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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/The Charlotte Post
Thursday,February 15, 1996
LISA COLLINS
Behind
the Scenes
Future, Book I,” which also
yielded R. Kelly a song of the
year nomination for “You Are
Not Alone.” {He wrote the
• Anticipation: The
record industry is
gearing up for the
Grammy Awards
later this month in Los
Angeles.
The awards are the highlight
of what has come to be a week
long celebration, which is this
Jones
year to include an all-star gala
tribute dinner to musician-
turned-music mogul Quincy
Jones. Among those actually
favored to win a coveted stat
uette are Coolio, the hard-core
rapper and 32-year-old father
of six, who’s nominated in the
best single category for
“Gangsta’s Paradise.”
Also up for best single are
Mariah Carey and Boyz II
Men with “One Sweet Day”
and TLC for “Waterfalls.” It
should be a big night for TLC,
who landed four nominations
including record of the year for
“Waterfalls.” Perhaps, even a
bigger night for Babyface who
pocketed five nominations -
twp of them in the same cate
gory (R&B song). Other multi
ple nominees included Brandy,
who is among the best new
artist nominees.
Michael Jackson didn’t fare
so badly either, with four
including album of the year for
“History - Past, Present &
Jackson
tune, which was performed by
Jackson). Not surprisingly,
Jackson is not among those
favored to win. Meanwhile,
facing off in the category of
best female r&b vocal perfor
mance are Anita Baker,
Brandy, Toni Braxton, Mariah
Carey and Vanessa Williams,
while those vying for best male
r&b performance D’Angelo,
Montell Jordan, the artist for
merly known as Prince, Barry
White and Stevie Wonder.
Nominees for top r&b song
include “Brown Sugar”
(D’Angelo); “Creep” (Dallas
Austin); “For Your Love”
(Stevie Wonder); “Red Light
Special” (Babyface); and ‘You
Can’t Run” (Babyface). Then
there’s the best r&b album
candidates: Mary J. Blige (“My
Life”); D’Angelo (“Brown
Sugar”); the artist formerly
known as Prince (“The Gold
Experience”); TLC
(“CrazySexyCool”); and Barry
White (“The Icon Is Love”).
The awards will be broadcast
on CBS live from the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles on
Feb. 28.
Big break: Lela Rochon,
who co-starred with Angela
Bassett and Whitney Houston
in “Waiting Tb Exhale,” is no
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doubt celebrating these days
after having landed the femMe
lead in Universal’s forthcom
ing adaptation of John
Grisham’s best-selling novel,
“The Chamber.” She will play
the love interest of Chris
O’Donnell in a cast that also
includes Faye Dunaway, Gene
Hackman and Alec Baldwin...
Meanwhile, O.J. Simpson
■ just can’t seem to get a break
with the mail-order video, giv
ing his account of innocence in
the murders of Nichole
Simpson and Ronald
Goldman. Even the National
Enquirer has rejected an ad
for Simpson’s controversial 2
1/2-hour video. In fact, most
TV stations are refusing the
ads.
Ironically, while CBS refused
the ad, on “Geraldo Rivera
Live,” Rivera offered to give
Simpson three hours of free
time to recount his version of
what happened, but this time,
Simpson declined, instead he
went on the offensive with a
media bhtz over L.A.’s radio
airwaves, calling a number of
on-air djs to tell his side while
of course, pumping his video,
stating that he has the right to
make a living. Word is
Simpson received somewhere
in the neighborhood of $3 mil
lion up front to do the video.
On the home front:
Richard Roundtree, who co-
starred in “Seven” and is best
remembered as “Shaft,”
recently purchased a gated,
equestrian-zoned home in
Agoura. The 53-year-old actor
has a passion for horses and
will now be able to house them
at his new home, which sits on
about an acre. Roundtree’s two
youngest daughters are
accomplished riders.
The actor reportedly pur
chased the property - includ
ing a 1,700-square foot, three
bedroom home for $400,000.
By the way: Sad to report
the passing of Mercer
Ellington, son of the late Duke
Ellington. The only son of the
legendary composer and band
leader died of a heart attack in
Copenhagen...Director John
Singleton, who is presently
filming “Rosewood” on loca
tion, recently acquired “New
Jersey Turnpikes,” a spoof doc
umentary about basketball
that evokes comparisons to
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