It has been seven years since Amy Winehouse’s death and after speaking with her first manager three years ago, I can’t listen to “Rehab” the same way again. Turns out the hit was quite autobiographical; the manager, Nick Shymansky, along with others believed the artist needed help. Shymansky actually tried to admit Winehouse; the singer… Read more »
The next time you hear “Uptown Funk,” the infectious anthem birthed by DJ/producer Mark Ronson and recording artist Bruno Mars, think about this: it almost never was. “I remember Bruno once saying like, ‘Man it just breaks my heart but maybe this song is just not supposed to be,’” Ronson recalled to me early last… Read more »
As chronicled in the new documentary Amy, almost anyone who came in contact with the late Amy Winehouse experienced some type of very intense, dark time with her, especially later part of her 27 years alive. Yet it takes almost no effort for her first manager Nick Shymansky to recollect brighter moments he spent with… Read more »
Mark Ronson, tall on knowledge but short on sleep, stopped by “Ralphie Tonight” to chat about his number one hit that almost never was. Ronson also talked about the media comparing new artists to others that have come before them and what it’s like to perform alongside the likes of Bruno Mars and Mystikal. The… Read more »
Our girl Lady GaGa does indeed dye her hair and with good reason. Turns out a reporter once had mistaken her for Amy Winehouse. Crazy, right? I don’t know about you but I’m not really seeing a comparision. GaGa did call Winehouse “badass” and simply wants to be her own person and known for her… Read more »
last week news broke of blake fielder-civil suffering from a heroin overdose in prison. it poses the question – how does one go about obtaining illegal drugs while incarcerated? for starters, a famous wife helps. apparently, blake swapped signed winehouse photos with his fellow inmates in exchange for the goods. read more about the alleged… Read more »
last week news broke of blake fielder-civil suffering from a heroin overdose in prison. it poses the question – how does one go about obtaining illegal drugs while incarcerated? for starters, a famous wife helps. apparently, blake swapped signed winehouse photos with his fellow inmates in exchange for the goods. read more about the alleged… Read more »
catch this in the weekender on wednesday…On Sunday night, Amy Winehouse reaffirmed her position as an artist that can perform, inspire, and revolutionize what we know as contemporary music. The British singer won 5 of the 6 Grammy awards the Academy nominated her for, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for… Read more »
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catch this in the weekender on wednesday…On Sunday night, Amy Winehouse reaffirmed her position as an artist that can perform, inspire, and revolutionize what we know as contemporary music. The British singer won 5 of the 6 Grammy awards the Academy nominated her for, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year for… Read more »