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August 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - It’s here. The highly anticipated music video from Nicki Minaj, "Anaconda" dropped late Tuesday night...
August 15, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - J. Cole's an artist who uses his pen to address social issues within his community, and with…
August 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Malia Obama, President Obama's oldest daughter, attended Lollapalooza music festival over the weekend, generating a Twitter-frenzy.
July 27, 2014
The "Purple Rain" started falling in theaters 30 years ago Sunday: Prince's film debut, in the music-filled movie named after…
July 16, 2014
E Online - Lifetime's upcoming Whitney Houston movie can't come any sooner...
July 1, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio Monday, the R&B crooner says he is aware of the influence he…
June 30, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio Monday, Trey Songz opened up about his collaboration with Alsina at the…
June 28, 2014
Bobby Womack, a colorful and highly influential R&B singer-songwriter who influenced artists from the Rolling Stones to Damon Albarn, has…
June 25, 2014
SLIDESHOW - theGrio has compiled a list of our favorite MJ tracks that have managed to float under the radar…
May 16, 2014
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The owners of technology used to digitally resurrect Tupac Shakur have asked a federal judge to…
May 13, 2014
TODAY - Though Michael Jackson died unexpectedly in 2009, the King of Pop is set to rule the airwaves again…
May 2, 2014
OPINION- Thursday at the iHeartRadioMusic Awards, we got to hear the first track off the Michael Jackson's second posthumous album,…
April 25, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - It's difficult to separate R&B singer Eric Benét from his successful music career and from his personal…
April 23, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - 50 Cent and Kanye West have had a friendly hip-hop rivalry for years but his latest remarks…
April 18, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - After a bitter feud lasting 17 years, Prince has returned to Warner Bros. and is regaining complete…
April 15, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The groundbreaking song-and-dance show 'Soul Train' is chugging toward Broadway...
April 9, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Jay Z turned more than a few heads rocking a gold 5 Percent Nation medallion at a…
April 8, 2014
ST. LOUIS (AP) — At 88, blues guitarist B.B. King is a living legend, a Rock and Roll Hall of…
April 1, 2014
theGRIO REPORT = Details in the cause of death for 'The Godfather of House' are unknown, but what is certain…
April 1, 2014
OPINION - 'Xscape' may carry the baggage of having arrived too late to capitalize on the surprisingly booming business of…