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There’s much buzz surrounding Pixar’s upcoming animated film “Soul,” as it is the studio’s first feature with a Black lead. Jamie Foxx stars in this heart-warming tale about the Great Beyond. The actor voices a jazz player who suddenly dies and his soul then attempts to make its way back to Earth to keep on living. […]

Disney-Pixar has debuted the first trailer for their upcoming animated film “Soul” starring Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey. According to the official synopsis, the film centers on “a musician who has lost his passion for music and gets transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about […]

The neo-soul wave of the 90’s was formed by a loose-knit group of like-minded musicians who reflected the souful originals of an earlier, more artistically inclined era. These artists were known for their strong songwriting, solid musicianship, stellar vocals and for their individual, innovative music and eclectic, artistic personas. This next wave of R&B artists […]

Long before the likes of programs like The Arsenio Hall and The Tavis Smiley Show, a program based out of New York aimed to combine Black entertainment and culture. The SOUL! program was the brainchild of the pioneering Ellis “Mr. Soul” Haizlip which ran from 1968 to 1973. Haizlip, a native of Washington, D.C., made a […]

You know when you’ve found someone you’re attracted to or interested in, but how do you know when you’ve found your soul mate? Click on the audio player to hear Jasmine Sanders give us 10 signs, on The D.L. Hughley Show.  Sign Up For Our Newsletter! RELATED: The Uncommon Key To Finding Love [EXCLUSIVE AUDIO] RELATED: My Love Is Your […]

The District of Columbia, in recognition of Black Music Month (June), will pay tribute to native son Marvin P. Gaye Jr., with a major musical concert at the Historic Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, N.W. on June 14, 2014, 7:00 to 10:00 PM, presenting artists who were heavily influenced by Marvin and his music. The […]

Despite more artists blurring the lines between musical genres, we live in a world where labels are a necessity. Chicago-born singer/songwriter Jesse Boykins III doesn’t…

Maxwell is back with his first tour in four years! The “Pretty Wings” singer’s “Summer Solstice” tour will kick off in June and will be heating up 37 cities from June through August. Fans are hoping for a new album. He did promise a trilogy of albums beginning with 2009′s “BLACKsummers’night.” How excited are you […]

We admit we weren’t all that excited about a James Brown movie…at first. But a glimpse at the almost 3 minute trailer for Get On Up has surely changed our mind. We thought we knew a little something about the Godfather of Soul’s life, but we didn’t know it was going to come off like […]

Odetta Felious was an African-American folk music singer who’s sound resonated throughout the civil rights struggle. Odetta, who simply went by her first name, recorded her first single called “Odetta Sings Ballads and Blues” in 1956 followed by “At the Gate of Horn” a year later. Born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in Los Angeles, […]