RYAN GOSLING.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Tati: TODAY MARKS 20 YEARS
SINCE DETROIT AND THE WORLD LOST A SHINING STAR THAT MADE A HUGE
A SHINING STAR THAT MADE A HUGE
IMPACT ON THE MUSIC INDUSTRY.
DESPITE HER SHORT TIME SHARING
HER AMAZING TALENT, SHE IS STILL
MISSED. AALIYAH WILL ALWAYS BE
AALIYAH WILL ALWAYS BE
REMEMBERED AS THE PRINCESS OF
R&B.
A TRIBUTE CONCERT WILL BE HELD
IN DETROIT TO RECOGNIZE HER WORK AND LASTING LEGACY.
AND LASTING LEGACY.
JOINING US IS ORGANIZER TERRY
MARTIN, AND ONE OF THE
ORGANIZERS LAURIE LOVE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. >> HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING.
>> HEY, HOW ARE YOU DOING.
>> Tati: GREAT.
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BOTH.
TERRY, TELL US ABOUT THE CONCERT
TOMORROW NIGHT AT ARETHA’S JAZZ CAFE.
>> IT’S CALLED AALIYAH, A
TRIBUTE IN MUSIC AND MEMORY
BECAUSE HER MUSIC IS HER LEGACY
AND THAT’S WHAT WE KNOW AND DEFINITELY LOVE ABOUT HER AND
DEFINITELY LOVE ABOUT HER AND
THAT’S THE GIFT SHE LEFT THE
WORLD. IT’S GONNA HAVE ARTISTS LIKE
IT’S GONNA HAVE ARTISTS LIKE
LAURIE LOVE, KIKI WATERS, AND DJ
EQUAD IN THE HOUSE AND OTHER ARTISTS AND FEMALES LIKE HER.
ARTISTS AND FEMALES LIKE HER.
AND THE BIGGEST ONE INFLUENCED
BY AALIYAH.
WE DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING TO TRIBUTE HERE ESPECIALLY SINCE
TRIBUTE HERE ESPECIALLY SINCE
IT’S THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF HER
PASSING.
>> Tati: LAURIE, YOU ARE ONE OF
THE PERFORMERS.
SPEAK TO THE LEGACY OF AALIYAH
AND WHAT SHE MEANT TO YOU AS A
PERFORMER.
>> SHE’S THE REASON WHY I GOT
THE SPARK TO DO THIS.
I REMEMBER DISCOVERING HER CATALOG, SEEING HER VIDEOS, AND
CATALOG, SEEING HER VIDEOS, AND
SAYING, DAD, I WANT TO BE A
SINGER.
I NEED A RESOLUTION AND I WANNA
DO THAT, GREATLY INSPIRED AND STARTED WRITING MY OWN MUSIC AND
STARTED WRITING MY OWN MUSIC AND
STILL DOING IT TO THIS DAY, LIKE
HER STYLE, THE ’90s, THE THE
HARD HITTING BASS AND THE STRONG
VOCALS, IT SHOWS IN MY MUSIC TODAY.
>> Tati: AND YOU ARE A TITLE
UNPLUGGED ARTISTS, ONE OF THE FIVE RECIPIENT IN DETROIT.
FIVE RECIPIENT IN DETROIT.
>> R&B AND SOUL IS MY HEART AND
THAT’S WHAT I DO.
THE TITLE "OPPORTUNITY" WAS A
GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME, PUT ME ON A PLATFORM TO SHARE IT WITH
ON A PLATFORM TO SHARE IT WITH
YOU GUYS.
I HAVE A MUSIC VIDEO OPEN, A
WHOLE EP OUT.
SEE IT ON ALL PLATFORMS, SO YES. >> Tati: VERY NICE.
>> Tati: VERY NICE.
TERRY, I’LL COME BACK TO YOU.
THIS IS THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF
HER UNTIMELY PASSING, SO WHY DO
YOU THINK IT’S IMPORTANT TO PUT TOGETHER A CONCERT LIKE THIS?
TOGETHER A CONCERT LIKE THIS?
>> IT STARTED WITH A FRIEND OF
MINE WHO ACTUALLY LIVED IN DETROIT AND WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
DETROIT AND WANTED TO RECOGNIZE
THE PASSING, AND I DIDN’T SEE
ANYTHING, AND DETROIT IS MY
PLATFORM, WHICH FEATURES R&B ARTISTS FROM DETROIT.
ARTISTS FROM DETROIT.
SO I DECIDED TO PUT TOGETHER A
PERFORMANCE AND REACHED OUT TO
ARTISTS LIKE LAURIE AND YOUNG
FEMALES WERE INFLUENCED BY AALIYAH THE BIGGEST.
AALIYAH THE BIGGEST.
AND I WANT TO HONOR HER MEMORY
AND TIE IN DETROIT BECAUSE THIS
IS HER HOME BASE AT THAT TIME.
SO IT’S A LABOR OF LOVE AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DETROIT
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT DETROIT
STEPS UP AND SHOWS THAT WE HAVE
OTHER PERFORMERS THAT ARE ON
THAT LEVEL BECAUSE LIKE LAURIE AND A LOT OF PERFORMERS, THEY’RE
AND A LOT OF PERFORMERS, THEY’RE
GREAT BUT DON’T HAVE THE
PLATFORM.
YOU CAN STILL DO IT FROM DETROIT
AS OPPOSED TO GOING TO L.A. OR
ATLANTA. THE TALENT IS HERE AND I WANTED
THE TALENT IS HERE AND I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THAT.
WITH AALIYAH BEING A BEACON OF
THAT TALENT, IT WAS NO-BRAINER.
DETROIT REMEMBERS HER, HIGHLIGHTS HER, AND SHOW WHERE
HIGHLIGHTS HER, AND SHOW WHERE
SHE GOT IT FROM.
WE’RE MOTOWN AND THIS IS WHAT WE
DO.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Tati: THAT’S RIGHT. SOMETHING IN THE WATER, LET ME
SOMETHING IN THE WATER, LET ME
TELL YOU.
LET EVERYONE KNOW WHERE THEY CAN
GET TICKETS AND WHERE THE PROCEEDS GO.
PROCEEDS GO.
>> GET TICKETS ON EVENT EVENTBRITE.COM.
AND YOU CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE,
AALIYAH’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND
CONTRIBUTE.
>> Tati: THANK YOU FOR BEING
WITH US TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> Tati: AND BE SURE TO WATCH
LOCAL 4 TODAY, STARTING AT 5:00
FOR SPECIAL REPORTS ON THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF AALIYAH, 20 YEARS