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Given his musical influence and legacy, it’s still hard to believe that Bob Marley was only 36 when he died of cancer in 1981. His sons have carried the musical torch since then, and announced Tuesday that several of them — Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani and Damian — would embark on The Legacy Tour this fall…
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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles premiere of Bob Marley: One Love was held at Westwood’s Regency Theater, where the theme of the night was the prolific star’s spirituality and how that commitment translated throughout his musical movement.
“You can’t separate the music and the message,” is a quote that Kingsley Ben-Adir, who plays Marley in One Love, can be heard saying in the trailer. The line serves as a reminder that Marley used reggae music as a way to promote peace, love and unity in his Jamaican culture and throughout the world.
“To get that line put into the film was really important,” the star told The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet. “When you understand what Bob’s saying in his songs, he’s talking about God. He’s singing for God through him.”
Ziggy Marley, who is Bob Marley’s son as well as a producer on the film, explained why his father used singing to connect to others and overcome adversity. “Music is a powerful tool if you use it the right way, and that was his tool,” he said. “He kind of sacrificed himself for that message.”
It is a message that screenwriters Terence Winter and Frank E. Flowers wanted to capture during the pivotal times in Marley’s life, including a shooting and his exodus to London. These moments, Winter said, are “terrifying in spots and inspirational in others, and heartbreaking and uplifting. It all happened in a very small part of his life.”
Bob Marley’s influence also went beyond the stage and into his own home with his children, as Ziggy Marley recalled how growing up, fathers “want you to be just like them,” and ultimately his connection and experiences with his father prepared him for the film.
“They’ve never been in his car with his kids, they’ve never been in the studio with him,” he said of the audience. “This film is going to bring it inside to his world… You’re now a part of the band, a part of the community that hangs around Bob, and you’re going to see everything and experience everything.”
Flowers added that while working on the film, he realized Marley “was an ego-less rock star.”
“He was a man who did not want things to be about him,” the writer added. “He wanted it to be about his message, and that was a beautiful thing to tap into for us.”
Bob Marley: One Love hits theaters on Feb. 14.
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They have collaborated with some of the biggest names in the electronic dance community like Cash Cash and David Guetta. And now, they’ve teamed up with the legendary vocalist, songwriter, and composer Sam Martin. Martin’s known for helping out on hits with Jason Derulo, “Want To Want Me”, and Ziggy Marley, “Fly Rasta.” Together, Stadiumx, Azariah, and Sam Martin are releasing the masterpiece that is “Heaven!”
“Heaven” is about looking back on your past relationships…and it’s masked by a summery, upbeat track that reminds you of sunshine and pool parties. It’s a classic Stadiumx mix, true to their beats and production, and to mix in Azariah and Sam Martin makes for a nearly perfect track. You can listen to the song here:
Stadiumx talked to Popdust about what it was like making “Heaven” and working with all of these amazing artists through the years!
PD: Congratulations on “Heaven!” It’s a perfect blend of genre-bending sounds that make for a great summer anthem. What was it like to work with Azahriah and Sam Martin for the track?
Thank You! We are very happy to working with Sam again! He’s a great guy and an awesome singer/songwriter! Azi is also a very talented artist and deserves to be known by people outside of Hungary and internationally.
PD: What was your favorite memory creating the song?
I think that was the moment when we got the final masters. It was a huge challenge to combine two such different vocals in one song! We got huge help from Cass (Wired Masters) from London, he did an amazing job on the final masters.
PD: When collaborating with different artists across multiple genres, do you have a different production process?
Yes. When we make a completely own song, what we do is much more dancefloor oriented. When we work with other songwriters, the goal is that the song works together with the vocalists and that the sound design does not dominate the entire song. You have to find the perfect balance.
PD: What was it like collaborating with some of the biggest names in the EDM community right now like David Guetta and Cash Cash?
It’s a honour to work with such great artists. Getting the best of a song is always our priority!
PD: How do you create such a unique sound when making your music?
For those singles that we make to play in DJ sets for the clubs, dynamics and energy are the main aspects. For the songs that we make together with singers and songwriters, the most important thing is that the song is whole and everything works all together.
PD: Your first hit was “Howl At The Moon”, which was a smash and the number one song played at 2014 Ultra…how did that song help shape your music careers?
HATM gave us the opportunity to get to know by the audience. It was a very important step in our career. However, we are producers who have been making music for more than 20 years, so it is important to renew, to search for new inputs. We want to make songs that are not necessarily based on repetition or the past success, but bring new experiences to us and the fans.
PD: What’s next for you this year? Any more new music or touring?
I have to say that this year promises to be very strong with releases! There will be many collaborations this year! I can’t reveal some of them yet, but what I can tell you is that we have two new songs coming out in August. One with Bingo Players and the other one with the American producer Morgan Page.
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FILE – Elton John performs on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Elton John is scheduled to perform at the Glastonbury Festival in June, in what organizers say will be his last-ever show in Britain. The festival announced Friday, Dec. 2, 2022 that the star will play the 2023 festival’s final night on June 25 (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
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Today in History
Today is Monday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2022. There are 75 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Oct. 17, 1933, Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany.
On this date:
In 1610, French King Louis XIII, age nine, was crowned at Reims, five months after the assassination of his father, Henry IV.
In 1777, British forces under Gen. John Burgoyne surrendered to American troops in Saratoga, New York, in a turning point of the Revolutionary War.
In 1807, Britain declared it would continue to reclaim British-born sailors from American ships and ports regardless of whether they held U.S. citizenship.
In 1910, social reformer and poet Julia Ward Howe, author of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” died in Portsmouth, R.I. at age 91.
