Got up this morning to bake some cupcakes for my parents who are coming to visit…haven’t seen them in a year and I’m going to welcome them very warmly! I’m cooking a big meal for them too!
I’m so proud of how they turned out!🥰
Got up this morning to bake some cupcakes for my parents who are coming to visit…haven’t seen them in a year and I’m going to welcome them very warmly! I’m cooking a big meal for them too!
Obviously I’m going to glaze them later…I’m going to make a delicious syrup made with orange zest, freshly squeezed orange juice, ginger, oat flakes and of course brown sugar.
This is after 3 failed attempts trying to make a large pound cake in the past so I’m extremely proud of how they turned out! ☺️
Hello everyone,
Yes, you read the title right.
It’s the world we live in at the moment, where big marketing budgets mean almost nothing if attention is not won over.
If that’s the reality for artists with massive backing, imagine how it is for the musicians who are just starting out and trying to build an audience?
Too many things are competing for the attention of the average person…I thought I was crazy when I couldn’t even recognize the Top 5 artists on Billboard’s Hot 100.
You know it’s bad when being an underground indie or niche artist with consistent supporters coming to see your shows seems unreachable.
The entertainment business in 2026 and need I say beyond, is a puzzle y’all. There’s no formula, secret or hack to stop people from scrolling past your music and actually follow your career like they did even just a few years ago.
Sometimes, I wonder why I keep going…why I keep investing my little $50 pay stubs into my craft, knowing fully well that it’s going to be treated as disposable. The algorithm is unforgiving, and “no one cares about my music” is no longer the emotional musician’s rant, but a current reality.
It’s kinda sad…we are creative human beings with aspirations and passions, the world where what we dreamt of doing and becoming is pretty much…gone. 😕
Every now and then I’d take a peak and think to myself. Wow, we’ve really crossed that hurdle.
Man, She was not to be toyed with. She kept it cute on This Will Be and popped off later on in the evening. 😮💨✨
Chaka Khan & Rufus - You Got The Love on Midnight Special, 1974)
Chaka Khan & Rufus tearing up Midnight Special in 74’. (You Got The Love)
My goodness. She was truly The Queen of Funk!
Need I say more?
Lady Cole was a phenomenal entertainer with fierce and fantastic background vocalists (Sissy Peoples and Anita Anderson),
Here is her performance of the 1975 smash hit “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) at Midnight Special.
Natalie Cole had a voice was smooth, silky, sophisticated and soulful ✨
Here, she is performing her 1978 hit “I’ve Got Love On My Mind” on her own television program.
She gave a lot to R&B music and should definitely be talked about and celebrated more.