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YOUNG, TALENTED WILLOW SMITH "WHIP MY HAIR"
[Aceshowbiz and Talk Ent, 11/18/2010]
Young and talented, Willow Smith confidently expanded her career from acting to singing. Barely 10 years old, she stepped up to the music game with her sassy yet kiddie friendly dance track "Whip My Hair" and wowed music fans and critics with quality of music which is far above an artist of her age. Despite being a daughter of celebrity couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow needed no references from her famous parents to seal a deal with Jay-Z's Roc Nation. Her music was heard by Jigga and caught his attention before he was informed that it was recorded by Will and Jada's then 9-year-old child. Willow didn't need her celebrity family to be in her first music video either. Staying true to her age, she kills it and shines with some fearless blings and fashion styles, high-energy dance moves and intense hair whipping. It's all about the celebration of freedom, energy and expression, and she takes it right to the schoolyard. Making its way out in late October this year, the song itself peaked at No. 11 on Billboard Hot 100. This impressive achievement even surpassed fellow young singer Justin Bieber who could only reach No. 17 on the U.S. singles chart with his debut single "One Time". Based on her music style, many people compare her to Rihanna and have no doubts she will follow the footsteps of the Bajan songstress, especially after she proved herself to be chart breaker. Jigga, meanwhile, compares her to Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, pointing out that they both entered music industry in such young age. In another interview, Willow Smith has insisted that she still has to follow her parents' rules despite her growing celebrity. The 10-year-old 'Whip My Hair' singer admitted that she still seeks the permission of mom Jada Pinkett-Smith before doing anything. "I can't do whatever I want," she said in an interview with W magazine. "Mommy has to say it's okay." Willow went on to credit her parents with inspiring her to get involved in show business. "Mommy and Daddy inspired me to be a performer," she explained. "I get my flow from Daddy [Will Smith], my singing ability from mommy, and the camera stuff from both."

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AN AUDIENCE WITH "HURRICANE" GRACE JONES
[BBC, 11/27/08]
Singer, film actress and style icon Grace Jones still cuts a commanding presence more than 30 years after she made her musical debut. In a smart Italian restaurant close to her home in south-west London, the Jamaican-born star is holding court. The meeting had been delayed by a fashionable two hours as the singer was relaxing in the spa. A luxuriant fur coat is draped over a nearby chair, while her sunglasses - it is dark - are close by. The remarkable-looking 60-year-old is recording a program for a gay radio station, making raucous jokes to the small gathering and cackling infectiously. Jones purrs some safer sex messages into the microphone with her distinctive, molasses-rich voice before dismissing the broadcasters and discussing her first album in 20 years, Hurricane. "I didn't decide to do an album - I'd decided never to do an album again. It was an accident," she explains, not before offering a forkful of carpaccio. "It's only because I love the record that I have the motivation," she adds of the rounds of publicity that have come with the new release. The one-time catwalk model and muse of Andy Warhol has developed a reputation over the years for being a troublesome diva - but hints it is because she is a perfectionist. "I never do what anyone else is doing. I could walk away from music and become a farmer or do some crochet. The worst thing in life for me is to do something I'm not happy doing." Indeed, she claims to be the only artist to make record producers Sly and Robbie record a song more than once. "I just say that I'm not coming tomorrow," she says of her method of persuasion. Jones says her new album was "a love affair with the music". To complement the new release, the singer is going on tour next year. Jones, whose 1980s hits Slave To The Rhythm and Pull Up To The Bumper have survived the test of time, admits to being a musical "loner". But she has her sights set on a collaboration with Amy Winehouse, "the only interesting new voice around". Jones is unflapped by the troubled star's woes, having suffered her own problems with addiction in the past. "Darling," she drawls, "We all have our ups and downs. She needs some advice that's for her best interests rather than someone else's. "I've been there. It's a rollercoaster life," she comments on the potential pitfalls of fame. After the conversation has ended, I am called back, so she can tell me that the birth of her son was the true highlight of her life. Hurricane by Grace Jones is out now. Her UK tour begins on 19 January 2009 in Birmingham.

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