Music
Prince will be honored with a March 7th benefit concert to be held at Carnegie Hall and double as a fundraiser for music education programs, reports the New York Times. Scheduled acts for the show include Talib Kweli, the Blind Boys of Alabama and the Roots. The event will mark the ninth year that City […]
The nation is still in shock from the tragic massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Singer-songwriter R. Kelly is trying to help…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The R&B group Boyz II Men is headed to Las Vegas. The 1990s slow-jammers announced a headlining residency Thursday. They will…
Concert promoter Patrick Allocco says he was taken hostage at gunpoint and held for ransom, because Nas was a no-show for a gig in Africa. He is now suing the rapper for $10 million big ones, reports TMZ. Allocco is claiming that he was held as ransom by Angolan promoters and their “henchmen” because they wanted […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Some key figures who helped manage Michael Jackson‘s career are teaming up to create a stage musical about the behind-the-scenes making of a superstar that producers call a cross between “Goodfellas” and “Dreamgirls.” Producers Mark Lamica, Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart will join forces to present […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Some key figures who helped manage Michael Jackson‘s career are teaming up to create a stage musical about the behind-the-scenes making of a superstar that producers call a cross between “Goodfellas” and “Dreamgirls.” Producers Mark Lamica, Quincy Krashna, Jerry Greenberg, Raymond Del Barrio and Larry Hart will join forces to present […]
The couple and their future bundle of joy pose on the cover of XXL magazine. Celebrating not only a baby, but also the rapper’s sophomore album, O.N.I.F.C., Wiz and his fiancé chatted about their relationship, Amber’s status as a gold digger, and more. “I love my baby,” Wiz said. “She’s gorgeous and it makes me […]
An incarcerated North Carolina man who was shot in a 2011 incident with rapper Waka Flocka Flame’s security has been awarded $501,000 in compensation. Antonio Stukes was shot in February 2011 when the hip-hop star’s bodyguards allegedly opened fire on him and his pals outside a store in Charlotte. The bodyguards reportedly believed they were […]
At least one basketball wife may have a viable new career. Kenya Bell, a former Miss Michigan and the ex-wife of former NBA player Charlie Bell has signed a recording contract with Bungalo Records for distribution of her C3K Records label. Bungalo has been under the auspices of Universal Music Group for the last 15 […]
Alicia Keys’ “Girl on Fire,” currently No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and featured prominently in a current American Express commercial, is now the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit filed last week in California federal court. The plaintiff is Earl Shuman, an accomplished songwriter who in 1962 co-authored the composition, “Lonely Boy,” a […]
Remember when they made you lose control? The 90’s was good to the R&B group Silk who scored hits with “Lose Control” and “Freak Me” from their 1992 album “Lose Control.” Discovered by Keith Sweat, the group made some personnel changes and recorded more albums, but as lead singer Li’l G had left the group, […]
Brandy Norwood was a huge fan of Whitney Houston and one year after her death, the singer is still in shock. Looking back on how the late Whitney’s life transformed before the world’s eyes, Brandy supposes it was the loss of her voice that eventually drove Whitney over the edge. “I understand what that [losing […]
