.@MichelleObama makes a surprise appearance at the #GRAMMYs: "Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps u… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Hollywood Reporter (@THR) February 11, 2019A big part of friendship is showing up for your girls—that’s why I was thrilled to be there for the one and only… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 11, 2019****
michelle obama has a room full of superstars star struck
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Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) February 11, 2019Truly blessed to see Michelle Obama backstage at the #GRAMMYs! https://t.co/ygrjU7APd8
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Entertainment Tonight (@etnow) February 11, 2019****
I love that Michelle Obama just randomly shows up at the Grammys looking like Album of the Year.
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Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) February 11, 2019Can we just have a moment of appreciation for @MichelleObama?! 🙌🏾😍 #Grammys (📷: Getty) https://t.co/tBJJ6vkXec
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ESSENCE (@Essence) February 11, 2019****
Michelle Obama. That's it, that's the tweet. #GRAMMYs https://t.co/spjFXnwrwl
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Fashionista.com (@Fashionista_com) February 11, 2019Michelle Obama gave a speech at the Grammys and everyone went absolutely wild trib.al/Eb3QoT7 https://t.co/w2UJtBVhIc
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Mashable (@mashable) February 11, 2019
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For two years in a row, Barack Obama has included tracks from By the Way, I Forgive You, “The Joke” and “Every Time I Hear That Song” on his Spotify playlists. The irony isn’t lost on me that “The Joke,” which was inspired by the fallout from the 2016 presidential election, was celebrated by a president very different from the one currently in the White House…
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Well, I certainly have a lot of respect for [Obama], and I think the irony of what you pointed out is certainly an interesting perspective too. I hadn’t thought of it that way, but you’re right. And if you listen closely to “The Joke,” you can hear him in it. You can hear Obama’s influence on me in that song. He influenced me in big ways during his presidency. I saw my parents get health insurance for the first time. I proposed to my wife on the day that he became the first American president ever to come out in support of marriage equality — and it had always bothered me that he hadn’t up until that point. I had the ring for a long time, and I had been waiting for the opportunity to propose to Catherine [Shepherd, who is British], but we kept hitting roadblocks with DOMA. We kept hitting roadblocks with the airports and the borders, and getting to and from the U.S. together without having to lie about our relationship. We were very discouraged at the time. So when [Obama] came out [in support of gay marriage], it was like the sun came out.
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There are detractors out there who think artists should just “shut up and sing” and keep politics out of music…
Being told to “stop being political” is just hilarious to me. I wake up every day political: a gay mom raising a house full of women. There’s really nothing not political about that. So, I can write about my own personal experience and have it be wildly political. That just happens to be the life and the hand I was dealt.
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Aretha helped define the American experience. In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 16, 2018Watching Aretha Franklin perform at the White House, and on so many other occasions, made time stand still.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 16, 2018****
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If you read one thing today, it should be this 2016 David Remnick profile of Aretha Franklin. It's phenomenal.
newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…
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Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) August 16, 2018This is one of my favorite performances by Aretha Franklin. She was only 22 here. We’ve lost a treasure. 💔
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Natasha W.E.B. Lookin’ Bois Oladokun 🌚🦗 (@NatashaOladokun) August 16, 2018****
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In 1993 NY Post columnist Liz Smith wrote: "[Aretha Franklin] must know she’s too bosomy to wear such clothing, but… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Letters of Note (@LettersOfNote) August 16, 2018let’s also never forget THIS aretha moment...
“great gowns, beautiful gowns...” 😭😂 https://t.co/bCY5XeW9Mf
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Andrew Bunton (@andrewbunton) August 16, 2018****
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Aretha Franklin singing Lift Ev’ry Voice - proving that she was already an angel, even when she was among us. youtu.be/8QK4p22LHtw
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 16, 2018****
Rest in power, Aretha. You were not only the Queen of Soul, but a warrior, a survivor, an icon, and a protector. Yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) August 16, 2018"Today, the world lost a creative icon." —@POTUS on the passing of @Prince: go.wh.gov/pwk91h https://t.co/gowq1MExM3
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) April 21, 2016"Nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative." —The President and First Lady on the passing of @Prince. https://t.co/4XnpGBrxMV
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"Paint a perfect picture. Bring to life a vision in one's mind. The beautiful ones. Always smash the picture. Always every time." #Prince xo
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Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) April 21, 2016"'A strong spirit transcends rules,' Prince once said—and nobody's spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative." —President Obama
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 21, 2016****
That time @Prince threw a guitar in the air AND IT NEVER CAME DOWN. https://t.co/GqvAT1CJCl
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Marcus Gilmer (@marcusgilmer) April 21, 2016One of the greatest Super Bowl Halftime performances of all-time. #RIPPrince snpy.tv/1plJjPP
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Tune into @mtv tonight at 7:30 Eastern for an airing of Purple Rain.
