Music
Sophie Okonedo To Star In BBC Four Mandela Drama
Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo is to star in a one-off fact-based drama, Mrs Mandela, which brings one of the most extraordinary, if controversial, figures in recent history to the screen for the first time.Premiering on BBC Four and airing on BBC Two in the same week, it's a love story, a triumph and a tragedy, charting Winnie Mandela's progression...
Search Begins For Trailblazing Women – First Women Awards – Call For Nominations
The search to find the most pioneering women in British business has begun with the launch of the First Women Awards 2009.The awards - sponsored by Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets for four years running and supported by the CBI - celebrate genuine "glass ceiling breakers". Over the last five years they have highlighted a new generation of female role...
Lil Kim cha, cha, cha’s on Dancing with the Stars
Dancing With the Stars - the US version to BBC hit show Strictly Come Dancing - has just hit UK screens on Watch (Sky 109) and hip hops Queen Bee Lil Kim is one of the contestants. Dancing With the Stars is the rappers favourite show but the real reason she wanted to be in the ABC dance-off? To...
The return of Lady Sovereign
Victim to an era unsure of how to market a white female rapper from North London, Lady Sovereign was not so hotly received in the UK when she first released her debut album Public Warning back in 2006. It was not long however before she became part of a very small pantheon of UK artists to make a bigger...
From a Whisper
The Images of Black Women Film Festival will be approaching us for their fifth year at the Tricycle theatre in Kilburn at the end of March. One of the feature films of this film festival will be the European premier of the film ‘From a Whisper' by Kenyan director, Wunari Kahiu.Simone Byer talks to her, to find out the...
Multi-talented Gladiator Amy Guy
On Sky One's TV show Gladiators Amy Guy aka Siren is described as ‘The goddess of perilous seduction, expect no mercy. She will entice any contender into the waters and show how dangerous she can be.' With her blonde hair and angelic face ‘dangerous' is the last word you would associate with the star from North Wales. Now she...
Rap Star MC Hammer Sued Over Book
Oakland, California rapper MC Hammer has been hit with a lawsuit over an inspirational book that a publishing company claims was never finished.Simon & Schuster filed the lawsuit on March 5, seeking the return of a $61,000 advance doled out to Hammer for the book Enemies of the Father: Messages from the Heart on Being a Family Man.Reports stated...
Tupac’s Mother Files Cross-Suit Over Film Project
Tupac Shakur's mother is firing back at independent production company Morgan Creek over the right to make a biopic about the late rapper.In a $10 million cross-complaint set to be filed Monday morning, Afeni Shakur's Amaru Entertainment claims that Morgan Creek, CEO James Robinson and others tried to strong-arm a deal for Tupac movie rights, then sabotaged the project...
Standing out from the crowd
If you want to be rich and successful in life you cannot do what everyone else is doing you have to make yourself stand out from the crowd, but how can you do this? The most important thing is to be yourself.Do you, not anybody else. Think about what the best assets and skills are that you possess...
Music business advice from Kevin Reynolds Part1
Sound music biz advice from musician and artist manager Kevin ReynoldsKevin Reynolds is musician and CEO of KRMB Management. In a career spanning over 25 years, he's worked with the likes of Usher, Take That, Lionel Richie and Phil Collins amongst many others. His management company boasts artists from across Europe. In November 2008, Kevin was selected from over...
Creating a bang on the radio
One of them eats tissue, whilst the other eats dust, but we will leave you to figure out who eats what. They are Lynnike and Sefa two bubbly, talented and above all crazy radio presenters bringing a brand new, youthful and oh so feminine exuberance to the airwaves.Lynnike says: ‘We pride ourselves on our ability to stay at the...
The Life of Serius Jones – Exclusive short movie
After gaining international fame from his charasmatic and legendary freestyle battles (MTV, BET) the "Fight Klub King" Serius Jones went on to build one of the largest street and interenet buzzes in recent years and eventually signed a multi-million dollar record deal with DTP/DEFJAM records. However due to label complications he left the label in 2007 and took to...
Cleopatra – Pop Goes The Band
‘I wanted to get a little trimmer and make my assets pert,’ Cleo tells Flavour as they prepare to star in Pop Goes The Band on LIVINGCleo from Nineties girl group Cleopatra tells Flavour why she reformed the group with her sisters to undergo cosmetic surgery on a new TV show.Can you tell me about your new show on...
Awards For Young Musicians: 2009 Awards Deadline Pending
Submit applications by March 27thIf you are an outstanding young musician and you need help with your music costs our Awards programme might be able to help you.We support young instrumentalists, making music in any genre, who can clearly show:That they are really talented and committed That they need financial help with their music expenses If that sounds like you then...
Flo Rida gets Right round second album
It was a bright but breezy Tuesday morning when I headed down to Atlantic Records to meet Tramar Dillard, better known to most as Flo Rida. In the UK promoting his new smash single, Right Round and forthcoming album, ROOTS (Route Of Overcoming The Struggle), Flo is no stranger to hard work. Grinding for 12 years before making it...
