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Babyface Chats On His Cell Phone In Manhattan
Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds was photographed chatting away on his cell phone as he exited the Time Warner building in Manhattan on Tuesday (August 25).
The image provided by Bauer Griffin has since been removed.
Babyface Covers ‘Gone Too Soon’ In Tribute To Michael Jackson
At a concert at B.B. King’s Club in New York City on June 27th, Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds performed ‘Gone Too Soon’ as a tribute to Michael Jackson. ‘Gone Too Soon’ is off the King of Pop’s album ‘Dangerous’
On TV: Mary J. Blige, Alicia Keys, Omarion
R&B acts on television this week include:
Mary J. Blige, who performs on MTV’s ‘Tila Tequila’s New Year’s Eve Masquerade 2008′ on Monday
Sean Kingston, who performs on ABC’s ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2008′ on Monday
Alicia Keys, who performs on NBC’s ‘New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly’ on Monday
Omarion, who performs on BET’s ‘106 & Party: New Year’s Eve’ on Monday
Babyface, who performs on ‘Today’ on Tuesday
The late night shows return on Wednesday, with musical guests still TBD
On TV: Mary J. Blige, Babyface, J. Holiday
R&B acts on television coming up this week include:
Mary J. Blige, who is on ‘106 & Park’ all week, ‘Total Request Live’ on Thursday and ‘The View’ on Thursday
Babyface, who performs and is interviewed on ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Monday
J. Holiday, who performs ‘Suffocate’ on ‘TRL’ on Monday
Patti LaBelle and Kelly Rowland take part in NBC’s ‘Clash of the Choirs’, premiering on Monday night and continuing nightly until Thursday. Meanwhile, Patti performs on ‘Today’ on Wednesday and visits ‘Tavis Smiley’ on Friday
Boyz II Men, who perform two songs from their new album ‘Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA’ on ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Tuesday
Alicia Keys, who guest co-hosts ‘The View’ on Wednesday
Babyface ‘Not Going Nowhere’ Video
Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds is out with the video to his new single ‘Not Going Nowhere’, from the Indianapolis, Indiana R&B singer songwriter’s eleventh album ‘Playlist’, out now on Island Records. Watch it below the fold.
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Babyface Defends ‘Playlist’ Song Selection
Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds is defending some of his ‘Playlist’ cover songs that feature the 49-year-old covering several soft rock favorites, prompting some to wonder if he’s forgotten his R&B roots. “These songs were, like, my major influences, songs I tried to learn how to play,” the artist, songwriter and producer tells Gary Graff of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “The interesting thing is a lot of these songs, the black audience knows them just as much as the white audience – James Taylor to Jim Croce to Bob Dylan to Eric Clapton, these are familiar to black people as well. So it’s just not R&B. And a lot of these artists I liked, they’re not as white bread as it seemed. James Taylor… he’s really soulful. He’s got a lot of heart in what he does. That’s what I connected to; I saw through the color lines and said, Wait a minute, this guy’s really smooth.’” Read more.
On TV: Chris Brown, Alicia Keys, Boyz II Men
R&B acts on television this week include:
Chris Brown, who visits ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Monday and ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Friday
Aretha Franklin, who performs on ‘Today’ on Monday
Alicia Keys, who performs on ‘Today’ on Tuesday, ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Wednesday and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Friday, and co-hosts ‘Total Request Live’ on Tuesday
Tamia and husband Grant Hill, who visit ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on Wednesday
Boyz II Men, who perform on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Thursday
Kenneth ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, who visits ‘Tavis Smiley’ on Thursday
Seal, who performs on ‘Rachael Ray’ on Friday
Sunday’s American Music Awards on ABC feature performances by Alicia Keys (featuring Sean Paul and Shabba Ranks), Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown (featuring T-Pain), Queen Latifah, and Rihanna, and presenters Akon, Ashanti, Lyfe Jennings, Sean Kingston, Solange Knowles, and Usher
Scheduled On TV: Chris Brown, Seal, Sean Kingston
Scheduled R&B acts on television this week, many of which probably won’t appear due to the writer’s strike, include:
Chris Brown, who visits ‘106 & Park’ on Monday and ‘Total Request Live’ on Tuesday, and performs on ‘Today’ on Wednesday
Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, who performs on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Wednesday
Seal, who performs on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Wednesday
Sean Kingston, who premieres his new ‘Take You There’ video on ‘TRL’ on Wednesday
Keyshia Cole, who performs with Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim on ‘The Late Late Show with David Letterman’ on Wednesday
Amy Winehouse, who is musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’
On TV: Chaka Khan, Babyface, Jill Scott
R&B acts on television this week include:
Chaka Khan, who performs on ‘Tavis Smiley’ on Wednesday
Rihanna, who guest co-hosts ‘Total Request Live’ on Thursday
Babyface, who discusses his divorce on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on Thursday
Jill Scott, who performs on ‘Live with Regis and Kelly’ on Thursday
Alicia Keys, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Friday
On TV: Omarion, Babyface, Jill Scott
R&B acts on television this week include former B2K member Omarion, who appears on ‘The Sauce’ on Monday, ‘106 & Park’ on Tuesday and ‘Total Request Live’ on Wednesday; Babyface, who visits ‘The Tyra Banks Show’ on Tuesday; Jill Scott, who visits ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ on Wednesday and ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Friday; J. Holiday, who visits ‘106 & Park’ on Tuesday and ‘TRL’ on Wednesday; Trey Songz, who performs on ‘106 & Park’ on Wednesday; and Rihanna, who performs on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ on Thursday.
