R&B News

CARLA WINTERSGILL T he country's best undiscovered urban artists converge in Toronto today for a showcase that marks the end of a nationwide talent search and could launch the career of Canada's next big thing.

The R & B singer does have a history of sex scandals, but this time around it's a dead-end rumor.

Home : Features : News : Britney Spears Recruits Newcomer to Open Tour Britney Spears Recruits Newcomer to Open Tour 30-Jun-2009 Written by: Kimberly Morgan Britney Spears has added Kristinia Debarge to her North American tour.

The Essence Music Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary over the Independence Day weekend, filling the Louisiana Superdome with three days of pop, rap, hip-hop and R&B from top names in the industry and a host of New Orleans musicians.

Top black performers paid high tribute to fallen pop star Michael Jackson at Sunday's BET Awards where his sister Janet Jackson and father Joe Jackson made their first public appearances since the singer's death.

Brown is expected to perform a tribute to the King of Pop with other artists in what will be his first time on stage since his pre-Grammy night fight with ex-girlfriend Rihanna that left her bloodied and bruised.

Alphabetical Listing Home : CD reviews : R and B : Ginuwine Ginuwine - - For R&B singer Ginuwine, 13 years in the music business has resulted in a quite enjoyable and mature sounding disc that separates the 33-year old singer from the rest of his younger, and often graphic, competition.

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If you like cool new martinis, and the sound of the bay, if you're not into nightclubs, if you have jazz on the brain ... yes, the dunes of the Cape are seductive, but here's another thing to do: Head to the Wequassett Resort and Golf Club for an evening of escape during its sixth annual Jazz Festival.

Comedian Mike Epps and R&B singer Myron Avant will come together Saturday for the same reason: 'Love & Laughter.' We compared both entertainers to see why their fans would think the show was a great mash-up. Mike Epps Reppin': Indianapolis, Ind.

Spiking interest in the defendant, the R&B singer, and the alleged victim, Rihanna, has the media jostling for position.

London R&B singer Chris Brown, who is facing assault charges for allegedly beating his former girlfriend Rihanna, hopes to make a successful comeback with the help of singer/songwriter Keri Hilson.

Sade did it. It's been nine years since she released "Lovers Rock," which sold 3.9 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

An attorney for Chris Brown has asked the California Supreme Court to delay the assault case against the R and B singer until it can rule on the lawyer's attempt to get information from police.

R&B singer Beyonce and Kanye West will be performing at this year's Black Entertainment TV awards, it has been announced.

Ashanti plays Dorothy in the Encores! Summer Series production of "The Wiz." New York audiences will find out this week when the R&B singer, who had a No.

Court records show that Usher and Tameka Raymond were separated for nearly a year before the R&B singer filed for divorce, calling the marriage "irretrievably broken." A divorce petition obtained by The Associated Press says the couple has lived separately since July.

A lawyer who's opposed rapper T.I. and boxer Evander Holyfield in child-support cases is representing R&B singer Usher's wife in their split.

In 1985, the great R&B singer Bill Withers made his last record, leaving fans hungry for more of the sinuous grooves, poignant lyrics and Courvoisier-smooth voice that made his songs so instantly recognizable.

"A change is gonna come," Bettye LaVette famously sang on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in January.