Alicia Keys Discusses Her Broadway Debut
R&B singer, songwriter and producer Alicia Keys talks with Tom Joyner about her work behind the scenes on the Broadway production “Stick Fly.”
Read MorePosts Tagged with music
TLC’s T-Boz Shares Her Story of Triumph, Overcoming Medical Hurdles, and Recording Music Again [VIDEO]
![TLC’s T-Boz Shares Her Story of Triumph, Overcoming Medical Hurdles, and Recording Music Again [VIDEO]](http://cdn.kissrichmond.com/files/2011/10/t-boz-solo-200x128.jpg "TLC’s T-Boz Shares Her Story of Triumph, Overcoming Medical Hurdles, and Recording Music Again [VIDEO]")
TLC was the biggest selling girl group of all time. They told us that “They Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” taught us how to “Creep” and let the fellas know that they weren’t messing with “No Scrubs.” Amid all of their success, lead singer Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins suffered with a painful blood disorder – sickle cell anemia. She was always very open about her medical battles and she shared this with CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
She also
Read More
Hooray for Hopewell Arts & Crafts Festival
Downtown Hopewell comes alive this weekend, September 17 & 18, for the annual Hooray for Hopewell, look for arts and crafts, music, a petting zoo and entertainment around the Appomattox Regional Library and the Hisotric Beacon Theatre. It’s a free festival and is open to the public.
Read More
Rock The Bells Tour Immortalizing Hip-Hop’s Golden Era
Like Woodstock, Hip-Hop’s Rock the Bells is making American music history uniting legends of Hip-Hop’s golden era and unknown newbies in a multi-city tour that’s immortalizing the genre’s greats and cementing its continued success and impact on fans young and old.
“The festival isn’t very shy about revealing its biases in terms of which era of hip-hop it thinks was king,” said Oliver Wang, the author of Classic
Read MoreOld Instruments for Young Hands
Clean out your closet and donate those old band instruments to Linwood Holton Elementary School on Sunday, August 21, 1600 Laburnum Ave,. The Richmond Concert Band will present a free Concert “Old Instruments for Young Hands” and all you have to do is bring an old instrument or donate funds to buy band accessories. The instruments will then be donated to the Richmond City Public School’s Music Department. The concert starts at 6pm, call 804-737-3767 for details.
Read MoreMusic Producer Pharrell Williams Opens Youth Center in Virginia
Hip-Hop Artist/Producer Pharrell Williams is opening his own youth center in his native Virginia to provide youngsters with an outlet for their creativity.
The rapper/singer/producer has recruited renowned architect Chad Oppenheim to create a modern tree house-style space in Virginia Beach that youngsters can escape to and receive support in nurturing their artistic talents.
Read MorePrince Won’t Record Another Album
Pop superstar Prince is refusing to record another album because he is disappointed with the online music industry.
Prince released his last record, 20ten, last year as part of an innovative scheme which saw him give away free copies with a British newspaper.
He insisted the deal was done to circumvent internet piracy and would cause him “no stress”, but he is adamant he won’t be releasing any more new material due to ongoing problems with illegal downloads.
Read More
Mos Def To Headline Fort Greene Festival
Rap impressario Mos Def will take to the stage at the Fort Greene Festival in Brooklyn, Saturday, June 25th. Actress and fellow Brooklynite Rosie Perez will host the event. Included in the musical line up are rock-n-soul singer Res, Afro-Punk band Game Rebellion, and the violin playing hip-hop duo Nuttin But Stringz. The Fort Greene Festival is a two day music, film and cultural festival attended by over 10,000 people to celebrate
Read More