From a Picasso charcoal drawing to diamond watches, mink coats and crystal vases, Luther Vandross lived large.
Fans of the legendary singer, who died in 2005 at 54, will...
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The Grammy Awards are the music
industry's biggest bash, but the event long ago lost the TV
popularity race to "American Idol."
Last year, the two shows went head-to-head...
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Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles:
Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way,...
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Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose
commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim,
was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite
scoring three...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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For Luther Vandross, there's shelf-life after death.
Slightly more than a year after his passing, a trio of record labels are
teaming together to issue some previously...
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Last week it was a jungle out there. This week it's a ghetto.
Ending the single-week dominance of the Curious
George
soundtrack, R&B crooner Jaheim spanked the monkey...
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While the eight Grammy Award
nominations John Legend received for his debut album "Get
Lifted" have certainly raised his status, the profile of some
of his colleagues has...
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Lou Rawls was not only defined by his lush baritone, but the romantic tunes that became part of his signature sound. A classic crooner with an R&B slant, Rawls was one of...
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Looks like Mary J. Blige made Santa's nice list.
The
Queen of Hip-Hop Soul handily held off strong challenges from Jamie Foxx
and the Notorious B.I.G. to lead the...
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The emancipation of Mariah
Carey from all things that
Glitter seems
complete.
The songbird soared with eight
Grammy nominations
Thursday, including an Album of the...
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Lionel Richie will be the headline act at next year's Barbados Jazz Festival, organizers said Sunday.
Richie will be joined by Grammy nominated jazz artist Jill Scott and...
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Disturbed has given Bon Jovi the fist.
While the
latter scored a career-best sales week, it wasn't enough to keep
Disturbed from landing its second straight number one....
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Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott were
the big winners at Wednesday's 2005 Lady of Soul Awards. Too bad none of
them showed to collect their...
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Ciara, Amerie, Fantasia and Destiny's Child were up for multiple honors at the Lady of Soul Awards, with special honoree Aretha Franklin set to make a much anticipated...
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Alicia Keys, Usher, Patti LaBelle, Cissy Houston, Ashford & Simpson, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Dionne Warwick were among the thousand-plus mourners in Harlem's...
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The funeral service for eight-time Grammy winner Luther Vandross hit just the right notes Friday: soulful, joyful and powerful, an echo of the late singer's unforgettable...
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Family, friends and hundreds of fans gathered in New York Wednesday
to say goodbye to Grammy-winning R&B star Luther Vandross, who died last
Friday at the age of 54.
...
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Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, who's launching a new album later this month after more than five years out of the spotlight, performed an invitation-only acoustic session for...
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Grammy-winning soul singer and
songwriter Luther Vandross, who suffered a serious stroke two
years ago as he was about to relaunch his career, died on
Friday in a New Jersey...
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Luther
Vandross wasn't just a singer. He was a wedding
day. A
radio-show song dedication. A makeout session.
Vandross, whose
smooth voice earned him eight Grammys
...
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Grammy winner Luther Vandross, whose deep, lush voice on such hits as "Here and Now" and "Any Love" sold more than 25 million albums while providing the romantic backdrop...
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The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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Chicago rapper Kanye West, who
survived a near-fatal car crash to score one of the biggest
hits of the year with his debut album, led an eclectic field of
commercially...
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When Richard Marx first heard his
current single on the radio, it wasn't so much the song itself
that excited him. It's what the DJ said afterward.
"He says, 'That was...
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Beyonce, Denzel Washington and Venus Williams are among the nominees for the 2004 BET Awards, which honor musicians, actors and athletes.
The awards, announced...
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Luther Vandross gave his first interview on the Oprah Winfrey Show Thursday (May 6) since suffering from a severe stroke in April 2003. Oprah visited Vandross at a...
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When Twista made his debut 13 long years ago, it seemed only a matter of time before the Midwest motor-mouth would be a platinum success.
Twista's wicked, rapid-fire style...
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Just over a month after its release,
Usher's chart-topping album, "Confessions," has been certified
triple-platinum for U.S. shipments in excess of three million
copies by...
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Every day in the United States,
about 10,000 people become "grownups." The U.S. Census Bureau
estimates that's how many people mark their 30th birthday each
day.
For the...
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Finally a good week for R.
Kelly. Just days after Florida prosecutors dropped
12 counts of child pornographry, the R&B crooner/trouble magnet
capped his weekend with a...
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OutKast's "Speakerboxxx/The Love Below" won two awards, including R&B/soul or rap album of the year, to lead the winners at Saturday's 18th annual Soul Train Music...
