Posts Tagged ‘singer’
Heavy D also known as Dwight Arrington Myers died at 44
Heavy D, born Dwight Arrington Myers is dead at 44. Heavy D also known as Dwight Arrington Myers, died today in Los Angeles. The 44-year-old, Heavy D was the leader of the hip-hop group Heavy D and the Boyz. The cause of his death was not reported. [Read More]
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Marc Anthony – Where there’s smoke, there’s fire?
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith The Internet continues to trend today with rumors of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith splitting. If there’s any truth to the idiom, 'Where there's smoke, there's fire,' sooner or later the truth regarding the rumors [Read More]
Jennifer Lopez graces Vanity Fair talks about divorce, Marc Anthony and P.Diddy
Jennifer Lopez graces Vanity Fair talks about divorce from Marc Anthony and relationship with P. Diddy.Jennifer Lopez graces Vanity Fair latest magazine and talked about her divorce, Marc Anthony and P. Diddy. The September issue of Vanity Fair is expected to hit newsstands [Read More]
Fantasia Barrino is pregnant a year after adultery lawsuit
Fantasia Barrino is pregnant a year after adultery lawsuit. While performing at an outside concert in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday, R&B singer Fantasia Barrino, 27-year-old, told the crowd, "God has given me this child and I don't have to hide it from none [Read More]
Amy Winehouse, 27-year-old, talented Brit singer found dead
The talented 27-year-old, Amy Winehead is dead! BBC News is reporting that singer Amy Winehouse, 27-year-old has been found dead at her Camden, North London home. According to the BBC News website: A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 27-year-old woman had died [Read More]
Buju Banton Jamaican Reggae singer gets 10 years in prison for cocaine offenses
Baju Banton was convicted in Tampa, Florida on felony charges for cocaine related charges. A jury in Tampa, Florida today found one of the most popular musicians in Jamaican's history guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, and using a [Read More]
Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62 – The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62 - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron, 62-year-old, died today at a hospital in New York. Scott-Heron, the poet, singer, songwriter and author. Scott-Heron is described as one of the most influential figures [Read More]
Jill Scott graces the cover of the June “Music” issue of Ebony Magazine
Jill Scott graces the cover of the June “Music” issue of Ebony Magazine. Jill Scott graces the cover of the June “Music” issue of Ebony Magazine. The 39-year-old, R&B singer-songwriter, poet, and actress looks beautiful, fabulous and stunning in a [Read More]
R&B Singer Monica marries Shannon Brown of the NBA Lakers
R&B Singer Monica marries Shannon Brown of the NBA Lakers It is official! The Los Angeles Lakers organization has confirmed that shooting guard Shannon Brown, 25 year-old, did married singer Monica, 30 year-old, in a secret ceremony in November 2010. The couple met over [Read More]
R&B Sensation Teena Marie is dead at 54
According to her website, Teena Marie is dead. Teena, 54 year-old was born Mary Christine Brockert in Santa Monica, California. The four times Grammy Award nominee rose to fame by partnering with the late funk legend Rick James. She was a multi-instrumentalist and played [Read More]
Jimmy Cliff says African leaders must resist foreign influences
While en route to Freetown, Sierra Leone, West African, Jamaican reggae singer and actor Jimmy Cliff, 62 year-old made a stopover at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. Jimmy Cliff, a Peace Ambassador to the Economic Community of West African [Read More]
ObiSoulStar electrifying performance and album release concert
ObiSoulstar with Nick Jaffe on lead guitar.ObiSoulStar, the hottest new performing and recording artist coming out of the Windy City has released his second, highly anticipated and long awaited album, SoulRokinRolla; for your immediate listening pleasure. ObiSoulStar's [Read More]
Black Women on Forbes 100 Most Influential Women List
Michelle Obama, 46 year-old, the wife of President Barack Obama. Forbes' magazine has announced the selection of its 100 most influential women from four categories: business, politics, media and lifestyle (entertainment, sports and fashion). In determining their method [Read More]
Chocolate City’s exclusive interview with singer ObiSoulStar
Obisoulstar discusses his soon to be release CD, SoulRokinRolla, with Chocolate City.Born in the Windy City of Chicago, Illinois and raised in Nigeria, West Africa, ObiSoulStar is an explosive singer whose time has come. Influenced by a wide breadth of sounds – from [Read More]
Pregnant Singer Alicia Keys Marries Swizz Beatz
(Photo Credit: Stephanie Pistel) Pregnant Singer Alicia Keys Marries Swizz BeatzCNN is reporting that R&B singer Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz have tied the knot. The pregnant bride and her groom had the ceremony on Saturday at a private home by the Mediterranean [Read More]
Ricky Martin: I am a homosexual man
After years of speculation and trying to hide his sexuality, Enrique Martín Morales, 38 year-old and better known by his stage name Ricky Martin, finally came out of the closet. The Puerto Rican born pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of [Read More]
Ashley Jewell, Fiance of Housewives Kandi Burruss is Dead
Kandi Burruss and Ashley Jewell Photo Credit: atlpics.netAtlanta’s Channel 2, WSBTV.com is reporting that an arrest was made in the murdered of Ashley A.J. Jewell. Ashley was the fiancé of Kandi Burruss, the newest cast member of the hit reality show “The [Read More]
Kayne West Stroke’s His Big Ego Again
Kanye West, as he rudely interrupts Taylor Swift's speech I have always had a great admiration and respect for Kayne West. He is very talented in what he does. When Kayne initially started to make a name for himself, he did not lack talent, but it was his work ethics that [Read More]
Etta James – At last Beyonce gonna get her ass whipped
According to an audio posted on TMZ.com, legendary singer Etta James, 71-year-old, who is famous for the song “At Last,” told an audience in Canada last week, “You guys know your president, right?” “You know the one with big ears? Yeah, wait a [Read More]
Stevie Wonder: Gershwin prize second recipient
Steven WonderStevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris) will be awarded the Gershwin prize on February 23, 2009. Steven will be only the second recipient to receive the Gershwin prize. The Gershwin Prize, [Read More]
Miriam Makeba, Mama Africa – Africa’s Music Legend has died
by: Tolbert Yarkpawolo Miriam Makeba, "Mama Africa" African musical legend Miriam Makeba, 76-year-old, has died after being ill in Italy. The Pineta Grande clinic in Castel Volturno, near the southern city of Naples, said Makeba died early Monday of a heart [Read More]
Soul Singer Legend Isaac Hayes Dies
Isaac HayesIsaac Hayes, 65, died in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday. Relatives found Hayes unconscious in his home next to a still-running treadmill, said Steve Shular, a spokesman for the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department. Paramedics attempted to revive him and [Read More]
Rene Marie replaces Star Spangled Banner with Black Anthem
Jazz singer, Rene Marie, shocked some Denver residents by singing “Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing” also known as "The Black National Anthem" by James Weldon Johnson instead of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Ms. Marie was invited by Denver's [Read More]
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