Released late in 2009, Lady Gaga's Bad Romance reached second place on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, while earning a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. More significant, however, was the accompanying video. The...
Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. This week: We play music by Somali-born hip-hop artist Knaan, And answer a listener question about the nations capital, Washington, D.C. ... But first, we report about a reco...
By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 26 October 2007 South African Reggae star Lucky Dube is to be buried Sunday in a private family ceremony. Fans, however, have already paid an emotional tribute to the singer, who was shot to death a week ago in an attempted...
By Paige Kollock Washington 30 August 2007 For many people around the world, religion and music are inextricably tied. The Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley became famous for singing about faith, God and the Bible. He also sang songs about freedom an...