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NEW YORK (AP) — Ben E. King, singer of such classics as “Stand By Me,” ”There Goes My Baby” and “Spanish Harlem,” has died. King died Thursday at age 76, publicist Phil Brown told The Associated Press. Brown did not immediately have other details. As a member of the Drifters, King co-wrote and sang lead […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jay Z is breaking out his B-sides to hype his fledgling music streaming service. The rap mogul announced plans Wednesday to unearth songs he hasn’t performed in a decade — or ever — at a free New York concert titled “Tidal X: Jay Z B-Sides.” The performance will be held May […]
Nas proclaimed on last year’s “The Season” that it was “the season of Nasir.” That season is coming in a few months. The street poet announced that…
Gospel singer Erica Campbell ventured into “trap gospel” with her single “I Luh God” (See her perform it here) and all hell has broken loose in the church. NPR featured a segment about this new genre of gospel – taken directly from hip hop’s southern-fried branch of “trap music” – and how it’s rubbing gospel purists […]
Someone came for Lil Wayne this weekend. After an appearance at Compound nightclub in Atlanta last night, Wayne’s tour bus reportedly caught gunfire from an unknown…
Did you know that Eric Benet and gospel singer Erica Campbell were once background singers together? We had no idea either until Eric pulled Erica up onstage to duet with him during the 2015 Fantastic Voyage presented by Ford. Between Eric whispering lyrics into Erica’s ear and her visible jitters over being on stage – it […]
The road to her new documentary The London Sessions was one filled with scandal for Mary J. Blige. Reflecting on her tribulations, 44-year-old entertainer owned up to her accountability for all the turmoil that ranged from a major backlash for appearing in a Burger King commercial singing about “crispy chicken” to stories about financial impropriety on […]
It’s been some rough seas so far for Jay Z’s new streaming service Tidal. The mogul purchased the company from Swedish parent Aspiro for $56 million in January, believing music streaming is where the industry is headed. (Money generated from streaming shot up 39 percent last year, helping digital music match physical sales for the […]
4/20 was yesterday, so Rihanna‘s a day late with “James Joint,” an interlude dedicated to the holiday. However, people likely aren’t going to wait until…
Kanye West is doing a bit of everything. He’s set to executive produce Rihanna’s album, a new slave drama and some of Justin Bieber‘s new album. Now, add…
Did Chrihanna really just released some new music together?! Well, it may not be new, but it is to our ears! The formerly unreleased track…
Gospel singer Erica Campbell performs her controversial new song “I Luh God” exclusively on BlackAmericaWeb.com. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
