Music
Ledisi has had an epic year. Her album The Truth has shown us a different side of the singer in many ways. She’s been at the top of the charts with “I Blame You” and now “Like This.” We have the exclusive premiere of the “Like This” music video where she sings about the ups […]
Pianist and composer Joe Sample, a founding member of the genre-crossing Jazz Crusaders who helped pioneer the electronic jazz-funk fusion style, has died. He was 75. Sample died of complications due to lung cancer Friday evening at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, his manager, Patrick Rains, told The Associated Press on Saturday. Rains […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Kendrick Lamar appreciated Taylor Swift for paying homage to his music in a recent interview. Lamar was grateful to hear about Swift knowing the words to his lyrics and putting her in a great mood. The rapper praised the country music star for speaking highly of his music, saying her admiring remarks […]
Crooner Charlie Wilson will be performing at the Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis, Tennessee. It pits Tennessee State vs. Jackson State in the annual football classic, which has been going on for the past 25 years. “I just want to know which claw will deliver the fatal blow,” the former HBCU band drum major says […]
Phillip Johnson from Earth, Wind and Fire called into the Tom Joyner Morning Show this morning live from London where the group is performing. This year, they are heading to the Fantastic Voyage 2015, so you can expect that to be an unforgettable show. On the love the band receives overseas: “They’re sitting there and […]
NEW YORK (AP) Nicki Minaj, who has recently dropped her colorful and oddball style for a more natural and sophisticated look, says it’s because she’s more comfortable in her skin. “I kind of feel now that I look more like my regular old self, like what I look like when I’m at home,” she said […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gerald Wilson, the dynamic jazz big band leader, composer and arranger whose career spanned more than 75 years, has died. He was 96. Wilson’s son, jazz guitarist Anthony Wilson, said his father died Monday at his Los Angeles home from pneumonia. The big band leader began his career in the late […]
Legendary soul singer Gladys Knight talked to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her new gospel album and the changes she’s seen in music today. On her new album, Where My Heart Belongs: “It’s inspirational. At first I was going to do a Christmas album, but why should we give all this praise just to Christmas. […]
Alicia Keys has just released new music on her Facebook page. “Let’s talk about Chi-town / Let’s talk about Gaza / Let’s talk about Israel… let’s talk Nigeria / and the mass hysteria / Our souls are brought together / so that we can love each other,” she sings from behind the piano in her […]
Al Green is set to take his place among the artists chosen for the annual 37th annual Kennedy Center Honors. The R&B crooner will be recognized alongside fellow honorees Tom Hanks, Sting, Lily Tomlin and ballerina Patricia McBride. The event, taking place on the Kennedy Center Opera House stage, will feature performances and appearances by […]
If you thought the fictionalized version of James Brown’s life was lacking, HBO has acquired the U.S. and Canadian TV rights to Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, a feature-length documentary directed by Oscar winner Alex Gibney and produced by Mick Jagger. It airs on Monday, Oct. 27 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT). The film features […]
Nicki Minaj has been working hard lately. After performing at the MTV Video Music Awards and having her video with Usher drop this week, Nicki is back with…
