Prayers and condolences go out to Mariah Carey, whose mother Patricia Carey and sister Alison Carey died over the weekend of August 24, 2024, on the same day. Although no details have been given for the cause of Patricia’s death, the Sun reported that Alison spent the last three weeks of her life in hospice care. Her friend Dave Baker told the publication that Alison, with whom Mariah had a complicated past, “had a problem with [her] internal organs.” The multi-Grammy Award-winning songstress gave People magazine an exclusive statement: “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life the same day.” Mariah said she felt blessed to be able to spend the last week with her mom before she passed. A couple of years ago, radio host Jeanne Parnell interviewed Patricia Carey, Helen Shelton, and yours truly at the same time on her radio show. It was a great honor to be in Patricia’s presence on the air …
Fashion designer Karina Tatarski will present her new couture line, CaryNY, on September 7 at Unieke Mode NYFW, a participant in New York Fashion Week. The event will take place in lower Manhattan. Aside from viewing new and unique collections such as CaryNY, guests will enjoy music and dance performances in addition to the designers’ showcase of their collections …
Jazz at Lincoln Center (JALC), known as the House of Swing, kicks off its 37th season and celebrates the 20th anniversary of Frederick P. Rose Hall, home to Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO), with Hot Jazz & Swing, the Ertegun Jazz Concert, September 19–21 at 7:30 p.m. ET in Rose Theater. The event features the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and guest vocalists Kurt Elling and Shenel Johns, co-music directed by Marsalis and Loren Schoenberg, Grammy Award-winning composer, saxophonist, and senior scholar of the National Jazz Museum in Harlem, who reunites with Marsalis and the JLCO for their first collaboration since 2002 …
Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a motion to get Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones’s lawsuit against him thrown out of court. According to court documents, the disgraced rap mogul is asking the courts to dismiss the record producer’s case against him for alleged sexual assault, harassment, and other accusations. In the paperwork filed August 26 in federal court in the Southern District of New York, Combs claimed the lawsuit is only to attract attention from the media and obtain a settlement from him. Back in February of this year, Jones, who is seeking $30 million, accused Combs of not compensating him for his work in the studio, along with additional allegations …