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John Legend & The Roots Collaborate

In the last couple of months, super R&B soul singer John Legend has been working underground with The Roots. He made an high-profiled appearance at The Roots’ Philly June 5 music festival. On their new album, How I Got Over, Legend worked with the famed hip-hop/soul band and Jimmy Fallon’s in-house late night band. But their [...]

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June 27, 2010 in Internet, Music, Religion, Video
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Maxwell Postpones Second Leg of Tour Until 2011

Wow, the rumor mill isbuzzing now as the unfortunate makes headlines.
Maxwell, who has embarked on a best-selling, sold-out tour featuring guests Jill Scott and Erykah Badu, announced this week the postponing of concert dates after June 28, according to LiveNation. The dates for June 25 and 26 (Madison Square Garden) will go on as planned [...]

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June 17, 2010 in Gossip, Internet, Music, Upcoming Events
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Maxwell’s Next Album Pushed Back From Release

Due to the major success behind BLACKsummers’night, the first part of Maxwell’s trilogy set, along with the number of singles being released from it, the folks at Sony/Columbia are putting a hold on the second release until further notice.
“I had a plan — every year something new, and I thought that that would be a good [...]

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June 4, 2010 in Gossip, Internet, Music, Upcoming Events
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Justin Bieber Nominated for BET Award

There’s no denying the power of Justin Bieber. Even Usher knows that. Just when you thought his album would be shut down on Billboard 200 by debuts and bigger acts, the Bieb resurrects to the #1 spot. Smells like the perfect time to cash in on the award nominations.
BET, with their BET Music Awards, is the first to [...]

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May 25, 2010 in Gossip, Internet, Music, Polls, Television, Upcoming Events, Video
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Janelle Monáe Is Making Noise With “Tightrope”

With artists like Melanie Fiona, Raphael Saadiq, Mayer Hawthorne and Maxwell getting in on the neo-Motown/Stax revival, best make room for one more.
Janelle Monáe, an Atlanta alternative funk/hip-hop artist, has a style that is old-school and modernly chic. She isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel of soul music, but she is one of the ones trying to [...]

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April 14, 2010 in Music, Upcoming Events, Video
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“We Are the World” Remake Is the Pits

We Are the World 25th anniversary remake: Failed.
It looked great on paper and probably could have soared to become as bigger and better than the original. But Quincy Jones should be sued by the King of Pop himself for creating a terrible rendition to “We Are the World.” Jones brings everyone from every type of [...]

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February 13, 2010 in Internet, Music, Religion, Sports, Television
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Melanie Fiona Joins Alicia Keys on “Empowering” Tour

After a very impressive week and knocking easing Trey Songz “I Invented Sex” down the charts with her most recent #1 R&B single “It Kills Me,” Melanie Fiona got the news of her life (at least for right now).
She will be opening for R&B/pop icon Alicia Keys on her “Freedom” Tour this spring, which plans to [...]

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January 11, 2010 in Music, Upcoming Events
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Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Black Eyed Peas Lead Grammy Nods

For the 52nd annual Grammy Awards, a good number of awards will be given to some of this year’s favorite artists. This year was a tight but respectable year for good music, which is easily showcased in the list of nominees.
Leading the board of nominees included the triumphant Beyonce’ with a resounding ten nominations. The [...]

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December 7, 2009 in Music, Television
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