Stevie Wonder

Stevie Wonder perform to celebrate Sting's 60th birthday

2011-10-05T04:57:00.000-07:00

Over this weekend R&B legend Stevie Wonder perform to celebrate Sting's 60th birthday at Sting's birthday bash.

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Wonder takes to center on stage and performed his song "Fragile" with Sting, asked the crowd to wonder what their definition of, as they wrapped up the number, "How do you follow that?"

The charity celebration held at New York City's Beacon Theater, benefited the Robin Hood Foundation--an anti-poverty organization.

Other performances included Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, Bruce Springsteen and Will.I.Am.

Joked Springsteen of his friend: "I've known Sting for about 25 years. But our friendship is a little unusual, because every time I read about Sting in a magazine, I don't recognize him. I've read, 'Sting can make love for 29 hours.' I wonder why he never mentioned that to me."

Stevie Wonder few words of praise for Steve Jobs

2011-09-26T09:08:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder, Motown musical genius and icon Talking Book and Sounds In the Key of Life produced as a jewelry last Wonder-full LA party during the last few words of praise for Steve Jobs.

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Wonder said on stage, "I want you all to give a hand to someone that you know whose health is very bad at this time.... His company took the challenge in making his technology accessible to everyone".

"In the spirit of caring and moving the world forward: Steve Jobs. Because there's nothing on the iPhone or the iPad that you can do that I can't do. As a matter of fact, I can be talking to you, you can be looking at me, and I can be doing whatever I need to do and you don't even know what I'm doing. Yeah!"

Stevie Wonder will perform to launch of the Dr. Martin Luther

2011-08-24T09:02:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder will perform to launch of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Harry E. Johnson, Sr., president and CEO of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation said Wonder's contribution to the event is invaluable:

"We deeply appreciate the support of Stevie . . . who believe[s] in and portray[s] Dr. King's universal messages of democracy, hope, justice, and love."

The dedication ceremony will also feature likes by President Barack Obama, Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Hudson and Jamie Foxx.

The 48th anniversary will come on March on Washington, where King gave his momentous "I Have a Dream" speech.

The monument, a 30-foot granite likeness of the civil rights leader, has been in the works for 15 years; its design and construction tally $120 million.

Stevie Wonder is in New York's fabled Apollo Theater

2011-07-10T08:55:00.000-07:00

Soul legend Stevie Wonder is in New York's fabled Apollo Theater has been added into the Hall of Fame.

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The Isn't She Lovely? hitmaker Apollo's spring gala on Monday night, veteran crooner Tony Bennett in the event with a special prize was awarded to him on the hand is present.

Including a major one for Wonder, he started his career in 1962 at the Apollo when she was only 12 years old.

Speaking at the gala in his honour, the blind icon says, "It's a moment to cherish and remember, relishing in the memories of the times that I've been at the Apollo, as well as this night, the great people that came out to support me being here. It's a great thing to be one of those people in the Hall of Fame for the Apollo."

Stevie Wonder made his debut at the Apollo Theater at the age of 12

2011-06-22T12:55:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder at the Apollo Theatre at age 12 years and it has started it did not go well he recalled earlier this week.

Now Wonder 61 years old, said, "I remember the first time I came to the Apollo I was so nervous playing the bongos. Would you believe it? I dropped the bongos."

Motown's Berry Gordy onstage scare was scolded for Wonder, said Wonder, who responded, "Yeah, but I sang the song real good."

The music features a number of cherished memories were awarded Monday by the theater, where he kicked her out and award-winning career was one of.

Stevie Wonder scheduled to be include into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame

2011-06-13T06:59:00.000-07:00

Saginaw is one of famous local sons Stevie Wonder scheduled to be include into the Apollo Legends Hall of Fame on Monday, June 13.

The country's most famous Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most near and associated with black artists.

Wonder last Hall of Famers include one of the roster includes Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Smokey Robinson and others.

Wonder is slated to perform at the ceremony with Melanie Fiona, Raphael Saadiq, Yolanda Adams and Take 6.

Stevie Wonder will receive the Spirit of Hope Award

2011-06-01T07:11:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder will working to receive the Spirit of Hope Award from the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation on October 29.

Syreeta Wright was a first wife of Wonder, who died from complications resulting from breast cancer.

Michelle Cole, communications coordinator for the foundation in the fight against cancer help appreciated surprise.

"Stevie Wonder has actively pursued numerous philanthropic endeavors throughout his illustrious career. Stevie Wonder's past efforts embody the true spirit of hope."

Wonder himself had praised the Chief for the basis.

"Cancer has touched someone in all of our lives. It is my hope that, by continuing to raise awareness and research funds through events like this, we can play a role in helping the MMRF bring patients new treatments that will extend their lives."

Lance Armstrong, Sharon Osbourne, Diana Krall and Cindy Crawford are the previous recipients for the awards.

Stevie Wonder surprised students at a university in New Orleans

2011-05-13T13:11:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder on Thursday in New Orleans, Louisiana with an impromptu performance in a university students is a surprise (12May11) as an honorary degree he received in the center.

The Superstition hitmaker turned 61 on Friday (13May11), Tulane University was given authority Nobel laureate Walter Gilbert and journalist Cokie Roberts also with degree.

Wonder ceremony crowd when he and singer Topsy Chapman with Michael White's Original Liberty Jazz Band singing break it off before the translation started, stunned: You Are The Sunshine of My Life.

According to the Associated Press that the superstar also recited the words to his new track, Ten Billion Hearts.

Spokesperson for the university, Michael Strecker said students an "unexpected treat" were given.

Stevie Wonder Grammy Award in legal battle

2011-04-02T10:28:00.001-07:00

Stevie Wonder a Grammy Award in 1973 presented it to authorities as a prestigious award prizegiving in a coming auction block sale of pop memorial to honor war is behind the center of legal battle.

Grammys Recording Arts and Sciences National Academy of body responsible for sales representatives and with continued against the Siegel lawsuit, fraud, unjust enrichment and false advertising charges included, the variety of Accused.

It is not clear that ownership has lost respect for Wonder, though reports suggest Grammy organizers suspect then how Siegel's bell, a 1,000 items and also The Beatles is between Led Zeppelin memorable feature many received.

New York Post report that Grammy in question is £ 7,500 minimum starting bid listed.

Lady Gaga firm contacted your former manager of the store after buying old equipment to stop them have announced plans to auction, while the FBI in October to determine what was life after the U.S. government ownership Lenin U.S. Resident request for 1976 seized and therefore could not be sold.

Stevie Wonder Performs "Sketches of a Life"

2011-03-22T15:51:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder, Sheila E, Earth Wind & Fire and Rapheal Saadiq Perform Together [LIVE]

2011-03-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

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2011-02-26T14:38:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder To Appear At Armenian Genocide Victim Show

2011-02-21T10:55:00.000-08:00

A series of shows to support the victims of the Armenian Genocide has been confirmed by Stevie Wonder, The news comes via the Russia-based Yerkramas newspaper.

These concerts, titled "Never Again," will finish in 2015, which will be the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Genocides in Rwanda, Cambodia and Sudan will be emphasize by all the artists and participants.

"Something that may not be done through the power of politics can be done through the power of music," said Anush Hovsepyan.

On April 17, 2011 first set of the show to honor these victims will be held at Hollywood's Universal City Gibson Amphitheatre. Stevie Wonder will be performing alongside Canadian musician David Foster and famous Armenian singer Flora Martirosyan.

Obama to honor Stevie Wonder

2011-02-16T10:07:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder, whose song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm yours" became a theme for President Barack Obama's campaign, will be honored by the White House with a gig this month.

The White House says the president and First Lady Michelle Obama will present Wonder with a Library of Congress award on Feb. 25.

The gig will be put on air the next day on PBS. Wonder grew up in Detroit and signed with Motown when he was 13.

