R&B Singer McKnight Shows Off Both Sides
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LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - R&B singer Brian McKnight's  eighth studio album couples his signature love ballads with  uptempo songs that reveal the artist's fun, risque side.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - In her decade-plus career, R&amp;B artist Erykah Badu hasn't been afraid to wait long periods between projects.
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Almost a half-hour after Jay-Z appeared on Hot 97 to discuss R. Kellyâs abrupt departure from their Madison Square Garden concert, the singer appeared on the station, with his side of the story.
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(New York- WABC, October 31, 2004 ) - Controversial singer R. Kelly spoke exclusively to Eyewitness News about his pepper spray ordeal during Friday night&#39;s &#39;Best Of Both Worlds&#39; tour.
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It paid to share the microphone this year. Collaborative efforts ruled the Grammy nominations announced yesterday. Whether it was the duets on senior statesman
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Cornerback Chris McAlister has noticed something different about the Baltimore Ravens this year, though he can&#39;t put his finger on exactly what it is.
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Gladys Knight wasn't sitting in front of a television set watching the Grammy Awards. And she didn't even know she shared a gospel performance Grammy award Sunday with the late Ray Charles for their duet, "Heaven Help Us All," until there was a break in church services.
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Ashlee Simpson walked offstage this Saturday during a broadcast of Saturday Night Live when recorded vocals for a different song began to play as she began performing.
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After more than two decades working his way up &#151; behind the scenes &#151; in the music industry, Simon Cowell sits center stage. Cowell's withering putdowns of the overconfident and undertalented &#151; first on Britain's "Pop Idol," then on "American Idol," which began its fourth season Jan. 18 &#151; have made him a celebrity on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Shakira and Wyclef Jean will team up  for a performance during Sunday's Grammy Awards, while Chris  Brown, Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson will sing during a  tribute segment saluting male R&B artists.
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Some music is tailor-made for open-topped convertibles.
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R&B star Beverley Knight says she sang on an anti-gun single after being "haunted" by a shooting.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige, known as the "Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul" for her impassioned style, led the contenders for the Grammy Awards, picking up eight nominations, organizers said on Thursday.
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LL Cool J and the Beastie Boys stuck to their hip-hop formulas in two very different concerts over the weekend.
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Classic soul makes a comeback. Look for it by its new name: pop, hip-hop or R&B.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - R&B veteran Chaka Khan covers tunes by the likes of Prince, Joni Mitchell and Jimi Hendrix on her first album in almost a decade, which hit stores this week.
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The singer's new album shows that pop Svengalis, weird and controlling  as they may be, are sometimes necessary