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Brandy is 2019 BMI President’s Award Recipient Artist to receive top honor at R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
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hether you call her ‘Moesha’ or media’s first African American ‘Cinderella’, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), will present singer, songwriter and actress Brandy Norwood with the prestigious President’s Award for her body of work. The artist will receive this recognition during the R&B/Hip Hop Awards scheduled for Thursday, August 29 in Atlanta, Georgia. As the 2019 award winner, Brandy joins previous artists like Curtis Mayfield, Ludacris, Toni Braxton and Will.i.am that have previously won this distinction.
Beyonce brings the ‘Spirit ‘of the Lion King to Audiences
Movie Review by Tara Michel
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ver the years, Disney has been successful in bringing a vast array of live-action film remakes of classics like Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, and others to the silver screen. When Disney in 2016 that a remake of the animated 22 announced On Fleek Digital classic “The Lion King” was imminent, excited fans have
been waiting to revisit this story. Fans were even more excited when they learned that Beyoncé was going to play Nala, Simba’s childhood best friend, and future love interest. Beyonce was director Jon Favreau’s top pick for the role of Nala and her performance proved that she was the right choice. Since Beyoncé is also known as “Queen Bey”, why not cast her to play a future queen? Viewers will be happy to find that many songs if not all of the musical numbers that made the original Lion King so memorable have returned in the remake including “Circle of Life/Nants Ingonyama”, “I Just Can’t Wait to be King”, “Hakuna Matata”, and my favorite “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”. A new song entitled “Spirit”that is written, produced and performed by Beyoncé has even been introduced (click the image to see the video). A favorite moment in the remake was where Simba is visited by Mufasa’s ghost and reminded with this quote“Remember who you are. I never left you and I never will” . Although it would have been better if they started with “Simba, you have forgotten me...” but it was a great scene. As of this writing, the remake has made over a billion dollars at the box office, which is more than the original, and it is the fourth Disney movie to hit a billion dollars. “The Lion King” is one of the greatest stories ever told. In my opinion, the remake was successfully adapted.
