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The legend that is Prince premiered a brand new record “Fix Ur Life Up” at the Billboard Music Awards last night. The Award show was held in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and Erykah Badu and Janelle Monae presented the iconic musician with the BillBoard Icon Award. Sporting a fresh afro, the [...]

Last weekend New Orleans became home to Jazzfest by Nite, with an evening that saw the likes of Yasiin Bey (a.k.a Mos Def), The Hot 8 Brass Band and Erykah Badu take to the stage inside the NOLA’s Sugar Mill building. Take a look at the video below as Badu and pianist Robert Glasper perform [...]

Leading on from the first two episodes of his CRWN live interview with Tyler, The Creator, veteran journalist Elliott Wilson drops the final two instalments of the pair’s discussion, delving even deeper into the mind of one of the most unique artists in the industry right now. [...]

Teasing fans with a little video clip to hype up the anticipation for her upcoming “Q.U.E.E.N.” video with Erykah Badu, Janelle Monae, dressed to impress [as always], keeps her lips sealed and lets the trumpet do the talking. On a raised platform and stalked by a huge spotlight, Monae’s stance and fashion sense give off [...]

Janelle Monae and Erkyah Badu rocking together on wax is a soulful funkster’s wet dream. Take a listen below as they join forces for the anthem “Q.U.E.E.N.”, complete with Prince-like synths, sass, bad-ass melodies and rhymes with a nasty groove. [...]

Iconic actor and comedian Chris Tucker will be hosting this year’s BET Awards, taking place at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday June 30th. [...]

After much success and some serious amounts of critical acclaim, singer Janelle Monae is ready to throw her creative hat back in to the ring. The follow-up to her 2010 smash debut The ArchAndroid will be titled The Electric Lady and will feature a song with the one and only Erykah Badu. Titled “Q.U.E.E.N.”, the [...]

One of the UK’s most prestigious soul artists, Omar, is back once again, this time on a new record label – recently signed to Freestyle Records – with a new single – “The Man.” [...]

Whether viewed as a modern genius or a shock tactician, both the musical and public antics of LA’s 22 year old rhymer/producer Tyler The Creator have divided opinion amongst many. Whilst outlandish music videos and controversial song topics have drawn criticism, his aptitude for constructing grimy, underground beats and penning creative narratives has been heralded [...]

Taking aim at Papoose for the unauthorised use of her voice on a track featured on his recent album The Nacirema Dream, Erykah Badu claims that she did not give the New York rhymer permission to use her vocals on the track, “Cure.” Stating that she sang the vocals featured on the track ten years ago, Badu [...]