Adele's '21' is best selling album in US for second straight year
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - Turns out Adele ruled 2012, too — and set a record while she was at it...
Bobby Womack diagnosed with early Alzheimer's disease
theGRIO REPORT - Bobby Womack, R&B legend, has been diagnosed with the early stages of alzheimer's disease, according to revelations he made to the BBC...
theGrio's top 10 albums of 2012
SLIDESHOW - As the year comes to a close and the industry gears up for the upcoming Grammy Awards, take a trip down memory lane with us as we countdown the 10 best albums of the year...
'Philly sound' R&B singer Major Harris, dies at 65
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Major Harris, a former member of the 'Philadelphia sound' soul group the Delfonics and singer of the 1975 hit 'Love Won't Let Me Wait,' has died...
Anita Baker: 'Chris Brown is brilliant'
In a recent interview with The Boombox, R&B singer Anita Baker praised controversial singer Chris Brown, saying he is 'brilliant'...
R. Kelly promises return to raunch
NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly has been all about romance on his last two albums, but the self-proclaimed Pied Piper of R&B says he isn't going to abandon the raunch that helped make him famous...
Afro Punk festival transcends to new heights
theGRIO REPORT - After last year’s cancellation due to Hurricane Irene, the Afro-Punk Festival returned this year with an evolved identity, catering to a cultural amalgamation of young folks...
A year later, Amy Winehouse still lives
NEW YORK (AP) — Singer Amy Winehouse's father says it's tough dealing with the loss of his daughter as Monday marks the one-year anniversary of her death...
D'Angelo and Mary J. Blige to co-headline Liberation tour
D'Angelo and Mary J. Blige are teaming up for a tour. The veteran R& B singer and the Queen of hip-hop soul will co-headline The Liberation Tour this August...
Does D'Angelo's body image distract from his music?
OPINION - Why does it appear that people still insist on obsessing about the man’s abs (or lack thereof)?...
