MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Motown Records was founded in Detroit in 1969 by Berry Gordy Jr. To commemorate its 60th year, the Motown Museum announced plans for its highly...
ROLLINGOUT — In a move that won’t surprise pop culture fans, rapper 50 Cent tried to shame Young Buck for posing for a photo with Lil Nas...
ROLLINGOUT— Hill’s journey in musical theater began at 5 years old when he started playing the piano. He grew up in New York with an affinity...
ROLLINGOUT — Rolling out‘s Romeo International recently sat down with Diana Schweinbeck, who started her company, Schweinbeck LLC, in 2007 to showcase deejays, producers and up-and-coming...
BLACK VOICE NEWS — Vanderbilt University is pledging $2 million for the National Museum of African American Music, which is scheduled to open a 56,000-square-foot facility in...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE – Iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress and philanthropist, Mary J. Blige is a figure of inspiration, transformation and empowerment making her one of...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Representatives of several artists who lost master recordings in a 2008 fire at Universal Studios have filed a class action lawsuit seeking at...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Thanks to the United States World War I Centennial Commission, Coca Cola and the network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a...
PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP NEWS — Ford Theatres presents visionary vocalist and bassist Meshell Ndegeocello who performs songs from her GRAMMY®-nominated album Ventriloquism, as well as a selection of her favorites,...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — A local post office has been rededicated in honor of the late Grammy-winning soul singer Marvin Gaye. “Marvin Gaye’s music has transcended generations...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy celebrates 60 years of the Motown sound on Thursday, June 20 from 5:30 -10:30 p.m. during the 9th annual...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The Columbia Museum of Art announces the second concert in a new, dynamic, free outdoor concert series on the beautifully renovated Boyd Plaza....
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Iconic rapper and songwriter Missy Elliott has become the first female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Elliott, 47,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “When I hear jazz festivals I think of great singers like Ella, Eckstein, Sarah, Nat and Natalie Cole, and Nancy Wilson. As much...
THE WEEKLY CHALLENGER — Local musicians are gaining exposure on south St. Pete’s own WBPU 96.3 FM, also known as “Black Power 96.” The station’s weekly Local...
THE AFRO — There was a surreal scene in the swanky Harbor East community over the Memorial Day weekend. Billy Murphy, the legendary defense attorney was...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — …but his work will live on. Filmmaker John Hubbell’s documentary, which includes new music from John Gary Williams, is expected to be released...
ROLLINGOUT — A day after announcing that Jay-Z is a certified billionaire, Forbes magazine revealed on Tuesday, June 4, 2019, that Rihanna is the richest female...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the history of Juneteenth, on June 19th, 1865 and more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation...
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The Free Summer Concerts presented by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), in cooperation with the City of Detroit kicks off this month and will...
ROLLINGOUT — Alicia Keys says her blended family is “beautiful.” The 38-year-old singer is married to Swizz Beatz — with whom she has sons Egypt, 8,...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the 2019 members of its Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival’s internationally-renowned high school all-star...
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — We know him and love him as the Godfather of Funk. But George Clinton is so much more. After singing doo-wop on...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — In a new effort using entertainment to re-invest into our communities, Jacksonville Urban League Young Professionals (JULYP) presents a check to Terry Parker...
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The festivities were already on and crack a lackin when I arrived on the scene. Several thousand people, 4,000 to be exact, from...