Nina Simone's legacy will be introduced to new audiences when the film, Nina, starring Zoe Saldana, is released in theaters next month. The biopic tells the story of Simone's relationship with her nurse-turned-manager Clifton Henderson and will highlight the later years of Simone's tumultuous life.

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Ben E. King, best known for the sweet soulful anthem to fidelity, “Stand By Me,” died on Thursday at age 76, his publicist confirmed to…

Put away your trusty summer playlist -- the White House just released two, one for day and one for night, hand-picked by President Obama.

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Prince held a private, VIP performance with Stevie Wonder at the White House last Saturday night, according to Page Six. The two legends were celebrating African-American music month and played all my favorites: “Kiss,” “Purple Rain” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours.” The show was a relatively intimate gathering with 500 guests. Among the crowd were […]

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“James I got yo letter/ It came to me today/ You said I could have my baby back/ But I don’t want her that way/ So you keep her.” “You Keep Her” is 52 years old, the result of one of the most prolific music beefs in history, a saga involving labelmates turned rivals, a […]

This is just further confirmation that people aren’t teaching their kids a dog gone thing! How in the world this happened to Aunti Aretha we don’t know! According to TMZ, Aretha Franklin went to a Johnny Rockets in Niagara Falls where one of their servers screamed at her for trying to eat her takeout order inside the […]

  Did you hear the story about Patti LaBelle being arrested and charged with assault for trying to deck Aretha Franklin? On 11 April 2014, the News Nerd web…

Enigmatic rapper Andre 3000 moves to the beat of his own drum. He constantly makes moves fans aren’t expecting and that’s part of the reason we rock with him. In his latest out-of-left-field move, 3 Stacks will be working on songs with the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin. Franklin let the tidbit of information slip […]

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The Queen of Soul celebrated her 72nd birthday in New York City over the weekend. Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” were on hand to capture some of the best moments and interview Franklin. She says she’s feeling great and working on new music – including, perhaps, a new song with rapper Andre 3000. Be sure to listen to […] The post Aretha Franklin Says She’s Working on New Music With Andre 3000 appeared first on NewsOne.

When it comes to legendary women of soul, the first two names that come to mind are Patti LaBelle and Aretha Franklin. The two ladies have both helped kick open the door for black artists to flourish. However, somewhere with both women striving for success, there was some type of bad blood. How do we […]

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For nearly six years, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s legal pugilist, relentlessly fighting against racial inequality, defending the Voting Rights Act,…

It was a night to celebrate Black excellence at its finest, as the best in entertainment were honored at the 2015 NAACP Image Awards on TV One. ABC’s hit comedy series Black-ish swept all its categories, winning Outstanding Comedy Series. Host Anthony Anderson won Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series, and his on-screen wife Tracee Ellis […]