G-Unit Records, the label run by
rapper 50 Cent, endured some chinks in its armor last year.
Releases by Lloyd Banks (U.S. sales of 321,000 units,
according to Nielsen...
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Billboard presents a look at the
music you'll be hearing a lot about in the first quarter:
JOHN MELLENCAMP
"Freedom's Road" (Universal, January 23)
Mellencamp's first...
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Lionel Richie, one-time member of
'70s soul group the Commodores, is back on the R&B charts for
the first time in 10 years.
His single "I Call It Love" is No. 23 on Hot...
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The Teflon R. Kelly is cruising on the Soul Train.
The R&B star, embroiled in an ongoing kiddie porn case, leads the nomination list for the 20th Annual Soul Train Music...
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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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For one moment, plucking out a bluesy version of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Whiskey Rock A Roller" beside the man who wrote the song, Kelly Thomas felt like a rock star.
The...
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Everyone from pop rockers John Mayer
and Maroon5 to hip-hoppers Slum Village and Dilated Peoples
wants to work with multiple Grammy Award nominee Kanye West.
So the fact...
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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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