The Whispers, Dru Hill, Tevin Campbell and Mary Mary Highlight Stacked Lineup for Black Music Honors Award Show JG 9:55 PM 0 Singer and actress LeToya Luckett host the seventh annual Black Music Honors award show alongside comedian DeRay Davis May19. Fans of old-sc...
Longtime Earth, Wind and Fire Saxophonist, Andrew Woolfolk, Dead at 71 JG 6:13 PM 0 The man who provided the signature sound for some of Earth, Wind & Fire's biggest hits is no more. Andrew Woolfolk, a longtime saxo...
Kevin Hart Wrangles $100 Million Investment to Expand Media Empire JG 1:37 PM 0 HARTBEAT’s Chief Content Officer Bryan Smiley, Chairman Kevin Hart, CEO Thai Randolph and Chief Distribution Officer Jeff Clanagan. Kevin Ha...
Crusaders Co-Founder and Drummer, 'Stix' Hooper, Dropping new Music Thursday JG 4:13 PM 0 The Crusaders may be gone, but the man behind the band's beat soldiers on. Nesbert "Stix" Hooper, co-founder and the only surv...
Art Rupe, who Helped Popularize R&B and Launch the Careers of Little Richard and Sam Cooke, dies at 104 JG 5:13 PM 0 The man behind the man who claimed to have invented rock 'n' roll is dead. Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Art Rupe, who helped launch ...
Rap Icons Wu-Tang Clan and Nas Unite to Bring New York State of Mind to North America JG 10:22 AM 0 Courtesy Live Nation Hip-hop belongs to the world now, but there is no denying that its ancestral home is New York. On Tuesday, rap legends...
Roderick 'Pooh' Clark, Founding Member of '90s R&B Group Hi-Five, dies at 49 JG 7:23 PM 0 Instagram @officialhifive Roderick "Pooh" Clark, an original member of the R&B quintet Hi-Five, which enjoyed a meteoric rise...
DJ Kay Slay Dead at 55, Following Prolonged Battle With Covid 19 JG 9:48 AM 0 Instagram @djkayslay Easter Sunday, the legendary graffiti artist and hip-hop icon, DJ Kay Slay, died following a prolonged battle with Covi...
'We Ready' Rapper, Archie Eversole, Allegedly Shot Dead by Brother JG 12:30 PM 0 Courtesy Atlanta United A day after Georgia radio station Hot 107.9 FM announced his death citing "close sources" to the family, ...
Works by Tribe Called Quest, Wu-Tang Clan and Alicia Keys Added to National Recording Registry for Preservation JG 3:17 PM 0 A seminal album from the pioneers of alternative hip-hop, the definitive album from rap's Staten-Island-based supergroup and the work th...
Monica Makes Country Music Debut, Announces Album at CMT Awards JG 3:49 PM 0 Courtesy CMT Country music awards shows are not usually the place to get the latest and greatest news on R&B icons, but that was the cas...
Football World Continues to Mourn Tragic Death of Dwayne Haskins JG 5:00 PM 0 Courtesy Pittsburgh Steelers The football world is still reeling over the death of former Ohio State star and NFL first-round draft pick Dw...
Repercussions Keep Coming for Will Smith Oscars' Slap JG 3:35 PM 0 The slap heard, and seen, around much of the world, continues to have new ramifications for embattled Oscar winner Will Smith. Friday, the ...
Kidd Creole, Hip-Hop Pioneer and Founding Member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Convicted of Manslaughter JG 12:49 PM 0 ©Instagram @thekiddcreole Kidd Creole, a rap pioneer and a founding member of one of its seminal, groups, was found guilty of manslaughter...
Ketanji Brown Jackson First Black Woman Confirmed to Supreme Court JG 2:57 PM 0 Courtesy @Potus Instagram President Joe Biden and Judge Kentanji Brown take a photo as Jackson was confirmed to the Supreme Court on Thursda...