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Robin Thicke’s been busy lately. Not only did he become a father this year when wife Paula Patton gave birth to their son Julian; he’s been on tour in the U.S. and overseas throughout the summer. And he’s just been announced as part of the Allstate Tom Joyner Family Reunion lineup. http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles/entertainment/blak_music_month/20391

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          Rumors About Usher’s Relationship With His Mother And Exes Confirmed On ‘Behind The Music’ Posted Mon Jul 19, 2010 12:07pm PDT by Billy Johnson, Jr. in Hip-Hop Media Training Pop star Usher and his mother, manager Jonetta Patton, respond to rumors on the Usher: Behind The Music special, airing Monday […]

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        Irish rockers U2, who netted $130 million from their massive world tour and other deals, are the world’s top-earning musicians, according to Forbes.com. The group made $10 million in ticket sales on each tour stop and, along with merchandising revenue, hit the top of the list ahead of Australian heavy metal […]

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        So this week, while all the blogosphere was abuzz about George Michael‘s SEVENTH car crash, LeAnn Rimes‘ controversial canoodling pics with boyfriend Eddie Cibrian, Crystal Bowersox‘s new teeth, Liz Phair‘s credibility-killing new musical direction, and the Grammys’ revised eligibility rules, the World Wide Web itself was under attack by Prince, aka […]

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If you’re not in New Orleans at the Essence Music Festival, and you’re wondering what went down last night on the main stage at the Superdome, we’ve got a snapshot of the evening’s activities from Times-Picayune music critic/reporter Keith Spera: Alicia Keys is not yet the most pregnant singer to rock a major stage in […]

Singer Faith Evans has come a long way since her days with Puffy and Bad Boy Records. She’s endured the tragic loss of her husband and baby’s father (the Notorious B.I.G.) as well as a well-publicized run in with the law a few years ago, but the New Jersey native seems to be in a […]

Michael Jackson’s estate has generated at least $1 billion in revenues since the singer died a year ago, thanks in part to a lucrative new record deal with Sony Music and the most successful concert film of all time, according to Billboard estimates. Through interviews with industry experts and some number-crunching, Billboard examines the various […]

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          North Hollywood, California — Herbie Hancock has forgotten his glasses at home in Beverly Hills, and is waiting for his publicist to bring them to his rehearsal studio. “I had surgery and I don’t really need them,” he confides. “But nobody recognizes me without them.” The legendary jazz pianist was […]

What’s going on with the ever huggable, so loveable Ruben Studdard? Well Singersroom.com says he is scheduled to be a part of TV One’s “Life After.” “Once a choir boy, R&B crooner Ruben Studdard became American Idol’s first African American winner during the show’s nail-biting second season, edging out runner-up Clay Aiken. Read more

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                NEW YORK – Michael Jackson had dozens of hits, but his most popular one wasn’t a solo smash or a tune with his brothers. It was a song with another icon. Billboard says “Say Say Say,” his 1983 hit with Paul McCartney, is the most popular Jackson […]

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              Pur­ple rain, pur­ple rain. Music leg­end, movie star and fash­ion icon Prince will be hon­ored with the Life­time Achieve­ment Award at the BET Awards ’10 for his out­stand­ing influ­ence in music for over the past 30 years. Prince’s unique, indi­vid­ual and stun­ningly orig­i­nal musi­cal style tran­scends to all […]