I LOVE MUSIC

I belong To GOD
I just won my first Grammy!!!! OMG!!! Thank You @RecordingAcad
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“I can’t believe what you say, because I see what you do.” - James Baldwin
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Sigh....🙏🏾. "I should’ve died in my 20s. I became successful in my 40s. I became a dad in my 50s. I feel like I’ve stolen a car –a really nice car– and I keep looking in the rearview mirror for flashing lights. But there’s been nothing yet." -Anthony Bourdain
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Patti songs are for real sopranos. Key of HIGH. 🤣Whew!
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Lord........💔🙏🏾
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Love seeing artists create together. Especially women. Congrats ladies @iamcardib and @theestallion 👑👑❤️
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Honored.✨
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Thank You to the Great ✨💫⚡️ 👑 #MaryWilson
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Queen AB! Happy Birthday Goddess! @IAMANITABAKER ✨🎂🎉❤️
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79?Yes Sir! #ronisley
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Bishop #RanceAllen Thank You for being MORE. You were a revolutionary as well. (Not a Meme of vocal riffs.)You were so much more. You inspired me and to think we never met. Rest Well. Praying for your family and all who love you. 🙏🏾This was my introduction to you. ❤️
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Thank you for being a master teacher, a friend and one of the greatest female soul singers in our industry. You were so much more than your music. We were blessed to be around royalty. Thank you. I will never forget. 👑 #BettyWright !
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Listen....this look.🤣🤣🤣If you know then you know.
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I tried not to take this photo. You grabbed me and made me take a photo with you. I always felt weird in front of the cameras. You said you’re a star get use to it. You are still one of my favorite Stars! I miss you ! I love you. I’ll never forget. 😘🎂👑@NatalieCole
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One of the best birthdays ever! THANK YOU! ✨🎈🎉🙏🏾
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Ledisi: Mama, look what came in the mail. Mom: Oh! It’s about damn time! Us: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Thank u @RecordingAcad my first Grammy on my label #listenbackentertainment @BMG Thank U @rexkrideout @jmothegr8 @rontyoung & my family❤️Thank YOU for supporting my music! God is good.🙏🏾
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It’s my birthday! Thank you for making this year already amazing!!! #grateful 🙏🏾
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Thank you #Verzuz for honoring our Legends. This was a wonderful evening. ❤️
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✨ Thank You. 🙏🏾
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Yes, it’s my BIRTHDAY! 3.28 #aries 👑🎂 I AM all that I love and all that has come before me. Thank you GOD, My Ancestors, Mama and Daddy for allowing me to come forth. = L E D I S I 📸 @rontyoungphoto ❤️
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The record label did not like this song. I’m so glad they moved out the way. We got through it. And it worked. 🙏🏾 God Bless. Now I have my own label. ⚡️💫✨
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SOROR 🔺🔺🔺 @thesherylralph !!!!!! Emmy Award Winner!!!✨✨✨👑🏆
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Have a great Sunday everyone!!! We made it✨💫⚡️
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Today is my birthday!!! 3-28! Decided to mind my grown ass business. ❤️It’s raining here. It’s time to cleanse & renew! Thank you God for my life &for the incredible circle of love I have around me! I love you @rontyoung Thank you Ernie for an amazing birthday party last night!!
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Thank you #IreneCara ✨R.I.P it was this one for me. ❤️#ifeltseen
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I love you. I’m so glad we met and laughed together. Folks are still fussing over you down here. 🤣💫✨⚡️This generation has honored you beautifully. Still....it makes me miss you more. You’ll always be the 👑Queen of Soul Ms. Aretha Franklin! Happy Birthday 3/25!
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OMG!!!! The Great 👑 Dionne Warwick!!! They need to re-air this show! #sistersinthenameoflove
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She advocated for Soul Music/ Black Music in her way and she was booed for not fitting in one genre . Her voice belonged everywhere. Still she kept going and “I’m Your Baby Tonight” was born! Thank you 👑 @whitneyhouston You arrived this day! An ICON! Happy Birthday 👑🎁🎂💫🙏🏾
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You gave me the greatest advice. Thank you for being you. This is one of my many favorites. Well done👑. Well done. R.I.P #JamesIngram #legend
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Anyone else love their air fryer?