Michael Jackson set to thrill at The O2
Michael Jackson announced that he will perform 10 concerts at The 02 arena this summer. This will be the pop singers first live tour in over a decade but the question is at 50 does he have the stamina to recapture the performances of the past?Many fans still regard him as the King of Pop and tickets for the...
Johnny Mad Dog the child soldier
Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire, former assistant of Cyril Collard, Karim Dridi and Laetita Masson got his turn in 2003 to have his own directors' seat. For the Images of Black Women Film Festival he proudly presents his first fictitious feature.and film Johnny Mad Dog, the winner of Best Film for Children Rights 2004.The feature is about Johnny, 15, a child-soldier, armed...
Kojo’s Comedy Funhouse
Former Flavour cover star and the UK’s favourite comedian Kojo will be hosting the now infamous Comedy Funhouse night at top London nightspot Sound in the world famous Leicester Square. He will be joined on stage with fellow Brit comedians, Richard Blackwood and Slim, alongside Jamaican comic Tony Hendricks and invited celebrity guests like Bashy, Kano, KIG and Ms Dynamite...
Daughters of Hip Hop Royalty, star in brand new MTV series ‘Daddy’s Girls’
Over the course of five seasons, fans have watched Vanessa and Angela Simmons grow up before their eyes on "Run's House." Now MTV is giving viewers a look at the next step of their lives with the premiere of "Daddy's Girls" on Sunday 22nd March on MTV ONE. The new series focuses on the Simmons Sisters as they take...
Artcha-“Therapy Sessions” Chapter Two
I admit that I was a ‘late bloomer’ when it came to appreciating music made by UK artists. A fact, that I am quite embarrassed by even now. Yet, the more I attend events where musicians showcase their talent, it is more and more evident that there are even more UK artists that have the potential and even more...
YolanDa Brown at The Jazz Cafe
YolanDa Brown is the London born saxophonist who won the Best Jazz MOBO in 2008 and has also been awarded a UMA (Urban Music Award). Her unique style of music has taken her all over the world including the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival in Jamaica, The Frankfurt Auto Show and the IslaVvelta Festival in Spain. She is currently on...
Want to work in television?
The Network talent scheme launches applicationsKnow someone who wants to break into TV? The Network has launched applications for its FREE talent scheme which runs alongside the TV Festival in August. It's a packed long weekend giving 150 young people the opportunity to meet and work with the best TV talent from behind and in front of the camera....
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Love is Change exhibition
Born in Iran, it would be fair to say that Sara Shamsavari experienced more than most would in a lifetime in just her first two years of life - fighting childhood cancer and fleeing the war to settle in London where she grew up with a prevailing feeling of exclusion from society. It is these experiences that have acted...
On the Frontline with Princess Nyah
Seductive vocals, lyrical prowess and a strong exuberant nature are just a few words to describe the royalty that is Princess Nyah. Hailing from Harlesden, this bright young star has fast been making a name for herself as a multi-talented artist. With the titles rapper and singer/song-writer under her belt Princess Nyah undoubtedly possesses an entrepreneurial spirit that is...
She is… Bianca Simmone
She may be only twenty three, but Bianca Simmone's success and ambitions revels beyond her years. From dancer to designer, and every letter of the alphabet in between, she has found her calling in what she wants to pursue and like most talents, they emerged and blossomed from a young age, and varied from the beginning. Here Bianca talks...
DV8 Creative Apprenticeships
The creative apprenticeship is a brand new qualification, which gives you on the job and off the job training to learn all aspects of the world of live events and promotions.Units include • Promote live events • Health & Safety • Security • Licensing • Planning events • Venues • Technical support • Stage Management • Artist ManagementYour apprenticeship will start with an induction period where you will...
Notorious BIG, dead but not forgotten
Everyone who loves hip-hop, will know a little something about one of the games most talented lyricists, Christopher Wallace better known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious BIG. For example it's not too difficult to find out that he was born on May 21 1972 to Voletta Wallace and George Latore who left them when Biggie was only two. However,...
Screen Nation winners announced
On February 7th 2009 the 6th Annual Screen Nation Awards were held at the prestigious BAFTA venue in Piccadilly. The awards aim is to celebrate diversity and recognise talent within Film and Television and was hosted by TV presenter and actress Josie D’Arby and award winning comedian Eddie Kadi. The night was full of famous faces including Jocelyn Jee...
One Minute in May Trailer
The One Minute in May campaign aims to get all the Premier League football and Championship clubs to hold a minute's silence, applause, ballon release or whatever they feel is appropriate to honour all the victims of violent crime before the final matches on 3rd and 24th May 2009.http://www.youtube.com/v/dqDMAu8_-Ic