Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Pioneering songwriter and producer Sylvia Moy has died in her home state of Michigan. Moy was the first woman to work as a producer for the legendary Motown Records and has been recognized for her talents behind the scene countless times. Her name might not be familiar to those outside the music industry, but her […]

Here’s what we know. Kirk Franklin has been in the industry for 25 years. And since his first album debuted in 1992, Gospel’s hype man has worked with everyone from R. Kelly, Cheryl ‘Salt’ James and Pharrell Williams to more recently Chance The Rapper and Kanye West. We test out Kirk’s knowledge of some of Hollywood […]

Rickey Smiley Morning Show

The 59th Annual Grammy Awards aired last Sunday and the ceremony had its shares of ups and downs. Some fans are miffed that despite being up for a leading nine awards, Beyoncè only walked away with one trophy which moved her up in Grammy history nonetheless. Already the most-nominated woman in the award ceremony’s history, […]

The “First Family” is one of the coolest ever especially the FLOTUS. Michelle Obama made her final appearance on “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday, she was Jimmy Fallon’s sole guest and the entire show was dedicated to her. One segment of the show, she took part in a sketch writing thank-you notes to her husband […]

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After over nine hours of meeting Republican and Democratic leaders in the state could not devise a concrete plan for a repeal.

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Terrible news to report as singer, songwriter and producer Kashif has passed away. The news was announced on his personal Facebook Page. According to reports Kashif, born Michael Jones was found in his home by a neighbor September 26th. The Los Angeles County Coroners’s office says he had been dead since Sunday. There is no cause of death […]

John Legend made an appearance last night on his wife’s show, Lip Sync Battle. Chrissy Teigen danced while Legend, with some help from Stevie Wonder, performed Outkast’s Hey Ya.         Follow Karen Clark on Social Media Facebook/Instagram: @TheKarenClark Twitter/Snapchat: @The_KarenClark

You may recall Ariana Grande’s amazing performance on the GRAMMY’s saluting the legendary Stevie Wonder. The two have a new collaboration entitled “Faith” on the soundtrack for the movie “SING.” The animated movie is in theaters everywhere on December 21. “Faith” marks the first song that Stevie Wonder has contributed to a film in more […]

Black Music Month originated in 1979. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, the  achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.

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Black Music Month originated in 1979. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, the  achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.

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Black Music Month originated in 1979.  President Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the music, the achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.