Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actress. She debuted in 1995 under the guidance of Rowdy Records head Dallas Austin and became the youngest recording act to ever have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Singles chart. Following a major success with “The Boy Is Mine”, a duet with singer Brandy, in 1998, a series of hit records established her position as one of the most successful of the new breed of urban R&B female vocalists to emerge in the mid-to late 1990s and became the Princess of Soul. Her popularity was in decline between the early 2000s, during which time she dealt with more personal tribulations including the suicide of her boyfriend Jarvis “Knot” Weems, an up-and-down relationship with former fiancé Corey “C-Murder” Miller and the delay of her heavily-bootleged third album, All Eyez on Me. In 2003 Monica eventually released After the Storm, and after an unsuccessful period, she returned to the forefront of R&B music with her sixth number-one hit “So Gone”. After giving birth to her first child, Rodney Ramone Hill III, in May 2005, and another short hiatus, Monica released her fourth studio album, The Makings of Me in October 2006.
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Monica whose cat fight with fellow high school R&B; diva Brandy, "The Boy Is Mine," hit Number One shuns the frightful slow-jam genre so popular among her schoolmates. Instead the seventeen-year-old music-biz veteran has chosen a more classic path, with help from the cool hand of producer (and fellow Atlantan) Dallas Austin. The songs on her titled-for-maximum-name-recognition The Boy Is Mine hearken back past hip-hop songbirds like Mary J. Blige and adult-contemporary sirens like Toni Bra......
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With her first two albums amassing sales of over ten million copies, its little wonder the illustrious Grammy winner was in no rush to deliver After The Storm. In the public eye for almost half of her twenty-two years, Monica also sees this collection as defining herself and maturing - not only as an artist, but from a girl into a woman.
Helping her to answer some of life's questions is Missy Elliott, who worked on four tracks, including the infectious 70s soul groove, and lead single, "So Gon......
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Since hitting the scene back in 1995, Monica has experienced her share of ups and downs. Her previous release, 2003's After the Storm, marked the singer's return to music after a five-year hiatus. It was a mostly mixed affair, although it did include some strong material written and produced by Missy Elliott. The Makings of Me, the singer's fourth album and a return to form of sorts, is Monica's best effort since her debut, Miss Thang. The Makings of Me starts with the obligatory dance track, "E......
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With so many ''done wrong'' diatribes to her name, it seems Monica can't
brush her teeth without being let down by a slippery boyfriend. At the
ripe old age of 26, the singer hints at mature contentment on her fourth
CD as on the cozy Curtis Mayfield-sampling ''A Dozen Roses (You Remind
Me)'' while retaining some angry edge. ''Sideline Ho,'' meanwhile, scores
with tough-talking venom. But she falters when between those two states,
on middling ballads like ''My Everything.'' Still, The Maki......
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Derby -- an all-female transcontinental air race that flew across the skies in 1929. The showdown featured 20 female pilots, including Thaden, Earhart, Pancho Barnes, and Blanche Noyes. The race stretched from Cleveland, Ohio to Santa Monica, California over 8 days, and Ms. Thaden came in first. (Earhart's plane was damaged, Barnes got lost and flew into Mexico, Noyes had an in-flight fire...) Okay, so sure, Earhart will be only one piece of the film, but even as a side contender who doesn't win ... read
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Lee Joseph added an event The Billy Bones Live @ Copro Gallery, Santa Monica. Closing Party for Dan Quintana, Brian Viveros "Desensitized" and Bad Otis Link "You'll Be Sorry When I'm Dead." at Copro GalleryFebruary 6, 2010 from 6pm to 10pmDan Quintana, Brian Viveros "Desensitized" and Bad Otis Link "You'll Be Sorry When I'm Dead" Closing Party with live music from The BillyBones. New art prints available.Saturday, February 6, 2010, 6 - 10 pmFREE!Copro GalleryBergamot Station25... ... read
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Here's a newish video from Princeton, a four-piece rock/pop band from Santa Monica, California. I saw them live last October when they opened for Art Brut here in D.C. I really liked them because they did a good job engaging the audience - not always an easy thing for a support band to do. I'd describe their sound as atmospheric, gentle pop. I really miss story-based promo vids. So this one for 'Calypso Gold' caught my attention for involving all four of their members. In it, twins Jesse ... read
