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Eric Benét and I might be cousins. In any case, there’s a possibility our ancestors once walked on the same plantation — at least, that’s what the star, full name Eric Benét Jordan, half-jokingly tells me when we meet in the lounge of a New York hotel in late April. “It’s dope, right?” he says after pointing out our shared last name. “We probably are, we probably are.”

At 58 years old, Benét has both wisdom and jokes in his nature. TikTokers can catch one of the many skits...

The 2024 Urban One Honors recognizes the Best in Black. This sixth annual ceremony will highlight the major accomplishments in arts, media, music, and the community over the past year. Among the incredible lineup of honorees are Mary J. Blige, Dionne Warwick, and Chloé Bailey. The Urban One Honors were previously recorded on Jan. 20, but now, viewers have the opportunity to tune in from home. You can watch the 2024 Urban One Honors on Sunday, Feb. 25 beginning at 8 p.m. Et on TV One and Cleo TV. You can watch TV One and Cleo TV with a 7-Day Free Trial of Philo. You can also watch with Directv Stream.

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Babyface squeezed several decades worth of hits and classics into his career-spanning set on the latest installment of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series. While the legendary singer, songwriter, and producer took the lead on a few songs, he also got some help from an all-star trio of vocalists, Chanté Moore, Tank, and Avery Wilson.

Babyface opened his set with a pair of early gems: 1987’s “Two Occasions,” a song he co-wrote and co-produced for his R&b outfit the Deele, followed by 1990’s “Whip Appeal,” the hit second single from his second album,...

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Celebrity deejay and Pass the Mic guru DJ Cassidy posted up at Herb Alpert’s jazzy Vibrato Grill on Monday night in Los Angeles for a birthday bash that featured Cassidy passing the microphone in person to some R&b legends.

The impromptu session saw Thelma Houston sing “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” Shalamar’s Howard Hewett turn out “Night To Remember, Shanice deliver her classic “I Love Your Smile,” Meli’sa Morgan on “Fools Paradise” and Chante Moore with “Now That Love’s Taken Over.”

El Debarge then surprised Cassidy on the piano with a rendition Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” followed by a performance of the smash “Rhythm Of The Night” accompanied by a band led by musical director Adam Blackstone. Debarge closed the evening with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing” after he...

BET+’s First Wives Club really gave us something to celebrate in Season 2: a hopeful outlook for our best gals!

Hazel (Jill Scott), who fought throughout Season 1 to get what she was owed from her trifling and unrepentant cheater husband Derek (Malik Yoba), found new love with her Jamaican boo Nigel (Mikhail Keize) in Season 2.

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Stevie Wonder rang in his 65th birthday by surrounding himself with his closest friends -- some of whom proceeded to bust out impressions of the legendary musician ... and Stevie had a blast. TMZ obtained video from inside Stevie's party ... which went down at The Attic in Hollywood Wednesday night. Our sources say handlers had told Stevie he was going to a recording session -- so he was totally shocked when he walked in and heard the birthday cheers.

TV One announced today that production on season two of its wildly popular reality series R&B Divas La will begin this month on-location in Los Angeles. In addition to returning cast members Chanté Moore, Lil' Mo, Michel'le and Claudette Ortiz, the second season will feature new divas Chrisette Michele and Leela James.  The series is scheduled to premiere in the spring of 2014. "The debut season of R&B Divas La set the tone as a series all about glamour and high-stakes drama," said D'Angela Proctor, Svp Programming and Production, TV One. "As we gear up to shoot season two, we anticipate that the addition of two lovely and respected solo artists, Chrisette and Leela, will...

On Wednesday, July 10 at 10 Pm/Et, TV One will premiere R&B Divas La, the newest chapter in the network.s highly successful R&B Divas reality series franchise. In the premiere episode, .Lights, Cameras, Divas,. Kelly Price, Chanté Moore, Lil' Mo, Claudette Ortiz, Michel'le, and Dawn Robinson come together as the R&B Divas La. These West Coast Divas attempt to take over the City of Angels with new deals, new drama, and new directions for their careers and their lives. The Divas are coming together for a secret project showcasing their talents, trials, tribulations, and most of all triumph. Success is the only option for these 6 friends -- but is there room for all of them at the...

Fox hasn’t officially confirmed it, but sources close to American Idol are buzzing that Season 12 Top 4 week will be a two-theme kind of party: One-Hit Wonders and Contestant’s Choice.

The former — which topped an At&T “fan’s choice” vote — has the potential to be fantastic, as long as producers don’t try to force the contestants toward novelty hits or tired old songs that have been covered on Idol a million times before (and simply happen to qualify under the one-hit wonder header).

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Rihanna, Eminem, Usher, B.o.B, Alicia Keys among winners at event celebrating 40th anniversary of classic music show.

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Anita Baker at the 2010 Soul Train Awards

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Only at the Soul Train Awards could you have a tribute to R&B icons such as Anita Baker and Ronald Isley alongside a segment in which rap legend Doug E. Fresh attempts to teach CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer how to do the Dougie.

It was that kind of night at the 2010 Soul Train Awards, as rookies, veterans and legends came together in Atlanta for the second annual event — which was taped November 10 and aired Sunday night on Bet. The show, hosted once again by Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson, featured a night of performances from some of the biggest names in soul and R&B.

Host Howard told MTV News that...