He presented at the 2008 Democratic National Convention on the night Obama received his party's nomination. He also presented at a gig during the week of Obama's investiture.

Stevie Wonder In Performance At The White House

2011-02-10T13:17:00.000-08:00

The Second Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to Stevie Wonder has been presented by President Barack Obama at this special concert in the East Room of the White House in celebration of African American History Month.

A tribute has been given to those songs of Stevie Wonder which topped the charts internationally.

Performers along with Stevie Wonder himself include Tony Bennett, Diana Krall. Will I Am, Kathleen Battle and more.

The Library of Congress created the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song to honor artists whose creative output transcends distinctions between musical styles and idioms, bringing diverse listeners together, and fostering mutual understanding and appreciation.

Stevie Wonder to be Named into Apollo Legends Hall of Fame

2011-02-04T07:50:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder will be honoring by The Apollo Theater Legends Hall of Fame.On June 13, 2011 the singer and musician will be inducted.

Stars like Ella Fitzgerald, James Brown and Smokey Robinson has been honored by the Theater previously.Last year, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson were inducted.

Wonder who had received the most number of Grammys including over 30 U.S. top ten hits.The Apollo is of special significance as he made his debut at the famous theater in 1962 at age 12.

As in the past, the induction will include performances and an awards ceremony.

Stevie Wonder Gives Charity To School

2011-01-26T04:24:00.000-08:00

A giant novelty cheque to Red Hot Chili Pepper’s Flea for the Silverlake Conservatory of Music has been provided by Stevie Wonder.

In Los Angeles in 2001 the Flea started the Conservatory.

To hand over a giant novelty cheque to the tune of $10,000,Stevie Wonder appeared at the school this week.

Flea posted a snap of Stevie with the cheque at the school on his Twitter account today.

Flea has created a Crowdrise account for people to contribute to the school.

Stevie Wonder visit to DC school

2011-01-17T10:12:00.000-08:00

Music star Stevie Wonder visit to DC school and he wants to help out students at their school.

On Sunday Stevie Wonder paid a visit to Ballou Senior High.

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Stevie Wonder honored Teena Marie

2011-01-17T09:51:00.000-08:00

At private memorial service Monday,Teena Maria was honored by Stevie Wonder alongside Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Shanice Wilson and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr.

During the ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park,Gordy and Wonder spoke and Robinson and Wilson sang.

Marie's daughter, Alia Rose Brockert, also spoke. The two-hour memorial service and Catholic mass was closed to reporters.

Marie died on December 27th at the age of 54 due to natural causes - the belief is she suffered a massive seizure.

Stevie Wondon turn to Teena Marie tribute

2011-01-12T01:13:00.000-08:00

Teena Marie was honored by Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Queen Latifah, Shanice Wilson and Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr. who are among the luminaries at a private memorial service in Los Angeles yesterday .

Marie celebrated her life, Wonder and Gordy spoke and Robinson and Wilson sang at Forest Lawn Memorial Park on Monday.

Alia Rose Brockert daughter of Marie, she has also record in brain about her mom. The two-hour memorial service and Catholic mass was closed to reporters.

Marie was born in Mary Christine Brockert, at the age of 54 she was expired on 27 December, in this died case police said its just like a natural causes.

Stevie Wonder heading to Abu Dhabi

2011-01-03T16:02:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder is going to Abu Dhabi in 18 March.

Stevie joined on the Flash Entertainment line up by Eric Clapton (11 Feb), 30 Seconds to Mars (11 March) and international DJ Tiesto (17 Feb).

The entertainment company announced the exciting news stating that: “The 2011 Yas Island Show Weekends programme is back as February sees legendary UK Guitarist and Blues artist Eric Clapton at the Yas Arena, followed a week later by DJ Tiesto spinning to a packed house at the FLASH Forum. The month of March brings American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars and their legion of fanatical fans to the Island, with the irrepressible Stevie Wonder rounding off the programme a few weeks later.”

Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton to perform at Yas Arena

2010-12-31T08:14:00.000-08:00

International artists heading for Yas Island in the new year which include Stevie Wonder and Eric Clapton.

Following successful Yas Island Show Weekends this year,The megastars will headline a series that will also include Tiesto and Thirty Seconds to Mars.

On February 11 the series will commence with Eric Clapton live performance at Yas Arena.

The final weekend of the Yas Island Show Weekends will see Stevie Wonder brings his legendary show to Yas Arena on March 18.

(Stevie) Wonder Host A Concert

2010-12-25T07:36:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles last night hosted the 15th annual House Full of Toys Benefit concert.To raise money for the kids in the community the concert took place.The annual concerts bring several entertainers who performed.Performing to a packed house, the evening was all about enjoying the music and giving a gift to a kid in need.

Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Melanie Fiona, Janelle Monae, and the most expected man of all, Stevie Wonder were the celebrities who took part in concert.Singing Christmas Carols as well as some delightful songs of their careers, this wasn't just about the holiday season, it was also a full fledged concert.

People in the Los Angeles community drive for miles to be part of it and Stevie Wonder has brought such joy in this annual project.

Willow Smith joins Stevie Wonder to light up L.A. stage

2010-12-11T16:40:00.000-08:00

At the holiday tree lighting and the opening of the outdoor ice skating rink at Nokia Plaza L.A. Live in Los Angeles,Willow Smith got to whip her hair Saturday for the crowd.

Will hit the stage to sing her single, "Whip My Hair",Dad Will Smith was also present.She had braided pigtails in candy cane colors

Host during the evening celebration was played by TV's Billy Bush,which also featured performances by Stevie Wonder, Seal, Jessica Lowndes ("90210"), Greyson Chance, Plain White T's, DJ Pauly D (Jersey Shore) and an on-ice performance by 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist and former "Dancing With the Stars" contestant Evan Lysacek.

Wonder Offers To Write A Song For King's Wife

2010-12-02T15:50:00.000-08:00

LARRY KING these days looking for a perfect Christmas gift for her wife and singer Stevie Wonder helping him out in this,the legendary singer has offered to write a song for her.

On Tuesday night (30Nov10),on Larry King show the Superstition hitmaker was a guest.The host discuss about the Wonder's music,revealing his partner Shawn Southwick is constantly singing Wonder's hit track For Once In My Life.

And Wonder stunned King by offering to write a track just for his wife.

He said, "Hey, so you want me to write your wife a song?" and King responded, "Yeah, I'd love you to."

The singer added, "Are you serious?... OK, I'll do that. Seriously, I will do it."

Stevie Wonder sings for Jerry Brown

2010-11-23T01:25:00.000-08:00

Singer song writer Stevue Wonder endorsed Jerry Brown late Tuesday using his record “Send One Your Love” released a video spot on Brown’s

Democratic causes in the past has been supported by Stevie and the endorsement follows one from another major black celebrity earlier this month.

Marvin Kropke, Business Manager of IBEW Local 11 and co-chair of Working Californians said "The Whitman campaign has shown little effort to communicate her candidacy to African Americans"

But some in the black community feel that Brown has also taken their votes for granted. On Oct. 21, Larry Lee, general manager of the Sacramento Observer, a paper oriented towards the local Africa-American community, took aim at both candidates in a piece titled, “Gubernatorial Candidates Ignore State’s Black Communities.”

“While the candidates are spending nearly $200 million on this campaign, there has been little — if any — outreach within the African American community for the very important position of governor,” Lee wrote. “Virtually no advertising buys with African American media; little to no exposure with African American institutions such as Black churches or community based organizations; sparse communication with African American political leaders.”

The piece went on to praise Brown for his record in appointing African-Americans and other minorities in his previous gubernatorial administration and other offices. But it went on to criticize him for taking the black vote for granted.

Mark Ronson ready to stalk Stevie Wonder

2010-11-08T21:54:00.000-08:00

Mark Ronson has become something of a stalker in his bid to recruit the ultimate list of artists to collaborate with.

