Claudette Robinson, was just a teen in 1953 when her brother was drafted into the army. Unbeknownst to her, her brother’s drafting was about to change the trajectory of more than just one life in her family. ... read more »

Lionel Richie addresses grads at Berklee commencement ... read more »

Beyonce, Bruno Mars lead BET Awards nominations ... read more »

The 13 track LP features rapper Ludacris and production by Grammy award-winning hit makers Andre Harris, Warryn Campbell and newcomer Anthony Saunders among others. ... read more / view gallery »

Despite her ups and downs, she continues to flourish in her career. ... read more »

The sold-out evening began with the screening of the extended version of Young’s “Letter to the Free,” followed with a Q&A with Common and Nelson George and finally a performance by Common and his band! ... read more »

There was a time during the Motown “Heyday” that you could not say Stevie Wonder without saying Sylvia Moy. ... read more »

Rhodes produced Lecrae’s Grammy-nominated project, Anomaly, which went gold and scored songs for the major motion picture “Carter High” starring Vivica A. Fox, Charles S. Dutton and Pooch Hall. ... read more »

You may not recognize the name Vincent Berry II, but you know his music. Berry is one of the songwriters behind Beyonce’s Grammy Award winning ballad, “Sandcastles” from her latest album “Lemonade”. ... read more »

Musicians today still aspire to emulate his style and grace. ... read more »

Pop, Rock, Jazz, and Classical. These are all separate genres of music. But what happens when you put two of them together? You get “opera in jazz” rather than “jazz opera,” according to jazz musician and opera composer Terence Blanchard, who is the former Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance Artistic Director. Blanchard is also a jazz trumpeter from New Orleans who has over 20 albums to his credit, won three Grammy’s and written music for many of Spike Lee’s films. Blanchard just premiered his first opera, (the opera’s second production run), “Champion,” the story of former Welterweight Boxing Champion Emile Griffith and his life-defining fight with reigning Welterweight Champion Benny “The Kid” Paret. ... read more »

I felt like a lot of things we deal with, all women can relate to in terms of how we view ourselves as well as the pressures and standards of beauty. ... read more »

R&B Legend Charlie Wilson is taking his music career to new heights with his “In It to Win It Tour” and shows no sign of stopping. ... read more »

Ware leaves an imprint of music ingrained in the ears of music lovers. ... read more »

Legendary singer Florence LaRue celebrates 75 years! ... read more / view gallery »