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Celebrating 15 Years
- The Essence Music Festival marked its 15th anniversary this past weekend in New Orleans with the biggest names in entertainment. Check out exclusive photos from the annual event.
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Funky Divas Return
- 90s super-group En Vogue hit the stage on the final night of the 15th Annual Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. BlackVoices.com caught up to them backstage.
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Not "Dirty" At All
- Despite what mainstream media outlets said about Diana Ross attending the star-studded send-off of Michael Jackson, the diva have her own reasons.
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Black Entertainment News Blog: BV Newswire
From fast-breaking entertainment news updates, exclusive interviews with celebrity notables to off-the-cuff commentary and tongue-in-cheek prose, The BV Newswire prides itself on being the factual online source for all things entertainment -- as it pertains to African Americans and people of color, globally.
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Black Movies Blog: It's All Reel
For up-to-the minute coverage of who's coming up and what's going down on the film circuit, BlackVoices.com contributor Wilson Morales delivers the goods with box-office figures, late-breaking casting updates and engaging interviews.
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Black Entertainment Gossip Blog: BV Buzz
Jawn Murray is back and better than ever. With the new refashioned version of his wildly popular BV Buzz column -- now a blog -- the Washington, D.C., based celebrity journalist is ready to deliver all the scoop we've grown to expect from him, as it revolves around black Hollywood and beyond.
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Filed under: Exclusives, Gossip, MusicRB singer Brandy Norwood is in search of a new record deal. BV Buzz has learned exclusively that the 30-year-old singer was just dropped by her label Epic Records because of the lackluster sales of from her comeback CD, 'Human.' Released on Dec. 8, 2008, the CD... Read More
Filed under: Exclusives, Interviews, Music, Television, Theater Though 'American Idol' winner Ruben Studdard is a happily married man, the Birmingham, Ala.-bred crooner has a crush on another woman and his wife, Surata Studdard knows all about it! "I'm in love with Martha Stewart! I have this... Read More
Filed under: Exclusives, Interviews, MoviesMike Epps has been making fans laugh since he hit the scene in Ice Cube's comedy, 'Next Friday.' The 38-year-old comic has worked consistently since making his Hollywood debut, with roles in films like 'Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins,' 'Dr. Doolittle 2,' 'The... Read More
Filed under: Exclusives, Gossip, Music If there's a 'Twitter for Dummies' book available, someone may want to get a copy to Usher Raymond's soon-to-be ex-wife, Tameka Foster. On Wednesday, Foster performed a notorious Twitter snafu when she inadvertently posted a message to Star Jones on her public... Read More
Filed under: Exclusives, Interviews, Movies, TelevisionJ. August Richards works more than the average actor. Since the Washington, DC native made his debut in Hollywood with a guest appearance on 'The Cosby Show,' he's worked consistently starring on television shows like 'Angel' and 'Conviction,'... Read More
The BoomBox: Beats, Rhymes & Life
Are you interested in the latest news in Hip-Hop? Well pump up the volume and tune into The BoomBox for the latest in hip-hop news, videos, songs, exclusive interviews and more.
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Filed under: Hip-Hop VideosDJ Steve Porter can be hard to read. One minute he's jetsetting across the globe and mixing whatever hot strands of hip-hop and electronic music suit the moment. The next minute he's creating hilarious viral sensations by remixing our favorite infomercials and press... Read More
Filed under: Hip-Hop NewsLil Wayne is putting the blame on his record label, Universal Records, for delaying his 'Rebirth.' The New Orleans born emcee claims that his rock album is finished, despite the many release date push-backs. "The album is done," he said in an interview.... Read More
Filed under: Hip-Hop News, Side GigWhen it comes to hip-hop moneymakers there can only be one king, and his name is Jay-Z. The mogul tops Forbes' Hip-Hop Cash Kings list knocking last year's king 50 Cent out of the top spot. Hova raked in a reported $35 million starting in June 2008, from touring... Read More
Filed under: Hip-Hop News, Tours and Concerts Lil' Kim and Cyndi Lauper are bringing the flavor to Nelson Mandela's 91st birthday celebration. The not-so-unlikely pair will take the stage together to help honor the former South African president at Mandela Day: a 46664 Celebration, which will take... Read More
Filed under: Hip-Hop VideosArtist: Reflection EternalSong: 'Back Again'Why You Should Watch: No "swag" or difficult dance moves needed. Talib Kweli and Hi-Tek are back so you can like rap again.Watch the video after the jump. Read More
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