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A complete list of winners of the 35th annual NAACP Image Awards.
Television Categories:
Outstanding comedy series: "The Bernie Mac Show," Fox.
Outstanding actor in a...
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The estranged wife of singer Lionel Richie wants $300,000 a month in child and spousal support, saying she had "no limit on what I could spend" during their nearly...
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A string of hits in the '80s and
early '90s qualify her as an R&B icon. But what made Stephanie
Mills a household name then is working against her now.
Mills is a...
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Beyonc's
got soul--and the nominations to prove it.
The golden
girl of the 2004
Grammys reeled in four Soul Train Music Award nominations
Thursday, including those for...
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Beyonce Knowles , the belle of the
ball at the Grammy Awards earlier this month, will soon get a
chance to add more hardware to her trophy collection.
The frontwoman for...
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Norah Jones ' "Feels Like Home," the follow-up to her multiplatinum, Grammy-winning debut album, has sold over 1 million copies in its first week, the highest sales debut...
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Forget flowers and chocolate, Norah
Jones is the new Valentine's Day gift of choice.
The
jazzy singer became just the second female artist to sell more than 1
million...
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Sultry vocalist Norah Jones swept
back to the pinnacle of the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday as her
second release, "Feels Like Home," became the first album in
nearly three...
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With Grammy Awards-inspired sales,
two big releases and a gift-buying holiday to boot, business
was booming for music retailers last week.
In addition to the Feb. 8 awards...
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Luther Vandross, who suffered a debilitating stroke last year, won four Grammy awards, including Song of the Year for "Dance with My Father," which he shares with songwriter...
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LOS ANGELES - Beyonce captured a record-tying five Grammys on Sunday for her solo debut album "Dangerously in Love," while Justin Timberlake had two and apologized for his...
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Janet didn't show. Justin did. Beyonc won--a lot.
The
46th
Annual Grammy Awards, irrevocably shaped by last weekend's 38th
annual Super Bowl, played it safe with a...
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LOS ANGELES - Janet Jackson was absent from the Grammy Awards one week after her Super Bowl breast-baring, but her presence was apparent in the muting of the Grammy Awards'...
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LOS ANGELES - Hip-hop was poised to wrestle control of the Grammys away from the Janet Jackson scandal on Sunday, with the eclectic rap duo OutKast, retiring rapper Jay-Z,...
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Similar to last year's "host-less"
Grammy Awards ceremony, the 2004 event on Sunday will use
music, film and television personalities to introduce
performance segments of...
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The first time OutKast got a Grammy nomination for best album, in 2002, hip-hop's eclectic duo was upstaged by the old-time bluegrass of "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
Two...
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Clive Davis is back on top again.
Just four years
after he was unceremoniously ousted
as president and CEO of Arista Records in favor of Antonio "L.A." Reid,
Arista...
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An ailing Luther Vandross will not be able to attend Sunday's Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, where he's nominated for five awards, including song of the year for "Dance With...
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Sting, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill and
the Neptunes' Pharrell Williams have signed on for a Grammy
tribute to the 40th anniversary of the Beatles' first U.S.
television...
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Performances by rapper 50 Cent, the Foo Fighters and Chick Corea, and a tribute to Luther Vandross featuring Celine Dion , Alicia Keys and Richard Marx have been added to...
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Another Grammy season is quickly
approaching -- faster this time around thanks to the
accelerated date for the 46th annual awards show (Feb. 8).
The good news: R&B and...
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Here's another stat for shot-nine-times rapper 50
Cent's collection: One. As in, number one.
The
27-year-old's solo debut, Get
Rich or Die Tryin', was 2003's...
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This time last year, Ashanti,
Nelly and Eminem ruled the Billboard year-end R&B/hip-hop
charts. This year, it comes as no surprise that one artist
dominates the...
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Grammy Award-winning singer, Luther Vandross, is currently on the road to recovery after suffering a life-threatening stroke in April. Recently LAUNCH got an in-depth update...
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Luther Vandross , who is recovering from a debilitating stroke, is so excited about his five Grammy nominations he wants to attend the Los Angeles ceremony on Feb. 8, his...
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"American Idol" winner Ruben Studdard gets his turn to reclaim some of the spotlight from friendly singing rival Clay Aiken when his album, "Soulful," is released...
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Going solo proved to be a wise career choice for several of this
year's biggest Grammy nominees.
The move paid off today
for Beyonc,
Justin
Timberlake and even...
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Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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Nominations in top categories for the 46th annual Grammy Awards announced Thursday:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in Love," Beyonce featuring Jay-Z; "Where Is the Love?"...
