Stereogum — Next week, the Nina Simone documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? is coming to Netflix, and shortly thereafter, RCA will be releasing a companion Simone tribute album. We’ve already heard one song from Nina Revisited: A Tribute to Nina Simone, Lau... more info

Perez Hilton — Nina Simone's classic song Feeling Good has been covered too many times to count. Whether by hopeful reality competition contestants, or celebs who've already made names for themselves, many of these renditions have been great. But none of them have ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kanye West sampled her, Chanel made her into a jingle and President Obama called her song "Sinnerman" one of his 10 favorites. But for a woman whose music is so widely admired, Nina Simone has long been little understood. Even many fans of the jazz a... more info

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Stereogum — In a little over a week, Netflix is premiering its original Nina Simone documentary What Happened, Miss Simone? To accompany that release, a number of contemporary musicians have recorded covers of the iconic singer’s music, the rights to which are... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — UK singer Benjamin Clementine, the man getting called a "male Nina Simone," made his US debut in April with shows at Joe's Pub and BRIC House, and he's set to return in the fall for a bigger show. He'll... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — She begins in mid-flow. Sitting down at the piano, effectively taking the reins from her band, the first thing she says into the microphone is ‘So…‘ One simple word, an aside to every single soul in that auditorium. It’s almost a sigh, like t... more info

Stereogum — Netflix appears to be diving completely into the music-documentary pool. We’ve already seen the trailer for the forthcoming Nina Simone doc What Happened, Miss Simone?, and now the service has also put together a doc on the Grateful Dead rhythm gui... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Nina Simone was one of music's most incendiary, brilliant and necessary artists. Now she's finally getting a contemporary documentary film that will examine the full scope of her talents, influence and turmoil. more info

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