NEW YORK (AP) — Babyface, the Isley Brothers, Sly Stone, Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards, Marvin Gaye, Jimi Hendrix, Madonna, Tom Petty and John Mellencamp are among the A-list contenders nominated for the 2016 Songwriters Hall of Fame. Blondie, George Harrison, Gloria Estefan, are also up for the top honor. Winners will be inducted next June […]
In the wake of the massive success of the N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton Universal, the studio behind “Compton,” is in the early stages of developing a pic about Def Jam Recordings, and they have their eyes on a couple of big names to star in the project. Deadline reports that Universal is working to develop […]
Multi-talented rapper/actor Donald Glover is no stranger to shocking fans with his wide range of artistic abilities as an entertainer and he yet again wowed the…
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A government minister signaled Thursday that troubled R&B singer Chris Brown won’t be allowed to tour Australia in December because of his criminal conviction for assaulting pop star Rihanna. Michaelia Cash, who was assistant minister for Immigration and Border Protection before a Cabinet reshuffle this week, said she would recommend that […]
Crooner Avant’s new CD, The VIII (The Eighth) will be released next Friday, September 25th and as a treat, he is offering a discount to TJMS listeners who pre-order on BlackAmericaWeb.com. The Cleveland native says that he’s happy to have lasted this long in music. “It’s my eight album and I named it The VIII because I’m […]
Singer Avery Sunshine is performing tonight at the Southern Heritage Classic Festival, in Memphis, Tennessee, where she’ll open for Anthony Hamilton, Fantasia and Johnny Gill. The Chester, PA born singer who has hit with her second album The SunRoom says that she’s been enjoying her success by trying to achieve some personal goals. “I’ve been trying […]
Khalil Lundy and Steven Lundy are two of the members of the seminal 80’s group the Force MD’s who graced the world with their classic hit ‘Tender Love,” among other sweet ballads. The Staten Island, New York based group, once comprised of members Antoine “T.C.D.” Lundy, Rodney Lundy, ‘Stevie D.’ Lundy, Jessie Lee Daniels, Trisco Pearson and […]
Grammy Award®-nominated, multi-platinum selling artist The Weeknd today announced The Madness Fall Tour Set to kick off on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, the Live Nation-produced tour will support the genre-spanning artist’s upcoming album, Beauty Behind The Madness, due out Friday, Aug. 28 on XO/Republic Records. The North American arena tour spans […]
Four-time Grammy nominated singer Jaheim is performing Friday at the 2015 Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion! His new single Back In My Arms is out now and we can expect his new album in November. He talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show crew about how excited he is to hit the stage Labor Day […]
Deanna Brown Thomas, the daughter of the legendary James Brown, is bringing the James Brown Academy of Musik Pupils, also known as the J.A.M.P. Masters to the 2015 Tom Joyner Family Reunion! She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about what to expect from the group and how they’re keeping her father’s legacy alive. […]
In a move sure to delight their fans, BET has announced they will be doing a miniseries on the group New Edition. Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky, Ralph, Mike and Johnny will be profiled in a deal announceed this week. Reports EW.com Members Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, and Ralph Tresvant will co-produce the […]
You may already know Tank as a talented singer, but now you can see him regularly as an actor playing the role of Donovan on TV One’s new scripted comedy series, Born Again Virgin, premiering tomorrow, August 5th. It’s been described as the Black “Sex And The City” in some places. Danielle Nicolet plays […]
