D'angelo was added to the Essence Music Fest Line up!!!!

http://www.billboard.com/...1152.story

[Edited 5/3/12 8:39am]

Finally, somone I might be interested to see at the Essence fest.

I am THRILLED he is going to come stateside, but not sure this is the right venue. Those women are going to expect him to be like D 2000, ripping off his shirt and stuff and they are going to want to see how he looks first and foremost.

I wonder if other U.S. dates are coming...

purplethunder3121 said:

I wonder if other U.S. dates are coming...

I hope so!

I would have preferred he do a small showcase in NYC first-hope his management knows what they are doing.

scriptgirl said:

I would have preferred he do a small showcase in NYC first-hope his management knows what they are doing.

The EMF is a great way to re-introduce him to fans and industry insiders all over again. If I'm not mistaken, they make the performers do a press junket during the festival. So this is a very smart move.

Remember, it worked for Lionel Richie when he was promoting his Coming Home album and he got a lot of air play with "I Call It Love" after that appearance.

daPrettyman said:

scriptgirl said:

I would have preferred he do a small showcase in NYC first-hope his management knows what they are doing.

The EMF is a great way to re-introduce him to fans and industry insiders all over again. If I'm not mistaken, they make the performers do a press junket during the festival. So this is a very smart move.

Remember, it worked for Lionel Richie when he was promoting his Coming Home album and he got a lot of air play with "I Call It Love" after that appearance.

I think this is a smart move as well. The festival is a big event and will give him well needed exposure... Also, he will be performing with others and wont just be by himself

The last time he performed there was in 2000.

Good luck on D doing a press event at Essence fest. When he was in Stockholm this past winter, a DJ who had interviewed him before, who is very D friendly and was even approved by D's camp was set to interview D and D backed out at the last minute because he is too nervous. He is very anti press. His first interview should be a print interview. He needs careful handling.

scriptgirl said:

scriptgirl said:

The last time he performed there was in 2000.

Good luck on D doing a press event at Essence fest. When he was in Stockholm this past winter, a DJ who had interviewed him before, who is very D friendly and was even approved by D's camp was set to interview D and D backed out at the last minute because he is too nervous. He is very anti press. His first interview should be a print interview. He needs careful handling.

Believe me, I'm sure the people at Essence either made it clear that he has to do press, OR all parties agreed not to do press.

Hell, they even made Janet Jackson do a press junket.

There is a video of him at Brixton in March and a woman was screaming for him to take off his shirt. I can just imagine the desperate heffas in that crowd, thinking this is 2000. I don't think this is gonig to be a good look. And I stand by my claim about my belief he won't do press.

Yeah, that isn't really a D'Angelo crowd at all and if the crowd wasn't into him back then...

scriptgirl said:

Yeah, that isn't really a D'Angelo crowd at all and if the crowd wasn't into him back then...

Well I think if Janet could do it, so can D angelo.... D just needs to bring the heat like his been doing

Yeah, but I doubt D wants to be asked all about all the ish he has been through. Not sure he will ever talk about it and that is what they will ask.

BUT he HAS to be fully aware if his going to make a comeback they are going to do that even if he was to continue to do small venues...

I am more than sure he is aware, doesn't mean he wants to talk about it.

scriptgirl said:

I am more than sure he is aware, doesn't mean he wants to talk about it.

Your right... and he doesnt have to.

I am sure if he does talk, the questions will be pre approved. I am dying to know his set list. Not sure playing Untitled would be a good move, then again if he doesn't play it...

I wanna see him live! I hope he decides to tour the states after this... he has to do untitled thats one of his classics

Untitled is also the song that got him labeled as "hot, naked boy" here in the States. The women at Essence that will see him will be the ones not paying attention to his music, but only interested in his body.

scriptgirl said:

Untitled is also the song that got him labeled as "hot, naked boy" here in the States. The women at Essence that will see him will be the ones not paying attention to his music, but only interested in his body.

Yep, unfornately.... Its kinda sad Essence has kinda turned into that.. D angelo could still do the song but with a shirt on I think regardless D angelo is going to have girls screaming at him, his sexy and talented...

That man is sex on a stick, always has been, always will be. People forget how heavy he was when he first came out.

I know he gained weight but I never recall him being heavy BEFORE but then again I was to young to even remember I dont get why he had self esteem issues

Go to youtube and look up when he was on Showtime at the apollo doing Brown Sugar and Cruising. He was very heavy.

scriptgirl said:

Go to youtube and look up when he was on Showtime at the apollo doing Brown Sugar and Cruising. He was very heavy.

Are you talking about this video?

D angelo isnt fat in this video, still fine to me and in shape

Yes and there is one for crusin. I wouldn't say he is fat, but he is a good deal heavier than he was during the Voodoo era.

scriptgirl said:

Yes and there is one for crusin. I wouldn't say he is fat, but he is a good deal heavier than he was during the Voodoo era.

He doesnt seem heavy to me, just normal looking.

Its hard to judge because he has a big shirt on but in the face and overall he doesnt appear overweight. But I wont knock that he probably got in more shape for that era..

I think he is the type of person that gains weight all over, you know what I mean-it doesn't seem to go to one place. His face is definitely bigger. D is built like a brick shithouse-he is a big southern boy-he has struggled with his weight since middle school.