Vandal Art$: viral aesthetics and guerrilla marketing

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News Amy Graves/WireImage Bobby Brown is putting his heart into his lyrics with a new song dedicated to his late ex-wife Whitney Houston. The New Edition member performed “Don’t Let Me Die” on “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” Wednesday nig...Read More

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News Frederick M. Brown, Getty Images Donna Summer has died following a battle with cancer, according to TMZ. The 63-year-old disco legend reportedly passed away this morning (May 17) in Florida, Spinner reports. Summer is known for her many hits, including “Hot ...Read More

“Will he break my heart a little more by performing THAT song?” was my first, and focal, thought when attending Brian McKnight’s first night of a three-night concert series at New York City’s Blue Note jazz club on Wednesday (May 16)

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Hip-Hop Videos YouTube Nicki Minaj gets up close and personal with Nas in the video for the Chris Brown-assisted “Right By My Side,” a track off her sophomore album, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded. The Young Money MC dons a long blonde wig while planting a ki...Read More

Filed under: R&B News Kevork Djansezian, Getty Images Mysterious consultant to the stars Raffles van Exel is attempting to clear up any rumored connections he has with Whitney Houston’s death. As The Boombox previously reported, the enigmatic van Exel performed a postmortem sweep of Houston...Read More

Watch Minaj and her leading men get romantic in the new video.

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News, R.I.P. Getty Images Chuck Brown, pioneer of Washington D.C.’s go-go funk scene, died earlier today at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. He was 75. Brown, who is best known for his hit “Bustin’ Loose” (interpolated on Nelly...Read More

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News Getty Images As reported by AOL Music, after admitting to a lifetime of body image issues and insecurities in her tell-all book, “True You: A Journey to Finding and Loving Yourself,” Janet Jackson has taken “Control” of her fluctuating weig...Read More

“It’s a lie, but it don’t even matter cause he supposed to be my man,” said Jill Scott, as she began her set for “VH1 Storytellers” ready to share a narrative.

T.I. releases second track off ‘Trouble Man’ album, to drop on Sept. 4.

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Exclusive Getty Images Big Sean isn’t the wide-eyed, earnest MC that he was a few short years ago — too much has happened since then. The Detroit rapper is currently preparing his sophomoric effort under the G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam umbrella. But most recent...Read More

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Soul/R&B, R&B News, Television FilmMagic Great news! Kim Kardashian has confirmed that Kanye will be appearing on the new season of “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” Don’t worry, it’ll be tasteful. “I’m not going to be taki...Read More

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News Kevin Mazur, WireImage ennifer-lopez-200-031612.jpg” />Pascal Le Segretain, Getty Images After nearly two seasons as a judge on “American Idol,” Jennifer Lopez may be calling it quits, AOL Music reports. The singer hinted that she may not ret...Read More

The annual hip-hop summit Rock The Bells revealed its lineup on Wednesday (May 16), and while Nas, Kid Cudi and Wiz Khalifa top the 2012 bill, the big news is the promised special performance by Missy Elliott.