Should black R&B fans fear Justin Timberlake-mania?
OPINION - Timberlake’s re-emergence provides the chance to revisit a dicey topic: namely, the current state of R&B...
Deke Richards, Motown songwriter-producer, dies
BELLINGHAM, Washington (AP) — Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards has died at a hospice at age 68.
Happy b'day Diana Ross! A style guide
SLIDESHOW - Throughout her career this diva has been lauded for unique personal style...
Brooklyn elementary school offers digital music production class
NBC New York - A new after school program at a Brooklyn elementary school is taking a modern approach to teaching children about music.
New film 'The Sapphires' captures Australian civil rights movement
theGRIO REPORT - Unbeknownst to most, in the 1960s, a group of aboriginal Australian singers took the initiative and inspiration of the American civil rights movement, and made it a launch pad for their own self-liberation..
Touré gives Prince props in new book
REVIEW - Touré presents an informed and profound portrait of Prince in his prime and puts this enigmatic figure in his proper cultural place -- as the perfect mouthpiece for Generation X's anxieties and infatuations...
Beyoncé: 'Bow Down'
theGRIO REPORT - Taking the music world by surprise, Beyonce stirred up social media frenzy after releasing her latest track “Bow Down/I Been On” on her website Sunday night.
Tone Loc collapses on stage in Iowa
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Loc, whose real name is Anthony T. Smith, collapsed after finishing a song during a Saturday night concert on a bridge in downtown Des Moines...
Lil Wayne hospitalized after seizure
(AP) - Lil Wayne has been hospitalized, but according to his camp and his official Twitter account — he's OK...
Marcus Canty makes his mark on R&B
theGRIO VIDEO - You may have seen him compete on the singing competition X-Factor, but Marcus Canty's journey didn't stop there...
