Jennifer Hudson Sang That National Anthem As If She Were Mahalia Jackson! It Was So Good That It Was Eerie!

Jennifer Hudson sang the National Anthem today & it sounded as flawless as Mahalia Jackson.Singing seems to be effortless for the lovely Jennifer Hudson.She's beyond classification when it comes to her musical style.I believe that this girl could do opera if she wanted to.Jennifer Hudson is a true American Idol in every sense of the world. Here's more on her performance from MTV:

"In her first public appearance since the tragic murders of her mother, brother and nephew in October, Oscar winner and "American Idol" vet Jennifer Hudson gave a stunning performance of the national anthem before the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 1).

Stepping onto a small blue platform, Hudson took a deep breath and leaned easily into the microphone, letting loose her signature crystalline vocals on the country's anthem, bringing the song a dreamy quality that rivaled one of the other great renditions of the anthem at the big game: Whitney Houston's legendary soul shakedown in 1991 during the first Gulf War.

Confident and immaculately turned out in a dark blue military style jacket, long white top and black leggings, Hudson gave a performance for the ages, easily hitting the song's notoriously tricky melody and nailing a pair of long notes at the end that sent shivers through the TV. Pouring her heart into the music on the year's largest TV stage, Hudson instantly set a new standard."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here:http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1604035/20090201/hudson__jennifer.jhtml

Nigerian Artist, Asha,Is Someone You Should Know About!

If you're just stuck on American artists & don't like to venture out into the musical stratosphere,I'm going to show you what you are missing.Asha,for one!She is a Nigerian musician with a soul-stirring voice!She plays the guitar like India Arie & has that raw emotion only a soul singer could bring to a song.And do you want to know how I heard about her? Well,there's an Jamaican version of her song "Jailer" that Jah Cure made.In the comments section of YouTube,someone remarked that they liked Asha's version better.Here's both versions of "Jailer".I have to agree with the person who left that comment.Jah Cure is one talented brother,but Asha's is so much better.Why didn't he collaborate with her instead of Phyllisia?

Here's more on the remarkably talented & beautiful Asha from Bella Naija.com:

"Asa is a different kind of artiste. Her music is organic and melodious. Just her voice and her guitar. Simply stunning! Musical artistes like Asa do not rely on the glitz and the glamour, rather they let their talent speak for itself. Asa is a favourite amongst the expatriate crowd and ‘real’ music lovers in Nigeria. She has appeared on the cover of True Love West Africa magazine is a true Nigerian musical ambassador."(END OF EXCERPT)Read about more Nigerian divas here:http://www.bellanaija.com/2007/03/14/nigerias-musical-divas/

DMX Gets A 90-Day Sentence!

DMX has received a 90 day sentence for various offences that he was found guilty of.Hopefully,he won't be able to get his hands on some drugs in prison.Maybe he'll clean himself up & come out resembling his old self.Because,like I've said before,DMX used to be kind of hot!Here's more from BBC News:

"US rap star DMX has been sentenced to 90 days in prison for theft, drug possession and animal cruelty offences.

The musician - real name Earl Simmons - has been in custody since December when he was arrested in Miami for failing to make a court appearance in Phoenix.

The judge said she would allow him to apply to serve his sentence in Florida.

The 38-year-old admitted the offences last month, including one count of animal cruelty brought after police searched his Arizona home in May.

Authorities said they found 12 neglected dogs and three carcasses, along with drug paraphernalia and weapons."(END OF EXCERPT)Read the rest here:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7862537.stm