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*The late great Motown singer –‘The Prince of Motown’ – Marvin Gaye seemed to cover it all on his “What’s Going On” album. The title track covered everything lyrically like “war is not the answer, only love can conquer hate,” “picket lines, picket signs, don’t punish me with brutality…” Then there was “Mercy, Mercy Me” [...]
*Samsung is set to giveaway 1 million copies of Jay-Z’s forthcoming album to their customers. We were unaware that Hov was even releasing an album until Game 5 of the NBA finals between Miami and San Antonio Sunday night. At the end of the 2nd quarter fans were treated to a commercial promoting the release [...]
*The Jackson Brothers prove that in some cases the show must go on. Katherine Jackson and the family are involved with AEG Live in a wrongful death lawsuit. The trial is taking place in downtown Los Angeles. In the meantime, just a couple blocks away, Michael Jackson’s brothers are scheduled to perform at the Staples [...]
*Atlanta’s 2 Chainz is a blunt-smoking, syrup-sipping, molly-popping, jewelry-flaunting braggart. In other words, he’s just like any other rapper, only taller. Recently Chainz made good on his claims of Promethazine usage, which resulted in police charging him with narcotics possession. The rapper was freed after posting $10K bail yesterday. It appears that Chainz is having [...]
*Smokey Robinson is a living legend that has been inducted into the Rock- N-Roll Hall of Fame … TWICE! He was instrumental in the success of Motown’s Hitsville USA as both an artist and a songwriter. Robinson produced some of the greatest hits of all time including: “Who’s Loving You“ by The Jackson 5 and [...]
*Miley Cyrus is telling Billboard that her change in musical direction is an attempt to avoid being pigeonholed into one genre. “A lot of people wanted to try to make me the white Nicki Minaj,” Cyrus explained. “That’s not what I’m trying to do. I love ‘hood’ music, but my talent is as a singer.” [...]
*It seems redundant that Kirk Franklin would be offered another hosting job for another gospel reality show. Then again, there’s a church on almost every corner in the hood. That means a lot of gospel choirs, and even more gospel singers and fans. So maybe another show couldn’t hurt. Black Entertainment Television (BET) has announced [...]
*Rapper-songwriter Kendrick Lamar will be honored with the (ASCAP) American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers‘ Vanguard Award during its 26th annual Rhythm & Soul Music Awards. The invitation-only event will be held on Thursday, June 27th, 2013 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, California. The ASCAP Vanguard Award acknowledges the musical genres [...]
*The third annual Pittsburgh JazzLive International Festival did not disappoint. The event held Friday, June 7 through Sunday, June 9 was an overwhelming success and no wonder. The festival aroused the senses and touched the dance nerve – causing the thousands of people attending the free event in downtown Pittsburgh to move and groove to [...]
*Missouri City, TX – Trigg and Trigg Music/ (ASCAP) is pleased to announce Inspirational singer/songwriter Kristine‘s newest single, “God Sent Me An Angel In You.” The single is available online beginning Tuesday, June 4, 2013, on cdbaby, Amazon.com, iTunes and many other internet stores. “God Sent Me An Angel In You” is featured on Kristine’s [...]
*Super producer Berry Gordy recently reflected on his first encounter with deceased pop icon Michael Jackson. Berry admits that he never liked children’s groups, but that changed the day he saw a very young Michael Jackson audition for Motown with the Jackson 5. During Berry’s upcoming appearance on “Oprah’s Master Class,” he vividly recalls watching [...]
*Rihanna will be spending Father’s Day this Sunday performing overseas, but she’ll surely take time out to call her pops back in Barbados. Ronald Fenty, who told The Sun last month that he wants his daughter to get back with her ex Chris Brown, was asked how she’s been doing since her on-and-off romance with [...]
*Faith Evans decided to skip the reunion of TV One’s R&B divas, sources say. The cast also includes Syleena Johnson, LaTocha Scott, Angie Stone, Monifah, KeKe Wyatt and Nicci Gilbert. TheJasminedBrand.com reports that Faith, who is a co-exectuvie producer for “R&B Divas,” opted not to show up for the reunion shoot. Evan’s absence may not [...]
*The music video for Alicia Keys’ new song “Tears Always Win,” the latest single from her “Girl on Fire” album, made its debut on Thursday morning. The singer stars as a showgirl and a nightclub singer crooning about missing her love. The song is the fourth single off of “Girl on Fire” following the title [...]
*Usher has taken time away from mentoring singers on NBC’s “The Voice” to star in a new Samsung-produced short in which he fights a dual version of himself…with Samsung products prominently displayed in the background, of course. The Rich Lee-directed clip, titled “Looking 4 Myself,” has a down-to-earth Ursh battling his celebrity-driven persona. “This gave [...]
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