Jazz/R&B crooner Will Downing has been around when since when listening to an album on a turntable was the only way you could hear recorded…

Writer, producer and cultural critic Nelson George has covered Black music since his stint at Billboard’s black music editor in the early 80′s. During that…

If you’ve been fortunate enough to experience it, love is a beautiful thing. And so are love songs. They are the songs that make the…

Once again, the people have spoken. Who is the top female R&B singer as voted on by YOU? It’s none other than Whitney Elizabeth Houston.…

In the new documentary “Twenty Feet From Stardom,” we hear the stories of singers that everyone’s heard whether they know their names or not. The…

Yes, it’s the ladies turn this week. We need your vote again to choose the greatest female R&B singer of all time. Is it Gladys,…

Millie Jackson will be featured on this week episode of TV-One’s music documentary series, ‘Unsung’. Millie Jackson was known for being brassy, bold, saucy, and explicit…long before it was ‘cool’ for ladies to be seen in this light. In many ways, she kicked down doors of expression for many women that came after here, including […]

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Keith Sweat, a monster hitmaker in the late 1980s into the ’90s, released five straight number-one albums and selling over 25 million records during his heyday. The crooner is practically the poster boy for new jack swing, the hip-hop-inflected brand of R&B popularized by Sweat and groups like Guy and Wreckx-n-Effect under the guidance of […]

Here is our Labor Day barbecue playlist which can be applied to any day your family has a barbecue. 9. Rick James–Super Freak 10. The Gap Band–You Dropped A Bomb On Me 11. Jay-Z–Ain’t No Ni**a 12. New Edition–Cool It Now 13. Kool & the Gang–Celebration 14.Ice Cube–Today Was A Good Day 15. 69 Boyz–Tootsee […]

CONGRATS!!!!!! to CHAKA KHAN!!! (click star to see video) I think we would all agree that it is loooonnnngggg overdue!!! Chaka Khan was finally honored with her STAR on the “Hollywood Walk of Fame”.  The ceremony took place yesterday on Hollywood Blvd. Chaka was accompanied by her proud family and her long time friend Stevie […]

BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER Singer Natalie Cole, daughter of the famous singer Nat King Cole, celebrates her 61st birthday Sunday February 6th. Here are a few of my Natalie Cole  favorite photos and songs, enjoy. NATALIE COLE “SOPHISTICATED LADY” LIVE NATALIE COLE “TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT” […]

BE FRIENDS WITH FIRST LADY ON FACEBOOK OR FOLLOW HER ON TWITTER according to eurweb On the heels of his current single “When a Woman Loves,” R. Kelly will release its accompanying album, “Love Letter,” on Dec. 14 via Jive Records. The title track of Kelly’s 11th studio album will be released as the second […]