NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Essence Music Festival has plenty to celebrate this year. And it will be about a lot more than music, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc.

Happy Birthday to Wham!'s other half Andrew Ridgeley (1963), hockey legend Wayne Gretzky (1961), comedienne Ellen DeGeneres (1958), soul singer Anita Baker (1958), Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen (1955),

Singer Mary J. Blige and filmmaker Tyler Perry were among the recipients of the BET Honors on Saturday.

Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore, Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman,

Happy Birthday to NBA star Vince Carter (1977), Wham! half Andrew Ridgeley (1963), Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky (1961), comedienne Ellen DeGeneres (1958), soul singer Anita Baker (1958), Dutch-born guitarist Eddie Van Halen (1955),

In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winners from four of the legendary awards' major genres.

John Legend and Anita Baker performed at the funeral for Kanye West's mother Donda in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Tuesday. The rapper's pal Jay-Z and girlfriend Beyonce attended the service at the True Vine Ministries Chapel.

R&B singer Tamia and her basketball star husband Grant Hill have confirmed they're expecting a second child. The Canadian Grammy winner, real name Tamia Washington-Hill, is four months pregnant and decided to reveal the happy news on her MySpace.com page because she feared she couldn't hide her swelling belly any longer.

You know the feeling-we've all had it. Chills run down your spine, and the hair stands up on the back of your neck. It's the kind of reaction you get when you hear a new singer with a special kind of extraordinary talent. It's the reaction you get when you hear newcomer Kelly Sweet.