The mercurial producer is riding high at the minute following the success of his new project The Bussiness intl with tunes like The Bike Song and Bang Bang taking over the charts.

Mark is not one to shirk the limelight and has put his neck out in the past working with the likes of Boy George, Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen to great acclaim.

Now the platinum blonde, who dyed his hair to represent the amount of record sales he wanted to achieve, has only one target left.

Mark says: “I haven’t got closer to Stevie Wonder. I act like a stalker but I don’t get anywhere. I might have to up my game.”

Wizard of Oz movie

2010-10-27T03:24:00.000-07:00

A New York Post headline declared: "Stars outshone at kids' concert." Reviewer Dan Aquilante wrote: "Amelia O'Connell of Liverpool, England, stole the show from the pros - and not just because of the unwritten law that you have to be nice to a cute kid with a heart condition singing at a benefit concert."

Amelia got involved with the worldwide charity after being diagnosed with a heart defect which needed eight hours of surgery when she was aged just six.

Her stunning voice was discovered in a talent contest during a stay at a UK camp and staff asked to use her rendition of the Judy Garland classic from the Wizard of Oz movie for their promotional DVD.

Stevie Wonder: Tribute Pays To Michael Jackson

2010-08-26T11:20:00.000-07:00

At the Hard Rock Calling festival Stevie Wonder paid tribute to Michael Jackson during his headlining performance last night (26.06.10). The soul story changed the lyrics to his hit 'Master Blaster (Jammin’)' to "We love you Michael Jackson". Stevie also performed a interpretation of his late friend and one time Motown label mate Michael's song 'Human Nature' on which he played harmonica. After the first anniversary of the King of Pop's death the concert took place a day on Friday (25.06.10).

Stevie 60 years old mesmerised have the huge crowd on a sun sodden evening in the UK capital with a selection of hits from his phenomenal career which has spanned five decades. The crowd joined in for a mass sing-a-long when Stevie covered The Temptations hit 'My Girl' and fans joined in on vocals for several other tracks including a cover of The Beatles’ 'We Can Work It Out' and an electric rendition of 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered'.

Other set highlights included 'Superstition', ‘Isn’t She Lovely’, ‘Uptight (Everything's Alright)’, 'For Once In My Life' and ‘Happy Birthday’. Kindly in the evening, Jamiroquai entertained the crowd with a set heavy with hits.

Biography of Stevie Wonder

2010-08-03T06:48:00.000-07:00

In a abusive home blind since birth and growing up, Stevie Wonder had one thing going for him, he was a musical prodigy.
Ay the tender age of 11 signing with Motown, Wonder went on to record more than 30 U.S. top ten hits, winning 22 Grammys and enjoying album sales of over 100 million units.
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Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder performs with Prince

2010-07-09T13:08:00.000-07:00

In Paris Stevie Wonder surprised fans last week when the singer invited Prince to sing alongside him. The soul star was performing in Bercy when the 'Purple Rain' musician joined him on stage. Prince said that audiences shouldn't be surprised as he tries to go to Wonder's shows as much as possible. Prince told Le Parisien: "When Stevie is live somewhere and he knows I'm not far away, he always calls me up to invite me along."He added: "Then I come and take my guitar… just in case."

Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder Hit Covered By Timberlake's Esmée Denters

2010-07-06T15:01:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder had one of his hits covered as part of Billboard.com's Mashup Monday series. Dutch singer Esmée Denters gave a simple performance of Wonder's 1977 hit single "As," singing with just an acoustic guitar accompaniment. Denters the 21 year old, who is fluent in both English and Dutch, started her rise to fame in part as a result of a series of appearances on YouTube. She has been signed to Justin Timberlake's new Tennman Records. "As" reached number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 when it was released as a single in 1977. It first appeared on Wonder's classic album Songs In The Key Of Life, which also included such iconic songs as "Sir Duke," "Isn't She Lovely?" and "I Wish."

Stevie Wonder closes Glastonbury

2010-06-28T01:59:00.000-07:00

Music legend Stevie Wonder brought the Glastonbury music festival to a close.

The US star, 60, was the final headliner on the Pyramid stage and thrilled the crowds with many of his greatest hits including Superstition, Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours, plus a cover of Human Nature, as a tribute to Michael Jackson.

The Motown favourite also celebrated the event's 40th anniversary. He was joined by festival organiser Michael Eavis for his last song Happy Birthday.

This year revellers went for bikinis and bare chests instead of the traditional raincoats and wellies. It is the first time the four-day event has been completely dry since 2002.

As well as Wonder, the show on Mr Eavis's dairy farm in Pilton, Somerset, also saw appearances from Shakira, Muse, Radiohead and Snoop Dogg. The Scissor Sisters were joined by special guest Kylie, who had to pull out of Glasto in 2005 when she was battling breast cancer.

Festival-goers were also able to see England's humiliating World Cup defeat. Around 80,000 supporters watched the action on two giant screens which were specially erected.

Stevie Wonder: Fans get no ticket and no refund

2010-06-25T07:03:00.000-07:00

Consumers face Hyde Park concert disappointment to Stevie Wonder.

Consumers who have bought tickets for Stevie Wonder's Hyde Park concert on Saturday night through online ticket agency Hydeparkconcerts.com have been left with no tickets and no refund from the company.
Sent to one customer in an email, Hydeparkconcerts.com suggested putting in a claim to the lady's bank as the company was unable to refund the monies paid. The email read: 'Unfortunately we have been let down by our suppliers for your tickets and are unable to supply them. Because we no longer use the merchant service provider that charged you we are unable to issue a refund back to the card that was used to book.
'Please contact your card issuer and instruct them to perform a chargeback for goods not received. If you paid by credit card then your booking will be insured under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. If you paid by debit card then Visa scheme rules will allow you to retrieve the funds.'

Stevie Wonder Plays the Classics -- and Talks Politics

2010-06-15T02:56:00.001-07:00

Stevie Wonder promised the Bonnaroo crowd "some song-travelin" Saturday night and that's exactly what they got. The legendary R&B singer's two-hour set offered a trip through four Wonder-full decades (the '90s were conspicuously skipped) with the occasional detour for politics.

"Let's keep it real," said Wonder as the 13-piece backing band played the opening notes of "Living for the City," his seminal 1973 narrative on race relations. "We can never let no one ever get us back to a place like this again. Never. No Tea Party -- I don't care. You want to be a supremacist? Then be the supreme of getting people together."

He also had some advice for anyone confronted with racist talk. "You say, 'Hey what's that smell? It smells like some bullshit!' Are we in agreement?" A resounding roar from the crowd meant the answer was "yes," though hearing the affable star swear may have helped tip the scale.

Wonder's performance was, for the most part, a constant string of feel-good moments. He initially walked onto the stage soloing on a keytar -- a signifier of the supreme funkiness to come. He dug out a trio of '80s hits to get the party started, hollering, "Saxophone!" halfway through "As If You Read My Mind," and summoning an era-appropriate solo.

Then Little Stevie came out -- voice high and bright -- as he revisited 1966 via "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" and "For Once in My Life." Each song was given a proper Motown finish, ending in stuttering big-band fanfare and, of course, harmonica for the latter.

He and the band stretched out over classics like "Higher Ground," "Sir Duke," "Superstition," and "My Cherie Amor" while tens of thousands sang along. For "Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing," Wonder split up vocal duties between the men and the women, recreating the song's trademark Latin melody. Later, he led the crowd through a series of increasingly difficult notes.

"You sounded kind of good," he said with a laugh. That was generous.

Armed with a talk box, Wonder eventually made a well-received returned to the groove, first covering Parliament's "Give Up the Funk," then playing a funked-up version of Whitfield and Strong's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine."

Wonder was spry at 60, and clearly in a good mood as he stepped up onto the piano bench to sing his upbeat 1982 hit "Do I Do." He also played the consummate bandleader, more than once commanding his players to switch key mid-song.

