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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Keith Sweat Enters Reality TV W/Dru Hill
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta R&B singer/syndicated radio personality Keith Sweat has teamed up with the folks fortunate enough to have cameras in the Bobby Brown/Whitney Houston household, to bring back - he hopes - Dru Hill.
The one-hour special is called “Keith Sweat’s Platinum House,” and it’s set to air Feb. 23 on Peachtree TV.
In short, the gist of the show is Sweat has the R&B group move to Atlanta and live together for 30 days to (again, hopefully) resolve their differences; and maybe, just maybe, start working on their first album together since 2002.
“My purpose in producing ‘Platinum House’ stems from my history with R&B groups of the late ‘80s and ‘90s,” Sweat (pictured above, far left) says in a press release. “Many of these groups consisted of some very talented individuals, but they also seem to have their problems. They have a lot of anger and frustration that they need to release. Although there were many solo careers launched from these various groups, none of the solo careers were ever as big as the success they achieved as a group. My goal is to help groups like Dru Hill (picture above, from l to r: Jazz, Nokio, Sisqo and Tao) get back together and rekindle the magic. The public wants it, and the music industry needs it.”
Would you like to see — literally — Dru Hill get back together on this show? (See a YouTube clip of their talked-about reunion/break-up at a radio station BELOW). What do you think caused the split — Sisqo’s solo success or Woody’s departure? Happen to catch them last month at V-103’s “Wanda Smith & Friends”?
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Usher and Jennifer Nettles To Perform At Inaugural Concert
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta’s five-time Grammy winner - and early Barack Obama supporter — Usher (pictured above with the president-elect, and actress Kerry Washington), along with fellow local Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles (second photo), of Sugarland, will join Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and others at “We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial”.
Billed as the opening celebration for the 56th Presidential Inaugural, it is free, open to the public, and scheduled to air at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 on HBO - on an open signal that should allow all with cable/satellite to see it.
In addition to the performances — which will also include Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Renee Fleming, Josh Groban, Herbie Hancock, Heather Headley, John Legend, John Mellencamp, Shakira, James Taylor and Stevie Wonder — Jamie Foxx, Martin Luther King III, Queen Latifah and Denzel Washington will read historical passages.
“Our intention is to root the event in history, celebrating the moments when our nation has united to face great challenges and prevail,” executive producer George Stevens, Jr. said in the press release. “We will combine historical readings by prominent actors with music from an array of the greatest stars of today.”
“This is a great opportunity to capture an historic event in a very meaningful setting,” added producer/director Don Mischer in the release. “We will have the statue of Abraham Lincoln looking down on our stage and a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people lining the mall - a tableau any director would relish.”
“We have found that the great artists are eager to take part and each one is working with us to find music that expresses the optimism and hope that people bring to the Obama inauguration,” said producer/writer Michael Stevens.
Do you plan to watch - or perhaps, see it live? If so, what performance are you most looking forward to?
