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Longtime fans of Brandy may be happy to know that she is sidestepping the current trend of R&B stars like Chris Brown and Usher doing Euro-Pop records. In fact, Brandy says she’s returning to the sound of her first three albums.
Tyra Banks has enrolled at Harvard University! The supermodel has gone back to school after 20 years, and has been admitted into one of the school’s Executive Education programs, specifically geared towards entrepreneurs. Banks is in the two-week owner/president/management program, for which tuition is $31,000. Rumors started swirling once Tyra tweeted a photo of herself […]
Beyonce’s and Jay Z’s marriage may be in trouble…MediaTakeOut.com is reporting that a person close to Jay Z and Beyonce are taking what their snitch calls a “trial separation.” Apparently the couple have been at odds for the last year, and having kids seems to be the point of contention. Jay wants kids and Bey […]
Flashback with us to 2003, when Outkast released their Diamond selling, 2-CD set, Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. Andre 3000‘s half of the album, The Love Below, challenged the notions many people had of what was possible in the realm of hip-hop.
Between the alien eggs and feathered costumes much of the 53rd Grammy Awards felt like a bit from the Animaniacs Cartoon: “He’s a chicken! A giant chicken!” Nevertheless, the music did find a way to become a focal point at certain spots in the evening. Here are some of the more memorable performances of the […]
Diddy wasn’t the only one who got dissed by Prince at Essence’s Black Women In Music party last week in Los Angeles. Eric Benet, best known as Halle Berry‘s ex-husband, found his invitation to the event revoked after Prince was named as a special guest at the event.
On February 14th, 1991, Boyz II Men‘s debut album, Cooleyhighharmony, hit stores officially introducing the Philadelphia quartet to he world. The album was an instant success, thanks to the album’s lead single “MotownPhilly.”
Diddy’s girlfriend Cassie had a scary situation over the weekend. Apparently, Cassie returned to her hotel room only to find a naked, drunken stalker inside. The man let himself in, took off his clothes and treated himself to the contents of the mini bar. Cassie took to twitter to share the deets with her followers: […]
Even when Kanye West tells himself to be quiet, he says more than he needs to. Last night during the Grammy Awards, Kanye West expressed disappointment via Twitter at the naming of 26-year-old jazz bass prodigy Esperanza Spalding as the Best New Artist. Spalding beat out Drake and Justin Bieber for the award.
Chris Brown took to Twitter last night to let his fans know how disappointed he was for failing to pick up any trophies at last night’s 53rd Annual Grammy Awards. The 21-year-old was nominated for three songs which included Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals (Take My Time with Tank); Best […]
Back in 1994 when Common dropped “I Used To Love H.E.R.” who knew that he’d inspire so many artists to confess their love to hip-hop? With the single from One Day It’ll All Make Sense, Common elevated hip-hop to a metaphorical woman whose name stood for “Hip-Hop in its Essence and Real” (even though Hearing […]
Christina Aguilera is not having a good week. After flubbing the lyrics to the National Anthem at last week’s Super Bowl, Christina performed a tribute to the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin at this year’s Grammy’s and while she executed the song “Ain’t No Way” without any hiccups, as she was she was leaving the […]