Author Archives: Mesfin Fekadu

NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce proved once again she is the contemporary rock star, and she used the MTV Video Music Awards stage to showcase her skills and outshine her peers, from Rihanna to Britney Spears. Beyonce accepts the award for Video of the Year for “Lemonade” at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden […]

Jay-Z performs at the 3rd Global Citizen Festival at Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Brad Barket/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Z is in a global state of mind: The rap star performed Saturday for thousands in New York’s Central Park and encouraged the crowd to help end […]

In this Feb. 7, 2009 file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, Calif. A CD/DVD featuring Whitney Houston’s first public performance and her last one in 2012 will be released on Nov. 11, 2014. “Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances” is the late singer’s first live album. […]

Nicki Minaj attends Fashion Rocks on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014 at the Barclays Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Nicki Minaj, who has recently dropped her colorful and oddball style for a more natural and sophisticated look, says it’s because she’s more comfortable in her […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Designers usually wait to show their faces after the models hit the runway. Not Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams reveals the Raw for the Oceans Spring/Summer 2015 collection presented by G-Star RAW and Bionic during Fashion Week on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) The pop star […]

Public Enemy’s Chuck D NEW YORK (AP) — Rappers are making their voices heard in song and on the ground in Ferguson, Missouri, in the wake of Michael Brown’s shooting death, channeling hip-hop’s earlier roots when the genre worked as a voice for the oppressed and spoke out against injustice. J. Cole “It’s really important […]

Bow down: Beyonce was the reigning queen of Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The diva closed the awards show with an epic nearly 20-minute performance. Tears streamed down her face as she was joined onstage by her beaming husband and daughter, amid the numerous rumors surrounding her marriage. Beyonce sang and danced in a metallic […]

From left, Malcolm Brickhouse, Alec Atkins and Jarad Dawkins of the teen metal band Unlocking the Truth. The band recently signed a multi-album deal with Sony and plans to release a book next year. NEW YORK (AP) — The teen metal band Unlocking the Truth, which recently signed a multi-album deal with Sony, plans to […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A fashion exhibit centered on Beyonce will debut at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in a section previously featuring only Hall of Famers. The Rock Hall announced Friday that outfits from Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance and music videos will debut Tuesday in the Ahmet Ertegun Main Exhibit […]

Nicki Minaj performs at the Wawa Welcome America Jam on the Parkway, Friday, July 4, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Philadelphia Daily News, Elizabeth Robertson) (Updated 7/5/2014–PHILADELPHIA (AP)-Updated 7/5/2014) — The Roots worked as the house band for top-selling acts like Ed Sheeran for its annual free concert that included Nicki Minaj Friday in Philadelphia celebrating […]

A fatal shooting and a separate stabbing at unsanctioned parties celebrating Sunday’s BET Awards cast a shadow over the event, where top superstars like Lil Wayne, Chris Rock and others were set to mark the best in black entertainment. One person was killed and five injured in two separate incidents ahead of the show at […]