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’ […]
Black Woman Who Inspired Mick Jagger to Write ‘Brown Sugar’: ‘I Don’t Think We Can Sing [it] Now’ (Watch)
*After playing their No. 1 1971 hit “Brown Sugar” at every concert since it was recorded in 1970, the Rolling Stones have decided to remove it from their set list going forward, due to its controversial lyrics regarding the rape of enslaved Black women. In an interview published last week in the Los Angeles Times, […]
Memorable December 2s for Michael, Mariah, Cooke, Jay-Z, Birdsong, Temptations, Odetta & More [EUR Video Throwback]
*Oh where to begin with you, December two? This day saw some eventful things happen within R&B and hip hop, so settle in as we go through them in chronological order from the eldest to the most recent. Dec 2, 1957: Sam Cooke’s “You Send Me,” written by his brother, Charles “LC” Cooke, hits No. […]
Actress Rae Dawn Recalls How Mick Jagger Seduced Her When She Was a Teenager
*Actress Rae Dawn Chong, best-known for her role in the 1985 action film “Commando,” has revealed that she had a sexual relationship with Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger in 1977, when she was 15 and he was 33. The startling admission came while discussing her career with The Hollywood Reporter for an upcoming podcast. When […]
Steven Ivory: Jagger Has Moves and Other Annoying Myths
*A leading fast-food chain recently introduced a meatless burger that, according to enthusiastic, man-on-the-street types eating it in TV commercials, “tastes just like” the chain’s meat burger. And once again, a big-time perennial myth is fortified. The myth? Not that the meatless burger really does tastes like meat; maybe it does. No, the myth here is […]
New Prince Documentary ‘R U Listening?’ Due in 2017
*A documentary on the life of Prince is in the works for 2017, according to Screen Daily. Titled “Prince: R U Listening?,” the film will focus on the late singer’s early years and rise to fame – complete with commentary from the musicians who worked with him, as well as friends a family. The doc […]
