The Man Behind the Music
The year 2016 year ended with a BANG! Carson Daly’s New Year’s Eve Special featuring several top artists was one of the most watched television specials of the year!
Alicia Keys was among the performers of the night, performing some of her latest hits and number #1 singles! BASSic Black Entertainment CEO, Adam Blackstone was MD for this special performance. Supported by his BBE band, they contributed to making the night’s performances even more special!
Check out a clip below!
Alicia Keys stopped by The Today Show and performed “Work On It” off of her upcoming album “Here”
The “In Common” songstress chatted with Hoda Kotb and waited to debut “Work On It” for the show stating:
“One of the things I’ve loved doing is doing different songs in different places, so today, I wanted to do this song, just for you, first time ever. Bam!”
BASSic Black Entertainment CEO, Adam Blackstone, was Musical Director for the exclusive performance! Check out a clip below!
Alicia Keys appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres show and revealed a secret fans have been waiting to hear!!
Alicia Keys told Ellen she would be returning for Season 12 of NBC’s hit show “The Voice”!! Keys expressed her excitement as she looks forward to being on the show for a second season!
She also dished to the lively talk show host about her upcoming album, Here. She performed a song off of her upcoming album entitled “Blended Family”. Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, was Musical Director for this performance with a full #BBE band!!
Check out pics from the performance below!!
After a nearly 4-year hiatus, the Divas hit the stage to spread some holiday cheer!
VH1’s Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night special aired to millions of viewers! With performances by Mariah Carey, Remy Ma, Vanessa Williams, Chaka Khan, and the incomparable Patti LaBelle these divas sure left the audience ready for Christmas!
Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, was Musical Director for this special event. He was accompanied by a full BBE band that brought the artists performances to life!
Check out a few clips of the nights performances below!
The 2016 Soul Train Awards was nothing short of spectacular! With tributes to soul-singer Brandy Norwood and producer/songwriter Teddy Riley, viewers were taken on a trip down musical memory lane!
Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, was on hand as Musical Director for this show with his all-star BBE band in tow! Adam and the band supported all the performances for the night including Eric Benet, Dru Hill, India.Arie, and host Erykah Badu. With their clean background vocals and precise musicality, Adam and the BBE band have created an unmistakable sound that artists and viewers can identify at the first key stroke!
Check out a few videos of the performances of the night below!
As we reach the end of the “Obama Era”, BET decided to send of the First Family with a musical tribute!
BASSic Black Entertainment CEO, Adam Blackstone, was entrusted to execute this extravaganza as Musical Director and full BBE band!
The Obama Presidency has been marked by eight years of phenomenal HOPE, GRACE and CHANGE. BET and Centric are thanking America’s first Black president for his and First Lady Michelle Obama’s leadership with a farewell concert so joyous, so soulful, it earned the name Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration. Regina Hall and Terrence J host performances by Bell Biv DeVoe, Common, De La Soul, Janelle Monae, Jill Scott, Usher, Leslie Odom, Jr., The Roots, Usher, and Yolanda Adams. Heartfelt tributes are also delivered by Angela Bassett, Bradley Cooper, Jesse Williams and Samuel L. Jackson.
Check out a few performance clips below!
Alicia Keys took the streets of her Concrete Jungle hometown for a surprise performance in the middle of Times Square!
The “In Common” songstress just announced the release of her new album “Here” on November 4, 2016. The first album in four years since her last entitled “Girl On Fire” released in 2012. She surprised her fans with a concert in the middle of the popular tourist area which was filmed for BET set to air Nov 3, 9pm. Jay-Z and Nas were also on hand to surprise unsuspecting fans to perform hits including “Empire State of Mind” and Nas’ verse on “One Love”.
Adam Blackstone, CEO of BASSic Black Entertainment, was Musical Director for the event with a full BBE band!
Check out pictures and fan clips of the performance below!
For nearly two years, Justin Timberlake and The Tennessee Kids toured the WORLD with “The 20/20 Experience World Tour”! BASSic Black Entertainment CEO, Adam Blackstone, had the pleasure of being Musical Director for this tour which grossed nearly $232 Million in ticket sales alone! The last show of this epic tour, which took place at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, was documented and is set to release on Netflix October 12, 2016!!
Netflix recently acquired rights to the concert documentary, which will also air at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday. Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme collaborated with the “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” singer to direct the concert film. Demme’s credits include Neil Young’s 2006’s documentary Heart of Gold and the 2015 film Ricki and the Flash. The concert film, which was performed and shot in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas will show the final performance of Timberlake’s 134-city world tour, as he performs with his 25-member band The Tennessee Kids.
Check out the official trailer below and make sure you watch on Netflix October 12!
New York City was the back drop for MTV’s 2016 Video Music Awards!
Hundreds of thousands of fans took to the streets of Times Square and filled Madison Square Garden to capacity to see this year’s performances and big winners!
Among the performances was none other than Britney Spears! Returning to the stage after a 7-year hiatus, she gave the fans quite a show with the help of rapper, G-Eazy to perform a medley of her latest hit “Make Me” and G-Eazy’s song “Me, Myself, and I”
To coordinate such an iconic performance, the “Oops I Did It Again” songstress enlisted the help of BASSic Black Entertainment CEO, Adam Blackstone! Adam and a few of his music industry comrades programmed a performance for Britney that crowd would not soon forget!
Take a look at the clip of her performance below!
The 2016 Teen Choice Awards aired LIVE to milions of anxious fans all across the nation! Awarding celebrities for their contribution to the entertainment industry in the areas of music, film, and sports!!
No award ceremony is complete without amazing performances from some of the hottest artists in the game!! Jason Derulo, Neyo, Flo-Rida, and Bebe Rexha to name a few! Adam Blackstone, CEO or BASSic Black Entertainment, was Musical Director for the show! Check out a clip from the night’s performances below!