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Wyclef Jean Defends His Yele Charity Amid Controversy

Award-winning musician and Haiti native Wyclef Jean recently spoke to MTV News about his now defunct charity Yele Haiti. The purpose of the organization was to provide resources to Hatians, but...

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Big Sean Showcases His Style in GQ

Detroit rapper Big Sean showed his more fashionable side in a spread with GQ. Usually pictured in a t-shirt and jeans, Big Sean layered up for the magazine latest issue’s photoshoot, looking quite...

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Jay-Z and Beyonce Lose Trademark Case to the Other ‘Blue Ivy’

Jay-Z and Beyonce may rule the Billboard charts, but they came up empty handed in their bid to trademark their infant daughter Blue Ivy’s name. A 32-year-old entrepreneur has been using the name for...

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Will.i.am Remixes Entertainment Tonight Theme Song

Black Eyed Peas rapper and producer Will.i.am has been tapped to remix Entertainment Tonight’s 32-year old theme song. Will.i.am is known for producing high-energy, auto-tuned dance tracks such as...

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David Banner Joins Cast of Lee Daniels’ New Movie

Lee Daniels’ upcoming film “The Butler” starring Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker, Terrence Howard and Mariah Carey has yet another star added to the cast — rapper and BlackEnterprise.com contributor...

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Chris Brown, Rihanna Possibly Recording New Music Together?

An unidentified photographer is claiming that Chris Brown and Rihanna were spotted separately leaving a music studio late last week. If the two former/current/who knows lovebirds are in fact...

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Kurupt Mourns the Death of Blaque’s Natina Reed

Perhaps best known for the single “808,” late 90s R & B group Blaque is mourning the death of group member Natina Reed. Reed, whose role in the group was likened to Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes (Blaque’s...

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TLC Plans New Album 10 Years After Left Eye’s Death

  During the Mobo Awards in Liverpool, T-Boz and Chilli (the two remaining members of 1990s group TLC) announced that they will be releasing a new album. This year marks 10 years since the death  of...

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Rihanna Rocks the Runway at Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

Leggy Barbados native Rihanna put her catwalking skills to the test as she worked the runway for a Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York.   The Huffington Post reports that Rihanna donned a sheer...

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Meshell Ndegeocello Shares Her Thoughts on Nina Simone and Zoe Saldana

  Meshell Ndegeocello sat down with BET’s Clay Cane to discuss her critically acclaimed new Nina Simone biopic. During the interview, Cane asked the singer and bassist what she thought about Zoe...

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Do Clouds Mean Anything for Black Music?

(Image: Thinkstock) Recently the tech world has been absolutely buzzing about “cloud” systems and music. Amazon has charged ahead with theirs, claiming that they need no license from the record labels,...

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Celebrating the Business of Black Music

On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month after tireless lobbying from Kenny Gamble of legendary songwriting team Gamble & Huff. Before and since...

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Women in Black Music: Top Women Executives Behind the Scenes

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8 Landmark Deals in Black Music

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15 Black Artists Who Died Too Young

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Tyrese Gibson on Filmmaking and Picking Up Where Jodeci Left Off

Tyrese Gibson got his start crooning jingles on a bus in a Coca-Cola commercial.  Now with nearly 20 years of showbiz experience behind him as an actor and a singer, the superstar who often goes by...

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Rapper/Producer Consequence Talks Career Post-Kanye West

By Chantell Black Producer/rapper Consequence, cousin of rapper Q-Tip and formerly associated with Kayne’s G.O.O.D. Music record label, has been in the music industry for decades. Since leaving...

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TLC’s T-Boz is Getting a Reality TV Show

T-Boz, one-third of the hit R&B 90s group, is getting a new reality show on TLC. According to TMZ, the 42-year-old mom will be sharing her journey back into recording music as she recovers from her...

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70 Percent of BET Hip-Hop Award Tweets Came from Mobile Devices

From Mashable Viewers of the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards generated 2.6 million interactions (tweets, retweets, hashtags, etc) on Twitter on Tuesday night, 70% of which came from mobile devices. Compare...

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In-House Stylist for P.Diddy, Alicia Keys and Others Discusses Career

Mike B. calls himself the “Prince of Fashion” because he says being the king would be lacking humility and indicates no room for more knowledge or growth. The New Yorker of Jamaican heritage, was with...

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