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Dreamgirls star Jennifer Holliday won’t be performing at the Donald Trump inauguration after all. The singer’s camp hasn’t released an official statement to explain her apparent reversal in commitment to perform. Many in the black and LGBT community took major offense to Holliday’s rumored acceptance of the gig. The blaming and shaming shouldn’t be aimed

Mariah Carey’s 2016 net worth is a mind numbing $524 million USD, that’s more than the late artist Prince and Janet Jackson combined accumulated at their peak. Mariah’s accomplished this insane networth after releasing just 8 studio albums and one forgettable movie (Glitter and album of the same name). Mariah Carey has sold more than

Beyonce’s deeply personal and most striking alum to date has gone number 1 in over 62 countries on Itunes. As of now the album is only available to stream on Tidal.

Jerrod Carmichael seems to be everywhere these days, with some people throwing proclammations about him being the next Pryor, Eddie Murphy or Bill Cosby. He stopped by Realtime to chat with fellow comedic heavy weight Bill Maher check out a clip from the show below.

Mariah Carey finally got a star on Hollywood’s walk of fame, but it’s her cute kids and in particular her son that stole the show. The musical icon came to the ceremony looking stunning as usual. Her son didn’t get what all the fuss was about; he was all over his mom. Carey dominated music

The ladies are running RnB music for the last decade, led by artist like Beyonce and Alicia Keys.  Sure Usher’s still around and new talent like Trey Songs and Sam Smith are holding their own but the ladies are killing it. Add new sensation Tinashé Jorgensen Kachingwe to your radar. Her single, 2 on dominated

According TooFab.com Mary J. Blige is looking fit and fabulous at 42! The songstress is gracing the cover of the December issue of Shape magazine, showing off her rock-hard abs in a white high-neck bikini. The Grammy-award winner is releasing a new holiday album and is determined to stay trim this holiday season. So, what’s

Legendary music producer, Quincy Jones is suing the Michael Jackson estate for back royalties he claimed were unscrupulously kept from him, since the singer death. Much of these royalties, Jones argues, was made from material he co-wrote and produced on Michael’s earlier albums such as Thriller and Bad. According to the E! news… “..The 80-year-old

Michael Jackson is once again the top earning dead celebrity, after losing that title to his former friend Elizabeth Taylor last year. Taylor had briefly eclipsed the King of pop with sale of a massive chunk of her jewelry. According to the CBC.CA… Michael Jackson regained the title of the highest-earning dead celebrity in the

Who knew screen legend Marilyn Monroewas such a big supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, in its infancy.  Jazz goddess, Ella Fitzgerald got a major boost in her career because of the actress. The Mocambo nightclub in West Hollywood, the most popular dance spot at the time, refused to let Ella perform there because she

Will.i.am Claims that he’ll go back to school to study computer science. He told England’s The sun newspaper of his intention during an interview. According to the Black Eyed Peas frontman.. “In September I’ll be taking a computer science course at CalArts (California Institute Of The Arts) in LA because I’m passionate about where the

Google Doodles legendary South African, Miriam Makeba It is Miriam Makeba’s 81 birthday today and in her tribute Google the world’s leading search engine changed their logo for her. The singer – often lovingly called ‘Mama Africa’ by her fans- was born on March, 4, 1932. She was the leading supporter of the poor all

Jay-z should be the artist selected to do the next James Bond theme song. Not only because a rapper hasn’t done a Bond song but because the legendary New York poet’s got swagger. Jay has impacted modern culture like no other artist alive. The guy’s retired like twice from music but each of his comeback

Rihanna’s steamy video for the single, Stay, picks up an astounding 30 million views on YouTube – in a week. Stay is the third single from her 7th studio album, 2012’s, Unapologetic. The video and song features up and coming indie artist Mikky Ekko. They both performed the song at this year’s Grammy awards. Fans  

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Music of the sun Released: August 12, 2005 Worldwide sales: 1, 000, 000

Chris Martin said Rihanna was the best singer in the world. While that maybe up for debate – what isn’t though – is how hard the Bridgetown, Barbados native works. Yes, Rihanna is the hardest working pop star in the world. There is no debating that fact. The woman’s toured and released 7 albums in

Rihanna refuses to conform. Her rebellious nature must draw some James Dean comparison, but could also be her undoing. She’s willing – no compelled – to push the limits of acceptable norms. No other star so skillfully, flaunts their sexuality, independence or personal life quiet openly as she does. As open as Riri may appear, the

Gladys Knight’s Licence to kill was popular on radio and a hit on the charts, especially in the UK, were it cracked the top ten.  The positive reception to Licence to kill meant later Bond theme songs could test different styles or genres. This song was the first in the franchise’s history – at that

Super group Destiny’s Child is set to make a small kind of comeback. Lead singer Beyonce posted an impromptu message on her Facebook page announcing a new track. It will be the group’s first new material in 8 years. The song will be part of a compilation album titled, Destiny’s Child – Love Songs. The