Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Posted April 8th 2012   The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will honor Kirk Franklin in a tribute to rock’s gospel roots. Franklin will perform and various artists including Fred Hammond, Donnie McClurkin and church ensembles from across Cleveland will honor him through music. [...]

TheHollywoodReporter.com By Jethro Nededog Posted April 8th 2012   Kim Kardashian admitted she was happy that softball interviewer Ann Curry was speaking to her instead of Matt Lauer on Friday’s Today, but the co-host pretty much covered all the controversial bases. Curry didn’t let her off the hook from speaking about her rumored romance with [...]

RollingOut.com By Martin Pratt Posted March 28th 2012   The death of Trayvon Martin was a shot heard around the world. Celebrities are privileged beyond belief to have a public following. We have explored and exploited media to our own benefits. Now its time!   CHAKA KHAN SUPER LIFE TRAYVON MARTIN TRIBUTE The death of [...]

Reuters.com Posted March 27th 2012   REUTERS – U.S. singer-songwriter Bobby Womack has been diagnosed with colon cancer, according to a message posted by his longtime friend Bootsy Collins on Facebook. Funk bassist Collins said he had spoken to the soul musician over the weekend. “He Wanted You All to Know That He Loves You [...]

BBC.co.uk Posted March 25th 2012   Usher has confirmed that he’s set to play Sugar Ray Leonard in an upcoming boxing film called Hands Of Stone. Leonard, a world champion in five different weight divisions, finally retired from boxing in 1997 after a number of comebacks. The film is about legendary Panamanian boxer Roberto Durán. [...]

HuffingtonPost.com  By Kiki Von Glinow Posted March 23rd 2012   UPDATE: The L.A. County Coroner’s office confirms that Whitney Houston used cocaine immediately before her death, leading to a “cardiac event,” as reported by TMZ. “All traces of cocaine” were allegedly removed from Whitney Houston’s hotel room before authorities arrived at the scene. PREVIOUSLY: Whitney [...]

Associated Press Posted March 22nd 2012   NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for more drama from Sylvester, Twan and Pimp Lucius — R. Kelly is delivering more chapters of “Trapped in the Closet.” The outrageous musical series started off as five videos for the R&B singer’s dramatic cliffhanger songs in 2007. It quickly became [...]

LATimes.com Posted March 20th 2012   “The Hunger Games” is like Hollywood in that choosing the right stylist is a matter of life or death. In the film, Lenny Kravitz has the task of playing Cinna, the man responsible for Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen making a solid aesthetic impression to save her life — and [...]

LasVegasSun.com By Robin Leach Posted March 19th 2012   There’s absolutely no fear that our Empress of Soul and Las Vegas resident Gladys Knight will be eliminated after tonight’s two-hour Season 14 premiere of ABC’s top-rated “Dancing With the Stars.” In fact, none of the 12 celebrities and their professional dance partners will be axed. [...]

Associated Press Posted March 16th 2012   NEW YORK (AP) — Estelle said she left the United Kingdom to pursue her career in America because performing rhythm & blues music back home was too tough. “It’s so (expletive) hard for British artists to be taken seriously as R&B artists,” she said. “It’s frustrating,” continued Estelle, [...]