February 6, 1945 marks the birth of reggae legend Robert Nesta Marley. People all over the world are celebrating the life and music of the international superstar. Reuters is reporting that Jamaicans are celebrating the 70th anniv...
Soul singer D’Angelo returned to television with his band The Vanguard on this past weekend’s Saturday Night Live. The eccentric singer played two songs from his ‘Black Messiah’ album, “The Charade...
Robert Jablon of the Associated Press is reporting that gospel legend Andraé Crouch has died. Crouch was an outstanding gospel performer, songwriter and choir director whose work graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and mov...
USA Today is reporting that Grammy award-winning gospel musician and songwriter Andraé Crouch has been hospitalized. Crouch’s most memorable gospel songs include “The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power,” “My T...
Whenever Rey Reel is in the studio, there is no telling in what direction his creative juices might flow. The self-motivated 26-year-old producer is currently making a name for himself as a member of the Grammy award-winning produ...
Tragedy struck in hip hop when radio personality Combat Jack posted to Twitter that iconic producer and instrumentalist Larry Smith died Thursday evening. The musical genius previously suffered a stroke in 2007, leaving him unable...
Los Angeles, CA (December 8, 2014) – Selma, the first Hollywood studio film with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as the lead protagonist, is the top winner among the critics representing the African-American Film Critics Association (A...
After 22 years in the music business, Mary J. Blige felt it was time to reinvent her musical identity. The “Queen of Hip Hop Soul” took a month-long pilgrimage to the United Kingdom this past summer to concoct a new sound with som...
Black filmmakers have struck gold at box offices nationwide in recent years with films like Jumping The Broom, Ride Along, the Think Like a Man series, The Best Man Holiday and Lee Daniels’ The Butler. However, it is hard to...
Jessica Goodman of the Huffington Post is reporting that a member of the pioneering rap group the Sugarhill Gang has died. Henry “Big Bank Hank” Jackson passed away on Tuesday from complications due to cancer. The auth...
