“Baggage Claim” opens in theaters today and while Paula Patton is the movie’s star, Jill Scott as her best girlfriend Gail steals every scene she’s in. With her impressive cleavage and comic timing, Scott takes off in the role while playing off a supporting cast of popular Black actors – and Adam Brody from “The […]
Head to “Baggage Claim” this weekend we promise, it won’t be a bumpy ride. The David E. Talbert movie starring Paula Patton, Derek Luke, Jill Scott, Djimon Hounsou, Boris Kodjoe and Tremaine “Trey Songz” Neverson is full of funny moments. Comedian Chris Tucker knows all about funny moments and if you’re in Nap Town this […]
Motown founder Berry Gordy has received a lot of accolades in his lengthy career, as well as the satisfaction of seeing a business he started from the ground up become the music of a generation. Now, Gordy is celebrating a great achievement once again as “Motown: The Musical” continues its successful Broadway run. The show […]
Raheem DeVaughn may not get the screams of say, a Trey Songz, but he’s got a dedicated following nonetheless. The Washington, D.C. based singer’s latest release “A Place Called Loveland” is out on September 3, but first DeVaughn stopped by the 2013 Allstate Family Reunion at the Gaylord Resort in Orlando, Florida. DeVaughn’s current single […]
Lyfe Jennings has had his ups and downs in life and love, but his pain has been a gift to his fans through his talent for making beautiful muslc. Whether it’s “Must Be Nice” or “Will I Ever” Jennings’ heartfelt music has made him a sought-after live performer. His personal story has also endeared him […]
Singer Kelly Price has always struggled despite her enormous vocal talent because of her weight. Even after losing over 100 pounds some years ago, her success has been limited by perceptions about her size. Now the reigning diva on “R&B Divas L.A.,” Price wants to use her newfound reality TV platform to help other overweight-by-Hollywood […]
From the time he crafted the insta-classic “Where I Wanna Be,” Donell Jones has been among the R&B singers that you loved even if you didn’t hear as much about him as his more publicity-minded colleagues. A star in the 90’s on the LaFace label with Toni Braxton and TLC, once the decade ended, Jones […]
HOT ON TV: All Times Eastern Friday, July 5 “Unbreakable” Bravo, 9 p.m. Samuel L. Jackson and Bruce Willis star in this movie about a man who escapes tragedy over and over again “Trevor Noah: African American Showtime, 10 p.m. A mixed-race comic raised under apartheid in South Africa presents a unique comic take on […]
India.Arie wants to have a “Songversation” with you. So it’s fitting that that’s the title of her latest recording, out last month. The singer/songwriter, best known for her boundary breaking songs “Video” and “I Am Not My Hair” took a 4-year break, recording another project called “Open Door,” then scratched that and completed “Songversation” in […]
The BET Awards is heading into Oscar territory. Not just for it’s 3-and-a half-hour running time, but for a noticeable transition into a new direction. Aside from Nikki Minaj, whose performances were beeped so much they were unintelligible, Kevin Hart playing the role of court jester and some production glitches that left host Chris Tucker […]
As Black Music Month draws to a close it’s fitting that is is one of the busiest weekends yet this year for Black Music. The BET Awards and it’s newest component – the BET Experience features a weekend’s worth of partying, concerts and the Big Show. Anthony Hamilton and Mary J. Blige continue their runs […]
The voters have spoken and we have a winner. The #1 R&B love song is Heatwave’s “Always and Forever,” which just beat out “Here and Now” by Luther Vandross at #2 and Whitney Houston’s signature song “I’ll Always Love You” at number 3. Heatwave was part of the Dayton, Ohio connection that spawned funk bands […]
