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As reported by AOL Music, after 20-year-old Sophie Simmons -- daughter of KISS rocker Gene Simmons -- auditioned for the upcoming second season of "The X Factor" in June, another descendent of music royalty has tried out for the hit singing competition show...

Gino DePinto, AOL "We're the rap game interns," Philadelphia native Xaphoon Jones admits to The BoomBox. The producer, one half of the rap outfit Chiddy Bang, has no qualms about labeling himself and his partner, rapper Chiddy, as such...

Ray Charles has now been immortalized in a new Los Angeles museum opened last week, on what would have been the legendary piano player's 80th birthday. Housed in the same office building Charles built in the 1960s, the Ray Charles Memorial Library features exhibits chronicling his life and career and is open exclusively to school children by invitation only...

Music plays an integral role in our lives, but, at times we take for granted the moments that uniquely changed the game. From the first time Michael Jackson moonwalked for the American public to the day five guys from Compton, Calif. got together to form the world's most dangerous group, here are our top 20 black music milestones...

Legendary producer Quincy Jones is set to remake his 1985 hit 'We Are the World,' to benefit earthquake victims in Haiti. Jones will team with the song's original co-writer, Lionel Richie, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the record. According to Billboard, Jones has commissioned the help of big name performers like Usher, Natalie Cole and John Legend, and will record the single Feb... Read