Entertainment

New York (CBSNews)–Grammy Award-winning gospel and R&B singer BeBe Winans is praising a new medium – Sirius Radio. Winans is using his pipes as host of “The BeBe Experience,” a weekly show on Praise, SIRIUS channel 68 and XM channel 33.

Here is an interesting review of Tyler Perry’s adaptation of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide..” by Courtland Milloy in The Washington Post: Can anyone name a movie that came out recently starring a black man who wasn’t a sociopath? Someone who had a terrific screen presence, like a young Paul Robeson? And he […]

The Jackson family will be appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show Monday to speak about the death of their son Michael. They will also talk about other lingering questions surrounding the future of the Jackson estate and his children.

Chicago (AP)– Michael Jackson’s mother says she believes her famous son was addicted to plastic surgery.

New York (Examiner)– Hearts soared as audiences embraced the television tribute executive produced by Beverly Bond a Dj and a  model. This production is the brainchild of Bond and Bet Networks with B.G.R enterprises inc.

By Tika Milan Tyler Perry gets a lot of criticism for his slap happy Madea character that was embraced by black America and repudiated just the same. His predictable plots have not made him a favorite among movie critics but Perry has made his own lane and is now considered one of the most powerful […]

DETROIT (AP) — Aretha Franklin is canceling all concert dates and personal appearances through May on the orders of her doctors, the singer’s spokeswoman said Thursday. The news came two days after the announcement that Franklin had been released over the weekend from a Detroit hospital following a brief stay. Publicist Tracey Jordan said Tuesday […]

Senegalese-American pop&B star Akon was very proud of his African heritage growing up and didn’t hesitate to play up his exotic background to pals. On the latest episode of “When I Was 17” — which also features Kerry Washington and Donald Glover — the singer remembers his cross-cultural style, which paired traditional African garb with […]

From 24/7 Comedic Blog: Comedic actor Ronnie Butler created this musical short that is one part political and one part Gilbert and Sullivan.

The mother of R&B singer Mario today dropped the assault charges she filed against her son in October, admitting she was intoxicated at the time.

By Regina Bradley I’m not a fan of Nicki Minaj. Yeah, I said it. Her voice and “characters” already took my last nerve. But with her much anticipated freshman release Pink Friday dropping November 22, Minaj is in the mouths of fans and haters alike.

In an interview with The Box Houston, Kanye West gave his response to George Bush’s criticism and compared what George Bush went through to what we went through after he interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. RELATED STORIES George Bush Calls Kanye West Diss Most “Disgusting” Moment Of Presidency Lessons Of […]