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Aaliyah fans were dealt another harsh blow recently when her estate announced that her music still won’t make its way to music streaming anytime soon. As previously reported in December of 2020, the family was hopeful that her YouTube channel would finally launch along with her music being made available in digital formats. The deceased…

Aaliyah’s music looks like it will finally be released on streaming platforms next year and her official YouTube channel will also be unveiled in 2021. The late singer’s official Instagram page posted the news. In August, Aaliyah’s estate announced that fans would soon be able to hear her music again, which has been tied up…

On Aug. 25, 2001, tragedy struck the music industry when R&B princess Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas. Born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, the young singer broke into the industry as a teenager and changed the industry forever. Aaliyah, who was just 22 when she died, was a billboard chart-topping singer who produced…

R. Kelly is trying to get out of prison confinement by any means necessary. Embattled singer R. Kelly cited his ex-girlfriend, the late singer Aaliyah as one of the reasons he can be trusted to be released from prison until his upcoming trial. In his third attempt to get a reprieve from federal custody in…

The second installment of Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly airs tonight, Thursday, Jan. 2, and the five-part sequel is expected to examine the lives of the R&B singer’s accusers since they spoke out against him a year ago. Among other featured guests is Dame Dash, who was dating Aaliyah when she was tragically killed in a…

R. Kelly‘s former tour manager is set to testify against him in court — but doesn’t want to see him jailed. Demetrius Smith has claimed he purchased a fake ID for late singer Aaliyah when she was just 15 so she could marry the “I Believe I Can Fly” hitmaker, and while he’s spoken about the…

R.Kelly has been accused of bribing a public official. The “I Believe I Can Fly” hitmaker is already awaiting trial on sexual abuse charges and federal prosecutors have now added allegations which reportedly relate to his marriage to the late Aaliyah. According to court documents, Kelly is accused of bribing an official to obtain the…

Back in the late 1990s, Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder Jay-Z was completely infatuated with rising superstar singer Aaliyah, Dame Dash revealed in a recent interview. The source of Jay’s and Dash’s estranged business relationship has always been a mystery to older pop culture observers. Perhaps this could have been one of the flashpoints that led to…

Nineties R&B fans have something to celebrate. Aaliyah will join the likes of Michael Jackson, Tupac, Beyoncé and more entertainment legends who have been immortalized as wax figures. Madame Tussauds of Las Vegas will honor the Princess of R&B with her own wax figure in their throwback room. Fans can pay tribute to the late icon…

The saga surrounding R. Kelly continues to make national headlines following the backlash from “Surviving R. Kelly” and the singer’s sexual abuse case. In a recent interview, Lisa Van Allen revealed shocking details about Kelly and his alleged relationship with Aaliyah’s mother Diane Haughton. Allen claimed that Kelly had sex with Aaliyah and Haughton, according…

A news outlet says it has proof that singer R. Kelly lied when he claims he did not know the late songstress Aaliyah’s age when they got married. A clip from more than 25 years ago has resurfaced that shows Robert Sylvester Kelly, 52, enunciated Aaliyah’s age when she was 14 prior to their wedding.…

The subplots coming out of the “Surviving R. Kelly” documentary are becoming just as intriguing as the source material. The latest plot twist comes in the form of Dame Dash continuing his campaign to completely distance himself from R. Kelly and his past collaborative relationship with former Roc-A-Fella Records business partner Jay-Z. In a recent sit-down with Nick…

Following the release of the recent Lifetime docu-series “Surviging R. Kelly,” over the past few days, pop culture has been deluged with a multiplicity of testimonies of the alleged chronic sexual improprieties of superstar singer R. Kelly. But few people know how the late beloved singer Aaliyah, who was portrayed in the film, felt about…

Aaliyah is a woman who needs no introduction. Her name resonates within all of us. She was our very own R&B princess, creating chart-topping classics like One in A Million, 4 Page Letter, and If Your Girl Only Knew. Aside from sweet soulful voice, Aaliyah was a trendsetter like no other. She was known for…

Wendy Williams uttered some inflammatory statements on her show that have made her the scourge of both the #MeToo movement and a recent grassroots campaign to boycott R. Kelly. “It’s not going to work,” Williams said of the organizers of the #MuteRKelly campaign to ban the singer from the music industry. “Black people aren’t really…

Aaliyah is one of the most beloved musical artists of the modern era. Since her untimely death in 2001, the beloved Aaliyah has been up there with Tupac and Biggie in terms of how much the Black community defends and protects her legacy and honor. Because of this, the Black community does not tolerate the…

Okay Kim Kardashian is Aaliyah for Halloween as well?😭 Thoughts??? #Aaliyah #KimKardashian A post shared by Aaliyah Haughton (@aaliyahdanahaughton) on Oct 28, 2017 at 5:52pm PDT Kim Kardashian has many on social media taking shots at her for dressing like the late R&B singer Aaliyah for Halloween. She shard on Twitter on Saturday, October 28,…

Alexandra Shipp, who starred as late singer Aaliyah in the heavily criticized Lifetime biopic, has a new gig. She’s playing a young Storm in the upcoming ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ film. Fox released the final trailer Tuesday. The film will be in theaters May 27. Will you be watching?

It’s been 15 years since the Princess of R&B, Aaliyah, unexpectedly died in a plane crash. However, when it comes to dealing with the loss of the “Try Again” singer, Damon Dash, who was in a relationship with Aaliyah at the time of the tragedy says he’s still harboring guilt. “There is no chance that,…

Gorgeous triple threat Keke Palmer dressed up as late R&B singer Aaliyah for Halloween. She performed part of the dance routine from Aaliyah’s 2000 hit song “Try Again.” What do you think? Did she do Aaliyah justice?