Bel Hommage, the highly anticipated jazz album from GRAMMY® Award winning entertainer, Patti LaBelle, is available for digital pre-order today via Amazon and iTunes. *Bel Hommage, the highly anticipated jazz album from Grammy® Award winning entertainer, Patti LaBelle, is available for digital pre-order today via Amazon and iTunes. Released by LaBelle’s own label, GPE Records, […]
(L-R): Ida Smith, Sonia Armstead, J.R. Smith (Cleveland Cavaliers), Patti LaBelle, Rochelle Brown *Powerhouse Productions has announce the premiere of their new cooking series, “Patti LaBelle’s Place,” starring Grammy-winning recording artist Patti LaBelle. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Gayle King and more are scheduled to drop by in the six-episode series, premiering Saturday, December 3rd at […]
*A stretch of Broad Street in Philadelphia was renamed Patti LaBelle Way during a dedication ceremony held on July 2. Hundreds of Patti LaBelle’s fans braved the heat for the unveiling. It is reported that some fans lined up at 4:30 a.m. to get a prime location for the 4 p.m. ceremony honoring the Philly […]
*Walmart has announced the release of its latest partnership with Patti LaBelle and her Patti’s Good Life brand of pies and desserts. The Chicago Tribune reports that the line features peach, mixed berry and apple cobblers (each $6.98), an apple pecan cake ($9.98) and a sweet potato loaf ($4.48). All are available nationwide, except the […]
*GRAMMY® winning legend Patti LaBelle released her first jazz album, Bel Hommage (GPE Records / Sony Red). The thirteen-track album, which LaBelle recorded over the span of a year and a half, features standards such as “Jazz in You,” “Moanin’,” “Peel me a Grape,” “Moody’s Mood for Love” (with KEM) and “Here’s to Life.” The […]
*There was a lot of hype leading up to the September 13 Verzuz Battle between veteran R&B legends Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle. (Watch it go down via the YouTube player above.) There was competition before the competition, with both legends, who are also known for their cooking abilities, whipping up something in the kitchen […]
*Lawd have mercy, this dude is a trip! His name is James Wright Chanel and he’s obviously a longtime fan of singer Patti LaBelle. Well, now he’s become a super fan of pie-baker Patti LaBelle. On his Facebook page, he posted a video of himself trying Madame LaBelle’s new sweet potato pie that he bought […]
Patti LaBelle and Diana Ross at the recording session for “We Are Family” at the Montel Williams Studio in New York City. The project is being produced by Nile Rodgers, directed by Spike Lee, and will benefit a number of charities including the Red Cross. Photo by Frank Micelotta/ImageDirect. *Patti LaBelle once confessed that […]
*We have heard of all sorts of “bad” relationships and likely been in some, but Patti LaBelle’s was what many considered the “perfect” relationship, so its ending took many by surprise. For starters, LaBelle used to be a wife to a man called Armstead Edwards. They married way back in 1969. It was a perfect […]
Patti LaBelle – Tina Turner Tribute at 2023 BET Awards (Getty) *Patti LaBelle is the definition of a music legend. She still brings down the house, while continuing to demonstrate how it should be done. So much so that today’s singing sensations come to LaBelle when they need advice. “They do call me for […]
Patti LaBelle – Tina Turner Tribute at 2023 BET Awards (Getty) *(CNN) — Patti LaBelle had to overcome a bit of a snafu during her tribute performance to the late Tina Turner at Sunday’s BET Awards. The legendary singer performed Turner’s 1989 hit “(Simply) the Best,” but appeared to struggle with some of the […]
Gladys Knight & Patti LaBelle / Getty *Over the weekend Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight hit the stage at the new state-of-the-art Stockbridge Amphitheater in Georgia. At one point during the show, Labelle spoke about losing close friend Sarah Dash, a member of the Bluebelles in 1962 which changed later to Patti LaBelle and the […]
Patti LaBelle – Jasmine Sullivan / Getty *Patti LaBelle revealed on a recent episode of the “Drink Champs” podcast that she is recording music with Jazmine Sullivan. As we reported previously, the 78-year-old told explained how she previously assumed that Sullivan, 35, hated her. “I thought Jazmine Sullivan hated me,” LaBelle told co-hosts NORE and […]
*Fox News issued an apology and attempted to offer an explanation for using a photo of singer Patti LaBelle in their tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday at the age of 76. “We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends,” Fox News Vice President, Media Desk Jessica Santostefano said in a statement. Hours after […]
Patti LaBelle – Jasmine Sullivan / Getty *Patti LaBelle recently had an interview with Drink Champs, during which she talked about how she previously assumed that singer Jazmine Sullivan, 35, hated her. The 78-year-old said, “I thought Jazmine Sullivan hated me.” However, as reported by theJasmineBrand, she acknowledged that her assumptions about the singer […]
