Black Music
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Commodores Legend Talks Reunion, New Book
Thomas McClary, the legendary founder of the Commodores, has a new book that takes readers on a journey through Motown,…
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Kirk Franklin Brings ‘Happy’ To Evangel Cathedral
It’s only fitting that the silver anniversary of the Evangel Christmas spectacular will be celebrated with someone with so much…
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Film Review: ‘What Happened, Miss Simone?’
By Dwight Brown NNPA Film Critic Sometimes artistry and insanity are so intertwined you can’t distinguish between them. That was…
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New Season Of “Unsung” Kicks Off TV One’s Black Music Month With Otis Redding, Xscape
Your browser does not support iframes. via TV One Special to the NNPA from The Atlanta Daily World TV One’s…
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B.B. King’s Family Loses Bid for Control of His Affairs
KEN RITTER, Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Noted blues man B.B. King — his health failing at age 89…
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AEG exec: I didn’t know Michael Jackson abused drugs [CNN]
Los Angeles (CNN) — Michael Jackson traveled with what amounted to a mini-clinic and an anesthesiologist who used a surgical anesthetic…
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Chris Brown and Karrueche Tran are dating again [UPI]
[UPI] Chris Brown has reconciled with his ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran and they are living together at the singer’s Hollywood Hills home, TMZ…
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Ray Chew now musical director of ‘Idol’ [Philly Tribune]
Composer and producer Ray Chew, also an accomplished keyboardist, is in his third season as musical director of “American Idol.”…
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Jesse L. Martin Replaces Lenny Kravitz in Marvin Gaye Biopic [STL American]
Lenny Kravitz is out – and Jesse L. Martin is in to portray iconic soul singer Marvin Gaye in the…
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Top Ten Break Up Songs [Michigan Chronicle]
You could feel it coming. It’s like when you know the rain is coming and you can feel it in…
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