Ticket Announcement For Kobe and Gianna Bryant Memorial Service

The Los Angeles Lakers have announced the February 24 memorial at Staples Center to honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant will require tickets.

Tickets for the celebration of life will go on sale Feb. 19 at 10 a.m. Those looking to attend must register to purchase tickets on Ticketmaster from Friday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. through Monday, Feb. 17 at 10 p.m. On Feb. 18, fans who registered will receive an email or text to participate in the ticket sale.

Prices will range from $224 to $24.02. If demand exceeds the number of tickets being sold, registered fans will be entered into a lottery and randomly selected to purchase tickets. Tickets will be non-transferable.

Fans who do not secure tickets are encouraged not to gather downtown for the ceremony. The celebration of life will not be shown on video screens outside the Staples Center or around L.A. Live, and there will be no overflow area for the event.

Proceeds from ticket sales will go directly to Bryant’s Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, which works to empower underserved communities through youth sports.

The foundation, formerly named the Mamba Sports Foundation, announced Thursday that it added “Mambacita” to its name to honor Bryant’s daughter, Gianna.

Gianna and Kobe Bryant sharing a moment, Twitter/Lakers

Kobe, 41, and daughter Gianna, 13, were among the nine people killed in a helicopter crash on January 26 on a hillside in Calabasas on their way to a youth basketball tournament. There were no survivors.  They were buried February 7 in a private funeral service. The public memorial will honor all nine victims.

In the wake of the tragedy, Bryant’s foundation also established the MambaOnThree Fund to help the families affected. All donations go directly to the families of the seven other victims.

No further details have been released yet of the memorial service itself or who is expected to attend.

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Words: Emily Smith 
@RemembaEnt

Justin Bieber Drug Test Challenge!

It has been noted of late, the residents of the exclusive gated community that Justin Bieber also lives in, are rather fed up of all the, widely reported, disturbances in the neighborhood, caused by "The Biebs" and/or his "house mates". And now a drugs testing company, IDenta Corp., have offered a solution to their woes, some drugs testing kits, AND a financial REWARD, to those frustrated Calabasas residents, to perhaps catch Bieber out, in order for him and his friends, to be evicted from the community.  All the neighbors have to do is use the kit provided, to prove drugs were brought onto the property (a major violation of the well-to-do community's rules).

Justin Bieber looking not quite so baby baby baby faced...! 

Here is the letter so you can see for yourself, how creative this company was in getting on the bandwagon, so to speak:

June 25th

Dear residents of The Oaks of Calabasas Community,

It has been brought to our attention that your neighbor, Mr. Justin Bieber, has made little or no effort to respect homeowners around him. While his cars continue to be spotted racing around local streets (we have your back, Keyshawn), music blaring late into the night, and his posse (including Lil Za & Lil Twist, not Selena Gomez or Ed Sheeran) terrorizing the community – it simply isn’t enough to keep surveillance on him, and threaten him to stop paying the $1,000 per month for various amenities in the luxury community.

To keep Mr. Bieber and his shenanigans in line, we have included in this package 100 IDenta Touch&Know drug tests. They are the first non-biological drug testing kit offered by a retailer in the United States and can analyze 22 of society’s most endemic and problematic illicit substances (which news reports suggest Biebs knows something about).

Without having to manually handle the substance, the IDenta Touch&Know unit enables users to test the smallest amount of substance, providing immediate results without putting themselves in harm’s way.

We would like to offer all residents of the Calabasas Community the units, so they can take matters into their own hands, and send Bieber packing for good.

If a drug substance can be tested positive from the Bieb’s property, car, etc. we will write you a check for $50,000 for your troubles along with helping you make sure Justin can never open the communities doors again. 

Sincerely,

The Touch & Know Team (IDenta Corp.)

Really??  We this is an unBelieberbal (sorry, couldn't resist!)... Good luck to the Calabasas residents on your quest!!!

The Rememba Entertainment Team :-)

New Edition's Johnny Gill - Unsung - World Premiere

THE SAVOY ENTERTAINMENT CENTER PRESENTS TV ONE’S “UNSUNG” Red Carpet WORLD PREMIERE OF R & B ARTIST JOHNNY GILL! 

The event will be hosted by Johnny Gill Tuesday March 19th, 2013 Barry Bonds, Arsenio Hall, Bobby Brown and Johnny Gill Gets Real About His Public Image, Private Life & His “UNSUNG” Musical Journey

TV One’s “Unsung” series focuses on successful artists whose musical contributions have gone unrecognized.  With its premier on Jan. 2013, new episodes have featured icons such as Isaac Hayes, Midnight Star, EPMD, Lou Rawls, Eddie Kendricks, the Whispers, Mint Condition and others.  AND NOW.. the WORLD PREMIER of JOHNNY GILL!

On Tuesday, March 19th, 2013, with the assistance of Barry Bonds, Arsenio Hall, Bobby Brown and others, Johnny Gill’s musical career unravels right before your eyes revealing real stories, thoughts and feelings as never been seen or told before.

