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A breathtakingly candid memoir by Joanna "JoJo" Levesque, the chart-topping, multi-platinum recording artist behind hits like "Leave (Get Out)," "Too Little, Too Late," and the Grammy Award-winning "Say So." Signed to a major recording deal at just 12 years old, JoJo catapulted to the top of the pop-and-R&B-infused charts in the mid-2000s. The relatability of her youth and the appeal of her cool-girl mystique earned her millions of fans around the world.

Après De préférence la nuit, Stanley Péan revient avec autant d'entrain, de savoir historique et de ferveur pour défendre et illustrer le monde du jazz. Cette fois-ci, rien que des femmes : une galerie de seize musiciennes qui ont connu la gloire avant de tomber dans l'oubli, autant de destins d'artistes qui ont été injustement négligées, mésestimées, cancellées par les historiens patentés du jazz, des hommes en grande majorité.

During fifty years of publishing the "Bible of Rock and Roll," Jann Wenner recorded a series of interviews that are now regarded among the most important historical documents of rock. From the hubris and pissed-off attitude of Pete Townshend, to the volcano that was John Lennon after the breakup of the Beatles, to Bono, using music to speak to God, these interviews reveal the beating hearts of six creative giants.

In Black and Blue, author and radio personality Stanley Péan guides us through a history of jazz, stopping at a number of high points along the way. He takes us behind the scenes with anecdotes that tell much about the misunderstandings that have surrounded the music. How could Jean-Paul Sartre have mixed up Afro-Canadian songwriter Shelton Brooks with the Jewish-American belter Sophie Tucker? What is the real story behind the searing classic "Strange Fruit" made immortal by Billie Holiday, who at first balked at performing it?