Music

R&B gems of 2012: From Frank Ocean to SWV and beyond

2012 was the year mainstream R&B became interesting again. Despite the regrettable obsession with pandering to Eurodance trends, and the still-overbearing influence of contemporary hip-hop;

Ne-Yo donates thousands of toys to kids

When you have more, you give more and since it’s the holiday season, Ne-Yo is putting that old adage into action as he recently donated

Rihanna constantly proves she’s media-savvy than Beyoncé

Beyonce and Rihanna took two very different roads to superstardom, but both wound up atop the musical heap by 2012. But while one keeps a tight grip on her personal life, the other one invites and encourages the glare of the spotlight on even her less-than-stellar behavior.

Gucci Mane receiving death threats in Georgia

Gucci Mane is planning to perform in Macon, GA on December 21st, but there may be trouble waiting on him once he travels down I-75. An as-of-yet unspecified party has issued a threat to the rapper to stay out of the city.