Metro Weekly

All posts tagged "singers"

  • Straight Up and Out

    Up-and-coming dance-pop crooner Brendan Velasquez sounds a lot like Justin Timberlake, and Velasquez says he was a huge fan of Timberlake's former group 'N Sync...

  • Spirited Connection

    Jason Warner and deMarco DeCiccio know they've sown some confusion out there. ''I think where people get confused is, are we gay? Yes. Are we...

  • True Calling

    Thirty-one years ago, Cyndi Lauper damaged her vocal cords. Doctors told her she would never sing again. As if they could keep the feisty, irrepressible...

  • Fantasia's Fire

    Perhaps you've heard: Fantasia Barrino is a fire-starter. Did you catch the American Idol's recent performance on the show? She was on fire from her...

  • Resonating Voice

    A batch of new songs and unpredictable '80s covers is what you can expect to hear at Eric Himan's CD release party for his latest...

  • Writing Lessons

    Michelle Burleson didn't choose to become a songwriter. It chose her. She can't explain why it happened, but it was sometime in between admiring the...

  • Take It Personal

    Never mind what Brandy might say. As of this weekend, the boy is most definitely Monica's. The gay boy (and gay girl), at least. After...

  • Idol Time

    Franchelle ''Frenchie'' Davis gained fame -- and infamy -- during an all-too-brief round as a finalist in American Idol's second season. But she had her...

  • Still Cooking

    It's hard to pinpoint exactly when and where Barbara Cook kicked off her long and varied career. The Broadway legend, who lives in New York...

  • Sam's Song

    Sam Harris took a few small steps toward activism last year, and lost some fans in the process. Still, he says the activism song he...

  • Suede's Sway

    Her rich contralto hooks the audience the moment she hits her first note. But it is Suede's playful, charismatic stage presence that keeps them engaged...

  • A Touch of Gold

    One of the biggest thrills of Ari Gold's life was the day he met Madonna. ''Actually, I exchanged words with her,'' recalls Gold, whose own...

  • Gay Idol

    Whatever you do, don't call Sam Harris's upcoming performance at The Rosslyn Spectrum Theatre cabaret. ''We don't like the ‘c' word, '' he says in...

  • Getting ”Naked” with Amber

    The thanks to ''all my fantastic fans! You're my inspiration!'' dispatched by almost every pop star in their album booklets is usually meaningless blather and...

  • Geri Power

    '' OK, now time visualizing you,'' Geri Halliwell exclaims down the phone from her record company's Toronto office when she realizes that her interviewer his...