Hot at Bonnaroo Stevie Wonder

2010-06-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z endured sweltering temperatures to wow crowds Bonnaroo festival at the year.
Hip hop star and the soul legend headlined during the four day US festival, where over 75,000 music lovers sweated it out on a 700 acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee.
Introducing Stevie, US TV host and comic Conan O'Brien shouted to the crowd: "All the mud, all the rain, all the heat -- it's all worth it."

Stevis Wonder: Usher wants another duet with Stevie Wonder

2010-06-10T15:10:00.000-07:00

At the year's Glastonbury Festival Usher hasn't ruled out pulling on his wellies and joining his old pal Stevie Wonder .
After performing the group became friends Higher Ground at President Barack Obama's inauguration, and now the younger star has tipped his hero to be the must see act on the pyramid stage at this month's festival.
'I don't think there's an audience that Stevie can't win over with his voice,' Usher told Sky News.
'If he can't then maybe there's something wrong with their ears! I wish him well at the show.'
Glastonbury headliners are well known for bringing on particular guests, and Usher says he'd jump at the chance of playing down on Worthy Farm even if the mud might spoil his designer clothes.
'Eventually I'll play anywhere, as long as you've got a stage and a microphone I'll do it,' he smiles.
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Stevie Wonder announces one-off Manchester show and ticket details

2010-04-21T02:04:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder has announced details of a one-off Manchester show. Playing the M.E.N Arena on June 29, the soul legend is also set to headline London's Hard Rock Calling festival on June 26 and Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage on June 27. Tickets for the show go on sale this Friday (April 23) at 9am (BST).

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US veterans dominate summer festivals in year of the reunion

2010-04-08T02:25:00.000-07:00

If dad rock reigned at last summer's pop festivals, 2010 looks set to be the year of the reunion. While Neil Young, 63, and Bruce Springsteen, 60, held court at Glastonbury last year, this year's festival season promises many bands who seemed unlikely to ever tour again.

In the vanguard are the Libertines, tortured love child of the infamously troubled Pete Doherty and his often exasperated co-frontman Carl Barat. A plethora of US rock bands, including Pearl Jam and Blink 182, are either reforming or returning from a break, for summer gigs. The latest incarnation of Guns N' Roses are also playing headline slots.

Detroit rapper Eminem, who has not played in the UK since 2003, will headline Scotland's T in the Park on a Saturday night in July, while, soul legend Stevie Wonder will close the 40th Glastonbury, playing his first ever UK festival.

Some critics argue that the number of reformed groups set to perform this summer could have a negative effect on the UK music industry. Artists such as Florence and the Machine, who had a hugely successful 2009, will feature on many stages this summer but will not headline at the biggest festivals, although Florence Welch and her band will top the bill on the first day of family-friendly Latitude.

"Reunions definitely seem to be a theme running through this summer's gigs and festivals," said James Foley, editor of music industry newsletter Record of the Day. "There seems to be an over-reliance by promoters on large US acts, particularly acts that have been on hiatus or that are reforming. Potentially that could be damaging for UK bands who are not getting the chance to see if they can step up to the mark."

For Neil Greenway, founder of efestivals.co.uk, it is the festivalgoers who will ultimately lose out. "There is a real dearth of new, exciting music out there this year," he said. "For the last five-eight years we've seen lots of the same bands on repeat, and there is a danger of overexposure for reformed bands. If it carries on like this I think people will just get fed up of going to see the same bands."

There is also a very American and male slant to this year's lineups, with only Kasabian and Muse flying the Union flag at the top of the festival bills, said Paul Stokes, associate editor of the NME. "These things are cyclical – British bands will come back. But it's true that a lot of bands from the first half of this century, contemporaries of Arctic Monkeys, didn't become the headliners they promised to be. I think the British bands that we have coming through now, like Foals and Mumford and Sons, could change that."

That many of the reformed acts do not have a album to promote is a sign of the times, he added. "It just demonstrates how lucrative live performances are now, in comparison to recorded music. It would have been very rare in the past to headline a festival in a different territory if you didn't have an album to sell."

The accusation that British bands are not getting a run for their money is denied by the svengali of festival promotion, Melvin Benn, who as managing director of Festival Republic is running Reading and Leeds, Latitude, Glastonbury and – for the first time this year – the Big Chill.

"I don't think that accusation can be levied at promoters," he said. "When the bands are there to step up, we want it, believe me." Benn pointed out that Arcade Fire, though Canadian rather than British, were topping the bill at Reading and Leeds, and Tennessee's finest, Paramore, who are relative newcomers to the UK scene, would also enjoy a slot high up on the bill.

"If the only bands getting to headline were [established or reformed acts] then, yes, that would be a concern but up-and-coming acts are being elevated at the same time," he added.

What will provide the story of the season, or this summer's "Blur moment" – they reformed to rapturous adulation at Glastonbury last year – remains to be seen. The Libertines' fleeting reunion – there are no plans yet for a more permanent rapprochement – may provide rich pickings.

Other highlights may include a sensitively programmed lineup at Latitude and the 40th anniversary Glastonbury.

"You really can't go wrong with headliners like U2, Muse and Stevie Wonder," said Foley. "I can't imagine any other festival in the world being able to command that type of lineup." Who might provide the stand-out moment of 2010? "My money is on Stevie Wonder at his 60th birthday at Hyde Park."

Stevie Wonder to headline London's Hard Rock Calling festival - ticket details

2010-03-24T03:13:00.001-07:00

Stevie Wonder has been confirmed as the final headliner at London's Hard Rock Calling festival.
The soul legend plays the event on Saturday June 26. Jamiroquai, James Morrison and Corinne Bailey Rae have all been confirmed for the same day.
As previously announced Pearl Jam will headline the opening night (June 25) of the Hyde Park event, while Paul McCartney tops the bill on Sunday June 27.
Stevie Wonder Tickets go on sale at 9am (GMT) on Friday (March 26).

France calls to say it loves Stevie Wonder

2010-02-02T04:05:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder has been granted one of France's top cultural honours, the Commander of Arts and Letters award.
The soul legend was given the award by French culture minister Fr�d�ric Mitterrand, and he dedicated it to his mother. "I receive this honour in memory of my mother and in memory of all of those who have made it possible for me to stand here today."
Wonder, said Mitterrand, was "music's familiar genius". Riffing on a Wonder song, he added: "As citizen, administrator and culture minister, I just called to say we love you."
Wonder, 59, whose mother died in 2006, said: "As I was listening to what you were saying, I had a flash in my memory, the memory of 1964, when I came to Paris, France, for the first time. I came with my mother."
Wonder's political activism is well known. He supported Barack Obama in his 2008 presidential campaign and played at his inauguration in the Capitol.
At the Paris ceremony, he did not waste the opportunity to cite France's universal health insurance and Obama's efforts to extend health coverage to millions of uninsured Americans.

Celebrate Motown's 50th; Jacksons' reality show debut to Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin

2009-11-09T09:16:00.000-08:00

Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, the Temptations and others will be in Detroit later this month to celebrate Motown's 50th anniversary.
Event the two night will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 20-21, and will benefit the Motown Historical Museum, located in the company's original Hitsville U.S.A. headquarters in Detroit's midtown section, according to Billboard.
Among the planned festivities are tributes to Michael Jackson, the Four Tops' Levi Stubbs, Motown founder Berry Gordy Jr., and the label's "First Five" -- Smokey Robinson, Brian Holland, Robert Bateman, Janie Bradford and Raynoma Singleton.
Members of the Contours and Miracles, among others, will sign autographs, and the Temptations and Franklin will headline a black-tie gala at the GM Renaissance Center hosted by actor-comedian Sinbad.
Also, Fox will air a Motown tribute during halftime of the Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers game on Thanksgiving Day. It'll feature a medley of classic hits performed by current Motown acts including KEM, Melanie Fiona and Shontelle. The medley will be available for download on the NFL Web site, with proceeds going to the United Way.

