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NEW YORK — D’Angelo has resolved his New York City prostitution case by pleading guilty to disorderly conduct. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer entered his plea Friday. The offense is a violation, not a crime. RELATED: Top 15 Black Bio-Pics Of All-Time Prosecutors say he has satisfied conditions they declined to specify. The singer and […]

Aretha Franklin and Jewel made headlines this week when responding to concerns over their health. Franklin, who recently revealed she has lost about 85 pounds, and has undergone surgery for an unspecified ailment, discussed the matter with “Access Hollywood.” Franklin’s rapid weight loss has contributed to speculation that the Queen Of Soul may have had […]

A recent study was done at YourBlackWorld.com in regards to the NAACP nominating hip-hop artists like Jay Z and Nicki Minaj for awards, when they use derogatory terms toward women and the “N-word” in their raps. The survey sparked from The survey posed this question to participants: “The NAACP Image Awards recently nominated artists like […]

Superstar media personality and former top model contestant, Tocarra Jones, hit up Bottles and Strikes in New York City to celebrate her 30th birthday earlier this week. Her birthday seemed like a blast, as celebs such as Terrence J, P.Diddy, “Love and Hip Hop” cast members (Olivia, Mashonda and Emily), Angela Yee and many more […]

TV Personality and “Basketball Wives” castmember, Shaunie O’Neal made an appearence on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club to talk about the show, “Basketball Wives” and the upcoming reunion that airs this Sunday on VH1. Shaunie addressed many rumors that had been circulating about cast members of the show, next season, and even spoke a little […]

R&B singer/songwriter, Ne-Yo, recently visited Choice FM Radio where he mentioned that he regretted giving the chart topping song, “Irreplaceable” to Beyonce. He stated: “One song that I gave away and didn’t want to is Beyonce’s ‘Irreplaceable’. I honestly wrote that song for myself. But that song actually taught me a very interesting lesson – […]

Singer Leona Lewis has been voted London’s most influential woman in a new poll.The 25-year-old former X Factor winner came out on top of the poll that was carried out by London newspaper Metro to mark 100th International Woman’s Day. Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher came second with 5.14% and Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts was […]

*Here are some pics from one of Janet Jackson’s three sold-out performances held at the Chicago Theater earlier this week. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=90398

Chicago Bulls hottie Derrick Rose graces the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s ‘Style Report’ issue. The issue includes features on Derrick Rose’s Chicago-inspired style. Take a look at the behind-the-scenes video: NBA All Star Game 2011 Eye Candy

*It was about a month ago when jazz singer and bassist Esperanza Spalding shocked the world by beating out Justin Bieber – not to mention Drake, Florence and the Machine and Mumford & Sons – to win the Best New Artist award at the Grammys. http://www.eurweb.com/?p=90433

If the antics of the “Basketball Wives” have entertained you this season, you’ll have plenty more to talk about when the two-part reunion show airs on Sunday and Monday, March 13 and 14 at 8 p.m on VH-1. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/gossip/26533