Known as the lady that could sing the blues, Billie Holiday was considered one of the best jazz vocalists of all time, Holiday had a thriving career as a jazz singer for many years before she lost her battle with substance abuse in 1959. Her autobiography was made into the 1972 film Lady Sings […]
Our thoughts are with Nick Cannon who is still dealing with a major health scare. We thought he was doing better after his kidneys failed on him but apparently he did not give himself enough time to recover before returning to his grueling schedule. He had to exit his television and daily radio morning show […]
James Hubert Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) known as Eubie Blake was an American composer, lyricist, and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, Blake and long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote the Broadway musical Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals to be written and directed by African Americans. […]
Shoutout to Christina Milian for landing a spot on the Young Money Cash Money artist roster. She joins Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, Tyga and others. Also look out for Christina as she was named the new social media correspondent on NBC’s hit show ‘The Voice’ with judges Cee-Lo, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake […]
Every year the White House releases President Obama’s official Presidential Playlist. Although President Obama has admitted to loving Hip Hop music in the past, not one rap/hip hop song was featured on this year’s playlist. Check out the full 2012 Presidential Playlist below: Checkout President Barack Obama’s Hip-Hop free playlist below: Raphael Saadiq: “Keep Marchin’” […]
Baltimore native, Wayne Wilson, is Hollywood bound for this season of American Idol. Just days before the ‘Hollywood Week’ kicked off, I was able to sit one-on-one with Wayne as he talked about his ‘Road To American Idol’. Probably the craziest part of his audition( amongst the thousands of people) is how Wayne said he […]
Bow Wow is definitely gearing up for the release of his Underrated album. He is definitely on his promo grind. Though he has the album coming up, he is still busy perfecting his acting chops. During an interview with Mina Say What, he admits to having to pass on Red Tails because he was “busy”. […]
For the first time ever, Mary J Blige was a guest on The Wendy Williams Show. The show airs tomorrow, but to get you ready for the interview, we had to grab the sneak peek for you. In her radio days, Wendy is known for being a monster and for TV she has soften up […]
While Adele has been home healing from throat surgery, her album ’21’ has been selling in huge numbers! Her second album has been at the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 for 17 weeks. And she’s on the horizon of breaking a record! Whitney Houston’s “The Bodyguard” Soundtrack stayed in the top spot for 20 […]
Everyone has been trying to figure out who is the female voice behind the infamous ‘Maybach Music’ drop heard on numerous MMG tracks. Check out the full story and article HERE
Check out the White songs that Black people love to rock out to on Blackplanet Radio. Which songs do you think should be added to the playlist? When Did Beyonce Become A White Woman? The Kardashian Brand Is A Wrap!
LL Cool J becomes the Grammy’s first official host in seven years! The 54th Annual Grammy Awards air February 12th on CBS at 8PM/ET and Kanye West, Adele and Taylor Swift are expected to win BIG. Watch LIVE or set your DV-R!
