WATCH: 1st trailer for Lee Daniels' 'The Butler'

Carrie Healey

theGRIO REPORT - The first trailer for the the upcoming Lee Daniels film The Butler has been released...

Ashanti on Ja Rule: 'He still has what it takes to make a hit record'

theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, singer/songwriter Ashanti talked about her new TV role on 'Army Wives" and defended her former Mrder Inc. label mate, Ja Rule...

theGrio goes backstage at the Grammy Awards

Courtney Garcia

theGRIO REPORT - As expected, the Grammy Awards gave a lot of love to Jay-Z, Kanye West, Adele and Frank Ocean, who marked a breakthrough year with six nominations, two wins, and his debut awards performance...

Rihanna releases new single 'Diamonds'

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna has just released the debut single "Diamonds" from her upcoming studio album which is rumored....

Tamia weighs in on 'Basketball Wives'

Chris Witherspoon

theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Tamia talked about her new album 'Beautiful Surprise,' and gave her take on the reality show 'Basketball Wives'.....