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*Lauryn Hill has built a reputation of being one of those weird artists that kind of fade in and out of the industry. Though her last (and only) solo album dropped in 1998, she’s still been active, making new music and challenging audiences world-wide at special live performances at Rock the Bells, Summer Jam and [...]
*Janelle Monáe has released the video for her latest single “Q.U.E.E.N.,” a duet with Erykah Badu that dropped last week from her forthcoming sophomore album, “The Electric Lady.” The clip is directed by Alan Ferguson (Solange Knowles’ boyfriend and director of Beyoncé’s “Party”). A review posted by Vulture noted, “This is the next thing Kanye [...]
*Chris Tucker has been announced as the host of this year’s BET Awards, which is scheduled to take place at the Nokia Theater LA Live on June 30, 2013. The actor, most recently scene in the Oscar-nominated “Silver Linings Playbook,” says he’s to be taking part in the awards and is “looking forward to being [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE “I didn’t have anybody, really, no foundation in [...]
*BET has announced it is teaming with AEG to create “BET Experience at L.A. Live (BETX),” which involves three days and nights of music and comedy concerts, film screenings, “106 & Park” tapings, BET Fan Fest, seminars, BET Grammy Museum exhibit, various social events and celebrity appearances at the sprawling entertainment complex in downtown Los [...]
*Chaka Khan and Halle Berry were among those getting the royal treatment at the 2013 BET Honors ceremony, held Saturday in Washington DC. The Oscar winner was praised for her charity work with domestic violence victims at Los Angeles’ Jenesse Center, and she used her acceptance speech to call on women to speak up about [...]
*BET is putting on a real show this year with a diverse line up of artists for the BET Honors 2013, set to take place at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC. This year’s entertainment line up includes Erykah Badu, Wayne Brady, Brandy, Mint Condition, Jimmy Jam, Alicia Keys, Ledisi and several others. T.D. Jakes, [...]
*New underrated all-black western “They Die By Dawn,” just announced its all-star line up. Isaiah Washington, Jesse Williams, Michael K Williams, Nate Parker, Rosario Dawson, and Erykah Badu, among others, are all set to star in the film about some gun-slinging outlaws in the middle of Oklahoma. It’s a short film, not feature length, which [...]
*Erykah Badu is about to flex her acting skills in an upcoming film adaptation of Thulani Davis’ novel “Maker of Saints.” It’s looking like the film is going to be quite involved with specialty art work from painter iona rozeal brown (iona diamond) and being that Badu is starring in it, the project is going [...]
*You just have to respect Erykah Badu’s opinion, not because she’s always right, but because she speaks her mind with no limits. She recently went all in on Wayne Coyne, frontman of The Flaming Lips, after he released some unapproved (nude) visuals of the singer’s sister for the collaborative video “The First Time Ever I [...]
*Laura Reed’s chain of life events gave birth to a new phase in her career as she sat at her piano one night a year ago. What seemed like disarray, was actually the seeds that helped her to conceive the first single from her upcoming album, The Awakening. ‘Faith Not Fear‘ offers a vibrant message about overcoming the test and trials that all of [...]
*Stephanie Mills has established her reputation on hard work and a truly unique path, hitting both the theater stage and the recording booth. She’s become a very well respected R&B artist and advocate for social issues. The multi-talented woman is on a mission all her own. The singer is working on a new tribute album [...]
*Erykah Badu is spittin’ fire after seeing what she says is an unapproved video of “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” directed by George Salisbury. (Scroll down to watch the video.) The song is a collaborative effort with the singer and rock group The Flaming Lips. It includes some explicit images of her [...]
*The first time we saw Erykah Badu’s new video for her quirky version of the classic Roberta Flack song “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” all we could say was “What tha …?” Of course Madame Badu is no stranger to getting bucky naked. We all remember her nude stroll through the streets [...]
*The family of five-time Grammy winner and disco diva Donna Summer released a statement regarding her passing, as condolence messages from her colleagues in the entertainment industry continue to pour out. “Early this morning, we lost Donna Summer Sudano, a woman of many gifts, the greatest being her faith,” her family said Thursday. “While we [...]
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