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patti labelle will perform at the lehman center in the bronx, new york, on 070120.
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get ready for another blitz of patti, starting 050621 with the release of her new album, classic moments. and while every moment during which miss patti is singing a note is classic, the title, in this instance, refers to the covers and collaborations that fill this classic collection. on 050701, you can catch the diva performing in rockefeller center as part of the good morning america summer concert series and, on 050704, she'll be re-teaming with long-time friend elton john for aids awareness fundraiser, the philadelphia freedom concert ball.
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check out the september 2004 issue of glamour to learn "(five) things you don't know about [patti labelle]," including her distaste for flying, fear of swimming and that this former nightbird is still a nightowl.
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in true patti fashion, the diva comes clean about her plastic sugery in an article about the rise of cosmetic procedures within the african-american community, in the 040705 issue of newsweek. looking stunning in a pair of jeans, a white, bell-sleeved "peasant" (well, it would be on anybody but patti) blouse and her trademark three-inch heels, ms. labelle was cited as one woman's inspiration to surgically alter her appearance.
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pick up the 040702 issue of new york queer culture magazine hx and learn about remixes of the diva's "new day" by the likes of josh harris, louie vega, darryl james and quentin harris.
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congratulations to patti labelle who turned in a stellar performance at 2004's _vh1 divas live_ concert to benefit save the music, a charity that provides money to school music programs. in true diva fashion, miss patti stole the show during duets of "lady marmalade" (with cyndi lauper and jessica simpson) and "time after time" (with cyndi lauper), and showed younger "divas" jessica simpson and ashanti how a true diva turns it out on solos including "new attitude" and "you are my friend". other performers included deborah harry, joss stone and shiela e.
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september 2003's issue of more magazine features a loving retrospective of miss patti's career, highlighting her culinary achievements. focusing on the release of labelle's latest cookbook, patti labelle's lite cuisine (gotham books, 2003) the article chronicles the artist's love of music and food from early childhood, through her days with the bluebells and labelle, to her eventual emergence as a solo artist.
check out vh1's latest entry into the already crowded playing field of reality television, born to diva, to see patti labelle representing philadelphia diva's on the show's second episode. check local listings for air times.
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straight from the diva's mouth, patti labelle told divastation.com that she is currently working on a new album, which she hopes to have completed in time for a tentatively-scheduled early-april appearance at new york city's radio city music hall. fans who can't wait until then for a glimpse of their favorite vocal dynamo can catch her at detroit, michigan's gilda's club (030515), oakland, california's chronicle pavilion (030530), los angeles, california's universal amplitheater (030531–030601), houston, texas' compaq center (030606), mephis, tennesee's mid-south coliseum (030607), chicago, illinois' allstate arena (030608) and philadelphia, pennsylvania's academy of music (030614). ms. labelle is also in the midst of a book-signing tour in support of her second cookbook, patti labelle's lite cuisine; her first two books, the autobiographical don't block the blessings and labelle cuisine were both featured on the new york times best-seller list.
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as of 030116, new has joined a growing list of states that have made discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal. a long-time supporter of queer rights, patti labelle intends to celebrate the legal triumph with a sepcial midnight performance at the empire state pride agenda foundation's 030301 fundraiser at the world financial center winter garden, in new york, ny. tickets for the event, which will go from 9:00pm to 1:00am, can be purchased at www.prideagenda.org or by calling 212.627.0305.
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fans of miss patti can catch the legendary diva at manhattan's china club on 030129, as part of a fundraiser for nile rodgers' we are family foundation, on 030215 at brooklyn's christian culture center, and at the westbury music fair in westbury, ny, from 030228 to 030301.
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maybe it was all the out-of-this-world outfits that miss patti wore, as a member of the space-aged rock/funk trio labelle. maybe it was all those years of soaring vocal performances that reach all the way to the heavens. whatever the reason, the united states' government-sponsored space program, nasa, has asked the reigning queen of r&b to perform the first official anthem, "way up there". the song, written by longtime labelle collaborator, tena clark, also commemorates the one hundreth anniversary of the wright brothers' first flight.
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catch miss patti tonight, 020330, performing at the 11th year anniversary of shelter and the grand opening of clubshelter at 20 west 39th street, in new york, ny. the show starts at 2:00am, but get there when the doors open at 11:00pm to ensure a good vantage point from which to pay homage to r&b's reigning diva. admission is $30. for more information, call shelter at 212.439.4141 or clubshelter at 212.719.4479.
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in an exciting, if not surprising, move, patti labelle is trying her hand at fashion design by creating a limited-edition pum for sears to benefit the sears sashion takes action–clothes that work! campaign and sears' women work!, a program which "provides work-appropriate apparel, accessories and footwear to women transitioning into the work place from challenging life situations, including homelessness, domestic violence and public assistance." those familiar with the diva's career will not be surprised as this venture is just the latest of a patti labelle franchise which includes three books, a line of cosmetics and fragrances, countless recordings, television and film appearances, and endless philanthropic work. go on with yourself, miss patti! divastation.com is scared of you!
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rumours have circulated for months that vanity fair's fall music issue would contain a recent photograph of rock supergroup labelle, taken by photography diva annie leibovitz and those rumours are proven true in the november 2001 issue, on sale now. paying tribute to the original artists to breathe life into the now-classic and oft-imitated "lady marmalade", the gorgeous full-spread photograph features the indefatigable nona hendryx, the always-elegant sarah dash and the simply fierce patti labelle as you've never seen them. divastation.com would like to congratulate labelle and express our sincere thanks to vanity fair for remembering three incredible artists whose names deserve mention along with legends such as aretha franklin, gladys night, janis joplin, and tina turner, but who are all-too-often forgotten.
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check out www.pattilabelle.com for a complete listing of concert dates. upcoming shows include a howard university benefit in los angeles, ca (011030), the grand casino biloxi in biloxi, ms (011109), the event center grand casino tunica in robinsonville, ms (011110), the paris hotel in las vegas, nv (010205–010209), the kravis center in west palm beach, fl (010211), the mann performing arts center in fort meyers, fl (010212), the ruth eckerd hall in clearwater, fl (010214) and the king center in melbourne, fl (010215).
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those awaiting the release of labelle's latest studio album, when a woman loves, will have to wait a little longer. the release date has be pushed from its originally-scheduled 000918 date to 001024.
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patti labelle was tapped to perform at the launch party of the new escada fragrance, sentiment. labelle sang a denise rich composition—"in over my head"—which was penned especially for the occasion.
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patti labelle reports that ten songs have already been completed for her latest mca project, to be entitled when a woman loves. the first single from this album—which includes songwriting and production credits by such notables as diane warren, jimmy jam, terry lewis and guy roche—is expected in february. labelle also hinted that her next album will fulfill her long-standing promise to release a gospel album, like fellow diva and sometimes collaborator gladys knight.
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patti labelle is scheduled to appear on the children's television program sesame stree, on 990820. accompanied by the muppets cast, labelle will sing a gospel rendition of the alphabet song.
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universal records, in association with lifetime television, has joined together to produce a compilation album called breaking through, to be released on 990629. the album, which features the likes of patti labelle, ultra naté, deborah cox, robin s., monifah, billie myers, amber and debelah morgan, will serve as a soundtrack for sports-related features aired on the female-oriented television network.