, Jan 18, 2017. Mixed Martial Arts, better known as MMA, has seen a substantial increase in interest over the past few years, thanks in part, to Ronda Rousey and Anderson âThe Spiderâ Silva. This means that different forms of fighting as exercise, like kickboxing, are once more becoming a popular form of fitness.
The evening culminates with a powerful musical performance by soul, R&B, and jazz singer Andra Day, who sings her widely hailed song Rise Up and the announcement of the 2015 CNN Hero of the Year. Throughout the broadcast, viewers may donate to any of this yearâs Top 10 CNN Heroes at CNNHeroes.com.
 I Want to Take You Higher  is a song by the soul / rock / funk band Sly and the Family Stone, the B-side to their Top 30 hit  Stand! .Unlike most of the other tracks on the Stand! album, I Want to Take You Higher is not a message song; instead, it is simply dedicated to music and the feeling one gets from music.Like nearly all of Sly & the Family Stone's songs, Sylvester Sly Stone Stewart was credited as the sole songwriter. Want to Take You Higher opens with a bluesy guitar riff played by Freddie Stone. The song, one of the most upbeat recordings in the Family Stone canon, is a remake of sorts of Higher, a song from the band's 1968 Dance to the Music LP.