“Music is truly the language that connects us all,” explained singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc, aka Mushroom, during his unmasked interview with host Nick Cannon during Wednesday night’s finale of “The Masked Singer.” “I got a chance to experience that and do just that, here on this stage.” The Grammy-nominated performer was the Season 4 runner-up, losing to the Sun after edging out the Crocodile earlier in the episode. Watch Mushroom‘s performance of “I Wish” by Stevie Wonder above.
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“My daughter was definitely inspiration,” Aloe revealed when describing how he transformed into Mushroom. “It’s not a skirt! This is a mushroom stem. But, because it had a little bit of a skirt feel, I thought okay, my seven-year old daughter, Mandela. I could embody her spirit while I’m doing this.”
More than anyone this season,...
See ‘The Masked Singer’ reveals for all seasons: Celebrities and costumes through the years
“My daughter was definitely inspiration,” Aloe revealed when describing how he transformed into Mushroom. “It’s not a skirt! This is a mushroom stem. But, because it had a little bit of a skirt feel, I thought okay, my seven-year old daughter, Mandela. I could embody her spirit while I’m doing this.”
More than anyone this season,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Aloe Blacc and Vic Mensa have both contributed to a new benefit album, Defund the Sheriff, that’s part of a campaign to shift funding from police and incarceration in Los Angeles County toward other public services.
Mensa appears on much of the album, including the opening track, “Largest Jail System on Earth,” alongside Lauren Jauregui and Richie Reseda, and “The Caging of Los Angeles,” which boasts Reseda and Fitz and the Tantrums’ Noelle Scaggs. Blacc, meanwhile, contributed two songs: “Black is Beautiful,” under his Avery Blackman moniker, and “Shine Your Light,...
Mensa appears on much of the album, including the opening track, “Largest Jail System on Earth,” alongside Lauren Jauregui and Richie Reseda, and “The Caging of Los Angeles,” which boasts Reseda and Fitz and the Tantrums’ Noelle Scaggs. Blacc, meanwhile, contributed two songs: “Black is Beautiful,” under his Avery Blackman moniker, and “Shine Your Light,...
- 7/21/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Congrats to Aloe Blacc and his wife Maya Jupiter! The hip-hop star, best known for his hit "I Need a Dollar" and his collaboration with Avicii on "Wake Me Up," and the Australian rapper, both 36, are expecting their second child, his rep confirmed to E! News. The two attended the 44th annual Peace Over Violence Humanitarian Awards in Los Angeles on Friday and she showcased a large baby bump. Maya, who performed at the event, looked gorgeous—and glowing!—in a tight, sleeveless sparkling metallic gown. Aloe Blacc, whose real name is Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III, and his wife, whose real name is Melissha Martinez, wed in 2010. Their first child,...
- 10/18/2015
- E! Online
And baby makes four! Aloe Blacc and his wife, Maya Jupiter, are expecting their second child. The singer confirmed the happy news to Us Weekly on Friday, Oct. 16, at the 44th Humanitarian Awards in L.A. “Baby No. 2 on the way!” the “Wake Me Up” singer, 36, told Us. “According to the doctor, it’s a boy, so hopefully they are right. We had a girl at first.” Blacc and Jupiter welcomed their first child, Mandela, in 2013. “She’s actually really thriving through this pregnancy,” the Voice guest mentor [...]...
- 10/17/2015
- Us Weekly
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