Nipsey Hussle
Jimmy FontaineThe late rapper Nipsey Hussle is among 38 honorees invited to join the Hollywood Walk of Fame, whereby tourists from around the world can take a selfie with a celebrity's sidewalk star.
Other artists selected in the recording category are Black Eyed Peas, George Clinton, Ashanti, DJ Khaled, Avril Lavigne, Los Huracanes Del Norte and Martha Reeves.
These honorees were chosen from among hundreds of nominees at a meeting of the Walk of Fame selection committee held Monday and ratified by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors on Wednesday. Radio personality Ellen K, chair of the selection committee (and a past Walk of Fame honoree), announced the new honorees on the Walk of Fame's website.
Hussle, who was shot to death in March 2019 at age 33, isn’t the only person who was selected posthumously. Actress/writer Carrie Fisher, who died of cardiac arrest in December 2016 at age 60, was selected in the motion picture category.
Fisher, the daughter of Hollywood stars Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, is one of two second-generation stars to be honored this year. Tracee Ellis Ross, the daughter of Motown legend Diana Ross, was selected in the television category.
Other honorees who are relevant to music fans but were selected in other categories include Broadway great Patti LuPone and Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. The latter pair fronted the 5th Dimension in the ‘60s and ‘70s, but are being inducted in the live theatre/live performance category, as is LuPone. McCoo and Davis, married since 1969, are the first African American couple to receive a star together on the Walk of Fame.
The selection panel, made up of fellow Walk of Famers, handpicks a group of honorees each year that represent various genres of the entertainment world. “The panel did an amazing job choosing these very talented people,” said Ellen K. “We can't wait to see each honoree's reaction as they realize that they are becoming a part of Hollywood's history with the unveiling of their star on the world's most famous walkway.”
Dates have not been scheduled for these star ceremonies. Recipients have two years to schedule star ceremonies from the date of selection before their selection expires. Upcoming star ceremonies are usually announced 10 days prior to dedication on the Walk of Fame website.
Here's the full list of Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2022 honorees (using their full names as shown on their list):
Recording: Black Eyed Peas, George E. Clinton Jr., Ashanti Douglas, DJ Khaled, Avril Lavigne, Los Huracanes Del Norte, Martha Reeves and Ermias Asghedom (Nipsey Hussle, posthumous).
Motion pictures: Francis Ford Coppola, Macaulay Culkin, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek, James Hong, Helen Hunt, Michael B. Jordan, Regina King, Ray Liotta, Ewan McGregor, Adam McKay, Jason Momoa, Tessa Thompson and Carrie Fisher (posthumous)
Television: Byron Allen, Greg Berlanti, Ricky Gervais, Peter Krause, Robert Odenkirk, Holly Robinson-Peete, Norman Reedus, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jean Smart, Ming-Na Wen and Kenan Thompson.
Live theatre/live performance: Patti LuPone, Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. and Angelica Vale
Radio: Richard Blade
Sports entertainment: Michael Strahan
60s & 70s sound revived before our eyes in Sheffield on Friday as Creeping Jean took the Hallamshire Hotel by storm in a show packed with slick style and swagger.
The band grace the stage looking like they’ve stepped out of a time machine from the early 70’s and as they start to play the sound seems like a mix between The Kinks and The Romantics.
As I look around the crowd is slightly older and I imagine for many this feels like a revival of their youth. Nowadays so many songs are regurgitated and lack imagination but Creeping Jean possess this distinctive style with the way they dress and sheer uniqueness in the way their music sounds that is simply unforgettable.
Moving through an array of tracks, including ‘Spice Rack’, ‘Sassy’ and ‘Business is Dead’ - the band’s energy increases with precision and passion in each riff, beat of the drum and rattle of the tambourine. The more the band give, the wilder the crowd become.
The venue may be small but the spirit and vitality we see on stage fills every corner of these four walls.
It is clear from watching the band play together they have a brilliant connection with animated faces throughout each track and also suggests why the art they create is so special.
They are one of those bands that you just want to see time and time again, and you’d never tire of due to the dynamism they hold, especially through the way each member carries themselves and what they bring to the group.
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