An Austrian radio station pulled a big one on Beyonce earlier this week, by sending an impersonator to a local museum to fake a Sasha Fierce appearance.
April 2009 Archives
An Austrian radio station pulled a big one on Beyonce earlier this week, by sending an impersonator to a local museum to fake a Sasha Fierce appearance.
It's that time again. This week's 5 songs are all about breakups and female independence -- which seemed to be what was going on in my head this week. Check out my picks and make sure to leave yours.
Vh1 premiered Chrisette Michele's Soulstage special last night, but continue to check your local listings for the series to re-air. In the meantime, Vh1.com has posted several videos of her performances which you can check out right here.
Continue reading VIDEO: Experience Chrisette Michele's Soulstage Special .
Most of our favorite hip-hop songs from the last thirty years owe a huge debt to the soul music that came before it -- with that in mind, Stax put together a collection of the most heavily sampled soul music from their label and released it yesterday as Stax The Soul of Hip-Hop
While Chris Brown continues to wait for the courts to decide his fate, Rihanna needs "evidence" seized in the investigation to be returned. A whopping $1.4 million worth!
Hey kids, look what just magically landed in my inbox? Yep, it's a leaked version of Ciara's "Fantasy Ride" -- no surprise since the album is due for release next week. Keep reading if you want to know if I'm buyin' it...
Continue reading Soul Rebel Listening Party: Ciara "Fantasy Ride" Leak.
Ginuwine recently sat down for an in-depth interview where he revealed why the TGT project never came to fruition, his relationship with Aaliyah, how Chris Brown should have responded to the media and his thoughts on R. Kelly
Busy weekend in Rebel land! The Core DJ's Retreat hit Atlanta this weekend, your truly is down with the Core so I hit up Justin's Saturday to hear what Cassie had to say, then Sunday I headed to Club Dreamz to see Blackstreet and Guy reunite.
It rained so bad in Atlanta that I almost didn't make it out for the BMI Urban Unsigned Showcase Thursday night, but thanks to strong sets from Novel, Trey Songz and Nas (who rocked the stage for nearly an hour) I'm very glad I did.
Danity Kane was the one "Making The Band" group that I thought could hold it together, but we all know now that I was wrong about that one. In case you didn't tune in to watch them on MTV last night -- check out the episode where they explain what went wrong.
Continue reading R&B On TV: In Case You Missed It - Danity Kane Reunion Show.
After teaming up on his "Glow In The Dark" tour, Kanye pulled Rihanna in to star in his upcoming video for "Paranoid" off his 808's and Heartbreaks album.
With her new film Obsessed hitting theaters this weekend Beyonce has gone crazy with the TV appearances this week. Hitting up David Letterman, "The View" and the "Today" show within 24 hours.
In honor of Jill Scott's new baby and Jennifer Hudson's possible pregnancy, I decided to do something different this week -- so many of the songs on the Top 5 this week aren't new, they are simply five of the songs that immediately come to mind when it comes to getting into a serious romantic babymaking mood.
Congratulations to new Mommy (and amazing singer) Jill Scott! Jilly from Philly and her fiance Lil John Roberts welcomed their baby boy into the world this Monday 4/20 at 4:20 pm.
The pure genius that is Phonte and Nicolay have released a new video for their single "Take Off The Blues". Check check it out!
R&B singer Mario is going hard on his promo these days. The singer hit up the NYC premiere of the new Mike Tyson documentary Tyson before heading over to BB Kings to perform.
Continue reading Mario Hits Tyson Premiere and BB Kings Stage, Plus Check His New Single.
Lauryn Hill has pretty much been a recluse since the late nineties -- making only the briefest of appearances, like her MTV Unplugged acoustic set, which found her in tears -- a short Fugees reunion for Dave Chappelle's "Block Party", a free concert in Brooklyn and the odd Martha Stewart - book signing in New Jersey -- so if you live in Stockholm or Switzerland you're in luck, because you just might see and hear her this Summer.
Continue reading The Return of Lauryn Hill, Singer to Headline European Festivals.
Keri Hilson covers the upcoming issue of J'Adore Magazine and in her interview the singer spoke to the need for the public to recognize artists human qualities more. Read her words and tell me if you agree.
Continue reading R&B Quotables: Keri Hilson Weighs In On Artists As Role Models.
Soul Rebel got an invite to the studio Saturday night from Novel and Spree Wilson and I thought I'd share the results of the session. Check it out!
Her talent is undeniable, but in a recent interview with Tavis Smiley, India.Arie reveals how she has struggled to achieve being recognized.
J. Holiday made his way to Atlanta last week for MySpace Music's "Beyond The Sound" concert sponsored by Coca Cola.
Continue reading VIDEO: J. Holiday Makes It Hot In Atlanta.