In 1931, mobster Al Capone was convicted in Chicago of income tax evasion. (Sentenced to 11 years in prison, Capone was released in 1939.)
In 1966, 12 New York City firefighters were killed while battling a blaze in lower Manhattan. The TV game show “The Hollywood Squares” premiered on NBC.
In 1967, Puyi (poo-yee), the last emperor of China, died in Beijing at age 61.
In 1973, Arab oil-producing nations announced they would begin cutting back oil exports to Western nations and Japan; the result was a total embargo that lasted until March 1974.
In 1978, President Carter signed a bill restoring U.S. citizenship to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
In 1979, Mother Teresa of India was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
In 1989, an earthquake measuring 6.9 in magnitude struck northern California, killing 63 people and causing $6 billion worth of damage.
In 2018, residents of the Florida Panhandle community of Mexico Beach who had fled Hurricane Michael a week earlier returned home to find homes, businesses and campers ripped to shreds; the storm had killed at least 59 people and caused more than $25 billion in damage in Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.
Ten years ago: Federal authorities in New York said a Bangladeshi student had been arrested in an FBI sting after he tried to detonate a phony 1,000-pound truck bomb outside the Federal Reserve building in Manhattan. (Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis was sentenced to 30 years in prison.)
Five years ago: Just hours before President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban was due to take effect, a federal judge in Hawaii blocked most of the ban, saying it suffered from the same flaws as the previous version. U.S.-backed Syrian forces gained control of the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which was once the heart of the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate.
One year ago: Police in Haiti said a notorious gang known for brazen kidnappings and killings was believed responsible for abducting 17 missionaries from a U.S.-based organization, including five children. (Two of the missionaries were released in November; the others would go free in December.) Russia reported its largest daily number of new coronavirus infections to date, more than 70% higher than the number a month earlier. Allie Quigley scored 26 points and Candace Parker added 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to help the Chicago Sky win its first WNBA championship with a 80-74 Game 4 victory over the Phoenix Mercury.
Today’s Birthdays: Singer Gary Puckett is 80. Actor Michael McKean is 75. Actor George Wendt is 74. Actor-singer Bill Hudson is 73. Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker is 67. Astronaut Mae Jemison is 66. Country singer Alan Jackson is 64. Movie critic Richard Roeper is 63. Movie director Rob Marshall is 62. Actor Grant Shaud is 62. Animator Mike Judge is 60. Rock singer-musician Fred LeBlanc (Cowboy Mouth) is 59. Singer Rene’ Dif is 55. Reggae singer Ziggy Marley is 54. Actor Wood Harris is 53. Singer Wyclef Jean (zhahn) is 53. World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els is 53. Singer Chris Kirkpatrick (’N Sync) is 51. Rapper Eminem is 50. Actor Sharon Leal is 50. Actor Matthew Macfadyen is 48. Actor Felicity Jones is 39. Actor Chris Lowell is 38.
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Charity Pros for Heroes Virtual Fundraiser to Support the Children of Fallen Heroes
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updated: Mar 31, 2021
FORT MYERS, Fla., March 31, 2021 (Newswire.com)
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Rosanne Cash, Lance Bass, Ziggy Marley and John Fogerty are just a few of the stars coming together to honor the front-line healthcare workers and first responders that died of Covid-19. The “Charity Pros for Heroes” live virtual event will salute the Heroes of the pandemic and raise funds to help provide educational scholarships and grant the children of the fallen heroes a special “Megan’s Wish”.
“Every day, we learn of incredible stories of these children nationwide who are dealing with the effects of losing their parent,” explains Megan Maloney, founder of The Charity Pros. “These Heroes went to work every day during our darkest times of the pandemic and gave their lives while protecting us from the very fate they suffered, Covid-19.”
Megan, a budding young philanthropist by day and food server by night, founded the Ft Myers non-profit just prior to the pandemic to advocate for children’s social causes and help provide kids opportunities for a better life. However, once the pandemic hit, Megan changed up the programming after the death toll started to rise. “My dad lost two friends in the first few months of the pandemic from Covid, including childhood friend, Naples firefighter Tony Christensen. “Tony’s funeral really hit my dad, I think it made it real for a lot of people, we knew then that we wanted to help make a difference.”
Charity Pros for Heroes will honor those like Bryant, a firefighter from Converse, TX, that leaves behind his two small children and Tawauna, a nurse from Kettering, Ohio, that leaves behind six children and her newborn that she never got to hold. “It’s heartbreaking that many of these kids never got to say goodbye to their mother or father, their Hero,” continues Megan, “sadly despite all the fundraising, these kids have been forgotten, we need to help.”
In a time when celebrities are being inundated with requests, the Charity Pros have been able to gather support of many artists. “We started emailing artist management and immediately had support, It’s just been a blessing how some managers have really embraced the cause,” adds Megan, “they share it with the artist and if there is passion, they support it, there is no better feeling, we are so grateful.”
Sponsors of all levels can still get involved in the live virtual broadcast. A sponsor can co-host a segment, announce the next artist, or go live to present a check, contact megan@thecharitypros.org today.
Charity Pros for Heroes will be broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook, April 6, 2021 at 8:30 EST, featuring special appearances from Rosanne Cash, Ziggy Marley, John Fogerty, Lance Bass, Kevin Cronin (REO), Kelly Hansen (Foreigner), Don Felder, Andy Grammer, Andrea Barber, Michael Franti, Tiera, Jawan M. Jackson, Danny Arroyo, Drew Baldridge, Ben Allen and more added daily.
Source: The Charity Pros
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