On this day in 1992, a Chicago judge settled on a cash rebate to resolve the class action lawsuit filed against Milli Vanilli’s record label. The...
Manu Dibango, the pioneering Cameroonian jazz musician whose song “Soul Makossa” inspired a famous refrain in Michael Jackson’s hit “Wanna Be Starting Something” and one of...
On this day in 1982, R&B superstar Teddy Pendergrass – the husky voiced, chocolate “teddy bear” who mesmerized a whole generation of women with his sexual...
*Twenty-three years ago today, R&B singer Jermaine Stewart died of AIDS-related liver cancer at the age of 39. In honor of his unacknowledged contribution to 80s...
On March 13, 1976, The Jackson 5 completed their move from Motown to Epic Records and began recording under their new name, The Jacksons. You know...
Swedish pop singer Neneh Cherry was all of 23 when her very first single, “Buffalo Stance,” stampeded onto the charts, reaching No. 1 in her...
*Flash back who’s that… Teena Marie, a.k.a. The Vanilla Child, would’ve been 64-years-old today. Born Mary Christine Brockert on March 5, 1956 in Santa Monica, California, she...
*On this day in 1973, Roberta Flack’s beautifully-haunting masterpiece “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” was named both Song and Record of the Year...
*”The Masked Singer” isn’t the first reality show that Dionne Warwick has blessed with her legendary presence. Before she put on The Mouse costume for the...
*On this day 22 years ago, R. Kelly’s hit single “I Believe I Can Fly” won Best Male R&B Vocal, Best Song Written for TV...
*Nancy Wilson was among contemporary music’s most stylish and sultry vocalists; while often crossing over into the pop and R&B markets — and even hosting her...
*On Feb. 18, 2012, the invitation-only memorial was held for Whitney Houston in her Newark, New Jersey hometown. Family and close friends gathered at New Hope...
*In honor of Chaka Khan’s premature unmasking Wednesday night as Miss Monster on “The Masked Singer,” (although something tells us it was in her contract to...
*The incomparable Paula Kelly was as talented as she was unsung. The dancer, singer, and actress passed away on Monday at the age of 76, leaving...
*Natalie Maria Cole, the daughter of R&B legend Nat King Cole, was born on February 6, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. She has followed in her father’s...
