CVK
Mariah Carey graces the cover of Essence’s April issue. Though the coverline takes a one-drop stance (”Mariah Carey: America’s Most Misunderstood Black Woman”), the article inside deals almost completely with her mixed identity, and makes for pretty interesting reading. Here are some excerpts:
So this isn’t a twenty-first-century version of Imitation of Life. Still, race and […]

JC
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on the shutting down of Panzerfaust. This white-supremacy record label has gotten a lot of attention for their proactive distribution of hateful anti-ethnic messages to teenagers across the country. In September, Panzerfaust announced plans to pass out 100,000 copies of a “pro-white sampler CD.” Now they are in the […]

RN (a new MMW contributor!)
I just wanted to give everyone the heads up on French chanteuse Keren Ann, whose second album, Nolita, was just released on Blue Note. She was born in Israel to a Jewish dad and a half-Javanese mom, grew up in Paris and now spends half her time in NYC. Her second […]

CVK
MTV News interviews Amerie about her upcoming followup album, “Touch.” I am LOVING her first single, “1 Thing” which is in rotation right now since it’s on the soundtrack to the Will Smith movie “Hitch.” If you haven’t heard it yet, check it out cause the beat is SICK. Okay, I’ll stop raving now. […]

JC
New York Times reviews Rachel Factor’s one-woman-show, J.A.P. Through song and monologues, Rachel explores the journey she has taken from Hawaii, to being a rockette at Radio City, to converting to Orthodox Judaism and moving to Israel. She talks about how she assumed that her opportunities in the entertainment industry would be limited once […]

JC
Metropolis gives us a heads up on a new pop sensation in Japan — Crystal Kay (thanks to Michelle Myers for the tipoff on this story!) . Not only does she wow audiences with her voice and dancing skills, but also with her dual heritage. Her album, Almost Seventeen, will be out later this month.
With […]

CVK
We all know that media folks love us young, racially ambiguous, oh-so-hip people (yes, tongue is firmly planted in cheek). But now Hollywood blog Defamer offers a hilarious inside look at how music videos go about finding these “Generation EA’ers”:
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has presented itself, as curiously hacky director Brett Ratner takes a short break […]

CVK
Those of you who have been watching Missy Elliott’s new reality show on UPN, “Road to Stardom,” will be familiar with the very talented Akil Dasan, who has been stealing the show with his great voice, thoughtful lyrics, and guitar skills. Here’s some more info about him.
—Akil’s bio page on the official “Road to Stardom” […]

JC & CVK
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