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Dr. @ledisi Thank You @BerkleeCollege ! @IAMANITABAKER @johnlegend @mclyte and Terri Lynne Carrington Thank you for your beautiful words today. ✨🙏🏾 #goodlife #ledisi
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Mother’s never leave their babies. Even when they become angels. 🙏🏾 #RIPNayaRivera
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3.28 I arrived on this day.❤️🎉🎊
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Ok. Whew. Goodnight.
"Calling a black woman difficult in Hollywood is the kiss of death and its hard enough being a dark-skinned black woman in this business" - Janet Hubert #FreshPrinceReunion
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Still singing...20 years recording music. 2020 a transformative, transparent, unpredictable, loving & challenging year. Still..I completed my work. No big machine, no big numbers just a whole lot of faith, a handful of people who believe in me, while singing my ass off! #ledisi
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Me every time I have my microphone. 😂😂😂✨
Give me an example of someone singing like the rent is due
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1986....Too emotional. I could post pics but....tonight is about YOU.I love you. WE love you. Please..please enjoy, look around and receive all this love from the world. You deserve all of it. Thank you teacher. Thank you 👑 @IAMANITABAKER #AnitaBaker 🙏🏾
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The Video of the day. Captured @mrrolandjack 🤣🤣🤣❤️
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Yeah….Today was dope! God is good. ✨
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Gladys Mic is all the way ON!!!
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Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis #blacklove #blackhistory
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Wait what? *passes out*
@ledisi is a legacy artist...she has Ella in her ear...so when I’m out on the back porch, ya’ll take care of her...the next reign is here...”~@IAMANITABAKER #capitaljazzfest #phenomenal #favoritevoices #inspired
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Two months and nine days left in this year. There’s no race I’m trying to run and nothing and no-one I’m competing with other than completing the goals I set for myself. I’ma take deep breaths and do my best. That’s all I can do. I hope you’ll do the same. 🙏🏾
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“When you’re running, you take yourself with you.” - @JeniferLewis 💫⚡️🎂Happy Birthday Beautiful Legend! I love you. ❤️
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The Lion was always my favorite. He was poetic, classy, well spoken, knew when it was time to go and his hair was lit. 😂 #thewiz
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Let’s #listenback Been listening to the catalog of #thestaplesingers #blackmusic Thank You. 👑 @mavisstaples
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Congratulations to our girl @Ledisi for winning the #GRAMMY Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance for "Anything for You"!! She deserves!! #GRAMMYs

ALT bet ledisi GIF by Black Girls Rock

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*Tears* @carnegiehall SOLD OUT! I don’t have the words yet. Just… “Thank You.”🙏🏾 Someone believed. I didn’t get here alone. ✨ Special thanks to Rex for going out in the cold to snap a pic for me. 😂😂😂You know I need proof. #ledisi #ledisisingsnina
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I miss you @MsBettyWright 👑❤️🎂🎁🎈Happy Heavenly Birthday!!!
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So good! @AndersonPaak and @BrunoMars Whew!
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My husband gave me this as a surprised gift an hour ago. My heartaches. 🦋Thank you for every hug and every lesson up close and far away. Thank you. Well done my lady.👑 @IAmCicelyTyson
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"They can shut me up, but they can't change the truth." - Senator Elizabeth Warren
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A bond that’s never broken. ❤️#RIP to The Legend @SarahDash 🙏🏾 ✨💫
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Well it’s #GrammyDay! Congrats to all the nominees have a fun day! Yes I’m talking to me too. 🤣Tune in today and watch my performance and many others at the Premiere Ceremony.Have a beautiful Sunday everyone! 📸 @rontyoungphoto Stylist @nonjamckenzie MUA @nikcaldwell
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Again. My first #1 @billboard ! Over a decade in this industry and on my own label. I am so Grateful. Thanks for the texts and phone calls. Thank You Radio! WE Thank YOU! #godisgood #anythingforyou #thewildcard Out Now! #ledisi #soulmusic #VOTE
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Happy Birthday @lalahhathaway ✨❤️🎂👑
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Listening to @IAMANITABAKER song “Fairy Tales” she wrote the mess outta this song. The lyrics and the full arch of the song is epic.Hard song to sing too. It sounds so good. That melody will wear you out.😂
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Happy Birthday Queen 👑 @IAMANITABAKER I love you!
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Lost a beautiful soul yesterday. So many tears....I am grateful we said I love you. Love your people... life is so short. Have an amazing week! 🙏🏾
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“Everybody want a piece of the pie. I don’t want that! I want the recipe!” Yes... tell the story @leslieodomjr Ownership. Publishing. Sam Cooke knew!!! #OneNightInMiami
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My driver just said “She’s the next Whitney Houston: ” Me: 👀 “There’s only one Whitney.”
