Celebrity Interview: Nina Stone How did Miss Nina come to be? I was pursuing a career in Musical Theatre in NYC – and true to the usual stereotype, I was waiting tables to make money while I was auditioning. I, however, was a terrible waitress! Not that I was bad with service – I’m just short (5’2’’) and so carrying trays and plates and leaning ov[...]

  Hot Peas ‘N Butter may sound like a yummy dish, but it’s actually the name of one of the top kids’ bands today. Best friends since high school, Frank Cotto and Danny Lapidus bring warmth, excitement and fine quality music to both kids and parents alike. Celebrity Parents met up with the duo to discuss educating children’s musical palates, how the ba[...]

Martha Wash is fabulosity personified. From the beginning of her career singing backup for the legendary Sylvester, to her much-loved mega-hit “It’s Raining Men” as part of The Weather Girls, Martha truly has a voice like no other. Celebrity Parents spoke exclusively with this amazing woman about her music, her new stint as a children’s book author, and wh[...]

Melissa Green is living her life out loud. The children’s singer spoke exclusively to Celebrity Parents about her new CD, Sing Loud!, and why not knowing what you’re going to do next is sometimes a good thing. Melissa, what is your background? I started teaching music and had a lot of fun. It inspired me to write songs, and the songs came out of me[...]

  Celebrity Interview: Michal “Peanut” Karmi How did you get into children’s music? By complete and utter serendipity. I picked up a ukulele in Hawaii and started playing shortly before moving to Berkeley, CA. A few months after moving, I got a part-time job at an indoor play space and used my uke chops to lead music time and story time, while go[...]

Victor Vito. We Are The Dinosaurs. Rocketship Run. If you have small children, then chances are you’ve rocked out to Laurie Berkner’s amazing music. Quite possibly one of the finest children’s singer/songwriters of our time, Laurie Berkner first became a household name (and honorary family member!) when her music was featured on Noggin’s "Jack’s Big Musi[...]

Think of Freestyle music, and Cynthia is one of the first names to come to mind. As one of the First Ladies of Freestyle, Cynthia has scored countless hits with classics like, “Change On Me,” “Endless Nights”, “Thief of Hearts”, among others. Sitting down with Cynthia, now 37, you find a woman who is wiser, dishing about the rise and fall of Freestyle, h[...]