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[…] so. OK, we’ll say it isn’t so. Unfortunately that doesn’t make it NOT make it so. Alright, alright, enough babel. Here’s the deal. Legendary Detroit bred songstress Anita Baker is saying it’s time to close the curtain on her singing career. Yes, she’s retiring. Say it isn’t so! Baker started giving notice that something was […]

Babyface and Anita Baker. Leon Bennet; Paras Griffin/Getty Images *It just ain’t working. As far as Anita Baker and Babyface touring is concerned. So, since it’s Baker’s tour (she’s the headliner), the diva is booting Mr. Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds from her “Songstress Tour.” Baker made her decision earlier today. She felt it was the best […]

China McClain – Anita Baker *Seemingly out of nowhere, an online feud between “Black Lightning” star China McClain and legendary singer Anita Baker has become a thing. It began in the aftermath of McClain tweeting that her mother “unfortunately” met La Baker and blasted her being rude, reports the Atlanta Black Star. “She like, started […]

Anita Baker’s Son *Anita Baker’s son Walter Bridgforth III, 28, has gone viral for dating a white woman that looks like a blow-up doll.  Some bloggers are convinced the woman is not real but a pricey, custom-made, mail-order sex doll.  You be the judge — check out the photos above and below.  Baker’s son […]

Anita Baker attends Tyler Perry Studios grand opening gala at Tyler Perry Studios on October 05, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Tyler Perry Studios) *Fans of music legend Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds are threatening R&B icon Anita Baker over him not performing one night during her Songstress tour in May. […]

LOS ANGELES – CIRCA 1995: Singer Anita Baker poses for a portrait circa 1995 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images) *Anita Baker has announced dates for her first full tour since 1995.  Per a news release, the tour celebrates Baker’s 40 years as a music icon in the industry since the release […]

Photo Credit: Twitter.com *R&B songstress Anita Baker once faced a potential stint in jail for contempt over her divorce settlement with ex-husband Walter Bridgforth, Jr. Baker and Bridgforth married in 1988 but separated by 2005 and were officially divorced in 2007. They share two sons, both of whom look exactly like their mother…and also share […]

Anita Baker (Getty) *Several Anita Baker’s fans claim the soul singer got testy with the crowd during her tour stop in Dallas last week.  Two videos show seemingly tense moments during Baker’s concert in Houston’s Toyota Center Friday night. At one point, she appears to exchange words with several people in the front row, […]

LOS ANGELES – CIRCA 1995: Singer Anita Baker poses for a portrait circa 1995 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images) *Anita Baker is asking fans to stop buying and streaming her music while she fights to reclaim ownership of her masters.  She wrote on Twitter that she has “outlived” all of her […]

Portrait of Grammy Award-winning American singer Anita Baker, New York, 1980s. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) *Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Anita Baker has announced her plans to retire from her iconic career after 30 years in the game. On New Year’s Day, Baker confirmed that her farewell concert series will kick off in March. “sO Much […]

Anita Baker claps back at diva accusations *Anita Baker has clapped back at accusations that she served up some pretty diva-like behavior involving Babyface, Maxwell, and Luther Vandross. It all started when a Twitter user slammed the artist over a rumored business deal with Maxwell in a since-deleted tweet, Vibe reports.  Baker responded and […]

*R&B icon Anita Baker once opened up about the pain she endured for years after learning her birth mother gave her up for adoption when she was a baby.  During a 2009 interview with Essence, the songbird confessed that it took years for her to find peace about her mother’s decision.  “Not because she was […]

Anita Baker – Photo: Paras Griffin (Getty Images) *Anita Baker has revealed that she was nearly wrecked by a family secret, but has since been able to overcome it. In a new interview with Essence, the songstress said she was given up for adoption soon after she was born, and her mother’s decision has […]

Anita Baker and Chance the Rapper / Twitter *Anita Baker recently took a moment during a live performance to thank Chance the Rapper for helping her acquire her masters. “You should say hello to a friend of mine by way of the music industry and by way of helping me, helping me to get […]

* Anita Baker got ownership of her music masters and came out of retirement to go on tour! Her advisors probably told her the best way to get her money’s worth from ownership of those masters was to revitalize interest in her music, and possibly to attract new fans. Although her unmistakable voice sounds the […]