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Lenny Kravitz: ‘I was turned away by record companies because my music wasn’t black enough’

submitted by Nick Oct 27th 2018 12:00 am (www.nme.com)

His daughter is also set to star in a reboot of 'High Fidelity'Lenny KravitzLenny Kravitz has revealed that he was often turned away by record companies during the early part of his career because his music “wasn’t black enough”. The musician approached a number of record companies with his unique brand of pyschedelic funk rock, but he claims they weren’t interested. He told Variety magazine: ”I just knew […]The post Lenny Kravitz: ‘I was turned away by record companies because my music wasn’t black enough’ appeared first on NME.

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Lauryn Hill: Watch Lauryn Hill Cover The Beatles On Letterman

submitted by Nick Feb 10th 2014 05:00 pm (stereogum.com)

Last week The Late Show featured a diverse group of artists covering the Beatles in honor of the 50th anniversary of their performance on the Ed Sullivan Show. We got the Flaming Lips and Sean Lennon playing “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds,” Sting and Ivy Levan doing “Drive My Car,” Lenny Kravitz singing &a...

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The Flaming Lips: Watch The & Sean Lennon Cover “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” On Letterman

submitted by Nick Feb 7th 2014 06:00 pm (stereogum.com)

David Letterman continued his week-long tribute to the Fab Four with a performance from the Flaming Lips, who were joined by Sean Lennon to cover “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds.” Throughout the week, Broken Bells, Sting, and Lenny Kravitz have also graced the Late Night stage to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Beatles...

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Lenny Kravitz: No Longer Playing Marvin Gaye In Biopic

submitted by Nick Mar 7th 2013 02:01 pm (www.antimusic.com)

Lenny Kravitz is no longer set to portray Marvin Gaye in the long-awaited biopic about the late American soul singer

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Lenny Kravitz: drops out of Marvin Gaye biopic

submitted by Nick Mar 5th 2013 11:00 pm (www.nme.com)

'Sexual Healing' is being helmed by Sex Pistols and Glastonbury filmmaker Julien Temple