Fresh off her explosive performance at the 2016 BET Awards, Sheila E left it all on the stage as she paid a musical tribute to Prince, her friend and longtime collaborator. She talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about her new single, ‘Girl Meets Boy’ and reveals just how much preparation went into the […]

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Sheila E. goes into great detail about the creative process behind her sizzling tribute to Prince for the BET Awards, an emotional effort that involved lots of moving parts, last minute additions and cancellations and a ton of tears. “I knew we were going to sit there and cry,” she tells Billboard of reconnecting with […]

BET held back not a single ounce of shade following Billboard Music Awards’ Prince tribute. Playing off what seemed to be mass disappointment, the TV network shared a teaser for their upcoming award show with the message, “Yeah, we saw that. Don’t worry. We got you.” In case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmZYUt5rEX8 And it seems they came through […]

A few weeks after the Billboard Music Awards’ tribute to Prince, BET has proven that their tribute to the the Purple One will indeed be what fans have been clamoring for since news broke that the icon died of an overdose in April.   Along with Janelle Monae, D’Angelo, The Roots and Sheila E., the network promises […]

Legendary Drummer Sheila E. is hosting UNITY, the Latin tribute to Michael Jackson, where award-winning Latin artists bring new life to the King of Pop’s hit songs. Sheila E. talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about how she got involved in the project, her favorite Michael Jackson songs and how at 57-years-old she keeps […]

Iconic Drummer Sheila E. stopped by the Tom Joyner Morning Show to dish on her memoir, To The Beat of My Own Drum, on sale now. She also released a solo CD this summer, ICON. In the book, Sheila reveals romances with several artists including a long rumored one with Prince, who took her out […]

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A sun-kissed Sheila E. is leaving all of her worries behind in the video for “Lovely Day,” the latest single from the drummer/singer/songwriter’s 40th anniversary album “Icon.” Released in November 2013, the set celebrates her 40th year in the music business. She’s also preparing to release her first memoir The Beat of My Own Drum […]