mtv.com–
You wouldn't peg Mary J Blige as the black-light-and-tapestry sort, but, as has become readily apparent in recent weeks, she absolutely loves Led Zeppelin.
In early February, reports began circulating that Blige …
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Pop, R+B
news.yahoo.com–
Jennifer Hudson will have her "One Shining Moment."
The Grammy and Oscar winner will perform the song that plays each year at the end of the CBS broadcast of the NCAA men's basketball championship game …
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Pop, R+B
Popped by
Ghost
16 hours ago
billboard.com–
British newcomer Taio Cruz sets the record for largest jump to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by an act with its first charting single as "Break Your Heart," featuring Ludacris, soars 53-1. The Hot 100 …
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Hip-hop, Pop, R+B
billboard.com–
Usher and his creative team began tossing around ideas for his next album, they had one goal in mind: to get his swagger back. "I had checked out," the singer acknowledges. "I went all the way into …
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Pop, R+B
m.spin.com–
Grammy award-winning R&B singer D'Angelo, born Michael Archer, was arrested Saturday night in New York City for allegedly offering an undercover policewoman $40 for oral sex while he cruised alone in his Range …
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Pop, R+B
nme.com–
Stevie Wonder has been officially made Commander of the Arts and Letters at a ceremony in Paris today (March 6).
The honour, first offered in 1957, is given to recognise contributions to arts and literature in …
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Pop, R+B
news.yahoo.com–
In the weeks after the earthquake in Haiti, many musicians and other artists rushed to help, hosting benefits and raising funds. Their good intentions notwithstanding, few of them could directly relate to the sense …
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Hip-hop, R+B
news.yahoo.com–
The president of Brooklyn has declared Beyonce an official Brooklynite.
Borough President Marty Markowitz said Beyonce is a Brooklynite by marriage and by moxie. Beyonce's husband, Jay-Z, is from Brooklyn.
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Pop, R+B
freep.com–
Ron Banks, whose silky falsetto helped give the Dramatics one of the most enduring careers in R&B, has died at home in Detroit. He was 58. Banks died at about noon today, possibly of a massive heart attack, said …
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R+B
pollstar.com–
Possessing more talent that most people are allowed by law, Maxwell and Jill Scott head out for a 20-city run beginning in May.
Heck, we could spend all day talking about the heights these touring partners have …
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Soul, R+B
pitchfork.com–
Look, we're going to need to talk about what Erykah Badu was wearing on "Fallon" last night. Because how would you even describe it? Neck-down, it was like an Olympic speed-skater's unitard, except, like …
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Pop, R+B, Music
billboard.com–
If Lil Wayne is from Mars, then Erykah Badu is the high priestess of Venus.
It's a cosmic bummer that the syrup-soaked rapper and the future-funk diva hadn't thought to pair up before Badu's new single, …
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