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Performers like Rod Stewart and Alan Jackson , presenters like
Glen Campbell , Hall and Oates and the Smothers Brothers... gee, it's
hard to imagine why the broadcast...
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Following is a complete list of
winners at the 31st American Music Awards, which took place on
Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles:
POP/ROCK
Favorite male...
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Talk about a photo finish. OutKast, Rod Stewart and Clay Aiken
ended the weekly album chart derby in a virtual dead heat, with fewer
than 750 copies separating the three.
...
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Despite his debilitating stroke, Luther Vandross has been able to keep up his spirits throughout his ordeal, says the singer's personal assistant.
"His sense of humor is...
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R&B legend Luther Vandross, who has been hospitalized since suffering a stroke on April 16, is slowly making progress on the road to recovery, according to a report in the...
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Singer and songwriter Terry Steele is perhaps best known as the co-writer of one of Luther Vandross' most beloved ballads, "Here And Now." The tune was the only new track...
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Luther Vandross, who has been hospitalized since suffering a stroke last April, is apparently on the road to recovery. According to his spokesperson, Vandross has been...
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Luther Vandross' latest release Dance With My Father is a runaway hit. The set has sold more than 900,000 copies since its release five weeks ago, according to Nielsen...
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Luther Vandross' fifteenth album, Dance With My Father, debuted at the Number One position on the Billboard 200 albums chart this week after selling more than 442,000...
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Grammy Award-winning singer Luther Vandross has been moved out of intensive care, and his status has been upgraded to stable, according to New York Daily News.
Vandross had...
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Luther Vandross was slated to perform at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans during the Fourth of July weekend (July 4-6) but the singer remains in a coma in a New...
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Beyonce Knowles is among the special guests on Dance With My Father, the new album by R&B legend Luther Vandross. The record comes out Tuesday (June 10), even though...
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The queen of soul Aretha Franklin is inviting the people of Detroit to join her on Monday (May 19), from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Little Rock Baptist Church and...
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Superstar Luther Vandross has been unconscious in the intensive care unit of the Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital ever since suffering a stroke...
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On Thursday (May 8) Luther Vandross' publicist released a statement saying that while the legendary singer was still listed in critical condition since suffering a stroke on...
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Carmen Romano, the business manager for Luther Vandross, issued an update on the singer's health on Monday (April 28). Vandross had suffered a stroke on April 16.
According...
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Luther Vandross is in critical, but stable condition and recovering at the Weill Cornell Medical Center of New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, after suffering a...
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Veteran R&B superstar Luther Vandross suffered a stroke on Wednesday (April 16). While his current location and condition has not been revealed, his business manager, Carmen...
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Superstar Luther Vandross will release his fifteenth album, Dance With My Father, on June 17. The set features guest appearances by Beyonce Knowles, Queen Latifah, Busta...
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Luther Vandross has announced two Radio City Music Hall concerts for next month. The announcement came just hours before the crooner was nominated for best traditional R&B...
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Luther Vandross, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, and India.Arie are among the artists tapped to perform at this summer's Essence Music Festival. The three-day festival featuring...
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Luther Vandross has added more than 10 dates to his in-progress U.S. tour, which began in mid-October. Vandross will wrap up this tour with a special Valentine's Day concert...
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Luther Vandross plans to write an autobiography detailing his successful fight against obesity. In the past three years, the 50-year-old crooner has been able to shed more...
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The new self-titled album from Luther Vandross debuts at Number Six on the Billboard 200 and Number Two on the Billboard R&B albums chart in the magazine's new issue. With a...
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The first single from Luther Vandross's new self-titled album is already making waves on the charts--"Take You Out" currently occupies the Number Three spot on Billboard's...
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Vocalist Luther Vandross releases the self-titled album Luther Vandross today (June 19). The album is the singer's first release on the newly formed J Records label, helmed...
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Saxophonist Dave Koz is ascending the smooth jazz chart with "Can't Let You Go (The Sha La Song)," the latest hit from his album, The Dance. The song features vocalizing...
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A rumor has been circulating for the past few days that singer Luther Vandross is dead. This rumor, which apparently started on the Internet, is false. LAUNCH contacted...
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Singer-songwriter Luther Vandross celebrates his 49th birthday today (April 20). Musically gifted from a very early age, New York-born Luther began playing the piano at the...
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Luther Vandross, who recorded for Epic Records for nearly 20 years, will make his Virgin Records debut August 11 with the release of I Know.
"Oh, I'm loving it," the...
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