Reuters - Mar 12, 2007
G-Unit Records, the label run by rapper 50 Cent, endured some chinks in its armor last year. Releases by Lloyd Banks (U.S. sales of 321,000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan) and Mobb Deep (267,...
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Billboard presents a look at the music you ll be hearing a lot about in the first quarter: JOHN MELLENCAMP Freedom s Road (Universal, January 23) Mellencamp s first album of originals since 2001...
More »Reuters - Sep 10, 2006
Lionel Richie, one-time member of 70s soul group the Commodores, is back on the R&B charts for the first time in 10 years. His single I Call It Love is No. 23 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Also claiming...
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The Teflon R. Kelly is cruising on the Soul Train. The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th Annual Soul Train Music Awards. Kelly snapped up three...
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Lou Rawls was not only defined by his lush baritone, but the romantic tunes that became part of his signature sound. A classic crooner with an R&B slant, Rawls was one of the singers who signified a genteel...
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Everyone from pop rockers John Mayer and Maroon5 to hip-hoppers Slum Village and Dilated Peoples wants to work with multiple Grammy Award nominee Kanye West. So the fact that John Legend is the first...
More »AP - Mar 21, 2004
OutKast s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below won two awards, including R&B/soul or rap album of the year, to lead the winners at Saturday s 18th annual Soul Train Music Awards. The Atlanta duo, who won the...
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