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December 22, 2009
HAVANA (AP) - American R&B pioneers Kool & the Gang helped Cuba get its funk on, bringing their eclectic mix…
December 22, 2009
"The king's baaaaack!" That's the latest catch phrase buzzing through Atlanta as news is spreading that T.I. has been released…
December 18, 2009
REVIEW - What's unfortunate is that "The Element of Freedom," Keys' fourth studio release, does not have a jam as…
December 16, 2009
VIDEO - Jazz lovers have new music to groove to from a familiar voice: Ella Fitzgerald's. But this music is…
November 25, 2009
VIDEO - Kids are putting down their pencils and grabbing the mic, and it's boosting their test scores...
November 24, 2009
Bill Cosby is gangster when it comes to helping black people. Meaning he's ruthless, bold, fearless and will do anything…
November 24, 2009
VIDEO - Thanks to the Jazz Foundation of America, a nonprofit group that assists struggling veteran musicians, Bertha Hope has…
November 23, 2009
VIDEO - Walk into the Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City, and you'll see it's decked out in African…
November 12, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - If sheer willpower is all it takes, the Big Man will never be down for the…
October 28, 2009
VIDEO - It began when Lenny Kravitz got separated from his handlers and went astray inside the Borgata casino in…
October 27, 2009
OPINION - Michael Jackson, he king of pop, probably wouldn't have put out such a pointless set as his latest…
October 26, 2009
VIDEO - Advance ticket sales have been brisk, but no one has a handle on how big the turnout might…
October 12, 2009
LONDON (AP) -- Michael Jackson returned to the airwaves Monday with a new song -- the first from an upcoming…
September 29, 2009
VIDEO - Saadiq talks about the state of R&B today and why a reunion with his old bands isn't happening…
September 23, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first posthumous release of a new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," is scheduled for…
September 9, 2009
VIDEO - Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American pop artist. His single "Beautiful Girls" rose to the top of the Billboard…
September 6, 2009
Fifty years later, Motown Records Corp. and its stable of largely African-American artists have become synonymous with the musical, social…
September 4, 2009
VIDEO - People who know him say, he's the best musician that you've never heard of. That's because for the…
September 3, 2009
OPINION - Perhaps the time couldn't be better for a mighty comeback from one of the most celebrated and overrated…
August 29, 2009
VIDEO - Ned Sublette speaks about being an author, historian, and musician who lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for the…