Vanessa Williams has accomplished a lot in her three-decade career. The former Miss America released 8 CD’s, including one that went triple platinum and starred in several feature films and TV shows including hits like “Dangerous Housewives” and “Ugly Betty.” But Williams’ most important role yet may be as a spokesperson for Bayer’s “Handbags and […]

In the new documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” we hear the stories of singers that everyone’s heard whether they know their names or not. The doc showcases background singers, those vocalists, most often women, who support the star in front. From the Ikettes to the Raelettes to countless women whose names are not household ones, […]

We admit we were a little surprised. When we asked YOU who was the top R&B Male Artist of All Time, we expected the obvious – Stevie. Michael. Luther. Instead, when the votes were tallied, Marvin Pentz Gaye came out on top and won handily, taking 35% of the vote. Luther Vandross and Micheal Jackson […]

Today is June 7th, a day that in some people’s minds should be declared a national musical holiday. Yes, as Prince fans worldwide know, it’s Prince‘s 55th birthday! Although the converted Jehovah’s Witness no longer celebrates his birthday, we’re willing to get the party started on his behalf. We LOVE Prince over here and we […]

As we do this time every year, we celebrate Black Music Month with special articles, photo galleries, listening parties and more. This year, we’re adding a fun twist – we’re including you in the process as we determine the “Best Of” in several categories – Best Male R&B Artist of All Time, Best Female R&B […]

It’s the last week of Black Music Month and we’ve saved the best for last. We’ve recorded your votes and chosen the Best R&B Male – Marvin Gaye. Your votes gave us the best R&B Female – Whitney Houston – and the Best R&B Love Song -“Always and Forever.” Now we want you to choose […]

Entertainment

With her husband, Fatin, one half of the musical duo Kindred The Family Soul, celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut “Surrender to Love.” Their concert CD, “Live in London,” is available now.   Mother to Aquil, 13, Diya 10, Nina 8, twins Lanaa and Ain, 5, and Deen, 3. My biggest revelation about motherhood […]

When R&B artists Tyrese, Ginuwine and Tank combined forces for TGT, a new R&B supergroup, it was a shot of musical TNT that R&B needed.  While each has had individual hits, the trio is counting on their combined starpower to bring old-school aR&B, currently suffering from a loss of prominence among musical genres, back to […]

After being taken to task by Tom Joyner on his blog and making headlines nationwide for his comments about fat people, Tyrese apologized via his Twitter account. This morning on the  “Tom Joyner Morning Show,” Tyrese apologized again, saying his comments were not specifically directed at Black women. “I want to go on the record and say this. I […]

Hopefully, Brian McKnight has put his more salacious musical days behind him. After the uproar of his new infamous song about, well, a woman’s private parts, he’s moved on to release a new CD, “More than Words,” which promises a return to the sultry ballads that are more his style. The first track “Sweeter” and […]

Justin Timberlake’s new CD “The 20/20 Experience” is heading to stores and download sites Tuesday and well, the truth is, it’s probably the best R&B album of the year thus far. Timberlake has done his share of promotion for it – hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the fifth time, an honor he shares with actors […]

Mint Condition’s current standing as R&B’s last great band looks to go unchallenged for some time (unless you count Robert Glasper in the mix) as the band celebrates over two decades in the music business. But as we see in the latest “Unsung” episode there have been some tough times along the way. The seven-member […]