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Some of the biggest female singers on the planet have gotten together to record vocals for a star-studded single called "Just Stand Up," benefiting the Stand Up to Cancer campaign. The unprecedented gathering features vocals from Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood. The tune is being produced by the powerhouse duo of Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid, who are working together for the first time in nearly 20 years on the track.
The song will be available for purchase exclusively on iTunes on September 2 and will get its TV premiere on September 5 during the live "Just Stand Up" special, which will air simultaneously and commercial-free on CBS, ABC and NBC. According to a press release announcing the project, the song was conceived by Reid, the chairman of the Island Def Jam Music Group, after a meeting with the women behind the Stand Up to Cancer campaign.
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Jill is nearing the end of her Real Thing Tour. The following dates are the last dates you can see Jill before she heads off to Africa to shoot The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency.
AUGUST 2008
* Thursday August, 07 2008 @ 7:30 PM
Starlight Theatre
Kansas City, MO
Book Ticket
* Friday, August 08, 2008
Charter One Pavilion
Chicago, IL
* Saturday, August 09, 2008
Plain Dealer Arena
Cleveland, Ohio
* Monday, August 11, 2008
Wingate
Brooklyn, NYC
* Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Central Park Summerstage
NYC, New York
Sultry jazz singer Lira was puzzled when she was given the cold shoulder last Friday night in the SABC1 promo announcing the new season of the Girlfriends series.
The promo in question goes on to mention Angie Stone, India Arie, Chaka Khan, Jill Scott, Erikah Badu, Corinne Bailey Rae, Mary J. Blige, Persia White, Dre, Algebra, Estelle and Amy Winehouse, on the Girlfriends soundtrack.
Yet it ignores Lira, the only local girl among the international stars.
Simone Berger, head of the SABC promo division, says she is unaware of the oversight.
“If Lira is on the soundtrack and there is no mention of that I agree that she would have been surprised,” Berger says, promising to take it up. “I appreciate your bringing this to my attention.”
Lira says: “I saw the promo but didn’t know who to ask what the issue was. Some things are worth fighting for.
“Whatever the situation, the song is on the soundtrack and is about to make the international soundtrack. I should have been celebrated but it really takes nothing from me.”