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Melanie Fiona is scheduled to release a lot of new music on February 7th with the release of The MF Life, but here’s her latest single “Wrong Side Of A Love Song.” It’s just as soulful as you would expect a Melanie Fiona song to be, and you can hear it in its entirety below. […]

Brandy recently reunited, in the studio, with Monica more than over 10 years– but that’s not the only collaboration we can expect from the songbird. Brandy revealed “Actually I might be doing a song that Drake wrote for the album this upcoming week.” She went on to say “I love Drake. I think Drake is […]

The MLK Day Brotherhood Awards are NewsOne’s annual celebration of five important Americans who are continuing the work of Martin Luther King, Jr. — especially in the realm of cross-racial and cross-ethnic understanding. Our honorees are the bridge builders and the nation healers. CHECK FOR MORE HONOREES AS THEY ARE REVEALED BEFORE MLK DAY HERE. —————— […]

In an effort to make a slam dunk with its original online programming, Yahoo Sports is teaming with Electus and College Humor to produce Blindsided, a 10-part sports prank series featuring pro athletes that premieres on Jan. 19. SEE ALSO: Wanted: Celebs For Obama The series only slightly compares to MTV’s Punk’d. The program doesn’t […]

Nicki Minaj will be able to put her occasional fake British accent to good use on February 21st, because she’s been nominated for a 2012 Brit Award! She’s in the international field and here are all of the nominees in Nicki Minaj’s category: International Breakthrough Act Aloe Blacc Bon Iver Foster The People Lana Del […]

Bradenton, Fla., resident Usier Rosario (pictured), who was wanted for a violent home invasion that took place last November, was apprehended by the U.S. Marshals Service and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s office from a dryer at his home. SEE ALSO: Amber Rose Breaks Down A Sheriff’s office report states that on the morning of the […]

D.C. Police say gunshots were fired in Northeast D.C. early Sunday morning and they are now looking for a bullet-riddled SUV. David Lee Robinson went out Saturday night dressed in a pair of Nike shoes his mother bought for him less than two months ago. Just after 2 a.m. Sunday, D.C. Police say the 19-year-old […]

A Florida high school principal faces two misdemeanor charges for practicing therapeutic hypnosis without a license on students, three of whom have since died. 51 year old George Kenney’s use of the practice came under scrutiny after Kenney acknowledged he had hypnotized Wesley McKinley, 16, the day before the teenager killed himself in April. Brittany […]

Well….that’s fitting. LOL! Hip-Hop artist and icon Snoop Dogg, who will be headlining at the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with Dr. Dre in California this April, will also unveil a new “premium tobacco cigar brand” called Executive Branch at the festival. Snoop Dogg, who is a brand ambassador for Executive Branch (also […]

Angry parents called for an apology after a Georgia elementary school set a math assignment that used questions about slavery and beatings, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Parents of third grade students at Beaver Ridge Elementary School, Norcross, were outraged after their children brought home a math worksheet featuring questions such as “Each tree had 56 oranges. If […]

Rihanna nabbed the Favorite R&B Artist Award at last night’s 2012 People’s Choice Awards at Nokia Theater, but she decided to hit up the L.A. Clippers game next door at the Staples Center instead. The “We Found Love” singer was spotted checking out the cheerleaders at the Staples Center as the Clippers beat the Miami […]

Phonte Coleman of Little Brother and The Foreign Exchange drops some #newtigallo from his first solo project, Charity Starts At Home.  Kenneth Price is on the lens for “Dance In The Reign” and Swiff D is on the beats. (props to Okayplayer.com) What Do J.Cole, Pete Pablo and Little Brother Have In Common? “I do […]