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Erykah Badu Wants to ‘Own’ Andre 3000, Calls Janelle Monae Her ‘Best Friend’
Erykah Badu Wants to ‘Own’ Andre 3000, Calls Janelle Monae Her ‘Best Friend’
Erykah Badu Wants to ‘Own’ Andre 3000, Calls Janelle Monae Her ‘Best Friend’
Erykah Badu voiced her bold opinion recently about The Flaming Lips' frontman Wayne Coyne, blasting him for his "self-serving" ways by releasing unapproved visuals for their collaboration video "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face." Now she's giving some insight -- with less bite -- on two other avant-garde entertainers...
Jay-Z, Philadelphia Music Festival Lineup Includes D’Angelo, Odd Future, Rick Ross & More
Jay-Z, Philadelphia Music Festival Lineup Includes D’Angelo, Odd Future, Rick Ross & More
Jay-Z, Philadelphia Music Festival Lineup Includes D’Angelo, Odd Future, Rick Ross & More
AP NEW YORK (AP) - Pearl Jam, Skrillex and D'Angelo are among the performers scheduled to take the stage at the music festival Jay-Z is curating in Philadelphia in September. Jay-Z will also perform, as will Janelle Monae, Passion Pit, Odd Future, Santigold, Afrojack, Calvin Harris and Rick Ross and his Maybach Music group...
Met Gala 2012: Beyonce Shows Booty, Bruno Mars Goes Natural, Alicia Keys Dons Poofy Pants & More — Photos
Met Gala 2012: Beyonce Shows Booty, Bruno Mars Goes Natural, Alicia Keys Dons Poofy Pants & More — Photos
Met Gala 2012: Beyonce Shows Booty, Bruno Mars Goes Natural, Alicia Keys Dons Poofy Pants & More — Photos
At the Met Ball, you come hard, or you don't come at all. Held each year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the event is known as the "Oscars of the East Coast," and Monday night (May 7), the hip-hop and R&B communities came with requisite fierceness. T...
Trayvon Martin Killing: Hip-Hop and R&B Artists Join Fight for Justice
Trayvon Martin Killing: Hip-Hop and R&B Artists Join Fight for Justice
Trayvon Martin Killing: Hip-Hop and R&B Artists Join Fight for Justice
Many in the hip-hop and R&B community are up in arms about Trayvon Martin, the unarmed 17-year-old boy who was shot and killed in his father's gated community in Florida on Feb. 26. Martin was gunned down by an unregistered neighborhood watch member named George Zimmerman, who has yet to be charged. O...
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
President Obama Sings Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
President Obama showed off his vocal prowess Thursday night (Jan. 19) at a fundraising event held at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, N.Y., surprising those in attendance who weren't aware the Commander in Chief could carry a tune. As he stood at a podium in front of an American flag, Obama shared his enthusiasm over watching soul crooner Rev...
Janelle Monae, President Obama: Artist Sings at Rally
Janelle Monae, President Obama: Artist Sings at Rally
Janelle Monae, President Obama: Artist Sings at Rally
Janelle Monae traveled to Chicago last week (Jan. 11) and met with President Obama during a concert and rally at the University of Illinois, which was organized as part of a campaign fundraising exhibition in Chicago. President Obama praised Monae for her vocal abilities, which he had previously witnessed in October 2011, at a state dinner alongside Korean President Lee Myung-bak...
Jay Electronica, Cee Lo Set for 2011 Afro Punk Fest
Jay Electronica, Cee Lo Set for 2011 Afro Punk Fest
Jay Electronica, Cee Lo Set for 2011 Afro Punk Fest
The official lineup for the 2011 Afro Punk has Festival been announced, with Cee Lo Green, Janelle Monae and Jay Electronica scheduled to rock the Brooklyn show in August. The 7th annual festival will be held at the Commodore Barry Park in New York City's Fort Greene neighborhood on August 27 and 28...
Kanye West, Janelle Monae Headed to Norway’s Oya Fest
Kanye West, Janelle Monae Headed to Norway’s Oya Fest
Kanye West, Janelle Monae Headed to Norway’s Oya Fest
Kanye West and Janelle Monae have been added to the lineup of performers for the 9th annual Øya Festival in Norway. The Chi-Town rapper-producer will perform tracks from his most recent album, 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy,' while Monae will perform hits from 'The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III)' also released last year. Addit...

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