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Black Music Month is the perfect time to open up our ears to new sounds, whether the latest offerings from our favorite musical acts or introductions to some

According to the a Bureau of Labor Statistics report, almost fifty thousand people in the United States filed taxes in 2011 as an independent music writer or performer,

Most artists, with years of practice and live performance experience under their belts, can reach an audience; they can step onto the stage, sing or play their songs,

Colie Williams is sweet. She’s like your aunt or the girl from homeroom that gave you brownies twice a week. That’s her, but she can sing, no, she

“The industry is very weird right now, but I just gotta keep on pushing.” Nuwamba is a like a scrapbook.  He’s that reminder of what used to be; the

Hearing the name Ester Dean, you probably think to yourself “hmm, that sounds familiar, but not really.”  That actually makes sense, since she’s famous, but

They come and they go.  Unfortunately, some of our favorite artists from the 90s have fallen by the wayside.  Talented MCs are never heard of again, songbirds share

There is a gap, a slight pause before Def Jam recording artist Ne-Yo answers the first of many interview questions, which apparently is a difficult one: what is

From Diana Ross playing Billie Holiday to Jamie Foxx tickling the ivories as Ray Charles, black biopics have become as much of a staple of the black community