Essence.com By Derrick Bryson Taylor Posted January 24th 2012   Brandy and Kim Kardashian, BFF’s? Hard to believe, but that’s exactly how it was before Kim’s much talked about sex tape with Brandy’s brother, Ray-J in 2007. The two had a falling out shortly afterwards, but on the  “Wendy Williams Show” Brandy extended an olive [...]

NPR.com By Neda Ulaby Posted January 22nd 2012   The “Matriarch of the Blues” has died. Music legend Etta James died Friday morning at Riverside Community Hospital in California of complications from leukemia. She was 73.   ETTA JAMES ‘AT LAST’ She was born Jamesetta Hawkins in Los Angeles in 1938. Her first manager and [...]

TheBoomBox.com By Kenneth Partridge Posted January 14th 2012   At the tail end of 2011, Rihanna and Chris Brown shocked fans by affirming their love for each other via Twitter. At the very least, it seemed the two were friends again, but according to Life & Style magazine, RiRi may have her heart set on [...]

PRNewswire.com Posted January 10th 2012   ALBUM ALREADY RECEIVES RAVE REVIEWS FROM USA TODAY, AOL BOOMBOX, EXAMINER AND SINGERSROOM! “The album is perhaps Thomas’ most accomplished and well rounded romantic offering” – EXAMINER DEBUT SINGLE “DON’T KISS ME” CLIMBING UP CHARTS LOS ANGELES-PRNewswire-The reviews are in and four years later Carl Thomas’ new album shows [...]

MadamNoire.com Posted January 9th 2012   So it’s not a total shocker that for every congratulations that’s sent out about Beyonce and Jay Z’s new baby, there is an equally shady comment about who actually gave birth and the interesting name choice for baby Blue, but some people are really stretching it when it comes [...]

USWeekly.com Posted January 5th 2012   Nick Cannon is on the mend after suffering a “mild kidney failure,” the 31-year-old’s wife Mariah Carey announced via Twitter Wednesday. Carey, 41, also uploaded a photo of herself with Cannon from inside his Aspen, Colorado hospital room. “We’re trying to be as festive as possible under the circumstances [...]

DailyMail.co.uk Posted January 3rd 2012   She lost 85lbs last year and now Aretha Franklin is gaining a husband. The Grammy-winning singer is engaged to long-time companion William ‘Willie’ Wilkerson. She said in a statement today that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Florida. The Queen of Soul wants [...]

WENN.com Posted December 26th 2011   Rap superstar 50 Cent is teaming up with legendary soul singer Chaka Khan for an unlikely musical collaboration. Gossip bloggers went into overdrive  when the rapper joined Khan as her date for the VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul event in New York. 50 Cent says their pairing is all about the music. Describing [...]

AOL.Music.com By Contessa Gayles Posted December 22nd 2011   Kelly Rowland has been quite vocal about her relationship with her estranged father — or lack there of. Now the singer reveals she was absolutely overwhelmed with emotion when she happened upon a magazine article featuring a photo of her father, whom she hasn’t seen since [...]

TVGuide.com By Natalie Abrams Posted December 18th 2011   Fantasia Barrino has given birth to a baby boy, People reports. The American Idol alum welcomed Dallas Xavier Barrino on Tuesday in North Carolina. Dallas weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 ounces. “I feel so blessed that my son Dallas Xavier was born healthy, and is [...]