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Stevie Wonder, Annie Lennox, and more pay tribute at Grammys

Read about the memorable tribute performances at the 2024 Grammys, honoring musical icons such as Tina Turner and Tony Bennett, with Stevie Wonder and Anni...

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Pretty Little Thing and Naomi Campbell debut controversial collaboration

Guests included Julia Fox, Emily Ratajkowski and Leni Klum

Evening Standard

Celebrities pay tribute to ‘visionary’ Clarence Avant following death age 92

The death of Avant, who came to be known as ‘The Godfather of Black Music’, was announced on Monday.

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Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music’ and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92

Clarence Avant, the manager, entrepreneur, facilitator and adviser who helped launch or guide the careers of Quincy Jones, Bill Withers and many others and came to be known as “The Godfather of Black Music,” has died

The Independent UK

Clarence Avant, a major power broker in music, sports and politics, has died at 92

Clarence Avant boosted the careers of a vast array of influential figures, including Michael Jackson, Jim Brown and Barack Obama. He came back into the news after his wife was murdered in 2021.

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Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music,’ dies at 92

Avant, inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021, died Sunday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a family statement.

Chicago Sun-Times

Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black music’, dies aged 92

Producer and record executive was, according to Quincy Jones, the ‘silent architect of so many deals it would make your head spin’

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Clarence Avant, ‘Godfather of Black Music' and benefactor of athletes and politicians, dies at 92

The Independent UK

Who is Jacqueline Avant and why is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story dedicated to her?

Everything you need to know about Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story's dedication to Jacqueline Avant at the end of episode one

Woman & Home

'Sugar Man' Sixto Rodriguez wins battle for royalties payout ahead of 80th birthday

Sixties rocker Sixto Rodriguez, who found mainstream fame in the documentary Searching for Sugar Man, is finally enjoying the fruits of his labours at the age of 80

Daily Mirror

Killer of LA philanthropist gets 190-year prison term

A parolee who murdered 81-year-old philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, has been sentenced to 190 years in a California prison

The Independent UK

Killer of LA philanthropist Jacqueline Avant is sentenced to 150 years in prison

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge on Tuesday sentenced the man convicted in the murder of Jacqueline Avant to 150 years to life in prison, saying he shot a "highly vulnerable" 81-year-old woman in the back and then giggled about it afterward.

Los Angeles Times

Philanthropist Jacqueline Avant's killer shot her in the back, laughed and bragged about it, records show

LOS ANGELES — The man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year shot her in the back and later laughed and bragged about the killing, according to court records reviewed by The Times.

Los Angeles Times

Killer of Jacqueline Avant pleads guilty

Aariel Maynor pleaded guilty in the fatal shooting of Avant and the attempted murder of her security guard at her Beverly Hills home in December, Los Angeles County prosecutors said.

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Man pleads guilty to murder in death of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant

LOS ANGELES — The man accused of killing Jacqueline Avant in her Beverly Hills home last year pleaded guilty to murder and weapons charges on Thursday, authorities said.

The Independent UK

Man pleads to killing wife of music legend Clarence Avant

A 30-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to the murder of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant

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