music Festival was a success as headliner rapper Jay Z gave the final performance to a delighted crowd of nearly 50,000. The festival was truly a special event with three stages and a variety of artists from Kanye West and Common to Drake, D’Angelo and Pearl Jam. EvenRead More
The Real K Michelle
Most people who know me well understand my feelings about reality television shows. At one time I watched American Idol with all the other millions of loyal viewers, but soon grew disinterested with the show format and moved on to other programming. I developed the same feelings for other non-musical reality shows after realizingRead More