NAMM 2016

Cover photo: NAMM impresses each year at the Anaheim Convention Center, with products for the most discerning musician. Photo by Getty Images for NAMM. Inside photo. Questlove. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images for NAMM) By Angela Johnson and Elise “Hollywood” Evans The 2016 NAMM Show...

February 2nd, 2016 | Business and Lifestyle, Entertainment | Read More

Commentary 2016

Let’s Get It In in 2016!!!! Hi, Happy New Year and thanks for taking the time to read The Scoop LA. Don’t get it twisted, we are the original Scoop LA. There is another publication that decided to use the name, but we started as The Scoop Newspaper in 1967 and in 2007, I took over the helm and...

February 2nd, 2016 | Commentary | Read More

PR Maven Charmaine Blake Holds Birthday Bash

Cover photo- Charmaine Blake. PR Maven Charmaine Blake of Charmaine PR held a birthday bash at Fork Restaurant in West Hollywood. Pictured above is Jacob Diamond, (L) Charmaine Blake (C) and Fork’s Syreeta. Seen at the bash were several celebrities, including model actress Kimmarie Johnson. Charmaine...

January 21st, 2016 | Community News, Entertainment | Read More

Mamie Hansberry visits Kentwood Players Production of Lorraine Hansberry’s “A RAISIN IN THE SUN”

Cover Photo - The cast of Kentwood Players' production of "A RAISIN IN THE SUN" by Lorraine Hansberry. Inside photo - Mamie Hansberry, sister of Lorraine Hansberry. Photos by Shari Barrett WESTCHESTER, CA –Kentwood Players proudly welcomed Mamie Hansberry, the sister of “A RAISIN...

January 19th, 2016 | Community News, Entertainment, Events, Theater | Read More

47TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS NOMINEES ANNOUNCED

Cover photo - TIKA SUMPTER (The Haves and the Have Nots) at the 47th NAACP Image Award nominee announcement. Inside photo: DANIELLE NICOLET & GUILLERMO DIAZ. (Photos by Kim Webster) BEVERLY HILLS, CA – Tuesday, December 8, 2015, was a morning of anticipation at the Paley Center for Media as camera...

January 3rd, 2016 | Entertainment, Events, Kim's Kronicles | Read More

Mikola Fuller- People You Should Know

Cover and Inside photos- Mikola Fuller. Mikola Fuller is a talented singer, rapper and spoken word artist. An artist on the rise, Mikola Fuller will be performing her brand of spoken word at "Buddy Sampson Presents," at King King Hollywood, December 3rd. See our article on the event for more...

November 24th, 2015 | People You Should Know | Read More

Ring in the Holiday Season with Jazz and Funk Night Benefiting Children’s Hospital

Cover Photo-Buddy Sampson, Bassist, Composer and Publisher of TheScoopLA.com, presents Jazz and Funk Night . Inside Photo-Buddy Sampson and Friends, with (L-R) Joseph John, Buddy Sampson, Curtis Sanford, Rachel Grace and Lamar Webster. Live Performances...

November 3rd, 2015 | Community News, Entertainment, Events, Jazz N LA | Read More

25th Annual Divas Simply Singing Silver Anniversary Oct. 24, 2015

Cover photo: (L-R) Loretta Devine, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jenifer Lewis. Photo by Kim Webster. Inside photo-Sheryl Lee Ralph and Dr. Rachael Ross. Photo by Kim Webster. HOLLYWOOD, CA – Divas executive producer/creator/founder Sheryl Lee Ralph was “too hot” in a silver jumpsuit, faux fur jacket,...

November 2nd, 2015 | Columnists, Entertainment, Kim's Kronicles | Read More

26TH Annual Heroes & Legends Scholarship Awards

Cover Photo--R&B living legend and grandparents Smokey Robinson and Claudette Robinson with scholarship recipient Lyric Claudette Ontiveros. Photo by Kim Webster. Inside Photo--Brenda Holloway is perfect in pink couture. Photo by Kim Webster. Beverly Hills CA – Master of Ceremonies Ray Parker,...

October 4th, 2015 | Columnists, Entertainment, Kim's Kronicles | Read More

The Coach That Became a Nanny

Cover photo-Rebecca Stewart of VIP Nannies, Inc. Household Staffing Agency with Chase. Inside photo- VIP Nannies Inc Household Staffing Agency provides the best in staffing, including nannies. By Buddy Sampson The best nanny and household staffing agencies are those that are well prepared- professional,...

October 2nd, 2015 | Business and Lifestyle | Read More