L auryn Hill granted a rare interview to NPR’s Zoe Chance as part of the station’s “50 Great Voices” series following her performance at Harmony Festival in Santa Rosa, CA. The singer/rapper/actress, known for her work with the Fugees and Grammy-winning solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” has been largely off the scene [...]

N ow on her fourth single, Toni Braxton has decided to release the single “Woman” from her latest CD Pulse. The song was firstly covered by Australian singer Delta Goodrem back in 2007. Yesterday (Jun28), she premiered the music video to the single. Take a look and tell me what you think.

F antasia, has premiered the music video for her brand new single
“Bittersweet”, the first from her upcoming third album “Back to Me” in stores on August 10. I love the sophistication of the Lenny Bass-directed video. After all the struggles that Fantasia has had over the past few years, she is growing up and [...]

O n his first trip to Africa, Kobe Bryant looked very much at home as he bantering with teen athletes in Soweto, using his trilingual skills with the World Cup press corps, and displaying a keen knowledge of international soccer. Kobe, fresh off an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers, grew up playing [...]

L enny Kravitz crashed a choir performance in New Orleans late last week and his friend caught it all on tape. Apparently, Lenny and some friends were sitting on the balcony at Muriel’s restaurant in Jackson Square in New Orleans, when his friend suddenly hear a band playing Lenny’s hit song “Fly Away” across the [...]

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A fter Chris Brown’s epic performance at last night’s 2010 BET Awards, as far as I’m concerned, there’s only been one Michael Jackson tribute. Chris finally got his shot at paying homage to his fallen idol, Michael Jackson.
Chris is obviously the only singer capable of doing Michael’s moves justice. He popped, spun, and [...]

P atti LaBelle and Alicia Keys pose together during a break yesterday at the Shrine Auditorium from rehearsals for the 2010 BET Awards. The two will take part in a musical tribute to Prince as the recipient of the lifetime achievement award. The 2010 BET Awards airs live tonight at 8PM/7PM Central Time.

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D ebra Lee, Chairman and C.E.O. of BET, hosted her annual PRE event, celebrating the 2010 BET Awards last night (Jun26). The event was held in downtown Los Angeles at Union Station. The attendees at this exclusive pre-Awards party was filled with the who’s who in Black Hollywood.

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O n June 27th the 2010 BET Awards will take place in Los Angeles at the Shrine Auditorium. GOSPELCONNOISSEUR.COM is on the scene and all over the festivities surrounding the awards. For all the latest updates and happenings during the BET Awards weekend, keep lock right here.
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BMI hosted a BET Award Nominees Food, Fun and Cocktails event held at Philippe’s Chow in Los Angeles, CA on Friday, June 25th, 2010.

P roving that sometimes you really can bring the party home with you, GBK Productions once again is hosting the official pre-event festivities for the BET awards with a three-day “Givable Gift Lounge” held backstage at the Shrine Auditorium.
My super-friend Stacey McBride-Irby was on hand today in the gifting lounge with her “So [...]

L ast night the Key Club in West Hollywood, kick off the 2010 BET Awards “plethora of parties” with super-producer Dark Child hosting R&B live with performances from Ray-J and Los Angeles Lakers star basketball player, Ron Artest. Brandy, Lisa Raye, Tank, and others were in attendance.
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Singer Maxwell performs on NBC’s “Today” at Rockefeller Center on June 25, 2010 in New York City.
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Singer Alicia Keys performs on ABC’s “Good Morning America” at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on June 25, 2010 in New York City.
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Grace Jones attends The 12th Annual White Tie and Tiara Ball to Benefit Elton [...]

I n the days, weeks and months following his death on June 25, 2009, a popular reclaiming of Michael Jackson as a beloved, once-in-a-lifetime musical genius took hold. While cable-news pundits endlessly pored over the tawdry circumstances of his demise, millions of fans new and old simply shrugged their shoulders and happily popped in [...]

W ith smiles on their faces as they splash in the surf, they could be any children away on a family holiday in the sun. But for these three the break on a Hawaii beach came as a welcome relief as they come to terms with the first anniversary of the death of their [...]

R emember Bubbles? Michael Jackson’s chimpanzee, in the 80’s and early 90’s he would accompany Michael to award shows and other events. He slept in a crib in Michael’s bedroom, used the singer’s toilet and even ate at the dinner table. The singer’s attachment to the animal led to media mockery and, among other [...]

S tunning Cover of Ms. Braxton on the June/July Issue of UPSCALE Magazine! She talks about splitting with her husband of eight years and her upcoming reality show that features her mother and sister Tamar. The issue is on newsstands now!

“M Y LIFE’S LYRIC is an album full of testimonies of everything I have been through,” says Dewayne. “Jeremiah 29:11 is my favorite scripture. So to have such a powerful word as part of the foundation for this project, coupled with the opportunity to help shed light on someone’s situation, to me, that’s what [...]