Things got really emotional on Friday for Stevie Wonder as he discussed having a final conversation with his longtime friend, Aretha Franklin. Wonder said that he and Franklin, who died Thursday, had spoken about collaborating as recently as two months ago. “We’d been talking about it. There was a song that I had written called ‘The Future,’ and […]
Stevie Wonder popped up on the set of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars: Juniors to drop off his 13-year-old son for rehearsals, sending everyone within eyesight into a tizzy, according to The Blast. The iconic singer’s son, Mandla Morris, is among the young competitors on the upcoming season, and Wonder stuck around to take in one of the show’s first […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stevie Wonder has called out Kanye West for saying slavery is a choice, calling the idea “foolishness” and likening it to Holocaust denial. Wonder brought up West without prompting during an interview Thursday after a show at a West Hollywood club. “There’s been a lot of talk about what was […]
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Stevie Wonder discussed politics, talked pop culture and poked fun at his eyesight — sometimes all at once — between playing his hits at a tiny West Hollywood club in preparation for a series of shows. “So Donald!” Wonder yelled at one point during a set at the Peppermint Club […]
It should come as no surprise that Stevie Wonder isn’t impressed with Kanye West‘s over the top and ridiculous views on slavery as well as President Trump’s proposed race summit. TMZ got with the Wonder man on Saturday at LAX and asked what he thought of West’s controversial comment. Yes, that knuckleheaded one about 400 years of slavery being […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson‘s icon status is being confirmed at the Billboard Awards. The superstar is set to get the Billboard Icon Award at the May 20 ceremony in Las Vegas, hosted by Kelly Clarkson. She’ll also reward fans with a performance on the live telecast, her first televised performance in nine years. […]
4/20/18- It’s time for another throwback on the Tom Joyner Morning show and it’s all about Stevie Wonder’s performance at the 2005 Sky Show in Miami. Tom remembers how badly he wanted Wonder to come out and play and was happy when he did. He even teared up a bit when Wonder sang Love’s In Need Of […]
The headline reads right, singer and musician Stevie Wonder has joined Twitter as of April 4, 2018, and he didn’t disappoint. CNN reports that Wonder paid respects to Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of his death. Posted a little after 8 p.m., the tweet when up around the same time Dr. King’s death was […]
3/21/18- Stevie Wonder called the Austin bombings terrorism and encouraged following in the footsteps of Australia by doing away with violence. You don’t need eyes to see the truth in that! Interesting, wonder what the National Rifle Association will have to say about this. READ MORE STORIES ON BLACKAMERICAWEB.COM: GET THE HOTTEST STORIES STRAIGHT TO […]
Tidal X: Brooklyn, the third annual charity concert from the Jay-Z-owned streaming platform, raised $3.7 million to support victims of recent natural disasters, including Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria and the earthquakes that took place in Mexico, reports Variety. Funds will be distributed among organizations including Empire State Relief and Recovery Effort for Puerto […]
Here are some celebrities who took a knee this week to be in support of Colin Kaepernick and the protest against police brutality.
