I t’s always fun to scrutinize the NFL Draft, but in all reality we have no idea how good these players will be. Due to the hype that players received, we are able to give our picks of who we believe will rise above the pack and become superstars of the game.
Here are [...]

“I feel better than I did at 40,” she said. “I am very, very happy.”
A t 73, Ernestine Shepherd is in better shape than most people decades her junior. Up at 3 a.m. every morning, she spends her days running, lifting weights and working out other senior citizens at the Union Memorial United Methodist [...]

WHO WILL BE SUNDAY BEST NEXT WINNER?
“This third season, above all those prior, is going to be the most difficult season to judge because of the level of phenomenal talent that we’ve seen and heard,” said judge Donnie McClurkin. “My professional and musical expertise is being utilized to its’ highest degree, and because of the [...]

Congratulations are in order for music producer Warryn Campbell and 1/2 of Gospel duo Mary Mary, Erica Campbell. The couple welcomed their second child, a baby boy, on yesterday (Apri25). Baby boy Campbell came a few days later than expected. Erica expressed her frustration on Twitter:
“My baby is 3 days late I’m STILL pregnant, trying [...]

Stellar Award-winning Gospel artist Donald Lawrence is going Behind The Blessing with Houston’s radio station 92.1 Praise. Now it’s time for you to turn the tables and learn more about the man behind the music.
10 listeners will be invited to join Donald Lawrence live in studio to meet, greet and interview Donald Lawrence on the [...]

Can you turn a hook, a concept, lyrics, and a melody into a multi-platinum hit? Then this is the show you have been waiting for!!! Aspiring and rising songwriters get your creative juices flowing for Bravo’s forthcoming reality series Hitmakers.
The nationwide search to find America’s next great songwriter has begun! Bravo and True [...]

The Carters hit the beaches of Hawaii over the weekend. The two headed to Hawaii earlier in the week for a family vacation with their nephew Julez and Beyonce’s assistant Angie, after the two were spotted at Coachella Music Festival.
Beyonce let her nephew Julez and Angie bury her in the sand while [...]

After three years of prison, Ron Isley of the legendary Isley Brothers, is a free man. Isley was imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution at Terre Haute, Indiana for tax evasion charges. He was moved to a half-way house in St. Louis, Missouri following an early departure last October and was released from the [...]

Friends and family of late R&B singer Gerald Levert are in shock over a fire that officials say destroyed his Ohio estate last weekend. Officially declared it a “total loss” Sunday, sources say the home was “fully involved” when firefighters arrived on scene Saturday, April 17.
Only the garage is still standing. It was already ablaze [...]

This year’s McDonald’s Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour is headlined by four-time Grammy Award-winning artist Regina Belle and PAJAM/Zomba recording artist, J Moss. The two are ready to inspire through spirit and song across the country kicking off in various cities this May. Regina is new to the Inspiration Celebration Gospel Tour, while J Moss [...]

Stepping out for a rare public appearance, Lauryn Hill attended the Tanzania Education Trust New York Gala in New York City on Monday night (Apr19).Held at the Plaza Athenee, the high profile event was hosted by President Jakaya Kikwete of the United Republic of Tanzania.
Earlier this year, Lauryn returned to the live stage [...]

Two giants of the civil rights movement have died within days of each other. The death of these two creates an absence that no other single figure can fill. And beyond their massive body of achievements was a personal good will, even a beatitude, that will crown their legacy.
Dorothy Height, a pioneering activist whose decades [...]

Oprah Winfrey spoke for the first time in public about Kitty Kelley’s controversial new biography about her at The New York Women in Communications Matrix Awards on Monday (Apr19). Oprah was on hand to present an award to her best friend Gayle King, editor of O magazine. She ridiculed Kelley’s book, calling it a [...]

Iguess it’s official, more or less. Last month, we reported that Will Smith was trying to decide what movie he was going to film next, Men In Black 3 or The City That Sailed. It looks like he has made the choice to film MIB3 along with Tommy Lee Jones which will hopefully [...]

The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards, gospel/Christian music’s biggest event, were held last night at the legendary Grand Ole Opry House. It was an evening of celebration as an incredible 43 Dove Awards were handed out and 15 collaborative performances were showcased. The 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards will be televised nationwide on GMC, Sunday, [...]

HealthCorps’  4th Annual Gala, The Garden of Good & Evil Gala, was held last night on Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers in New York City. The black-red-white tie event was hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, Founder and Chairman of HealthCorps, and his wife Lisa. The magical evening of dining, dancing and entertainment, also honored Arizona [...]

“Open your eyes,  see what’s in front of your face” -Maxwell
Fistful of Tears is the fourth single by R&B crooner Maxwell, from his fourth studio album “BLACKsummers’night”. The song’s melancholic vibe reflects the ending of a relationship in his personal life. Maxwell keeps it classic in the black-and-white video directed by Philip Andelman [...]

Diva Patti LaBelle, a four-decade veteran of the music industry, will pick up an honorary degree next month from Temple University in her hometown of Philadelphia. Temple President Ann Weaver Hart says in a statement Tuesday that the university is honoring Patti during its May 13 commencement ceremony “for her professional excellence and her [...]

Thomas Hagan AKA Talmadge Hayer has been held since moments after shots rang out in the Audubon Ballroom in 1965. He has been on work release for more than two decades, but he still spends two days a week locked up at the Lincoln Correctional Facility on West 110th Street in Manhattan.
After being [...]

Rickey Minor, musical director for “American Idol” since 2007, will be stepping into Kevin Eubanks’ newly vacated shoes over at “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” starting on June 7, confirms NBC. Kevin Eubanks told Leno during the taping of Monday night’s show that, after 18 years, he was definitely moving on.
Although [...]