Celebrate The Apollo's 89th anniversary as Harlem's premiere hotspot for live entertainment by watching these classic music performances.

On this day in 1934, the world-famous Apollo Theater opened in its current home on West 125th Street in Harlem as the go-to venue for Black performers to make a name for themselves.

It seems like every month New York City Mayor Eric Adams finds a new way to frustrate and alienate his Big Apple constituents, and now he’s showing that he simply does not give a f*ck. Over the weekend NYPD was criticized for taking videos of everyone attending Drake’s show at The Apollo Theater with fears […] The post NYC Mayor Eric Adams Brushes Off Complaints About NYPD Surveillance At Drake Concert appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.

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Team Trump wants to hold an event on the campus of Howard University, but the university has not invited the presidential candidate.

During his legendary career, Prince made several appearances at the famed Apollo Theater in Harlem. On June 13, the music icon will officially be inducted during the Apollo’s 11th annual Spring Gala, joining previous honorees such as Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson. The Apollo’s Walk of Fame honorees receive a plaque beneath the theater’s famous […]

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The stars were out in full force for the 10th annual Apollo Theater Spring Gala in New York’s Harlem community. The event, hosted by Extra TV…

Singer/songwriter Lyfe Jennings is now in a good place. He says his fifth recording “Lucid,” comes from that more positive outlook. “Lucid” Is clarity. I’m…

Lyfe Jennings has had his ups and downs in life and love, but his pain has been a gift to his fans through his talent…

A stunningly slim Chaka Khan took center stage in Harlem’s Apollo Theater Monday night to pay tribute to Lionel Richie, the recipient of this year’s…

New York– A  New York Times writer today described the Apollo Theater exhibit  titled “Ain’t Nothing Like The Real Thing”, ironically  as an experience that “ain’t anything like the real thing”. In the Back to the Apollo, Uptown’s Showbiz Incubator article, writer Edward Rothstein points out  that while the exhibit provides interesting samples of history […]

January 12 marks the one year anniversary of the tragic earthquake in Haiti that claimed the lives of over 300 thousand Haitians. Legendary disco singer Gloria Gaynor is committed to giving back the best way she knows how – through lending her voice to the cause.

Radio One wants to help you celebrate Black Music Month by sharing highlights from the 2010 Apollo Spring Benefit. For those of you who may have missed the special event it was a magical evening on Monday night as the stars strolled the red carpet to honor some of the best musical performers to grace […]