I hear folks sayin' they're sick of Beyonce ALL the time, but lately every time I look up I see nothing but the same old Kanye West - Ciara - Rihanna - Keri Hilson - The-Dream - Solange - Chris Brown spin cycle.
More R&B on TV y'all! Well not exactly -- singer/actress Brandy has been cast on a new ABC show. Yay for her. We all know landing a network TV sitcom beats the heck out of what Ray J is doing. Read on for the details...
Move over Ray J! Powerhouse vocalist Fantasia is the latest r&b star to land a Vh1 reality series. And she won't be looking for love or money, so I'm curious to see what will keep folks tuning in.
It's that time again! This week I'm all about romance -- the five songs I picked are five songs so beautiful that I love listening to them over and over again. Check them out and make sure to tell me which songs have been on your mind all week.
Jamie Foxx clowned Miley Cyrus on his "Foxxhole" radio station this weekend then turned around and apologized during his recent Jay Leno appearance.
Rihanna is planning her return to the stage! Her first show since the February 8th Pre-Grammy incident looks like it will be held May 28th in the UAE -- that's the United Arab Emirates folks.
Despite all the drama we all saw on this season of MTV's "Making The Band 4" the guys of Day 26 pulled it together in time to finish their album Forever In A Day which hit stores today!
"Blame It On The Alcohol" doesn't seem to be leaving the club playlists or radio airwaves anytime soon, but Jamie Foxx is already at work breaking his newest Timbaland-produced single "I Don't Need It"
R&B cutie Trey Songz showed up for my BFF Angela Yee's Sirius Shade 45 "Morning After" show last week and homegirl got the goods on just how Ready Trey is these days.
After rumors emerged that Geffen has had their fill of Solange Knowles -- dadager Matthew Knowles and Interscope have squashed the gossip by releasing statements very much to the contrary.
Cassie went out last night and showed off her new haircut -- which I'm sure got her plenty of attention.
Continue reading Cassie Gets Chopped! (And Screwed).
If you've been wondering what Amerie has been up to, the wait is almost over. The songstress has been hard at work on her fourth album with plans to release the project this summer.
Continue reading Amerie Preps New Album, En Vogue Reunites for Trumpet Awards.
The Black Eyed Peas are coming with a new album titled The E.N.D. this June and they've come up with a pretty funky promo campaign for it.
Continue reading The E.N.D. Is Near For Black Eyed Peas, Plus New No Doubt.
J. Holiday hits Atlanta tonight with a special MySpace Music "Beyond The Sound" concert powered by Coca-Cola -- and ya know ya girl Rebel will be in the building.
It's Thursday again! Time for me to count down the five songs that have been knocking around in my head all week. I've got a fresh set this week and I'm looking forward to reading what you been listening to!
The May cover of VIBE features Rihanna atop a beautiful pastel blue background above the headline "What's Love Got To Do With It?"
Keyshia Cole is the last Queen of KING magazine! The Oakland native covers the June issue of the popular men's mag which hits stands for the final time at the end of this month.
Things keep looking up for Bobby Valentino. After successfully launching his third album independently, the Atlanta singer will head out on tour with Keri Hilson and Keyshia Cole this May.
Chris Brown had his day in court yesterday, entering a not guilty plea to the two felony charges against him. The judge set a date of April 29th for the prelimnary hearing, but from the looks of it, the case might be resolved before then.
Rumor has it that the above photo of Ciara is the album artwork for the UK edition of Fantasy Ride.
In case you forgot, Beyonce and Jay-Z wed a year ago this past weekend. The couple celebrated their first anniversary Saturday -- and Kanye West's gave the gift of himself on the remix of Bey's "Ego".
Chrisette Michele is the latest R&B star to get signed up for her very own VH1 Soul Soulstage special.
The lineup has been announced for the NBC "TODAY" Show's 14th Annual Concert Series. No Doubt, The Black Eyed Peas and Jennifer Hudson are among the artists selected to take part in a Summer full of performances.
T-Pain wants everybody to know it didn't even take a week to replace his teeth, he got them fixed the next day. At a recent concert appearance the rapper ternt singer addressed his little golf cart incident.
Ryan Leslie is still all up in my head, I got in a heated battle with friends this weekend over whether his album is hotter than The-Dream's. I love The-Dream's album too but Ryan gets my vote, if only because his song "Gibberish" makes me want to do a serious slow dance with somebody.
My BFF Angela Yee and Elliott Wilson interviewed The Dream recently for "The Shade 45 In The Morning Show" and they got him to open up about Nivea and Christina Milian.
Grammy award winning singer Estelle shows off her fly style in the latest episode of Myspace Fashion Presents: The Fit. Stelly goes shopping with the cameras at some of her favorite NYC stores, including Tory Burch, Owl's Lab and Kirna Zabete.
Trey Songz premiered the video for new single "Brand New" on MySpace yesterday, I'm actually really feeling it -- and I'm not usually one for the club/hotel video.