Johnny Gill - singer, songwriter, actor; began his career at the age of 18 with his friend Stacy Lattisaw.  Five years later, he became the sixth and final member of the R&B group “New Edition” being introduced on their 1988 album “Heart Break”.  And in 1990, Gill released his self-titled album featuring his sultry ballad “My My My”.
TV One’s “Unsung” Johnny Gill’s episode takes you through his roller-coaster, on again off again musical stride bestowing proper honor and appreciation of a musical genius!  As TV One explains it, "Unsung focuses on profiling gifted musical talents who have played an important role in recent music history, but have not necessarily become household names. The featured artists have contributed significantly to popular culture and have compelling life stories, the details of which have largely remained untold."

Johnny Gill’s “UNSUNG” WORLD PREMIERE takes place at Inglewood’s NEW “Hollywood“, The Savoy Entertainment Center Tuesday, March 19th at 9pm.

The Savoy Entertainment Center is THE premiere nightlife destination for LA tastemakers and professional, urban trendsetters.  Known as the “Cadillac” of urban Los Angeles venues and quickly becoming THE sought after “IT” Club, The Savoy has attracted top name entertainers that come by to just hang out and perform such as Jamie Foxx, Kenny Lattimore, Angie Stone, Chris Tucker, Stevie Wonder, Melanie Fiona, Idris Elba, Tyrese and currently Kelly Price “For The Love Of R &B” every Thursday.

In addition, its location has become the ideal site for major television and film productions such as the filming of Ava DuVernay’s short film “ The Door” for “Miu Miu” (a division of Prada) starring Gabrielle Union, Goapele, and Alfre Woodard; VH1’s “Basketball Wives” with Shaunie O’Neal, Evelyn Lozado, Tami Roman and Suzie Ketcham (also filmed BBWLA); and “R&B Divas: LA” with Chante Moore, Lil’Mo, Claudette Ortiz, Michel’le and Dawn Robinson; to name a few.

Johnny Gill and his celebrity  friends will give us an up close and personal experience  to see into his heart and we are excited and honored to be a part of the World Premier!” –Jonathan De Veaux, owner of the Savoy Entertainment Center

The Savoy Entertainment Center is located at 218 South La Brea, Inglewood, Ca.  For more information, please call 310-680-7600 or visit www. TheSavoyEntertainmentCenter.com

Enjoy folks!!!  If you go we'd love to see your pics.. Tweet us @RemembaEnt  :-)

Pharrell Williams Announces ‘Places and Spaces I’ve Been’ Book Signing LA-NY

Super producer, Pharrell Williams, will be meeting fans and signing autographs for his first book release  - "Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been" -  starting on October 27 from 1-3pm, at Bookmarc in Los Angeles.

Another chance for fans to meet the Neptunes superstar has been confirmed at the Billionaires Boys Club flagship store in New York City on November 7 from 7-9pm.

Pharrell, usually known as a Grammy winning producer, singer, rapper, composer, and fashion designer (Co-Founder of Billionaire Boys Club) has now turned his creative hands to releasing his first book.  Famed for hits such as Money Maker (Ludacris) and Snoop's Drop It Like It's Hot, and working with some of the biggest names in Hip Hop, this long awaited book will certainly give us a great insight into Pharrell's roots and celebrity lifestyle, just to help make us all that little bit more jealous!  We hope to see you there... 

Copies of "Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been" will be available for sale at each event and can also be picked up now from Amazon.

For more information about Pharrell Williams, and his group N*E*R*D, you can visit http://n-e-r-d.com/


Words:
Emily Smith
Rememba Entertainment

Coldplay Announce Los Angeles Concert in aid of the Grammy Foundation

The incredibly successful band, Coldplay, have announced they will play a memorable one-night only concert at 8:00 PM on Wednesday, August 3rd, at UCLA Tennis Center, Los Angeles. Segments of the show will also air at midnight, on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Coldplay – comprising Guy Berryman (bass), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Will Champion (drums) and Chris Martin (vocals, guitar, keyboards) – has sold more than 50 million records worldwide and won numerous awards, including seven GRAMMY® Awards, six Brit Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards. Viva La Vida, the band’s fourth full-length studio album, was released in June 2008 and went on to chart at No. 1 in 36 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom, and become the top-selling global album of 2008 according to IFPI. The concert will serve as the Los Angeles portion of the The Samsung AT&T Summer Krush concert series, featuring today’s hottest artists participating in unique summer music experiences in major cities. More information can be found at www.samsungsummerkrush2011.com.

The net proceeds from the event will benefit the GRAMMY Foundation’s®-GRAMMY in the Schools® (www.grammyintheschools.com)music education programs for high school students. These programs include the annual GRAMMY Camp®, which is offering its Los Angeles session from July 9–July 18, and its first-ever New York session from Aug. 2–Aug. 8, 2011.

The GRAMMY Foundation®was established in 1989 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture — from the artistic and technical legends of the past to the still unimagined musical breakthroughs of future generations of music professionals. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy®, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage.

Tickets, prices range from $45 to $150, and go on sale at 10am (PST) this Friday, July 15, at www.ticketmaster.com and through Ticketmaster outlets.

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Words: Emily Smith/Rememba Entertainment

- Supporting the GRAMMY Foundation.