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theGRIO's 100 - At the age of 16, Jermaine Griggs created Hear and Play, a site dedicated to helping users…
theGRIO's 100 - Up-and-coming songwriter, producer and singer Frank Ocean has had a meteoric rise to fame, and all signs…
theGRIO Q&A - Cleveland rapper Chip Tha Ripper is juggling fatherhood, a promising career and his newest project 'Tell Ya…
After the top 20 Billboard 200 success of his last album 'Black and White America', Lenny Kravitz says that he…
VIDEO - D'Angelo has finally returned on the music scene and is currently touring in Europe. Fans were recently treated…
NEW YORK (AP) - Ne-Yo has a dream: He believes the record industry is segregated, and has hopes of changing…
It's been 30 years since the two music legends worked together on their hit, Ebony and Ivory. The Daily Mail…
After years of ups and downs, Motown, the legendary black music label is taking a chance on a young pop…
SLIDESHOW - Paris Fashion Week went all out last night when they gathered 70's icons Grace Jones, Chaka Khan, Sister…
ALTADENA, California (AP) - Levy's client roster over the years included more than 85 artists, including Wilson, Lewis, Nat and…
NEW YORK (AP) - Etta James, whose signature song was the sweeping, jazz-tinged torch song 'At Last,' died in Los…
theGRIO REPORT - Comedian Stephen Colbert and ex-GOP candidate Herman Cain joined together for perhaps the most bizarre event of…
theGRIO REPORT - Today, the world begins a long goodbye with one of the most preeminent voices in soul music.…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Johnny Otis, the 'godfather of rhythm and blues' who wrote and recorded the R&B classic "Willie…
Let's not kid ourselves here, Common can and will rap circles around Drake. In an even test of skills and…
NEW YORK (AP) - After seven years with a no-host format, the Grammys will have an emcee -- LL Cool…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Queen of soul Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige, Stephanie Mills and Charlie Wilson are among entertainers…
SLIDESHOW - Now that 2011 is behind us, it's time to focus on the music which is sure to be…
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Black Keys, Radiohead, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg will headline two weekends of concerts at…
OPINION - Somehow against the odds Common has pinned Drake in his crosshairs as a fortuitous enemy to hip-hop at-large,…