Stevie Wonder at The Borgata, Phillyist Playlist

2009-10-29T14:27:00.000-07:00

What to write for this preview sitting here thinking, there are a million things to say and all are completely inadequate words to use. Stevie Wonder to say has been a personal influence is one thing, but to know that he has influenced the wonderest modern musicians of our time is so far reaching and amazing that it almost defies superlatives. This danced Phillyist her first dance with her husband to Stevie's "You and I" and with her father to "Isn't She Lovely." Stevie Wonder has been a part of people's lives since the early 1960s and continues to perform with the same enthusiasm and infectious optimism since then. His new DVD, Live At Last showcases perfectly the versatility, both vocally and instrumentally, of this musical genius. You can catch Stevie performing his Wonder Autumn's Night tour when it stops for two days at The Borgata this Friday and Saturday.
Stevie play liveif you've never seen, you owe it to yourself to do so. In the fifty years (FIFTY YEARS!!) that he has been performing, his stage presence, audience interaction and connection with his ensemble musicians gets stronger every time. The alone thing about Stevie's performances is that unlike most musicians, he performs all his songs in the original key. This is downright unheard of when speaking of musicians his age—most will take songs down a few steps to accommodate their aging voices. You'll also hear him play songs from nearly every album of his marvelous career, from "Uptight (Everything's Alright)" to "So What The Fuss." Although we're not sure whether he'll be playing with a live horn section or a synth, it'll be worth your time either way.
The Borgata's Event Center is very acoustically sound and guests will be sure to have a comfortable, enjoyable experience there. The last time Phillyist saw Stevie, it was at the Wachovia Center. The acoustics there made it sound somewhat like Stevie was playing in the bottom of a trash can but here at the Borgata, you can expect a much more pure, true sound. Plus let's face it— the Borgata's a straight up swanky place in general. We actually like it there and always have a fun time when we go. It should also be noted that the Roots are also playing the Borgata that evening, in the Music Box. They're having an afterparty at Mixx later that evening, which sounds like the makings for an absolutely amazing night.
Stevie Wonder

Event Center at The Borgata, Atlantic City

Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31

Tickets: SOLD OUT! See what you can grab on craigslist

Unforgettable concert in Norfolk, Stevie Wonder delivers

2009-10-26T16:10:00.000-07:00

Performing arts in the world, there are concerts and then there are once-in-a-lifetime events. There are shows, and then there are life affirming celebrations that reignite the sense of joy and wonder and lightness you had as a child.
At the Ted Constant Convocation Center Sunday night, Stevie Wonder delivered one of those rare, unforgettable performances an attendee can always remember fondly.
There was no jumbo screen, no fireworks and not even an opening act—just Stevie and a crew that included two keyboardists, two conga players, two guitarists and four background singers, one of whom was his daughter Aisha Morris (yes, the one immortalized in the song “Isn’t She Lovely.”)
For nearly three hours, Stevie rolled through cherished songs including “Ribbon in the Sky” and “Sir Duke” with finesse; anyone that tells you Stevie sounds exactly as he does on record as he does in person—or if not better—is telling you the absolute truth. People leapt to their feet and danced in the aisles to “Superstition” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I’m Yours,” and screamed, over and over again, “I love you, Stevie!” – and he ended the show with the same refrain.
If there’s such a thing as a perfect concert, this waslikely it.

At MGM Grand at Foxwoods, Stevie Wonder Performs

2009-10-22T08:34:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder, who began his long career as a kid hanging around Motown studios in Detroit, performs tonight at 8 at MGM Grand at Foxwoods.Wonder has been singing from his lengthy catalog for this tour, including songs from "Innervisions," "Songs in the Key of Life," "Talking Book," "Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium," "Talking Book" and 2005's "A Time To Love."

CHURCH GETS WONDER-FUL VISITOR

2009-10-15T04:43:00.000-07:00

If it looks like Stevie Wonder and it sounds like Stevie Wonder, it must be Stevie Wonder.
At least that's what folks who attended Sunday services at Strong Tower Ministries in Stafford County are saying after an impromptu performance there.
"As soon as he opened his mouth, I was like, oh my gosh, that is definitely Stevie Wonder," said Lisa Thomas of Spotsylvania County.
A Stevie Wonder representative in Los Angeles had not confirmed the appearance with The Free Lance-Star as of late yesterday.
However, Ellery Taylor of Spotsylvania posted video he recorded with a BlackBerry on his Facebook page. It shows a man who appears to be Wonder singing on a stage at Strong Tower Ministries.
He sang "Falling in Love with Jesus," played the harmonica and gave testimony. A three-member band from the church off Ferry Road played with him.
Senior Pastor Kevin Mihlfeld said Wonder appeared during an 11 a.m. service and sat two or three rows from the back. He listened to a sermon by a guest pastor from South Africa.
Mihlfeld said Wonder was ushered to a room behind the stage near the end of the service. That's when he volunteered to sing.
People were getting ready to leave when Mihlfeld asked them if they wanted to hear Stevie Wonder. It got their attention.
"It was so incredibly surreal," Mihlfeld said.
He said he "knows for a fact" the man was Wonder, especially after talking with him for about 30 minutes. He said Wonder was visiting a sick friend in Virginia and knows some of the church's members.
"I know it happened but still, to me it's unbelievable," Mihlfeld said.

Stevie Wonder, Cranberries, Morrissey headed to town, Tickets

2009-10-09T11:29:00.000-07:00

R&B great Stevie Wonder headlines the MGM Grand Garden arena on Nov. 28. Tickets are $52.50, $105 and $157.50 and go on sale at noon Saturday at Ticketmaster outlets.
Reunited '90s pop rockers The Cranberries play The Pearl at the Palms on Dec. 3. Tickets are $35 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Pearl box office, 4321 W. Flamingo Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.
Beloved crooner Morrissey hits The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on Dec. 4, with Doll & The Kicks. Tickets start at $39.50 and go on sale at noon Saturday at The Joint box office, 4455 Paradise Road, and Ticketmaster outlets.
Actor/comedian Robin Williams enlivens the MGM Grand Garden arena on Dec. 5. Tickets are $75, $100, $175 and $225 and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at Ticketmaster outlets.
Classical pop superstar Andrea Bocelli brings his first U.S. holiday concert tour to the MGM Grand Garden arena on Dec. 12. Tickets are $75, $125, $195, $275 and $400 and are already on sale at Ticketmaster outlets.
R&B singer Raphael Saadiq visits the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on Nov. 21. General admission tickets are $33.50 in advance, $38.50 day of show and reserved seats are $48.50. They go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the House of Blues box office, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, and Ticketmaster outlets.
Death-metal heavyweights Nile slam into the House of Blues on Feb. 3, with Immolation, Krisiun, Abigail Williams and Dreaming Dead. Tickets are $24 in advance, $28 day of show, and go on sale at 10 a.m. today at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.
Latin alt-rockers Cafe Tacuba perform at the House of Blues on Nov. 19. Tickets are $40.50 in advance, $46 day of show, and are already on sale at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.
Spanish pop-rockers La Quinta Estacion play the House of Blues on Nov. 1. General admission tickets are $40.50 in advance, $45.50 day of show and reserved seats are $50.50 and $57.50. They are already on sale at the venue box office and Ticketmaster outlets.
Country singer Phil Vassar comes to Ovation at Green Valley Ranch on Jan. 1. Tickets are $29.50, $42.50 and $55 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Green Valley Ranch Boarding Pass Rewards Center, 2300 Paseo Verde Parkway.
Rocker Ted Nugent blazes into the Grand Events Center at Green Valley Ranch on Jan. 23. Tickets are $27.50, $37.50, $47.50 and $57.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the venue box office.
Hard rock lifers Y&T perform at Club Madrid at Sunset Station on Dec. 11. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 day of show, and go on sale Saturday at the Sunset Station Boarding Pass Rewards Center, 1301 W. Sunset Road.

