Al Green has given Barack Obama his seal of approval after the President belted out a brief rendition of his soul classic "Let's Stay Together" at a New York City fundraiser on Thursday. Obama wo...

Rapper Snoop Dogg will be honored at the BMI Urban Awards later this month. The Gin and Juice hit-maker will be bestowed with the BMI Icon title previously awarded to James Brown, George Clinton,...

Justin Timberlake is hardly recognizable in his latest role. He provides the voice of Boo Boo in the live-action Yogi Bear, so you don’t see his face an it doesn’t even sound like him. It turned ou...

Sheryl Crow is about to unveil her soul stylings on the new studio set "100 Miles From Memphis" due for release July 20th on A&M Records. Crow will hit the road with a string of June dates followed...

Boyz II Men create their own brand of magic once again with their inspired new album, simply titled "Love". The multiple Grammy Award winners - and most successful male vocal group of all time - ta...

Rap mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs spent a staggering $3 million celebrating his 40th birthday with friends in New York. The superstar rented space at the posh Plaza Hotel and installed a Garden of ...

Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones has announced the title and release date of her upcoming album, "The Fall", her fourth studio album which will be released by EMI's B...

Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (19...

For the 2009 Grammy Awards, Starpulse.com contributing writer Simbarashe keeps a blog as everything happens live! Time for this year's Grammys. Since I'm doing this live I'll have no choice but to ...

Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honors. ...

What can I say? I'm a sucker for the Grammys and the Oscars, and after a few years of real yawners, the Grammys in particular are back with a vengeance! The performances lineup is Coachella-esque i...

Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a new album, "Soul," on Warner Bros. Records on November 11, 2008. It is the best-selling artist's sixth studio album and was created in par...

Nikka Costa has always seemed to thrive on a certain sense of freedom. It's no wonder, that when Nikka set out to create a record on her own terms and as an independent artist finally free of major...

Atlantic Records is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the eagerly awaited new album from acclaimed singer/songwriter Marc Broussard. "Keep Coming Back" will arrive in stores and at all d...

"So many people say I am so done. That hasn't come out of my mouth, and it hasn't come out of Seal's mouth either. I feel we still have one (baby) coming." Supermodel Heidi Klum insists she has one...

Rapper T-Pain is celebrating after landing five BET Award nominations to lead the pack of hopefuls at the upcoming Hip-Hop Honors. His big five include nods for Best Collaboration for his work with...

Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (19...

Songwriter Burt Bacharach, The Band, Doris Day and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs are among the stars who will be honored with Lifetime Achievement awards at the 50th annual Grammy Awards next year....

Music legend Carlos Santana is set to become the latest celebrity preacher after revealing he wants to start his own church on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Following in the footsteps of stars ...

Former Run-DMC star Reverend Run has been honored for his contributions to music at this year's BMI Urban Awards. Friday's star-studded Las Vegas ceremony saw the founding Run-DMC rapper - real nam...

American blues singer Etta James has been hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering complications from abdominal surgery. The Pushover star, 69, underwent surgery on her abdomen last month, but ...

Capitol Records' new R&B crooner J. Holiday debuts his first single, Bed, from his forthcoming album Back of My Lac, due in stores October 2. Bed was written by The Dream and Tricky Stewart, the pa...

Underscoring its role as a contemporary and historical center of American music, Memphis, Tennessee will host "Seven Days of Soul" June 16- 22, as part of the city's year-long "50 Years of Soul" ce...

Happy Birthday To Mambo #5 singer Lou Bega (1975), singer Aaron Lewis (1972), "NYPD Blue" actor Rick Schroder (1970), actress/talk show host Caroline Rhea (1964), b-movie actress Jennifer Rubin (19...

Rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs stunned talk show host Conan O'Brien last night when he insisted he check out his soft skin. The metrosexual rap icon boasted about his skincare regimen, claiming, "I have...

Blues great B.B. King is launching a US touring festival with pals Al Green and Etta James this summer. The B.B. King Blues Festival will visit Atlanta, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; Chicago, ...

Soul great Al Green has taken Ahmir '?uestlove' Thompson up on his word after The Roots star criticized his hero for releasing below-par albums. Thompson offered to produce Green's new album a...

CONCERT.TV, the only television network dedicated to live music performances and documentaries, celebrates Black History Month with many of the greatest African-American artists of the twentieth ce...

"My sound is old school soul with a little mix of hip-hop," explains J. Holiday. "If I had to give it a name I would call it 'street soul.' Nowadays the 'hood has little to listen to within R&B. I ...

As 2006 comes to a close, The Roots are just getting started with a full schedule of activity that will make an impact around the globe all the way through Spring 2007. They are in the midst o...