The 2015 Essence Festival weekend is underway and festival favorite Trey Songz had a special surprise in store for his New Orleans audience during this year’s…
Janet Jackson fans have something big to look forward to this fall. The talented Jackson family entertainer confirmed today that she is preparing to release…
Jackson was born Michael Joseph Jackson in Gary, Indiana on August 29, 1958, and entertained fans nearly his entire life. His father, Joe Jackson, was…
Singer Kem has a new release “It’s You” out ahead of his as-yet-untitled fourth CD, coming later this year. The Detroit-born crooner, who was once…
Justin Timberlake has moves like MJ and you can certainly hear the King of Pop influence in his music. He pays homage to King of…
Theodore DeReeese “Teddy” Pendergrass was born on March 26, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an R&B singer, songwriter, drummer and ordained minister. Pendergrass was ordained to preach the gospel at the age of 10. He was spotted by Harold Melvin playing drums at an event in Philly and Melvin hired him as drummer for his […]
Major Harris, a Richmond, Virginia native passed away on November 9, 2012 from congestive heart and lung failure in Richmond. Harris was not only a vocalist but a guitarist. He sang in many groups like the Charmers, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, The Jarmels, and Nat Turner’s Rebellion. He joined the Delfonics in the early […]
Grammy-winning R&B singer/songwriter/actress Brandy opens up about the last time she spoke to Whitney Houston just before her untimely death (on Brandy’s birthday) and about the final words of advice she gave her concerning her music career. Watch below as the superstar singer also discusses with Wendy Williams her favorite recent interaction with die-hard Brandy […]
Taraji Penda Henson is an actress and singer hailing from Washington, D.C. She graduated from Howard University with a Theater Arts degree. Henson is best known for her role as Yvette in Baby Boy (2001), Shug in Hustle and Flow (2005), and Queenie in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), where she was […]
He wad dubbed the “Prince of Soul” and “Prince of Motown”. Marvin Pentze Gay, JR was born April 2, 1939 in Washington, DC. He added the “e” to his stage name Marvin Gaye. Gaye started his singing career with the Moonglows, a doo wop group in the 1950’s the group disbanded in the 1960’s. Gaye […]
UNSUNG REWIND – VESTA WILLIAMS’ UNTOLD STORY REVEALS THE SINGER’S UNTIMELY CAUSE OF DEATH Just in case you missed the season V premiere of TV One’s “Unsung” featuring the late Vesta Williams, here’s your chance to quickly catch up so you can talk about it with your friends and family who tuned in, too. Check […]
