Music
Coming to the BET Awards stage: Pharrell Williams, Drake, Usher, Trey Songz, Li’ Wayne, Jennifer Hudson and Lifetime Achievement Awards nominee Lionel Richie. They are among the performers that were announced for the 2014 BET Awards. Beyonce and Jay-Z, who kick off their “On The Run” tour on June 25 in Miami, are the night’s […]
Nobody does it like Rihanna. The 26-year-old singer decided to take Jennifer Lopez’ Versace dress and go one further with a sheer body covering (too sheer to truly call it a “dress) that she wore to pick up her award as the CFDA Fashion Icon of the Year. If presenter Anna Wintour, American Vogue’s famed […]
Luke James has returned with a hot new soulful single. While his soulful voice explains him and his girl’s options, the song “Options” features Rick Ross rapping about his eloquent “Rich Forever” lifestyle. Does it have radio potential? Let us know…
Singer Kem has a new release “It’s You” out ahead of his as-yet-untitled fourth CD, coming later this year. The Detroit-born crooner, who was once homeless, says that his music is reflective of the love that he’s still seeking. Despite his gorgeous new ode to romantic love and his other gorgeous ballads, he remains single. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Rihanna, an undisputed fashion star of the moment, was the big draw Monday at the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America awards, which also honor the year’s top designers. The singer and pop culture star, dressed in a see-through fishnet dress, gloves and headscarf embellished with thousands of crystals, was […]
Fresh off seeing his boy and collaborator Kanye West’s wedding, Common has dropped a new single from is upcoming CD Nobody Smiling. The rapper/actor is from Chicago, which has hit new highs – or lows – in gun violence in the last few years. The single, produced by No I.D. and featuring Vince Staples, take […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Justin Bieber is apologizing after a years-old video surfaced showing the then-teenager telling a racist joke with the N-word. In a statement Sunday to The Associated Press, Bieber said when he was a kid he didn’t realize how certain words could hurt. He says he learned from his mistakes and apologized […]
It’s official. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young has become hip-hop’s first billionaire with the official announcement of the sale of Beats Electronics to Apple, Inc. He and Interscope head Jimmy Iovine, his partner, and Beats were welcomed into the Apple family today. According to reports the two will net $2.6 billion with $400 million worth of […]
Kelly Price is back doing what she does best – singing. The former star of TV One’s hit reality show, R&B Divas, a show that threatened to derail her career, has a new release Sing Pray Love out on June 3. The big-voiced singer known for classic songs like “Friend of Mine” and as the voice […]
Pharrell Williams will be making his way through Europe later this year in support of his album, G I R L. The “Happy” singer announced he will embark on a 20-show tour throughout Europe. The “Dear Girl Tour” will stop by Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal and Switzerland, among other countries. Pharrell also has multiple dates […]
According to a police officer, rapper Tupac Shakur uttered a pair of words he’ll never forget, right before he became unconscious. TMZ reports: Carroll says he tried to get Tupac to tell him who the shooter was — asking over and over, “Who shot you? Who shot you?” — but Tupac refused to snitch and […]
Less than a year after scoring his first No. 1 album ever with “Blurred Lines,” Robin Thicke will follow it up with a new album due July 1 through Star Trak/Interscope Records. Thicke has already released the single “Get Her Back” from the album, debuting the song live at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards (watch […]
