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February 14, 2012
OPINION - Minaj's big gamble failed to pay off. Her "Exorcism of Roman" routine was panned by critics and viewers.…
February 10, 2012
Critics are worried that the same missteps that occurred at the Grammys last year will happen again...
February 9, 2012
SLIDESHOW - The Obama 2012 campaign has released the president's personal playlist on Spotify, and perhaps as expected, it's an…
February 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign on Thursday officially released its list of campaign songs that will be played at…
February 9, 2012
Diana Ross will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys this weekend, but after all the hard…
February 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The 48th annual Grammy Awards twill be the first time the pop stars attend the prestigious award…
February 3, 2012
RAP GENIUS - The week that was had more than its fair share of exceptional punchlines...
February 2, 2012
Since his indelible creation, 'Soul Train,' offered the best of R&B and Soul music, it was natural for the Hip-Hop…
February 1, 2012
OPINION - This year, on the first day of Black History Month, Americans, and the African-American community in particular, mourn…
February 1, 2012
OPINION - 'Soul Train' always managed to stay fresh, alluring and project the unmistakable magnetism of black dance, song and…
February 1, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - You don't often hear the sounds of a cello and beatboxer at the same time, Kevin Olusola…
February 1, 2012
Don Cornelius, the legendary host of 'Soul Train', is reportedly dead this morning from what is rumored to be a…
January 31, 2012
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) - Rap-reggae pioneer King Stitt has died in Jamaica at age 72...
January 31, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Adele is nominated for six Grammys, and she'll be there to collect anything she wins: The…
January 30, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 16, Jermaine Griggs created Hear and Play, a site dedicated to helping users…
January 30, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Up-and-coming songwriter, producer and singer Frank Ocean has had a meteoric rise to fame, and all signs…
January 27, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Cleveland rapper Chip Tha Ripper is juggling fatherhood, a promising career and his newest project 'Tell Ya…
January 27, 2012
After the top 20 Billboard 200 success of his last album 'Black and White America', Lenny Kravitz says that he…
January 27, 2012
VIDEO - D'Angelo has finally returned on the music scene and is currently touring in Europe. Fans were recently treated…
January 26, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Ne-Yo has a dream: He believes the record industry is segregated, and has hopes of changing…