Gretchen Everhart, Stevie Wonder's former teacher speaks

2009-09-30T03:03:00.000-07:00

Audience members tapped their feet and sang along to the songs of Stevie Wonder, as the musician's one time teacher told stories about his time with the famous songwriter.
Tim Hull, who taught Wonder in the 1960s from fifth grade to high school graduation, spoke Tuesday at Gretchen Everhart School to a room of more than 50 particular education teachers and music lovers.
Hull traveled from his home in Tampa after being asked by student Colleen Morrissey, who is studying exceptional student education at Florida State University.
Morrissey read Hull's book "The Wonder Years: My Life and Times with Stevie Wonder" for a class grant and was inspired to bring the author to Tallahassee to speak about teaching the visually impaired musician.
Hull, who is legally blind, explained that he was asked to privately teach Wonder while Wonder traveled on tour because of his experience in teaching blind children in Detroit. He later became Wonder's tour manager.
"I wanted to learn about the techniques he used with Stevie Wonder," Mickey Damelio, a teacher of the visually impaired, said about attending the event.
Particular education teacher Barbara Donaldson said she wanted to hear Hull tell his story.
"He gave a historical perspective of the '60s and talked about how he was able to overcome all obstacles," she said.
Linda Jones read a Braille excerpt of Hull's book to the pair. She read about two traveling around the world and the prejudices they faced being a white teacher with a black student.
"Tim's book is not only about his time with Stevie, but gives us a personal up-front view of the '60s," Jones said.
Hull spoke fondly about his time with his student and friend, but vividly remembered his favorite times; listening to Wonder sing and record music.

Pre Rock Hall Tour Stevie Wonder Lines Up

2009-09-24T05:01:00.000-07:00

Fresh off a celebrated performance at VH1 Divas last week, Stevie Wonder has booked a line up of shows leading up to his anticipated appearance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th Anniversary celebration. Set to kick off October 22, Wonder's short tour will make stops in Mashantucket, CT and Verona, NY before wrapping up October 25 in Norfolk, VA.As confirmed earlier this year, Wonder will join Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin and U2 at the two-day 25th Anniversary celebration of Rock and Roll October 29 and 30 in New York.Proceeds from the shows will go toward creating a permanent endowment for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and Museum. According to arrangers, the concerts will be curated by Tom Hanks, Jann Wenner, Robbie Robertson and Cameron Crowe, among others and will include both live and filmed segments to help tell the story of rock and roll.Tour Itinerary:October 22 Mashantucket, CT MGM Grand at FoxwoodsOctober 23 - Verona, NY - Event Center at Turning Stone Resort CasinoOctober 25 - Norfolk, VA - Constant Convocation CenterOctober 29 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Tickets to Stevie Wonder's Norfolk show go on sale Friday

2009-09-21T11:46:00.000-07:00

Pop and R&B legend Stevie Wonder has not frequented Hampton Roads stages in current years, but he seems to finally be cruising in this direction.Today, officials announce that Wonder will play 7:30 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Ted Constant Center in Norfolk, performing a show titled "A Wonder Autumn Night." Tickets go on sale Friday from the Constant Center Box Office, by calling 888-3-COXTIX, and through Coxtix.com. Prices have not been announced.It's to be one of a handful of concerts Wonder has performed in the region over the last 20 years. Wonder played Hampton Coliseum in 1982 and has appeared here infrequently since.The show's title spins off the 59 year old singer's DVD "Live at Last: A Wonder Summer's Night," which was released in March. The concert document was filmed Sept. 30 and Oct. 1, 2008, at London's O2 Arena. In April, Wonder performed for a family on ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," where he sang a customized version of his tune "I Just Called To Say I Love You." That's one of Wonder's 46 top 40 hits, which include "Fingertips Pt. 2," "Superstition," "I Wish" and "Sir Duke." Among other Wonder favorites are "Higher Ground" and "My Cherie Amour."

the X Factor's approval to Wonder boy Olly wins

2009-09-16T08:55:00.000-07:00

HE may be have caught the nation’s attention on the X Factor, but he’s not too big to remember his mates.
Witham man Olly Murs is all anyone can talk about in the town after his appearance on Saturday night’s TV show.
The 25 year old knocked the socks off Simon Cowell, who has a reputation for viciously honest criticism, as well as fellow judges Louis Walsh, Dannii Minogue and Cheryl Cole.
Cowell, on seeing Olly’s performance of the Stevie Wonder hit Superstition, described him as “very, very, very cool”.
When it came to voting, Cowell said: “This is the easiest ‘yes’ I have ever given.”
Cheryl described him as a “natural born entertainer”.
But Witham friends of Olly say he has kept in close contact, not forgetting his roots.
He visited both his footballing mates and his local pub on Saturday night.
John Fisher, landlord of the George, said Olly is an “easy go lucky guy” who they were all rooting for.
Mr Fisher first noticed Olly two years ago when he was beatboxing in the pub.
He said: “What you saw on Saturday is what you get, he’s such a nice kid.
“I would be surprised if anyone had a bad word to say about him, unless they were jealous.”
Olly plays regularly at the pub with his friend Jonathan Goodey, he said.
Tony Last, chairman of Witham Town Football Club, where Olly used to play as a centre forward, said: “He came up and saw us, he’s not too big for that. We asked him how he got on and he said, ‘you’ve got to watch it’.”
The customer advisor for Climate Energy, on Witham’s Freebournes Road, reportedly tried for X Factor before, but was knocked back by the judges.
He also appeared on the Noel Edmonds show Deal Or No Deal in 2007, where he could have won £250,000, but came away with £10.
Olly, of Carraways, has been barred from speaking to local media until he goes through to the contest’s boot camp weekend, on September 26 and 27.

The new album to Stevie Wonder and Tony Bennett team

2009-08-26T11:07:00.000-07:00

Two of music's brightest stars Tony Bennett and Stevie Wonder will unite to record a full album together, according to Bennett's record company.
Columbia Records announced today that its biggest running star, the 83 year old Bennett, will team with one of soul's most important figures, 59 year old Wonder.
The company presented no specific information about delivery date, song selection, or a title for the joint work.
The new recording won't be the first time the king of principle has wailed with the master of pop/soul. Wonder arose on two previous all star recordings by the older singer: 2001's "Playin' with My Friends: Bennett Sings The Blues," and 2006's "Duets: An American Classic."
The latter disc featured a re-do of Wonder's old song "For Once in My Life," which assumulated a Grammy for Pop Vocal alliance.

Stevie Wonder: VV Brown to set me up with his son

2009-08-23T11:49:00.000-07:00

VV Brown has revealed that Stevie Wonder once asked her to date his son. The singer met up with the music caption after they were both signed to Island Records. When they got chatting, the blind musician advised she meet one of his 4 boys. ‘Stevie Wonder stroked my hand and then invited me to go on a date with his son,’ she tells Now Online.‘I don’t care if he is Stevie Wonder’s son, I just didn’t expect him. He wasn’t that good looking.’VV Brown's album Travelling Like The Light is out now.

Stevie Wonder at VH1 Divas 2003 Watch Whitney Houston Belt

2009-08-20T01:02:00.000-07:00

As Rolling Stone resulted last month, VH1 will animate their Divas special for the first time since 2004 on September 17th with a live show featuring Kelly Clarkson, Leona Lewis, Miley Cyrus and Adele program continuous from New York’s Brooklyn Academy of Music Howard Gilman Opera House. Buzz over this year’s event is at present building on the show’s spanking new Website, Divas.VH1.com, where special clips of ultimate Divas instant from years’ past will be posted. And Rolling Stone has an exclusive video right now: click above to see Whitney Houston and Stevie Wonder’s powerhouse gig of “I Was Made to Love Her” from VH1 Divas 2003.
Houston conceivable the elemental diva will be making her grand return this fall with her first studio album of fresh material since 2002. Rolling Stone was there when Houston presented I Look to You at a star studded New York gala, where the 46-year old star said, “I had plans to live on this little island and open a fruit stand a call it a day. But I got this call from Clive [Davis], and he said, ‘No, that’s not what you’re gonna do.

