MARY J. BLIGE COVERS VIBE'S FEB/MAR 2013 ISSUE!

DINNER WITH THE QUEEN- From ghetto fab to glam, Mary J. Blige’s evolution has been documented. VIBE sent a writer in to talk about her style, but in between bites of crab salad, 20 years worth of substance was served

he revealed to the mag how she is taking stock of things: from love and happiness, her remarkable career evolution, acting and what young artists she listens to.

D'Angelo Returns to Live Gigs

On the evening of July 6, without any introduction, Michael Eugene Archer, better-known as D'Angelo, stepped onstage at the Essence Music Festival. The neo-soul singer performed a 75-minute set, filled with funky guitar riffs, tight harmonies, sly two-steps and his signature falsetto.
His performance at the festival's 18th anniversary, sponsored by Coca-Cola, was undoubtedly the ...

2012 BET Awards: Beyonce And Kanye West Lead Nominations

West scored seven nominations in total, mostly for his work with Jay-Z as The Throne. (The rapper did nab a solo nom for Best Video Director, as well as one for his featured work on Big Sean‘s “Marvin & Chardonnay. Right behind Yeezy is Beyonce with six nominations, including two nods for Video Of The Year for her clips for “Countdown” and “Love On Top”. Check out all the nominees below.
Nominees Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj have been announced as performers, though it has yet to be announced how many tears Brown will shed at this year’s ceremony.
The show will be hosted by Samuel L. Jackson and will air July 1 on BET.

Jermaine Paul Becomes 'The Voice'

(Alicia Keys would be beaming with pride lol) Less than 20 minutes after the conclusion of NBC's singing competition show "The Voice," the season two victor, Jermaine Paul, joined his coach Blake Shelton on a jam-packed red carpet inside a studio adjacent to the one where the show has been broadcast live since early April.

The media was out in full force -- the dozen TV cameras were triple the usual number while the print and online media was expanded on an equal level -- and Shelton had ...

Beyonce, Chris Brown, Adele Up for NAACP Image Awards (Billboard)

A number of R&B and hip-hop world royalty are among the nominees for this year's NAACP Image Awards. and they are ...

New Video: Mary J. Blige's ‘Mr.Wrong’

Trey Songz, Mary J. Blige, and Fergie Spice Up Fragrance Awards

Trey Songz cozied up to the gorgeous Halle Berry at the 2011 FiFi Awards, the Fragrance Foundation’s annual celebration, at Lincoln Center in New York City. The ladies’ man looked sharp in a black-and-white tuxedo while