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Is there any slowing down the walking promo machine that is Nick Jonas? In the past four days alone he presented at the Grammys, recorded vocals for "We Are The World," performed on the Santa Monica Pier and—oh, right—released a new album. Yesterday Jonas added to his schedule by swinging by the set of The Ellen DeGeneres Show to shill Who I Am and avoid questions about his supposed relationship with Selena Gomez. (In response, the artful-dodging JoBro said that he just wants "to play music. I ... read
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01. Montell Jordan - This Is How We Do It 02. Zhane - Groove Thang 03. TLC - Creep 04. Total - Sittin Home 05. Monica - Angel Of Mine 06. Mary J Blige - I Can Love You 07. Tasha Holliday - Just The Way You Like It 08. Alfonzo Hunter - Just The Way Players Play 09. Tara Thomas feat. CL Smooth - When You're In Love 10. The Isley Brothers - Floatin' On Your Love (Float On Bad Boy Remix) 11. Big Bub - I Need Your Love 12. Intro - Funny How Time Flies 13. Brandy - Baby 14. Brownstone - If You Love ... read
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Harriet Harris in Broadway.com: The good people at Broadway.com have invited me to get up on my high horse and talk about "acting in Noel Coward." This is a topic about which I know precious little—and, as I have an aversion to horses of any height, I am left to ponder why I said "yes" when my character, Monica Reed, would have dictated a "polite refusal." My ignorance is both deep and wide. My preferences, however, are shallow and narrow as a gerbil's grave. I don't absolutely know how ... read
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Anyone know how long has "SaMo" been around as a short handle for Santa Monica? Is it a development within, say, the last 10-15 years or all 100 years? I'm just noticing it more and more these days, mostly online. I'll spare you a half-baked rant on the destruction of language, yada yada. I'm no anthropological linguist. I just think at the most basic level, we can all agree "SaMo" looks dumb in print and sounds even dumber when spoken aloud. (Has anyone ever said "SaMo" aloud referring ... to Santa Monica?) If it's about conserving time and space, then why not just "SM"? And this is not a case where an abbreviation combines a few words to create a name for a region, such as SoMa in San Francisco or TriBeCa in NYC. I believe we can end it right here, right now-if we all work together. It has to start somewhere. Just say no to "SaMo". Thank you for your consideration. ... read
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scheduled to join previously confirmed performers Chris Brown, Mary J. Blige, Akon, Robin Thicke, Monica, Jazmine Sullivan, Justin Bieber, Busta Rhymes, India Arie, Kirk Franklin Damian Marley and Pitbull at the American Airlines Arena in Miami. The event will help raise money for the Haiti relief efforts and will air Friday at 8 PM Eastern via BET, Vh1, MTV and Centric. T-PAIN RELEASES "REVERSE COWGIRL" After he took a break, new music has finally surfaced from T-Pain. According to Rap-Up.com, the Auto ... read
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. Derf (For Derf Reklaw) 2. One For The Monica Lingas Band 3. Horace (For Horace Tapscott) 4. Waltz For Woody (For Woody Shaw) 5. Shades Of Phil (For Phil Ranelin) 6. Black Renaissance (For Harry Whitaker) 7. Tones For Larry Young 8. Mystic Voyage (For Roy Ayers) 9. Two Stories For Dwight (For Dwight Tribble) 10. The Trane & The Pharoah (For John Coltrane & Pharoah Sanders) Code:http://rapidshare.com/files/344917237/MilesAway.rar ... read
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lol, we decided 2 kidnap our friend Monica 4 her birthday & take her 2 ihop & 2 the mall, but we couldn't let her kno where she was going ;), so she had a blindfold on...lol lets just say it made a pretty interesting impression on the people in the restau... Download video ... read
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in 1998, soon after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke to watch the Super Bowl at the White House Family Theater and seek his spiritual guidance, along with his advice on his upcoming State of the Union address. Jackson strongly advised the president not to mention the scandal in his speech. ``Hold on to the sides of the boat until the morning cometh'' Jackson told the president ``because the storms will pass over.'' No one can accuse former President George W. Bush of hiding his emotions during ... read
