The article presents an interview with singer Esperanza Spalding. She says that it was completely out of nowhere when she got a Grammy nomination. She says that the internet is not inherently bad or time consuming. On being asked about her ...
Who Is Esperanza Spalding? Posted onFebruary 15, 2011by poppapa If your young daughter has recently been acting despondent or unexpectedly displaying flashes ofprimal rage it most likely is related to her favorite singer losing the new artist of the year Grammy to a mostly unknown 22 year old...
Drake received a Grammy nod for best new artist in 2011 (when he went head-to-head with Bieber, both losing to jazz phenom Esperanza Spalding). Drake received the Hal David Starlight Award (for fast-rising talents) at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala in 2011. He received the Junos’ ...
Yes, there was that time jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding shocked the world by beating Justin Bieber for Best New Artist, causing an angry Belieber to change Spalding’s middle name to “Quesadilla” on Wikipedia. But, generally, the Recording Academy tends to award the honor to the more popula...
The Holy Grail for the record industry is when an album comes out of nowhere, wins and sales explodes the way Bonnie Raitt’s “Nick Of Time” did back in 1989, before SoundScan. That album was the Esperanza Spalding album of its day, but it went on to sell about 5 million records,...
in most music, the bass gig was reserved for the guys. Okay guys, I’m going to make some of you starting fidgeting in your seats. One bassist that has never ceased to amaze me since taking the bass world by storm, is 29 year old Portland Or. native Esperanza Spalding. (read more)...
After mulling it over, Cooper actually turned down the role, deciding he was too inexperienced at that stage in his life to play the down-and-out rock star. Around that time, Eastwood also expressed an inEsperanza Spaldingtaking over the lead role from Bey. But, eventually, he bowed out...
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Stipe will perform at Radio City Music Hall on April 1 as part of a Bowie tribute concert, which also includes appearances by the Pixies, Blondie, the Roots, and Esperanza Spalding, among others. All the proceeds go to a number of Bowie's favorite charities. This content is imported from...
Esperanza Spalding in 2011 and Bon Iver in 2012 were exceptions in a category that tends to reward stolid industry figures like Meghan Trainor and Sam Smith. Alessia Cara showed promise when she emerged on YouTube a few years ago, and although her debut album didn’t quite capture her best...