Saturday, 25 December 2010

(Stevie) Wonder Host A Concert

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.

Saturday, 11 December 2010

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


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.

Thursday, 2 December 2010

Wonder Offers To Write A Song For King's Wife


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."

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Stevie Wonder sings for Jerry Brown

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.

Monday, 8 November 2010

Mark Ronson ready to stalk Stevie Wonder

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.”

Wednesday, 27 October 2010

Wizard of Oz movie


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.

Thursday, 26 August 2010

Stevie Wonder: Tribute Pays To Michael Jackson


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.

Tuesday, 3 August 2010

Biography of Stevie Wonder


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.
At President Barack Obama's Inauguration Day Concert from his political activism to his near fatal car crash to his appearance, this Biography explores the life and music of a truly remarkable man.

Friday, 9 July 2010

Stevie Wonder: Stevie Wonder performs with Prince


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."

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

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


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."