New James Brown Single Arrives 18 Years After Iconic Singer’s Death | LISTEN
*Before and even after his death, James Brown was nothing short of the blueprint for many an entertainer. As a new single from the iconic vocalist proves, he’s still making an impact, 18 years after his passing. The song, titled “We Got to Change,” is a funky anthem recorded on August 16, 1970, at Criteria […]
Lost James Brown Track Will Drop This Month
*A lost James Brown song titled “We Got To Change” will be released this month, according to U Discover Music. The song was recorded in Miami at Criteria Studios in 1970, and UMe will debut the track on February 16. The release will be timed with the premiere of A&E’s “James Brown: Say it Loud” […]
James Brown Documentary Set for February Premiere on A&E | WATCH Trailer
*The legacy of iconic entertainer James Brown will take center stage via a new A&E documentary. The four-hour documentary, titled “James Brown: Say It Loud,” will premiere at 8pm ET on Feb. 19, and 20 on A&E. Interviews, never-before-seen archival footage of Brown and the singer’s beloved music catalog will be featured in the Deborah […]
Offset Channels James Brown, Taps Jamie Lee Curtis for New Promo | Watch
*Offset channeled James Brown and teamed with actress Jamie Lee Curtis to promote his music that dropped Friday (July 28). The Migos rapper posted a video on his Instagram page on July 24 that parodies the infamous 1988 James Brown interview with CNN after the late soul singer was arrested for domestic abuse charges. In […]
That Time James Brown Sampled David Bowie’s Song ‘Fame’ | EUR Video Throwback
*Hip Hop producers have a long, proud history of snatching breaks, choruses, baselines and ad libs from James Brown, so it’s a bit hard to believe that the funk innovator would’ve ever borrowed any funk riff from another artist’s song. Well it happened in 1975, when Brown used the track from David Bowie’s “Fame” […]
Marsai Martin Talks About Her Ovarian Cyst Surgery – Hulu’s ‘Freaknik’ Doc’s Got One Aunty Kinda Scurr’d + More | PicsVIDEOs
*Webbies it’s getting crazy in these social media streets, check out Social Heat. Cutie Patootie Marsai Martin took to her IG, and she posted a picture of herself with a grey tied-up tank top, showing off her flat abs and the scars from her laparoscopic surgery that she documented four months ago to remove her […]
Five Years Ago, A Circus Singer Called to Say James Brown was Murdered | WATCH
*(CNN) — One Tuesday afternoon in 2017, the phone rang at my desk in CNN Center. On the line was a woman who told me, “James Brown did not die the way they said he died. And I have proof of it.” The caller’s name was Jacque Hollander. She was a singer for the Carson […]
James Brown Had to Finance ‘Live At the Apollo’ Himself After This Man Refused: EUR VIDEO THROWBACK
*Before “Sex Machine,” “Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” and “It’s a Man’s Man’s Man’s World,” James Brown recorded the soul-pounding, industry-rattling full-length album “Live at the Apollo,” an album that almost never was … because of one man. Brown recorded the groundbreaking King Records album at Harlem’s ‘world famous’ theatre on this day in […]
James Brown: Prosecutors Agreed to Examine Singer’s ‘Suspicious’ Death – They Didn’t | PhotosVideos
*(CNN) — On February 12, 2020, Jacque Hollander sat in a conference room on the third floor of an Atlanta courthouse and told prosecutors she thought James Brown had been murdered. District Attorney Paul Howard listened, took notes, and accepted a green plastic bin full of items that Hollander said were corroborating evidence. The DA […]
A&E Announces James Brown Docuseries From Mick Jagger and Questlove
*A&E has announced a docuseries about the life and legacy of James Brown that will premiere next year. Directed by Deborah Riley Draper, the four-part documentary event titled “James Brown: Say it Loud” is timed to coincide with what would have been Brown’s 90th birthday, Urban Hollywood reports. Executive producers include Mick Jagger, Ahmir ‘Questlove’ […]
James Brown’s Estate Sold for $90 Million After 15-year Battle
*James Brown‘s estate has been sold to publishing and management company Primary Wave, for an estimated $90 million. As reported by EW, the company now owns ownership over the late musician’s music rights, and how his name and likeness are used. The deal comes after Brown‘s family settled a 15 year legal battle over the […]
Late Legendary Singer Tammi Terrell Was Allegedly Abused by James Brown
*When famed Motown singer Tammi Terrell was 17 years old, she reportedly dated music icon James Brown who was age 30 at the time. Before she found success as a singer best known for her duet with Marvin Gaye, “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing,” Terrell was Brown’s backup vocalist. According to Tammi’s sister, Ludie […]
15 Years After His Death: James Brown Estate Nears Settlement + Scholarship Charity to be Established
*The 15-year-long dispute over #JamesBrown‘s inheritance has nearly come to an end. Since his 2006 death, James Brown‘s estate has been heavily disputed. He reportedly dedicated most of his inheritance to the establishment of a charity to provide scholarships to poor children in South Carolina and Georgia–the states where James Brown was born and passed […]
April 5, 1968: That Time James Brown ‘Saved’ Boston [EUR Video Throwback]
James Brown already had a concert scheduled at Boston Garden on April 5, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis the day before. Inner cities around the country were burning with rage, and Boston Mayor Kevin White had decided to shut down all scheduled public events in an effort to […]
James Brown, Angie Stone, B.I.G., ‘House Party’, ‘Walk This Way’ (EUR Video Throwback, March 9th Edition)
*A number of significant events happened on March 9th in music history – some positive, some negative, one involving busted teeth, all worth a trip down memory lane. Here we go, in chronological order: James Brown’s original band of the 50s and 60s had grown disgruntled by 1970. Upset with their pay and working conditions, […]
