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Eminem, Mos Def, Black Thought Freestyle Cypher

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Joe Budden. Nicki Minaj. Buckshot, & Crown Royyal Freestyle Cypher

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Maxwell returned to New York on September 28th with his BLACKsummers’night Tour. Check out exclusive photos from Maxwell’s concert as he dazzled his fans. He sang some fan favorites as well as hot new songs from his BLACKsummers’night CD.

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Chris Brown will make a headline grabbing return to the stage at Power 105.1’s Powerhouse 09′ concert next month.
Headlining a show packed with performances from Keri Hilson, Fabolous, The Dream, Mario, Ginuwine and Day 26, Brown is expected to perform Tuesday, October 27 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
News of Brown’s headlining spot broke Thursday, just [...]

Thousands of funkateers crowded onto Pine Avenue for the inaugural Long Beach Funk Fest, August 29,2009.

Funk & Soul Royalty At Long Beach Funk Fest
Long Beach-Thousands of funkateers from all over California descended upon Pine Avenue for the inaugural Long Beach Funk Festival, August 29, 2009. This was a festival of all funk and nuttin but [...]

Natalie Cole has returned to the concert stage for first time since a successful kidney transplant.
The 59-year-old singer performed Wednesday night at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Cole had the surgery in May.
She received a standing ovation from the crowd as she walked onto the stage in a purple jewel-studded gown by designer Lloyd [...]

Plans for a Vienna tribute concert honoring Michael Jackson have been dealt a blow, with singers Mary J. Blige, Chris Brown and Natalie Cole not expected to perform, despite efforts by the late pop star’s brother, Jermaine, to organize the event.
In Berlin, Jermaine Jackson and organizers on Thursday played down the lack of confirmed big [...]

Whitney Houston hit the “Good Morning America” stage this morning to perform some of her new tracks for the crowd:

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A live performance of Destiny’s Child singing “Cater To You”.
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A global tribute to Michael Jackson on the grounds of a 17th century palace in Vienna will be held Sept. 26, and Jackson’s brother Jermaine will announce the concert lineup soon, organizers said Wednesday.
World Awards Media GmbH, the event promoters, said Jermaine Jackson would unveil details at a Vienna news conference later this month.
The promoters [...]

More than 40 years after his tragic, violent death, Sam Cooke is still known as the legendary soul and gospel singer who penned “A Change is Gonna Come,” which found a new audience with the election of America’s first black president.
But Cooke’s brother, L.C. Cooke, says the late singer should also be known for his [...]

Just days after an unfortuante collapse on stage, Drake says he will continue to push forward no matter what.
“I embarked on this tour with a torn ACL, MCL, and LCL and due to the events that happened the other night lord only knows what other damage I have done. On the bright side I will [...]

Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Queen Latifah have all signed up for what the Nelson Mandela Foundation and 46664 are calling ‘Mandela Day’.
According to organizers, each artist will participate in a July 18 concert to raise awareness and funds with the intention of creating an official Mandela Day to be held annually [...]

Angie Stone and Ledisi will groove with Long Beach, California at the city’s annual Jazz Festival this August.
According to organizers, the duo will be joined by Ramsey Lewis, David Sanborn and Norman Brown at Rainbow Lagoon Park.
Billed as “The Ultimate Summer Groove,” this year’s festival is dedicated to late jazz musician Wayman Tisdale.
The Long [...]

Award-winning singer/songwriter J Moss is close to revealing his third album, Just James.
Set for release later this year, “Just James,” follows a recent performance at the Essence Music Festival in July.
“This CD is about the ups and downs of my life. Going through challenges that test your faith, test your marriage and even test [...]