About A Girl

A beautiful English girl drifts into pop stardom and the inner circle of the Rolling Stones in 1960s London. As the girlfriend of Stones frontman Mick Jagger, the glare of public attention and personal misadventures take their toll on her mental health. She withdraws from her life, descending into addiction and hitting bottom before returning with a new voice (figuratively and literally) and an artistic triumph.

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One of the ‘IT’ girls of Swinging London reconnects with her high school classmate, a talented drummer, striving to succeed. But his all-consuming obsession with his band and inability to communicate with Jenny makes for a difficult and unhealthy relationship. Once Fleetwood Mac finally hits big and Mick slides into fame and drugs, Jenny has to confront her own patterns of codependency.

Sources:

Jennifer Jupiter: A Journey Beyond the Muse, by Jenny Boyd

'It's not what you think': behind the star-studded life of a rock star's wife (The Guardian)

Jenny Boyd talks forgiving Stevie Nicks after Mick Fleetwood affair, marrying star twice: It was 'surreal' (Fox News)

Mick Fleetwood Was in Love With Stevie Nicks, but She Thinks Their Relationship Was a 'Doomed' Mistake (Cheatsheet)

Stevie Nicks Once Said She and Mick Fleetwood Would Never Have Had an Affair if They Weren't 'Completely Drunk' and 'Coked Out (Cheatsheet)

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About A Girl is a scripted narrative anthology series about women whose stories have long been eclipsed by the legends of their famous partners. Bowie, Elvis, 2Pac, Prince, Miles, Biggie. Each of these icons created some of the most celebrated and enduring music of the modern age. But there's more to their stories than you know. About A Girl brings focus to the many women without whom the landscape of popular music might be very different. For more shows like About A Girl, check out www.doubleelvis.com. 

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Linda Eastman was born a free spirit, but she was also the daughter of a strict and demanding father, a poor Jewish boy who became a wealthy lawyer and rebranded himself as a WASP. Linda fought her own nature to try and please him, and then her first husband, before finally breaking free to find success as a freelance photographer in Manhattan. Shooting and hobnobbing with ‘60s pop stars led her to Swinging London.

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Host Nikki Lynette returns with a new season of About A Girl, a show about women in music history. Stay tuned for a new episode on October 27, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Before there was Queen Latifah the actress, there was Queen Latifah the hip-hop star. She ascended to royal status in rap at a time when the genre revolved around putting women down – and keeping them down. Thanks to her reign, a generation of hip-hop heads learned that women could rule just as well as any man. But Queen Latifah’s legacy as one of the loudest, proudest voices in the game often gets buried by her pile of film awards and acclaim.

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Eudoxie thought she was escaping torment and horror when she emigrated from Gabon to the United States as a young girl. But even through her marriage to a huge star, even with her beautiful children, all of her joy, the dark shadow of her childhood continued to loom.

Mother’s Day w/Angela Simmons, Nina Westbrook, and Eudoxie Bridges 

Eudoxie Bridges speaks out to help abuse victims at event Saturday

Atlanta Plugged In interview 

Eudoxie Bridges On Nourishing Her Spirit In Eleuthera, Bahamas 

Haute Living & Wine Access Celebrated Mother's Day Early With Angela Simmons, Eudoxie Bridges & Nina Westbrook (And Ludacris)

Ludacris and Wife Eudoxie Celebrate The 10-Year Anniversary Of When They First Met at Ludaday Weekend - Essence 

Ludacris Talks His Impact on Hip Hop – Kalisha Perera 

What Happens During a Panic Attack? 

Culture of Gabon - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family 

Ludacris And Eudoxie Bridges Met 10 Years Ago Today, And They've Had Quite The Glow Up Together

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Few musicians are as inescapable as the Beyoncé. But even if you’ve kept up with her immeasurable press coverage and airplay over the decades, this story reveals the things you don’t know about Beyoncé Giselle Knowles. As it turns out, men aren’t the only thing that can overshadow a women’s story and success; sometimes, their own larger-than-life fame is just as much to blame.

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Kelis’s musical light was undeniable from the start, but it was still a struggle to shine as brightly as knew she could. She did get there, but little did she know that the same people she thought were on her side were really just out for themselves. Between that and a messy first marriage she tried to keep private, it would only take one more straw to break her silence.

Nas: 5 Things You (Probably) Didn't Know About God's Son

Unmasked singer: Kelis on music, men and her missing money | Kelis | The Guardian

Kelis on Finding Freedom Through Farming

Kelis' Best Early-2000s Fashion Moments.

List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1999 - Wikipedia

Kelis age, hometown, biography | Last.fm

Kelis - Wikipedia

The Neptunes Discography - The Neptunes #1 fan site, all about Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo

Milkshake (song) - Wikipedia

Take a Look at Kelis and Nas' Full Relationship Timeline.

Nas Denies Kelis Abuse Allegations While Pleading 'We Should Be Better Examples' for Son Knight

Why Did Nas and Kelis Divorce?

Kelis Opens Up On Violent Relationship & Custody Battle with Nas

Kelis on Instagram: “I just heard the record everyone is saying has my sample . But it’s beyond this song at this point . This was a TRIGGER for me . Milkshake…”

Kelis Speaks On Contract She Signed With The Neptunes At Beginning Of Her Career

Wanderland - Wikipedia

Flesh Tone - Wikipedia

Did You Know that Nas, as in Nas the Rapper, is a Venture Capitalist

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Tashera loved Earl Simmons from the moment she first saw him when they were kids. They reconnected as adults, but Earl’s transformation into DMX and, worse, his alter ego ‘X,’ pulled her back into the cycle of emotional abuse and neglect she’d endured while growing up.

Sources:

Tashera’s speech at DMX’s memorial

People Magazine Podcast interview

You Think You Know But You Have No Idea by Tashera Simmons

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Shante Broadus steered her husband Snoop Dogg from hapless criminal to cultural icon long before she established herself as his official manager. The woman Snoop referred to as Boss Lady almost from day one truly ended up running the empire.

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