| Braxton Breaks Down Discussing Autistic Son | | Posted Friday, October 20, 2006 7:02:10 AM by Blog57 Team | | Grammy Award winner TONI BRAXTON stunned fans during a recent concert at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, Nevada when she broke down in tears while discussing her autistic son. The UNBREAK MY HEART singer is married to musician KERI LEWIS and they have two sons, DENIM COLE, four, and DIEZEL KY, three. A source tells MSNBC's The Scoop, "She was dedicating I WANNA BE (YOUR BABY) to her son, and then she said something about how people have warned her that she shouldn't talk about it, but said that he was autistic, and then she started crying and rushed off stage. It was very emotional." Fans were moved by Braxton's honesty and have shown a tremendous amount of support. One fan, who also has an autistic child, wrote to the star saying, "Please don't lose heart. You'll see great improvements with your little one.... | |
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| | | Brett Dennen Holds Mirror to the World | | Posted Friday, September 08, 2006 1:03:04 AM by Blog57 Team | | NASHVILLE, TN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- September 07, 2006 -- Singer-songwriter Brett Dennen will receive the "Earth Charter and the Arts Award" from the Citizens for Peaceful Resolutions (CPR) at their 3rd Annual Earth Charter Summit on Saturday, Oct. 14 in Ventura, Calif. The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental principles for building a just, sustainable and peaceful global society for the 21st century. Dennen's lyrics are an inspiring call to social action, and he promotes peaceful ideals through his music. Dennen co-founded The Mosaic Project, an outdoor school in California that unites racially diverse fifth grade students from different schools and income areas in a forum for peace education to build self-esteem and a sense of community. He serves as one of The Mosaic Project's program directors and developed the music curriculum, writing original songs that he teaches to the students.... | |
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| | | The Wreckers and Chris Cagle to perform at Red River Revel | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 7:05:25 AM by Blog57 Team | | Grammy Award-winning singer Michelle Branch and hot new country star Chris Cagle will take the stage during the Red River Revel, scheduled Oct. 7-14 in Shreveports Festival Plaza. The two are part of a lineup that showcases national acts, such as the Bar-Kays and Diamond Rio, and local favorites like Dirtfoot and The American Tragedy. A lot of what were trying to do is, like always, have something for every single person, Revel Executive Director C.L. Kip Holloway said. You ought to feel invited to this thing. In addition to up-and-coming acts such as The Wreckers, a duo featuring Branch and Jessica Harp, and Cagle, Holloway is excited about appearances by performers with Revel history behind them, such as Irma Thomas and A Train, a local band popular in the '80s .... | |
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| | | Grammy Award Winning Mixer Reveals Secrets | | Posted Friday, July 28, 2006 9:01:34 AM by Blog57 Team | | Back in May we revealed the news that Waves had made acclaimed mixer Chris Lord Alge's SSL EQ and dynamics settings available for download and the settings have now been in touch to tell us that they are now offered as as part of the new Waves SSL 4000 Collection plug-in bundle. Chris Lord Alge, known for his mixing work with Green Day, Sheryl Crow and dozens of multi-platinum artists has given some insight into his SSL usage in the latest Waves press release so here it is in full: Waves LTD., has partnered with GRAMMY Award-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge in developing signature presets for the Waves SSL 4000 Collection, a bundle of plug-ins that precisely recreate the sonics of the legendary Solid State Logic 4000 series recording console. The equalization and dynamic parameter presets that Chris Lord-Alge uses to create multi-platinum hits for artists including Green Day, Sheryl Crow, Hoobastank, Tim McGraw, Audioslave, Brian Setzer, Eric Clapton and dozens of others, are now available as part of the SSL 4000 Collection.... | |
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| | | 2 members of Black Eyes Peas buck chicken cruelty | | Posted Sunday, July 23, 2006 11:08:12 AM by Blog57 Team | | EVERYONE knows Grammy Award winners "The Black Eyed Peas" kick ass, thanks to the Peas' knack for creating an irresistible mix of contagious beats and solid lyrics with straight-up positivity, but did you know that the hip-hop heavyweights recently kicked KFC's bucket too? When it comes to animal welfare, the Black Eyed Peas do not fool around. When Peas' members Fergie and Taboo found out about Kentucky Fried Chicken's cruel treatment of chickens, they wrote KFC chief executive officer (CEO) David Novak to find out "Where's the Love?" (for chickens). .... | |
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