Music

A royalty dispute may cause Jay Z’s music streaming service Tidal to lose one of its flagship artists…who also happens to be his wife. Bloomberg’s insider sources say that both Sony and Warner have been asking Tidal for huge advances in exchange for the rights to stream their artists’ catalogs. While Tidal has apparently come […]

  Got a boo thang? Well, if you do, the concert to take them to this summer is the Forever Charlie tour with Kem, Charlie Wilson and Joe Thomas.  “It’s been incredible,” says Kem, the Detroit-born crooner known for his sensuous jazzy love songs. “We’re making a statement for R&B music. We’re playing in arenas and […]

After claiming that Jay Z failed to come through as promised on a donation to her arts organization Marina Abramovic seems to have cleared things up with a formal…

Drake and Beyoncé’s new collabo “Can I” has surfaced in its entirety after snippets began appearing online. The minimalist song with sparse production also features artist Sal Houdini, who according to his Instagram post, leaked it “accidentally.” The track is rumored to appear on Drake’s forthcoming album “Views From the 6.” Bey’s contribution is limited […]

Jamie Foxx co-hosted the Tom Joyner Morning Show with the crew for two hours this morning! His new album ‘Hollywood’ was released this week and he talked to Tom, Sybil, J. and Sherri Shepherd about everything from love and relationships, getting it on to his music, the advice he would give Bill Cosby, how wild his Hollywood parties are […]

The hip-hop community’s been having a hard time coping with the untimely death of Coke Boyz rapper Chinx Drugz, but nothing surpasses the pain his…

Janis Gaye, one of the 17 children of pioneering musician Slim Gaillard, spent the early years of her life in foster care, ultimately going to live with her mother as a teenager. She met her future husband Marvin Gaye when she was just 17. While their love affair produced two children, Nona and Frankie, their relationship […]

  Roland Martin talks to Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight and more as they pay tribute to the legendary B.B. King. Click the link above to hear!

Pharrell Williams and his team want a new trial in the “Blurred Lines” case. A hearing is scheduled for Monday, June 29. Back in March, Williams and Robin Thicke were found guilty of copyright infringement. They were ordered to pay $7.3 million to Marvin Gaye‘s family due to the similarities between “Blurred Lines” and Gaye’s […]

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Taylor Swift dominated the Billboard Music Awards with eight wins, including top artist, while Kanye West was booed during his performance that closed the three-hour event. Swift also won top Billboard 200 album and top female artist Sunday night. “Oh, this is such a good night!” she said after winning the […]

Let’s be clear about something: Janet Jackson never left her throne. She just took a sabbatical. And even though today is her birthday, she is giving…

Mariah Carey had to take a break from the stage in Las Vegas tonight, so she canceled her show. Less than a week into her…