Beginning this week on American Idol, Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino and several other past winners will return to the show as both mentors and performers to be paired with the current 24 semi-finalists. The first group of 12 – MacKenzie Bourg, Emily Brooke, Gianna Isabella, James VIII, Jeneve Rose Mitchell, Stephany Negrete, Jenna Renae, La’Porsha […]
As responses continue to roll in to Beyoncè’s “Formation” video and Super Bowl performance, it appears that at least one person has decided to do something about. An unknown individual has decided to stage a protest outside of NFL headquarters in New York City next week to protest what they called race-baiting and hate speech […]
A day after the Super Bowl, people are still parsing over each frame from Beyonce’s halftime performance, trying to glean the messages, both subtle and overt, that made for a stunning display of unapologetic blackness and political activism during one of the most-watched events of the year. The halftime show — seen by an estimated […]
Outspoken R&B singer K. Michelle is adamant that if Adele were Black, she wouldn’t be as successful as she is, nor would Sam Smith. Both artists have crafted a signature soul sound that K. believes makes them more appealing and marketable because they aren’t black. During a recent Q&A session with fans, the part-time reality […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Natalie Cole was remembered as a loyal friend, “the best and bossiest big sister,” and a worthy successor to her famous father’s legacy in a joyous and music-filled funeral highlighting her Baptist faith on Monday. The two-hour, 50-minute service at West Angeles Church of God in Christ was filled with affection […]
Lifetime has released the trailer for the biopic, Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart. As previously reported, the film stars Lex Scott Davis as the singer, Debbi Morgan as Braxton’s mother, Evelyn; Gavin Houston as Babyface, Cortney Scott Wright as Traci Braxton, Skye P. Marshall as Towanda Braxton, LaToya Franklyn as Trina Braxton and Tiffany Hines […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce is returning to the Super Bowl halftime show. Pepsi confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday that the 34-year-old singer will perform at the Feb. 7 show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Last month, Coldplay announced it would perform at the halftime show. Beyonce headlined the 2013 Pepsi […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Natalie Cole’s family said the singer’s cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, which led to heart failure. Her family said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday that after Cole received a kidney transplant in 2009, she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare lung disease […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Iman Shumpert calmly delivered a baby girl when his fiancee unexpectedly went into labor. According to Shumpert’s fiancee, singer Teyana Taylor, the couple welcomed their daughter on Wednesday morning in their bathroom at home. Taylor posted on her Instagram account that she didn’t initially realize she was in labor and […]
Four-time Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Erykah Badu’s newest music project, But You Caint Use My Phone, has debuted at #1 on the iTunes R&B album charts. The album also shot up to #2 on the overall iTunes album chart (right next to Adele), and has landed at #1 on both the overall Apple Music Streaming Charts and […]
You probably knew that Tamar Braxton was hospitalized a couple of weeks ago, forcing her to drop out of “Dancing with the Stars.” She was subsequently released and looked as though she was doing fine. Now comes word that Tamar had to be rushed back to the hospital again with another serious unknown condition. On […]
