The LOX: Riding Together 30 Years
*For more than three decades, The LOX have made a rare kind of hip-hop history: not simply as lyricists with one of the …
Donald Harrison Helped Shape Biggie’s Flow, Reinvented Jazz, and Now Says One Song Can Become 10 Different Genres
*Donald Harrison has spent decades proving that music does not have to stay inside traditional boundaries. The …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Roc Nation Releases El-Jay’s ‘Special Project’ Single
*“I knew deep down that entertainment was for me,” said El-Jay (Elliott Michael Woods) during my interview with the …
Fred Alexander, Longtime Lakeside Drummer and Driving Force Behind the Band, Dies
*The funk world is mourning the loss of Fred Alexander, the longtime drummer for Lakeside, whose steady musicianship and …
Former ‘Hook’ and ‘Fat Albert’ Star Shedrack Anderson III Releases New R&B Album ‘Let It Fall’
*Shedrack Anderson III may be best known to many audiences for his acting career, but the former child star is …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Japanese Saxophonist Wakana Releases ‘After Hours’ on Equity Records Featuring Grammy Nominated Keyboardist Greg Manning
*“Wakana is well known in Japan…Top 10,” said Greg Manning, president of EQuity Records, who signed Japanese Jazz …
Grammy-Winning Songwriter Talay Riley Killed in London Stabbing at 35
*Talay Riley, the British-Nigerian singer-songwriter and Grammy-winning music creator whose credits included work with …
Questlove Reveals the Pain EWF Founder Maurice White Never Escaped
*Maurice White created one of the most influential groups in music history, but according to Questlove, the Earth, Wind …
The Pulse of Entertainment: The Julien’s ‘Roberta Flack No Reserve’ Auction Sells Over $200,000 in Items
*“It’s two of us…Suzanne Koga and I,” said Joan Martin of the Roberta Flack Foundation as we talked about the recent …
Ronald LaPread, Founding Commodores Bassist, Dies at 75
*Ronald LaPread, a founding member and longtime bassist of the Commodores, has died at age 75, marking the loss of a …
Take 6 Brings ‘Spread Love’ Message to Blue Note as New Album Nears Completion | VIDEO
*Take 6 is entering a new chapter marked by music, gratitude and service as the celebrated vocal group prepares to …
Martha Reeves Returns with First Album in 22 Years and No Plans to Slow Down
*Martha Reeves isn’t slowing down. The Motown legend will release “Searching,” her first new album in …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Pop Singer Michele Vreeland Releases ‘Up Until Now’ Single
*“This new release, people haven’t heard it before,” said Los Angles Music Award nominated Pop …
Steven Ivory: The Phenomenon that is ‘Michael’
*All over the world, they were dancing in the streets. That’s not a figure of speech—organized, hoofing flash mobs …
‘It Takes Two’ Rapper Rob Base Dead at 59
*The beat drops. The crowd chants. “It takes two to make a thing go right.” For nearly four decades, those …
