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Songwriter Ivan Matias Reflects Back on His friendship with Aaliyah
[Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001)] Happy Birthday Aalyiah! There are few times in life when you come across someone and know instantly that you are in the presence of greatness. Aaliyah was just that. A genuine, sweet, unpretentious spirit that drew me to her from our first meeting. Her warmth & infectious smile made those…
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Anniversary: ‘The Blog’
UBG 5th Year Anniversary Blog! (The Good, Bad & Pathetic About This Biz) AriesUBG < ----------------------------> When I first started to write this blog I had so many different things and emotions running through my mind. I felt I needed to discuss the crazy nature of the music business and other things associated with it. First off, I am not…
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VOTE: 5th Annual ‘UBG Honors’
The time has come, to VOTE for the best of the year in Urban Music & Online Entertainment! The 5th Annual UBG Honors! All winners are selected solely by the votes placed on UrbanBridgez.com! You may only vote once per category and only one submission per network/IP. Nominees were chosen from artists whose singles or albums were released from September…
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UBGteam Blogs: Concepts of Music Videos (then to now)
UBGteam Blogs: Concepts of Music Videos (then to now)! ——————– Will we ever get past half naked booty shaking women, poppin’ bottles, rims and cars, and showing off jewelry in music videos? Let’s be real, these types of videos just is not cutting it anymore. Whatever happened to quality, unique, story-telling music videos? What happened to wanting to intrigue the…
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UBGteam Blogs: LEAK THIS!
UBGteam Blogs: ‘LEAK THIS!’ – By Dhaani James The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry recently announced global physical record sales declines of 12.7 percent and piracy may be the cause. Since the late 90s, peer to peer networks like Napster, BearShare, and others had new music releases online before stores had it available to the public. This new phenomena…
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UBGteam Blogs: ‘Happy Birthday Prince’
UBGteam Blogs: Happy Birthday Prince (2010) – By ND McCray Born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the man who has influenced a wide array of artists from actors to rappers turns 52 today, and doesn’t look a year over 40. The artist has been quoted as saying, “I make music because if I don’t, I’d…
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UBGteam Blogs: Evolution of ‘Mixtapes’
June is Black Music Month and to kick off a month of exclusives and exciting features on UrbanBridgez.com, we present to you UBGteam Blogs! Throughout the month of June the UBGteam will blog about various subjects related to black music. Starting off with Amaiya‘s blog on the evolution of Mixtapes! ——————– As time progresses, everything in the music industry changes.…
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UB Blog: ‘What Chilli Wants’
Rozonda Thomas, better known as Chilli from the group TLC, has snagged her own reality show on finding what it seems like the whole reality show world is looking for; love. Her new show on VH1 “What Chilli Wants” is an opportunity for her to find real love after having many failed relationships. Advice columnist Tionna Smalls is on a…
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UB Blog: ‘Brandy & Ray J A Family Business’
Brandy and Ray J: A Family Business, has taken over Sunday nights on VH1. The second episode aired on Sunday, and viewers saw a different side of Ray-J. He no longer wants to be seen as the “dating show guy looking for love,” however he wants to be recognized for his music, his business ventures, and as a family man.…
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Blogs: Brandy Takes on The Blogs
Brandy blogs at Vibe.com as well as her new official site www.4everbrandy.com. Today she spoke on the blog hate going to far, check it out! People think that you being strong doesn’t mean things don’t hurt your feelings. That’s not what being strong means. I’m a very strong person, but some of those things that people say about me on…
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