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🥲 #quincyjones 2018 The last time in person. Tributing you with @gregoryportermusic and @greg_phillinganes_live ✨Thank you for the many lessons and a lifetime of music.✨Rest Well Master Teacher.✨🙏🏾 “Everything Must Change….Music Makes Me Cry.”
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😞Speechless… ❤️Rest in Power beautiful Soror. Praying for the family and friends of Cheryl A. Hickmon, National President of our beloved Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.💔🙏🏾 #heavystart2022 #DeltaSigmaTheta #CherylHickmon
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A Tribute for The Queen of Soul #arethafranklin 🙏🏾 It was an honor to share the stage with great women @jsullivanmusic @PrettyMill1 @CynthiaEriVo @TasiasWord and @YolandaAdams . Thank u @BEVERLYBOND @JesseCollinsEnt @THEREALKIMBURSE . Please Be Kind. Love, @ledisi
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#thewiz Grateful for them all ❤️ Goodnight.
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Look at me Look at me I am changing Trying every way I can I am changing I'll be better than I am.... Have a great weekend!!! 📸 @rontyoungphoto
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Well done my Lady. 🙏🏾 @NancyWilson
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❤️Thank you for letting me be the song before your words throughout the years....Every step of the way... like always.....I'll be there.
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Good Life 3-1-24 This is my 11th offering. Took 3 years to finish this one! We did it Rex!✨I want to publicly thank the songwriters, producers, arrangers, artists, musicians, engineers and management. Thank you for painting this piece with me… it feels good. Literally. ✨🙏🏾❤️
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Happy Founders Day Sorors! Listen to my song “Pieces of Me” today! That’s me celebrating with you! 🔺🐘❤️ @dstinc1913 #thejusticeleague #thetail #dst1913 #dst #dst109 #j13 #piecesofme #1stfoundersday
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Happy Birthday @IAMJHUD The best is yet to come! ✨💫
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3/28 🎂 Thank U GOD 🙏🏾 ✨💫🎉🌞☀️♈️ 📷 @rontyoung Stylist @nonjamckenzie Hair @therealsirtony MUA @kymmyizabeauty
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Love to see it! ❤️
Just because I wanna see (and listen to) @MariahCarey & @4everBrandy together all the time! 💞
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🙏🏾 Thank you @RecordingAcad
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Finally met and saw @maxwell perform!!!!! ❤️My goodness he sang! What a beautiful spirit! The BAND!!!!So Amazing!❤️
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LET LOVE RULE AVAILABLE NOW: smarturl.it/LedLetLoveRule #LETLOVERULE
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I don't know what to say.....my heartaches....💜 Photo @dtodd
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Happy Birthday Queen AB @IAMANITABAKER WE LOVE YOU!!! I love you!!
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🙏🏾 You are loved Sir Talley. Beautiful Libra. ✨ You opened many doors. ❤️
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“This is how you recycle and change the energy that was created to defeat you. You innovate, activate and bring along with you a great team.Saying less doing more. Bravo! @staceyabrams Bravo! 👏🏾All eyes on Georgia more work to do. Let’s go!👏🏾 - @ledisi
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It was honor to sing with the Legend/Genius @BSladeNow on @PoseOnFX 🙏🏾 Thank you to everyone at #pose for inviting me to the final season. This season is epic and heavy. #life ✨💫 Bravo
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Excuse me. Pardon me..these phrases still exist right? 🥴
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Happy Monday Kings and Queens! 👑👑❤️
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Miles ahead
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It’s @jsullivanmusic ‘s tone and songwriting for me. ❤️
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Loving this ! ❤️🙏🏾
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#alltheway ❤️
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Sing 4 my life @MsPattiPatti lookin'😂😂😂
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I thought Verzuz was just a listening hang! But hearing their voices is an extra hug.❤️
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“The Queen of Soul. A masterclass all by herself. 👑” -@Ledisi
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Are you surprised? I’m not.
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I was asked to honor Dr. Nina Simone in her birthplace Tryon Town North Carolina yesterday. What a legacy. Thank you Commissioner #crysamburst for inviting me. #NinaSimone #ledisi “Sometimes...you have to leave to return again.” - @ledisi
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