CENTRIC recently confirmed that actor and comedian Anthony Anderson will host the 2013 Soul Train Awards, celebrating and honoring R&B’s finest and most soulful artists, at one of the nation’s leading mid-size arenas, the Orleans Arena, in Las Vegas, NV. The show taping on November 8, 2013 promises to electrify with soul stirring performances, iconic […]
It’s been thirteen years since writer and director Gina Prince-Bythewood brought movie fans the love story of childhood friends Quincy and Monica in the romantic drama “Love & Basketball.” Bythewood’s directorial debut starring Sanaa Lathan and Omar Epps grossed over $27 Million at the box office and still hovers in the top five […]
When soul crooner Maxwell returned from his eight year self-imposed exile in 2009, he mentioned his next album BLACKsummers’night would be the first of a trilogy of musical projects. However, four yeas has gone by without any new Maxwell joints. Fret not, R&B fans, Maxwell tweeted the partial tracklist to the BLACKsummers’night‘s follow-up SUMMERS’. There […]
If you want to rob a home in Florida, you better be prepared to defend yourself. A 19-year-old almost robber caught the beatdown of his life when he tried to rob a house in Palm Bay, Florida. Michael Maxwell has been charged with multiple counts of battery and one count of home invasion robbery with […]
When Toccara Jones speaks, men listen. When the beautiful model, reality TV star and correspondent reached out to TheUrbanDaily.com to talk about her new line of feminine undergarments we briefly wondered “Why us?” Our sisters at HelloBeautiful.com seemed like a more natural fit but then we realized, “Hey, Toccara wants to talk to us […]
Robert Glasper was not a stranger to The Grammys, but this night in February of 2013 was a little different. Three years prior, the jazz pianist had taken the stage at The Staples Center to perform with Maxwell at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Maxwell had been nominated in the R&B Album of the Year […]
After years of online beef between Alicia Keys and ex-wife Mashonda, it looks like the two women may be working to repair their adversarial relationship. Recently Mashonda posted pics on her Instagram detailing a day of beauty with Per-Fekt Beauty, and rocked a pair of the Reebok Freestyle Hi Wedge sneakers designed by Alicia herself: […]
Beyonce is getting back to her Creole roots (the one-drop rule still applies, folks!), and she is set to perform at this year’s Essence Music Festival. According to the YBF, she will be headlining one of the nights during the weekend. Michelle Ebanks, Essence Communications President, gave a little insight as to why Bey was […]
Maxwell seems to be making friends. First, there’s Usher whom he reportedly went out to dinner with the other night. I don’t imagine a tour between these two, but perhaps a song…eventually? Either way, the story via Page Six: Usher stepped out in the wake of the tragic death of his stepson Kile Glover. The […]
When Adele swept the Grammy Awards in 2012 with her now zillion selling album “21” we were in awe. Of course it was one of the best albums of the year and from the moment we heard “Rolling In The Deep” most knew it would go the distance. While Adele is still winning Grammys she […]
Sorry Maxwell fans, you won’t be seeing him tour this year. R&B singer Maxwell has cancelled his brief United States tour due to throat problems. The Brooklyn, New York native has developed some vocal swelling and hemorrhaging. A rep for the neo-soul man had been advised by doctors on Friday to take a break from […]
Let’s face it, women are obsessed with hair, especially Black women. So when Maxwell burst on the scene in 1996 with his sultry hit ‘Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)’, it made complete sense that women were as intrigued by his retro cool mane as they were his sexy falsetto. STYLE ICON: Diddy Ran The City In […]
