Music
Saturday night’s intense backstage dust up between the crews of rappers Rick Ross and Young Jeezy – at the BET Hip Hop Awards – was captured on somebody’s smartphone and, as usual, somehow it found its way to TMZ. In the video, security can be seen stepping in between the various combatants almost immediately, separating […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Wayne is not only making rap history, he's making rock 'n roll history: the rapper has surpassed Elvis Presley as the male with the most entries on Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Lil Wayne now has 109 songs on that chart with Thursday's debut of Game's song "Celebration," where he is […]
He may not have been a winner on “American Idol” but Michael Lynche is still a champion in the eyes of the fans he gained on Season 9 of the singing competition show. The talented vocalist is not only celebrating his new self-titled debut, he’s also celebrating losing 90 pounds since his “Idol” run. The […]
You know you’re truly a legend when you have not one, but two greatest hits compilations to your name. While Whitney Houston released only seven solo studio albums in her career, her perfect pitch and silken tone have made her one of the music industry’s greatest vocalists ever. Her untimely death at the age of […]
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Alicia Keys has been getting in touch with her spiritual side, headlining "MTV Crashes Manchester" in the city's cathedral. The 14-time Grammy Award winning singer and songwriter said performing in a place of worship was "a real honor" and added that there was "an energy there that's very different." Alongside old […]
Growing up in Grenada, Mississippi, in the 1960s, Johnnie Walker observed racism firsthand. The only child of Johnny Kilpatrick and Estelle Stokes learned quickly that she could achieve any goal with tenacity and guts and put those skills to use to become a powerhouse who open doors in the music industry as founder of the […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people charged with trying to extort millions of dollars from Stevie Wonder pleaded no contest on Monday and were released after being sentenced to time-served in jail. Alpha Lorenzo Walker and Tamara Diaz were sentenced to serve 292 days in jail and three years of probation for attempting to sell […]
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa is famous for its own musical sound, a potent blend of rock and blues made famous by JJ Cale, Leon Russell and Eric Clapton. So, including Tulsa in a list of jazz hotbeds — New Orleans, Memphis, Kansas City, Chicago — seems arrhythmic. That jazz reputation, or lack thereof, is […]
This past weekend Mary J. Blige performed at the iHeart Music Festival in Las Vegas and to everyone's surprise she was joined by the legendary Prince. Blige yelled to crowd, "“I got a real good friend in the building. He’s one of the most amazing artists to ever walk the earth,” before Prince hopped on […]
Amor “Lilman” Arteaga of New York is a nine-year-old rapping phenom who gets the crowd crunk with positive rap. His latest project focuses on young men that somehow think that “saggin’” their pants is somehow cool. Watch video below.
Anita Baker hasn’t made a record in eight years but fortunately, now that both her sons are in college, she’s ready to sing again. Her single “Lately” from her forthcoming new CD “Only Forever” was the highest debuting single on the urban adult contemporary music chart on “Billboard” in eight years. It’s also #1 on […]
Brandy Norwood is still in her early 30’s, but she’s been a superstar since she was 15 years old. The teenage singer/actress became both a platinum recording artist and a popular TV star with her sitcom “Moesha.” While things looked great to the outside world, Brandy now says the pressures of stardom at such a […]
