The military’s loss is reality TV’s gain.  Former City High star Claudette Ortiz is now a cast member of TV One’s “R&B Divas: L.A.” but if not for fate, Ortiz may have been singing for the U.S. Air Force. While City High had two memorable hits in the 90’s with “Caramel” and “What Would You […]

HelloBeautiful.com’s “Base Level” column features the hottest new artists we’re buzzing about. Before they make it to the summit of superstardom, we spot them at…

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Beyonce is still on tour and this weekend Mrs. Carter heads into the Barclays Center for the first of three nights of her Brooklyn homestand. What are the odds that hubby gets onstage with her? If we were betting, we’d say real good. If you haven’t seen Beyonce, there’s TGT, also heading to a town […]

  This year has been the year of Justin Timberlake‘s return to pop domination. After hitting all of the major award shows promoting his album…

  Legendary rapper LL Cool J isn’t the biggest fan of everybody’s favorite rapper Jay-Z. They famously clashed when Jay was president of Def Jam…

                 Singer/songwriter John Legend is a very busy man. Not only is he producing shows for television, Legend is also putting the final touches on…

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 […]

R&B star Fantasia has finally decided to own her sexy. She pulls out all of the stops in her sexy new video for the Kelly…

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 […]

Gospel music fans are in for a treat! According to Rolling Stone, soul star Stevie Wonder is working on a new album called Gospel Inspired…

When it comes to her career, Natalie Cole has done what many other children of celebrities haven’t and that’s become a legend in their own…

UPDATE:  We’ve had to extend the voting on this one as three songs are currently TIED for the top spot. So we still need your input. VOTE and we’ll announce the results on Monday, June 24!!! If you’ve been fortunate enough to experience it, love is a beautiful thing. And so are love songs. They […]