JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) — Singer and songwriter Denise LaSalle, whose hit “Trapped by a Thing Called Love” topped the R&B charts in 1971, has died. She was 78. Musician and producer Lawrence “Boo” Mitchell, owner of Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and a close family friend of LaSalle’s, said Tuesday that the singer died in […]
UPDATE: Jennifer Hudson‘s breakup with longtime fiancè David Otunga has already taken a nasty turn. Just a day after the news broke that Hudson had issued an order of protection against her boyfriend and son’s father, allegations are flying on both sides. Reportedly, when Otunga couldn’t reach Hudson in the recording studio, he had their […]
Gooding family l – r: Omar, April, Cuba Sr., Shirley and Cuba, Jr. Cuba Gooding, Sr. the father of actors Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Omar Gooding as well as April and Thomas Gooding, died unexpectedly in Los Angeles last month. The family, including his widow, Shirley, held a memorial for Gooding, Sr., the lead singer […]
It seems like the man who brought you ‘Bump and Grind’ just can’t stay out of trouble when it comes to his alleged sex life. A Mississippi man claims that R. Kelly has been having an affair with his wife and is suing him under the state’s alienation of affection law. WAPT.com reports: Kenny Bryant, […]
Jill Scott will be spending a portion of her summer hitting the road on a new tour, and it all kicks off June 23 in Hampton, Virginia. Scott is embarking on a 25-city trek that will stop at Brooklyn, New York’s King’s Theater, New Orleans’ Essence Festival, Newark’s Prudential Theater and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, […]
Jamelia shut the woman down and took to Twitter to share what happened.
Yesterday, social media had a field day with upcoming R&B artist Kehlani, who was outed by her former boyfriend, Drake associate PartyNextDoor, with an Instagram photo captioned that the R&B singer was once again back in his bed. Unfortunately for Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving, as recently as two weeks ago, he’d been claiming her as […]
Fans of R&B group The Whispers are today mourning the loss of one of its original members. Nicholas Caldwell, (pictured, second from left) who also served as a songwriter for the group, died Tuesday from congestive heart failure. The Whispers were a group of friends who lived in Los Angeles and joined forces in […]
The music world lost a legend today now that R&B and soul singer Percy Sledge has died. Sledge is best known for his first and biggest hit, “When A Man Loves A Woman,” which made him an internationally recognized star. Sledge was born November 25, 1940 in Leighton, Alabama. As a youngster, Sledge worked […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Maxee Maxwell, a member of the 1990s girl group Brownstone — best known for the hit “If You Love Me” — has died after cutting herself in a fall at home, a representative said Monday. Courtney Barnes told The Associated Press that Maxwell, 46, was at her home in Los Angeles […]
When some people have a good year, they have a really good year. That’s the case for singer Robin Thicke, who had one of the biggest hits of this or any recent year we can think of with “Blurred Lines.” Whether it was the naked uncut version of the video (the models were topless, not […]
John Legend has already put a ring on it, and is marrying his outspoken fiancée Chrissy Teigen this year. But don’t ask when or where. The Tom Joyner Morning Show couldn’t get an answer from him about the wedding. “Soon,” Legend said when asked when the nuptials were taking place. “Yeah, we set a date, […]
