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Queen Latifah wants to bless us with new music in 2019. Caught by a cameraman on the streets of Manhattan last week, Latifah said she will release new tracks “hopefully this year.” As far as what kind of music we will hear, Latifah said we could look out for some Jazz first and then Hip-Hop. […]

Jarreau, most famous for the single “We're In This Love Together,” died in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 76 years old.

TMZ got a chance to catch up with Alfonso Ribeiro who played Carlton Banks on “The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air” alongside the late actor James…

  Robert Glasper was not a stranger to The Grammys, but this night in February of 2013 was a little different. Three years prior, the…

Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Hamlet Avenue at Bridges Street, Hamlet, NC When: September 23, 1926 What: The iconic jazz saxophonist and composer is known as one of the greatest influences on the birth and development of jazz, receiving many posthumous awards and recognitions, including canonization by the African Orthodox Church as […]

The BlackPlanet audience has plenty of multi-talented members who aren’t afraid to showcase their skills from time to time. Today’s spotlight is an entrepreneur by day and sax player by night, Hulon (Dr. Hulon Crayton), is a Florida philanthropist with a successful medical practice. A member of the group, ‘On Call’, check out his profile […]

jive (origin unknown) – 1. the jargon of jazz musicians or enthusiasts. 2. deceptive, nonsensical or glib talk. 3. to play or dance to jive music.