Jill Scott is feeling down as of late and she has a reason to. Her friend, British filmmaker Anthony Minghella, who directed her upcoming two-hour HBO pilot "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" starring Scott and Anika Noni Rose, died in a London hospital on Tuesday after a short illness.
"Much more than a TRUE artist who thrilled in offering his divine gift with the world, Anthony Minghel ...Read
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on 02/26/08 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
Voluptuous R&B soultress Jill Scott is very happy with her god given breast but she says it’s painful at times.
"I have large breasts," Scott told The Associated Press in a recent interview. "I've been blessed with them, and I need something that can support (them)."
She's had bras custom-made, and has even worn two at a time — "a bra for lift, and one for shape," the 35-year-o ...Read
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on 01/25/08 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
Grammy-winning soulstress Jill Scott takes fans on a journey to Paris, France with Jill Scott: Live In Paris + DVD releasing February 5th. Available in both Standard & Deluxe editions, the combo coincides with "The Real Thing" US Tour starting Feb. 5th in Seattle. Pulled from the Hidden Beach vault, the awe-inspiring show was recorded at the historic Elysee Montmartre where Jill left the Paris ...Read
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on 01/16/08 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
R&B singer Jill Scott's company J Heather Inc. has reportedly entered into an exclusive joint venture deal with Ashley Stewart Stores to introduce a new line of intimate apparel for the plus-size woman, titled.
The new clothing line, The Butterfly Collection by Jill Scott, will be personally inspired and designed by Scott, in conjunction with Ashley Stewart whose name and image will be ...Read
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on 11/14/07 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
R&B soul divas Jill Scott, Anita Baker, and Diana Ross will be the headliners for the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival, set for January 24th through January 26th in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Other performers set for the 21st annual musical celebration will be pop vocalist Billy Ocean, South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela, vocal newcomer Ryan Shaw, and Cuban group Yerba Buena.
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on 06/15/07 | Gary 'Jus Music' Gentles | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
Two-time Grammy Award winning neo-soul songstress Jill Scott is going through divorce proceedings with her longtime lover and husband of five years Lyzel Williams, reports AOL’s BV Newswire.
The couple married in the fall of 2001 during a private Hawaiin ceremony, while they were on vacation.
Scott and Williams, a DJ and graphic artist, dated for seven years before ...Read
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on 05/08/07 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
Fans of Grammy Award-winning soul and
rhythm and blues singer and songwriter Jill Scott can enter a music video
contest and win the opportunity to meet with Scott and attend one of her
two concert performances next month at Radio City Music Hall, featuring
special guests Musiq Soulchild, Chaka Khan and Robin Thicke, courtesy of
Verizon.
To enter the VerizonSurround "Love Rain" musi ...Read
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on 01/30/07 | Singersroom News | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
On the heels of the announcement of
celebrated vocalist Jill Scott's 10th GRAMMY nomination for her
collaboration with legends George Benson and Al Jarreau, "God Bless The
Child," Hidden Beach/Universal Records releases an album of all Jill
Scott's top collaborations, in stores Tuesday, January 30, 2007 (Read
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on 12/27/06 | By Singersroom Staff Writer | Filed Under: R&B News, Jill Scott
Hidden Beach Records is gearing up to release R&B singer Jill Scott’s best known duets album, entitled "Collaborations," due Jan. 30. The set features tracks with Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco, Common, Will Smith, Bilal, Kirk Franklin and the Isley Brothers, among others.
According to Billboard, "Collaborations" will serve as an appetizer for Scott's studio album, "The Real Thing," due in summer ...Read
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