
Clive Davis, the architect of legends, the so-called kingmaker of music
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Clive Davis was Diddy's boss. When Diddy was arrested, Clive Davis, wasn't interviewed, wasn't investigated. Diddy learned all of this from him. Let's go to Payola, in the music industry, is the illegal practice of paying a commercial radio station to play a song without the station disclosing the payment. That's something to hold on to when we get to the next part, the Diddy part because that'll also come a little bit a little bit later. Let's talk about his time at CBS.
Why does Clive Davis’s name come up every time a music legend falls? From Janis Joplin to Whitney Houston, from Luther Vandross to Prince, from Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes to Angie Stone , too many of his stars met tragic ends. Fans call it coincidence. Others call it a curse. In this documentary, we examine Clive Davis’s role in the long line of artists tied to him who ended up in scandal, destruction, or death. Is it just the price of fame… or something darker?
Life Lurker
In At 73, Chaka Khan Finally BREAKS SILENCE on Clive Davis’s Last Words, we revisit the legacy of Clive Davis, who died on June 22, 2026, at 94. Davis helped re-shape Whitney Houston to Alicia Keys. Chaka Khan publicly criticized his 2012 pre-Grammy party following Whitney’s death. We explore Chaka’s comments, Davis’s final public chapter & the divide between admiration, grief, & industry power. It is a reckoning with music history.
Silent Legends
3 people played a big role in the rise of P. Diddy - Andre Harrell who worked at Def Jam & later founded Uptown Records in 1986. Diddy work for Harrell as an intern, talent director & VP of AR. Uptown Records started with 5 people, Andre Harrell, Al B Sure, Heavy D, Puffy & Kim Porter a longktime employee; she was there from the very beginning as Andre's personal assistant. Porter mysteriously died. Heavy D is dead. Harrell is dead. Puffy & Al left; Al almost died. Interesting?
So we already know these artists are rich, but let’s look at exactly how they built billion-dollar empires and how they finessed the record labels. Jay-Z basically took over the music industry and Taylor Swift became one of the most powerful business women in the world. In this video, I'm breaking down how they became richer than the executives who signed them, the business moves that made labels angry, and why the same industry that created them now sees them as a threat.
What Peabo Bryson Revealed Before Death Changes Everything! The things Peabo Bryson said in his final years have completely rewritten the story people thought they knew about him. From marrying a woman 30 years younger and becoming a father at 67 because he promised her he would try… To dying for 33 minutes during a massive heart attack and meeting someone on the other side that he could never fully explain… What Peabo Bryson carried with him to his grave on June 2, 2026, is the story most people never heard while the music was still playing.
Black Star Chronicles
Let's respect all the legends on the stage. All of them are real talented singers and performers. As far as how they look, God has blessed them to still be here despite everything they have been through. Some talents only last a minute, but true talent lasts a lifetime. Let's hope we live as long.
Broadcast Houston (Culture)
Teddy Pendergrass and the Blue Notes is what it should have been named. Lord help these kids appreciate real music, no, guns, no killing, no vulgarity, no disrespect, no hatred, no bragging, no envy, just positive music.
Philadelphia International Records and Billy Paul
I'm Puerto Rican and grew up on this music and it needs to return back. Who agrees with me? I was 23 in 1983. I lived in NYC and NJ It was a blast. I danced every day and I'm 65 and still going strong Turn it up!
Valentijn Vos
Posted on the 35th anniversary of the broadcast, Alexander O'Neal performs "Fake" and "Crying Overtime" from his "Hearsay" album on the Late Show on August 24th 1987. This gentleman has a voice like no other absolutely beautiful voice that is so unique to any other vocalist his songs are absolutely beyond beautiful he moves my heart and soul really gets to my emotions..Alexander o"neal there will never be a nother vocalist like him.
Cleveland Live Music
The Dark Side Of The Music Industry: Literally A Scam I'm sharing the dark side of the music industry: Literally a scam. The music industry is full of traps & tricks designed to exploit artists & leave them with little to no money. If you're considering starting your own record label, be aware of the risks involved. The music industry is complex & can be hard to navigate, but it's worth it to find success as an artist. Stay independent & make your own music.
Incredibler
FOUGHT FOR WHAT WAS RIGHT AND OWED TO BLACKS!
ALWAYS DESIRED BY U.S. FOR A MILITARY BASE
SABOTAGED BY BLACK BOULE
CRIMES THAT WARRANT Reparations!
ONLY REQUEST: "I WANT TO GO BACK HOME!"
"A Jew by birth remains a Jew"
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On the plantation in Virginia, and even later, Douglass tells how meals were given to the children, very much as dumb animals get theirs. It was a piece of bread here and a scrap of meat there. It was a cup of milk at one time and some potatoes at another.