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Sade enters their fourth decade of existence with a sixth studio album. And what an entrance! The group’s distinct sound, precisely constructed to perforate the artifice of performance and directly convey the wages of the heart, seems to have an unusual resistance to mortality, existing beyond popular music trends; it is as if Sade have stepped outside of the aging process. Their sound is singular, their familiar style so strong that any one track feels as if it could have been recorded during any period of the group’s history, a meaningful timelessness that allows minor renovations to feel like revelations. [Read More]
R&B singer Mary J. Blige will headline this year’sEssence Music Festival in New Orleans, Billed as one of the nation’s largest annual events celebrating black music and culture, the festival is slated for July 2 through 4. The full lineup has not been released, but as in the past, musical acts will perform at theLouisiana Superdome and motivational seminars will be held during the day at the Morial Convention Center. Besides headliners like Blige, the festival showcases New Orleans acts. In the past, those acts have included New Orleans’ queen of soul Irma Thomas, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and trumpeterIrvin Mayfield. Blige has performed at Essence eight times. This year she is expected to perform songs from her latest studio album, “Stronger with Each Tear.” 
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. Six years ago, FOX tried to pry O’Brien away from NBC by reportedly offering to triple his salary if he’d switch networks, but he stayed because execs promised he’d soon inherit The Tonight Show, late night’s most illustrious gig, from Jay Leno. Now, less than a year since the poofy-haired redhead took over, the NBC peacock is showing its true colors, trying to push The Tonight Show back to 12:05 a.m. (a.k.a. tomorrow motherfuckin’ morning) so Leno, who failed miserably in prime time, can slide back into the 11:35 p.m. slot. FOX is nipping at O’Brien again, and there’s a chance the network may land the star simply because he wants to be treated like one. 
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The depressing realization that the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather fight is kaput is finally settling over the boxing community. As has been reported by Dan Rafael at ESPN and a variety of other news outlets, it seems that Pacquiao will now be Pacquiao Vs. Mayweather Comes to a Screeching Halt, Who’s to Blame? slated to face welterweight contender Joshua Clottey while Mayweather is working on lining up an opponent for himself 
The man who refused to talk about the past finally did. Mark McGwire confirmed on Monday what anyone who has followed baseball over the past five years already knew. He took steroids, not once or twice as so many of his peers have claimed, but on and off throughout the decade that made him famous. “Looking back,” McGwire said, “I wish I had never played in the steroid era.” 
Lady Gaga does not do off-the-rack fashion. The singer changed six times over the course of the MTV Video Music Awards and each outfit demonstrated her mastery of the mix. She added an Alex Noble lace headpiece to a chiffon-topped white dress for the after-party (left), a Jean Paul Gaultier sculpted one-piece (along with Viktor & Rolf boots) backstage (right) and wore a sheer Alexander McQueen number with a Haus of Gaga crown to pick up one of her three awards (center). Do you think she is a trendsetter? 
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