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schmaltzy. But we're just still enthralled with Joe Jonas' geek chic look. So let's head below and get another look at those Clark Kent specs! As of Tuesday afternoon, Who I Am was lodged at #5 on the iTunes Albums chart, while it the LP was #4 at Amazon's MP3 store (where it's specially-priced for one day only at $3.99). But Nick wasn't content to just sit back and let his viral video do all the marketing. This morning he hit up L.A.'s Santa Monica Pier for a quick mini concert for the beach ... -going masses. "I want to spend release day with my fans!" Jonas tweeted. "Heading to Santa Monica pier near the carousal to play for whoever shows up at 10:30am/PST!!!" And here's how that all went down: ... read
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Wyclef, Ne-Yo, Justin Bieber, Keri Hilson, Chris Brown, Jazmine Sullivan, Pitbull, Akon, Ludacris, Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke, Monica, Kirk Franklin, Nas, Damian Marley, Busta Rhymes and India.Arie set to perform in Miami Participants to include Trey Songz, Common, David Banner, Missy Elliott, Gloria Estefan, Pete Wentz, Chrisette Michelle, Jeremih, The Dream, Jason Derulo, T-Pain and [...] ... read
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Can you make it Disneyland by 5 p.m.? Short notice, we know, but teen star Nick Jonas will soon be performing live at the Happiest Place on Earth. But if you can't get down to Anaheim, Jonas is streaming the concert on his Facebook and Ustream pages. Thus far today, Jonas has stopped in Sherman Oaks and at the Santa Monica Pier. You can watch those archived concerts on Ustream. Read the Pop & Hiss review of the album here, and our review of his show last week at the Wiltern is here. -- Todd ... read
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Monica Denise Arnold (born October 24, 1980), professionally known as Monica, is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter, composer and occasional actress. She debuted in 1995 under the guidance of Rowdy Records head Dallas Austin and became the youngest recording act to ever have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B Singles chart. Following a major success with “The Boy Is Mine”, a duet with singer Brandy, in 1998, a series of hit records established her position as one of the most successful of the new breed of urban R&B female vocalists to emerge in the mid-to late 1990s and became the Princess of Soul. Her popularity was in decline between the early 2000s, during which time she dealt with more personal tribulations including the suicide of her boyfriend Jarvis “Knot” Weems, an up-and-down relationship with former fiancé Corey “C-Murder” Miller and the delay of her heavily-bootleged third album, All Eyez on Me. In 2003 Monica eventually released After the Storm, and after an unsuccessful period, she returned to the forefront of R&B music with her sixth number-one hit “So Gone”. After giving birth to her first child, Rodney Ramone Hill III, in May 2005, and another short hiatus, Monica released her fourth studio album, The Makings of Me in October 2006.
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Atlanta vocalist Monica debuted in 1995 with the platinum Top Ten singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)"
and "Before You Walk Out of My Life." After appearing on LL Cool J's Mr. Smith later that year, she recorded another killer
duet with Brandy, "The Boy Is Mine," which spent several weeks at the top of the singles charts during summer 1998. Her second
album, also titled The Boy Is Mine, was released in July 1998. She scored a few more chart successes through the following
spring, but a long period of silence marked time between albums. The much-delayed After the Storm finally hit stores in the
spring of 2003, while the following Makings of Me took three years to materialize. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
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Atlanta vocalist Monica debuted in 1995 with the platinum Top Ten singles "Don't Take It Personal (Just One of Dem Days)" and "Before You Walk Out of My Life." After appearing on LL Cool J's Mr. Smith later that year, she recorded another killer duet with Brandy, "The Boy Is Mine," which spent several weeks at the top of the singles charts during summer 1998. Her second album, also titled The Boy Is Mine, was released in July 1998. She scored a few more chart successes through the following spring, but a long period of silence marked time between albums. The much-delayed After the Storm finally hit stores in the spring of 2003, while the following Makings of Me took three years to materialize.
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