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Many African-American people who were a part of the Revolution either joined the "establishment" or left it behind in the 70s.

Black gospel music traveled across the globe and brought its healing force as Grammy Award-winning gospel star Kirk Franklin performed at the memorial service for freedom fighter and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela today, Dec. 10. The memorial was held in the FNB football stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa before an estimated crowd of ... (more)

That's where R. Kelly made a surprise appearance with the French band Phoenix, delighting an indie-minded crowd only minimally aligned with the audience that's helped drive Kelly to R&B superstardom.

Singer Mariah Carey holds hands with Santa Claus as she performs at the National Christmas Tree lighting ceremony, attended by President Barack Obama and his family, at the Ellipse in Washington, Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.

Miley Cyrus, the pop star who caused a sensation with her raunchy performance at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, was named best artist of 2013 by the cable TV network on Tuesday.

A TEAM of up to 25 inspectors, including doctors and nurses, will descend on Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital for an inspection.

Rapper Macklemore says it feels "very surreal" that he and his partner, Ryan Lewis, have been nominated for seven awards at the upcoming Grammys.

Teen heartthrob Justin Bieber arrived Tuesday in the Philippines, where he has launched a campaign to help victims of last month's killer typhoon.

Oops, he did it again. Kanye West, famous of late for his quotable outbursts as much for his music, once again raised eyebrows during an interview when he compared the dangers of his on-stage maneuvers to those faced by police officers or to being "in war or something."

This Dec. 6, 2013 file photo shows Miley Cyrus performing during the KIIS-FM Jingle Ball concert at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The Las Vegas rockers picked up nominations for Record of the Year and Best Rock Performance for their hit "Radioactive."

Kanye West shares with the Design Miami/ Basel audience parts of its unreleased new album Yeezus during a listening session at Design Miami/ Basel on June 12, 2013 in Basel, Switzerland.

Lady Gaga and R. Kelly perform "Do What You Want" at the 41st American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 24, 2013.

A GIRL with learning difficulties lost her only friend when sweetnatured Beki Ali perished in a car fire with his mum.

Rapper Drake performs his first song of the night Sunday at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

The sleazy singer's summer hit has sold well over 1million copies in the UK, reports the Official Official Charts Company , beating Daft Punk 's 'Get Lucky to the crown.

ASHEVILLE - High school and college-age students of any dance level are invited to a free hip-hop workshop, led by Joe Barron, a member of the national champion Bailey Mountain Cloggers, at Mars Hill University on Tuesday.

Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced on Friday night with nine, but left-of-centre rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new stars who took many of the major nominations.

Four people were shot early Saturday as a crowd left the Moodswing Niteclub at Prices Corner after a performance by hip-hop artist Meek Mill.

Kanye West's controversial "Yeezus" was snubbed in the best album category, a major oversight by Grammy voters.