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After partying all day at their annual Roc Nation brunch, Beyonce and Jay Z headed to Clive Davis’ famous pre-Grammy party to end their evening in elegant fashion. Bey kept it pretty simple early in the day but turned up the sexy in a stunning red gown by designer Valdrin Sahiti. https://www.instagram.com/p/B7x0td5nRtl/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B7x6oZpJUBG/ Jay Z […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The ousted Grammys CEO fired back at the Recording Academy on Tuesday,alleging that she was removed after complaining about sexual harassment and pay disparities and for calling out conflicts of interest in the nomination process for music’s most prestigious awards. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: Lawyers for Deborah Dugan, who was […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jimmy Heath, a Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist and composer who performed with such greats as Miles Davis and John Coltrane before forming the popular family group the Heath Brothers in middle age, has died. He was 93. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  Heath’s grandson Fa Mtume told The New York Times that […]

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Various artists, “Bad Boys for Life Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Epic/We the Best Music) Some soundtracks are as important to their movies as the actors delivering lines on-screen. But the “Bad Boys for Life” soundtrack is less of an unseen character, and more of a mood. And that mood is decidedly “fast-life Miami” — a […]

Prince will get his just due from the Grammys. Although the late multi-platinum artist only won seven statues in his three-decade plus career, he will be honored with a star-studded Grammy special “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince” to air on CBS later this year. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  On the performance […]

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Shortly after the death of rapper Nipsey Hussle, a 31-year-old fan from Wisconsin created a meme listing all of the books that the artist/entrepreneur mentioned throughout his career. The list includes self-help bestsellers, cult classics and lesser known works by Black authors. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  The list went viral, and inspired several fans to […]

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According to TMZ the rap duo Rae Sremmurd’s stepdad, Floyd Sullivan, was shot and killed in Mississippi Monday night. The police have taken their 19-year-old half brother, Michael Sullivan, into custody. According to law enforcement, Police arrived to the home where officers found 62-year-old Sullivan dead due to multiple gun shot wounds. Their younger brother […]

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It was not uncommon for artists, of any decade, to sneak hidden messages into their songs. Many of us didn’t know that D’Angelo’s “Brown Sugar” was about weed for quite a while. You have to really listen to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy,” to catch the implications about life and death, heaven or hell. It’s a […]

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Sadly, Gerald and Sean Levert ‘s mother, Martha Levert, has passed away. On January 2nd, Levert’s daughter, Carlysia revealed on Instagram that her grandmother died. “Heaven gained another Angel this morning,” she captioned a picture of her giving her grandma a kiss on the cheek. “Granny, I love you. I will miss you. I thank […]

The last decade in entertainment has been one both triumphant and challenging. Unfortunately, the decade’s biggest stories were either ones about the untimely deaths of icons, or ones that exposed our most celebrated icons for criminal behavior. We calculated the impact, social media response, and cultural significance to determine the era’s biggest entertainment stories.

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Fans are mourning the loss of rapper Lexii Alijai who died on New Year’s Day. According to Page Six, the 21-year-old was the granddaughter of singer-songwriter Roger Troutman. She built a large following on Soundcloud, Instagram and YouTube which led to the release of her debut album “Growing Pains” in 2017. Join Our Text Club […]

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In 2005, I was a junior in high school. At the few parties I attended, the song we most wanted to hear at house parties, birthday shin-digs and on our self-created mixes, was Amerie’s “1 Thing.” With the sound of blaring horns, kicking drums and a groove that couldn’t be denied, it was a jam. […]