Stevie Wonder Bea's mix up

2009-08-17T23:10:00.000-07:00

DUMB Bea Hamill has accepted she did not understand that Stevie Wonder was black.
The 24 year old also said she did not know the artist, who has recorded more than thirty US top 10 hits, was careless.
Glamour model Sophie Reade added she was not sure what the multiple Grammy Award winner looked like and asked if he had once sung with Brit pop band Blur.

Siavash Sabbaghpour and Marcus Akin were alarmed when the psychology graduate made the admission on Sunday morning.
They both agreed not knowing what Stevie Wonder looked liked was like not knowing what Michael Jackson looked like.
It's not the first time Bea's general knowledge has let her down.
Earlier in the series she wrongly told royalist Rodrigo Lopes the Queen's husband, Prince Phillip was dead.

DJs playing only Stevie Wonder in salute, It’s no superstition

2009-08-14T23:49:00.000-07:00

This is not your everyday pool party.
The schedule starts with a question-and-answer conference with New York-based DJs Spinna and Bobbito. Then, it’s six hours of nonstop music, all of it from Stevie Wonder.
DJ Spinna (Vincent Williams) put together the first accolade a show honoring Wonder’s 1976 album, “Songs in the Key of Life” — on New York City’s Lower East Side in 1999.
“It was the biggest contribution the venue had ever seen,” event co-creator and producer Keita P. Williams recalls.
Its accomplishment spawned the larger tribute, “WONDER-Full,” which mines Wonder’s entire index. This show has be concerned with the past decade traveling the world. It’s played New York and Los Angeles and made stops in Japan, England and Holland.
“He’s major in Japan,” Williams says, laughing. “They speak the language of music, and the lyrics they were singing along.”
Six hours may sound like a long time to hear music from any one artist, but Williams affirm that the subsituting sets from Spinna and Bobbito (born Robert Garcia) are anything but insistent.
“It’s all Stevie Wonder excellent albums, excellent cuts, covers, remixes,” she explains. “You’re being educated about Stevie’s index of music that he’s recorded with other artists, samples, a lot of hip-hop samples. You have to have a great ear to know that it’s Stevie’s music.”
Of course, there’s one man who would likely accredit every track Stevie Wonder. Last year the 59 year old singer songwriter actually showed up at a “WONDER-Full” accident and performed for the devoted crowd and equally surprised DJs.
“It was mayhem,” Williams says. “The oceans parted the seas of people from the back as he was walking in. The DJs were all the way up on stage not knowing what was happening until he got closer. They droped their minds.”
Keeping Wonder fresh in people’s minds is eventually what the aggregate production is about; that and paying applause to an artist who helped shaped R&B and soul into what they are today.
“If your name is not in the lights, no one knows you,” Williams laments. It’s important “to accolade all great artists not only when they’re gone, but when they’re here, too.”

STEVIE WONDER TO JOIN 'DWTS'?

2009-08-06T03:15:00.000-07:00

ET's Kevin Frazier talks to Stevie Wonder about whether he'll be showing off his best moves on "Dancing with the Stars!"
The singing legend, who spoke to Kevin in Washington D.C. where he's performing during inauguration activities, says he is seriously thinking about going on the hit ABC show and will be trying to get into shape so he can show his best dance steps if he debuts on the show.
Stevie, 58, also tells ET he is excited and proud to be a part of President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration and says he has something special planned for his performance during a star-studded concert on Washington's National Mall.

2009-08-06T01:18:00.000-07:00

Current career

2009-07-16T14:31:00.000-07:00

Wonder's first new album in ten years, A Time to Love, was released on in OCT,2005, after having been pushed back from first a May, and then a June release. The album was released on internet in Sept,2005. Prince on guitar and background vocals from En Vogue.

I Just Called To Say I Love You

2009-04-15T00:12:00.000-07:00

No new yearss day
To celebrate
No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away
No first of spring
No song to sing
In fact heres just another ordinary day
No april rain
No flowers bloom
No wedding saturday within the month of june
But what it is
Is something true
Made up of these three words that I must say to you

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

No summers high
No warm july
No harvest moon to light one tender august night
No autumn breeze
No falling leaves
No even time for birds to fly to southern skies
No libra sun
No halloween
No giving thanks to all the christmas joy you bring
But what it is
Though old so new
To fill your heart like no three words could ever do.

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart.

I just called to say I love you
I just called to say how much I care
I just called to say I love you
And I mean it from the bottom of my heart

Of my heart
Of my heart

Stevie Wonder Honours

2008-06-11T02:13:00.000-07:00

A Profound Person

" He is the best example of what a human being can be."

(Herbie Hancock)

Acclaim

"Stevie Wonder is one of the most prolific songwriters of this millenium and many milleniums to come."

(Smokey Robinson)

Vision

"You are a great influence on us musicians who eat humble pie in your path."

(Elton John)

Inspiration

"You are my inspiration, you are my musical guru, and you are the greatest songwriter of all time.

(Babyface)

Friendship

"I would not be what I am if it were not for Stevie Wonder."

(Brian Mcknight)

Genius

"Stevie Wonder has to be the greatest drummer of our time."

(Eric Clapton)

Stevie Wonder Timeline

2008-06-11T02:02:00.000-07:00

1950 - 13 May Stevie is born.
1954 - Steve receives his first instrument a 6-hole Harmonica.
1963 - Fingertips single reached #1 on Billboard Pop Charts.
1968 - Graduated with honours from the Michigan School for the Blind. Stevie releases four albums: Someday At Christmas, Greatest Hits, Eivets Rednow, For Once In My Life.
1969 - Received the Distinguished Service Award from President Nixon
My Cherie Amour album peaked #3 R&B 34 Pop.
1970 - Marriage to Syreeta. Produced & Arranged the album Signed, Sealed, Delivered, #7R&B, 25Pop.
1973 - August 6th car accident puts Stevie in Coma for 10 days. Innervisions album release.
1979 - Secret Life of Plants is released peaking at #4 on Pop and R&B charts.
1980 - Hotter Than July released peaking at #1 R&B #3 pop and #2 UK. Stevie embarks on campaign to make Martin Luther King's birthday a National Holiday in the US..
1987 - Release of Characters album peaking at #1 R&B and #17 Pop.
1989 - Inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1991 - Release of Jungle Fever Motion Picture Soundtrack charting at #1 R&B, 24 Pop..
1998 - Writes a song and performs at Pavrotti's War Child charity concert.
1999 - Boxset At The Close Of A Century released. Received 2 Grammys for work on Hancock's album. Received the Polar Music Prize in Sweden and honoured by the Kennedy Center.
2001 - Stevie performs at Detroit's 300th anniversary celebration. Receives Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award.
2006 - Stevie's mother Lula Mae Hardaway passes away age 74. Honoured with the National Artistic Achievement Award .
2007 - Honoured at the 4th Annual Alfred Mann Foundation Gala..
2008 - Received The NAACP Hall of Fame Award.

