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March 29, 2010
OPINION - R&B hasn't been privy to many commercial releases positioned as male post-marital albums, but Usher's new offering can…
March 22, 2010
OPINION - The fact is that across the country, black artists are making music that doesn't fit neatly into the…
March 17, 2010
OPINION - Would he have done something different? Did he mean for that note to be there? Would he have…
March 16, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Even in death, Michael Jackson is breaking records...
March 12, 2010
OPINION - If Lil Wayne regards his cell as an extension of his studio or his label's offices, he will…
March 8, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say D'Angelo was caught in New York City trying to pay $40 for sex with…
March 8, 2010
PARIS (AP) - It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into…
February 24, 2010
It was a close match, but in the end Sade took the No. 1 spot again, selling 190,000 copies of…
February 24, 2010
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A two-alarm fire that damaged the building where the "Sound of Philadelphia" was born has been ruled…
February 23, 2010
The studio, where Patti LaBelle, Teddy Pendergrass, and other stars once recorded their hits, was undamaged despite having walls covered…
February 23, 2010
Jay-Z is known for being extremely tight-lipped about his relationship with wife Beyonce Knowles, but he took some time to…
February 19, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - A delusional fan who unleashed his crude fantasies about Ashanti in a battery of text messages…
February 17, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - An army of fans -- more than 500,000 of them -- went out to support Sade's…
February 17, 2010
LOS ANGELES - Rihanna says going into the studio just weeks after being assaulted on Feb. 8, 2009, by then-boyfriend…
February 16, 2010
These albums introduced new textures and ideas into pop culture...
February 16, 2010
OPINION - Over the past month, a handful of international artists have released albums that speak to the varied experiences…
February 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few…
February 11, 2010
VIDEO - It's hard to amass a musical resume as diverse as Quincy Jones'. The famed music producer has worked…
February 11, 2010
OPINION - Maybe Mayer should get up to speed on black history, as well as get some psychotherapy...
February 10, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - In an interview with Playboy, musician John Mayer tosses out the N-word and has a curious…