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(@fierman) April 21, 2016A (very) brief Prince and Bowie thought: we've lost two artists who acted as reminders that there's no one right way to be a man.
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Alyssa Rosenberg (@AlyssaRosenberg) April 21, 2016****
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"What many people didn't know is that he would support many of our civil rights causes." @TheRevAl says on @msnbc.
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Irin Carmon (@irin) April 21, 2016****
Long Live the Prince. https://t.co/iFNPEJrIys
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Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) April 21, 2016Prince never apologized for who he was. For that, he was an inspiration. wapo.st/1VnrluB https://t.co/ml83Ug4sv1
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 21, 2016****
I am so saddened to hear of Prince's passing. Prince was a revolutionary artist, a wonderful musician and composer. 1/3
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Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016Prince was an original lyricist and a startling guitar player. His talent was limitless. 2/3
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Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) April 21, 2016****
So David Bowie was the scout team and he sent word to Prince once he found a new acceptable planet
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Mike Tunison (@xmasape) April 21, 2016And in case you're new to Prince, he also wrote "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Manic Monday" and tons of other great songs he's not famous for.
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Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) April 21, 2016****
Prince walked to the pearly gates like.. https://t.co/lBBQ3xb5ms
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Lé Shooter (@lesh00ter) April 21, 2016RIP Prince. https://t.co/5TyFS59ZgV
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Philip Moon (@Philip_R_Moon) April 21, 2016****
Rest well my friend! https://t.co/ap9ifG2PEr
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Patti LaBelle (@MsPattiPatti) April 21, 2016Prince was one many celebs who donated money to help @SpikeLee make Malcolm X: nytimes.com/1992/05/20/mov… https://t.co/L6BEU81Dl8
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Seve Chambers (@SeveChambers) April 21, 2016****
Let's say the best singer, the best songwriter, the best producer, and the best guitarist all died on the same day. Those 4 ppl were Prince.
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Steven Hyden (@Steven_Hyden) April 21, 2016A purple nebula, in honor of Prince, who passed away today. go.nasa.gov/1r2pT3W https://t.co/ONQDwSQwVa
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"Dearly beloved
We are gathered here today
2 get through this thing called Life..."
-Prince
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 21, 2016 ift.tt/23M1bGL https://t.co/nz6CTFUmLb
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shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 21, 2016Shoutout to @KendrickLamar and all the artists at the #Grammys working to build a brighter future. #MyBrothersKeeper twitter.com/kendricklamar/…
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 16, 2016Check out President Obama talking with @VoxDotCom on how middle-class economics helps expand opportunity: youtu.be/iY05U7GaU5I
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 09, 2015President Obama on American leadership in the world: bit.ly/1xWyr8m http://t.co/hOae2R2hJQ
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Vox (@voxdotcom) February 09, 2015****
6 months after his murder, #MikeBrown's spirit lives on with protesters in NYC tonight. #BlackLivesMatter #Ferguson. http://t.co/RGZTSDzj3O
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Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) February 09, 2015Die-in in #GrandCentral NYC for 6 month anniversary of the murder of #MikeBrown. #BlackLivesMatter #MourningMonday. http://t.co/jmPj9EMg9f
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Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) February 10, 2015****
Worth a read: President Obama's interview with @VoxDotCom on domestic and foreign policy → bit.ly/1A5cpYc
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 09, 2015How @BarackObama starts his day: bit.ly/1C9OORn http://t.co/NTFFGmqrhS
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Vox (@voxdotcom) February 09, 2015****
Drone offs Taliban-leader-turned-ISIS-recruiter but why won't Obama lead?
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Zeddonymous (@ZeddRebel) February 09, 2015BREAKING: US airstrike kills ISIS commander in Afghanistan. Fox News still waiting for Obama to get tough with the terrorists.
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(@JRehling) February 09, 2015****
All of us, in our own lives, have the power to set an example.” —President Obama: go.wh.gov/GRAMMYs #GRAMMYs #ItsOnUs
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The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 09, 2015Interview w/ the domestic abuse survivor who is performing w/ Katy Perry at the Grammys @katyperry slate.com/blogs/browbeat… via @BrowBeat
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Brooke Axtell (@SurvivorHealing) February 09, 2015****
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