Stevie Wonder Latest News

2008-06-11T01:52:00.000-07:00

Stevie gave an hour long concert last night at a fund raising event in Greenwich, London that helped raise £25 million for children in need around the world.
Stevie performed in London today at the Hard Rock Cafe where he announced a European Tour commencing September 9th in Birmingham and concluding September 28th in Paris. See Tour page for details.
Happy 58th birthday to Stevie on Tuesday May 13th.
Stevie has announced the following additional concert dates:

( June 19 Mohegan Sun, Ucansville, CT - June 21 Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, NJ July 01 Fiddler's Green, Englewood, CO - July 04 Reno Event Center, Reno, Nevada - July 05 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, California - July 11 Auburn's White River Amphitheatre on Seattle - July 12 GM Place, Vancouver )

Stevie will be playing in New York - on 18 June - New York, Jones Beach
Stevie will perform at the Taste of Chicago on June 28. The event will be held from June 27 to July 6 at Grant Park
Stevie along with Paul McCartney, Queen, Bono and Will Smith are expected to perform in Hyde Park, Central London, to mark the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela on June 27th.
Stevie will perform at the Milwaukee Summerfest on Thursday June 26 at the Marcus Amphitheater. Stevie and Aretha Franklin will receive special honours tonight (Feb 14) at the 39th NAACP Image Awards (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG)

Stevie Wonder A Greatest Hits Collection

2008-06-11T01:31:00.000-07:00

Part-Time Lover
Send One Your Love
I Just Called to Say I Love You
All I Do full track
Superstition
Sir Duke full
That Girl full
For Your Love
My Cherie Amour
I Was Made to Love Her
I Wish
You Will Know
Do I Do

A Time To Love : Tracklist

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If Your Love Cannot Be Moved (feat. Kim Burrell)
Sweetest Somebody I Know
Moon Blue
From the Bottom of My Heart
Please Don't Hurt My Baby
How Will I Know (feat. Aisha Morris)
My Love Is on Fire
Passionate Raindrops
Tell Your Heart I Love You (feat. Bonnie Raitt)
True Love
Shelter From the Rain
So What the Fuss (feat. Prince & En Vogue)
Can't Imagine Love Without You
Positivity (feat. Aisha Morris)
A Time to Love (feat. India.Arie & Paul McCartney)

Stevie Wonder Music Awards

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2000 - ASCAP Award for Wild Wild West (1999)
1997 -ASCAP Award for Dangerous (1995)
1992 - ASCAP Award for Jungle Fever (1991)
1985 - Oscar Award for The woman in Red (1984)
1985 - Golden Globe Award for The Woman in Red (1984)
2000 - Razzie Award Awared for Wild Wild West (1999)

Top Ten U.S. and UK Albums

2008-06-10T03:40:00.000-07:00

1963: Recorded Live: The 12 Year Old Genius (U.S. #1)
1972: Talking Book (U.S. #3)
1973: Innervisions (U.S. #4, UK #8)
1974: Fulfillingness' First Finale (U.S. #1, UK #5)
1976: Songs in the Key of Life (U.S. #1, UK #2)
1979: Journey through the Secret Life of Plants Soundtrack (U.S. #4, UK #8)
1980: Hotter than July (U.S. #3, UK #2)
1982: Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium (U.S. #4, UK #8)
1984: The Woman in Red Soundtrack (U.S. #4, UK #2)
1985: In Square Circle (U.S. #5, UK #5)
1995: Conversation Peace (UK #8)
2005: A Time to Love (U.S. #5)

Stevie Wonder - A time To Love

About Stevie Wonder

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When one is called upon to define musical genius, few would have any difficulty associating Stevie Wonders' creativity with the term. His ability to "see" the world's ugly inhabitants as well as the world's beautifulness and then transcribing what he has "seen" is nothing short of genius.
Brought to Motown at the age of eleven, Stevie Wonder was born blind, but with a special gift – the gift of songwriting, piano playing, and an uncanny vocal rhythm. His awards are too numerous to count, but include twenty-one Grammy Awards and an Oscar Award.
Stevie Wonder had forthright parents who brought him up as any of their other children. He would have to fend for himself and make it in the world. His parents quickly caught on to their son’s musical ambitions and allowed him to perform on Sundays during church services. Even when he was brought up in Detroit, Michigan, his parents made sure that all their children led as balanced a childhood as possible – whether it be in school, sports, or music.

Throughout the seventies and eighties, Stevie continued winning awards and releasing hit songs. He even opened for The Rolling Stones in their tour across America in 1972. He won three Grammy Awards and an Album of the Year award for his release of Innervisions. He then recorded I Just Called to Say I Love You, which topped both American and European charts. Even to this day, Stevie Wonder continues to release albums, most notably A Time to Love in 2005.

Stevie Wonder Support Obama by his Music

2008-06-10T02:52:00.000-07:00

LONDON (AP) - Stevie Wonder hasn't been shy about his support for Barack Obama's candidacy for president. So you can imagine that he was a pretty happy fella when word got to him in London that the Illinois senator had gone over the top in the delegate count for the Democratic nomination.
He played a private performance at the Hard Rock Cafe, but his expressions of support for Obama were anything but private when he sat down for an interview with The Associated Press.
He said he believes Obama is the kind of person who can enhance America's image around the world. Wonder says the world wants to see a U.S. that is truly united and that nominating, and in his case, hopefully electing a black president, will be the kind of change the world longs to see.

From: The Associated Press

Stevie Wonder - Photo Gallery

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Stevie Wonder - O2 Arena, London

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One of contemporary music's most iconic stars, the legendary Stevie Wonder, announced that he is hitting the road for the first time in more than a decade throughout Europe. Stevie's London date will be at The O2 on the Greenwich Peninsula on Thursday September 11th 2008.Tickets go on sale on 13 June.

How to Get There:

By Tube - Day & night

The Jubilee Line to North Greenwich for The O2 (Zone 2).
Canary Wharf in 5 minutesLondon Bridge or Stratford in 10 minutesWaterloo in 15 minutesBond Street in 20 minutes
The Jubilee line is the only Underground route that connects with all others - so not only can London residents reach us with no hassle, National Rail passengers from all over the UK can too. The walk from North Greenwich underground station to The O2 is approximately 200m.

By bus

North Greenwich for The O2 is a major travel interchange with 7 bus routes and a frequency of up to almost a bus a minute.
The O2 ShuttleLate night express buses from The O2 to Central London after special events. See The O2 Shuttle site for more information and to book tickets.

By car

The M25 (London orbital), the A2/A20 (from the South East) and the M11 (from the North) all offer good access and The O2 is clearly signposted. We have 2,000 parking spaces which can be pre-booked on event nights and we offer services including special VIP drop off points.
Plan your route to The O2 with the AA planner. Simply, click on the AA image below and follow instructions - The O2 postcode is SE10 0DX
Find out more about car parking

Stevie Wonder Tickets On Sale!

2008-06-10T01:27:00.000-07:00

The 57-year-old, will start the tour from Birmingham on 8th September that he announced during a showcase in London on 5th July. The tickets of Stevie Wonder are on sale now. You can find a lot of tickets agents websites where you can easily buy 100% cheap Stevie Wonder tickets. This is a great chance for the fans of Stevie Wonder to see him because he has announced his tour after a long decade. Tickets for the concerts will go on sale from 9am BST on June 13. The list of Tickets Agent are as follows:

Seatwave (http://www.seatwave.com/)

Viagogo (http://www.viagogo.com/)

TheOnlineTicketShop (http://www.theonlineticketshop.com/)

TicketsNow (http://www.ticketsnow.com/)

TheOnlineTicketExchange (http://www.theonlineticketexchange.com/)

Stevie Wonder Announced European Tour

2008-06-09T09:16:00.000-07:00

Stevie Wonder has announced his European tour in London during a showcase on 5th June 2008.
After his announcement, it was confirmed that the star will play his first European tour in over a decade this year. There are 12 dates that he has announced for his european tour.

The dates of Stevie Wonder are as follows:

Birmingham NIA (September 8)

Manchester MEN (9)

London O2 Arena (11)

Rotterdam Ahoy (14)

Aalborg Gigantium (17)

Stockholm Globe (19)

Hamar Vikingskipet (20)

Cologne Arena (22)

Mannheim Sap Arena (23)

Munich Olympiahalle (25)

Milan Datchforum (26)

Paris Bercy (28)