Music

Monica has a brand new album coming out on April 10th, but you can hear all of New Life first right here! Monica doesn’t have many features, but you will hear Brandy, Wale and Mary J. Blige as guest stars on New Life. Here’s the tracklist: 1. “Intro” (Interlude) 2. “It All Belongs To Me” […]

Fantasia is back in the studio with none other that hit-maker Kandi Burruss. Fanny who’s having her share of heartache, belts out a song at a studio in North Carolina. Wendy Goes In On Fantasia AGAIN! [VIDEO] Antwuan Cook May Be Over Fantasia, Spotted Getting Cozy With His Wife

Ester Dean The Firework Culture Katy Perry, Rihanna, Usher, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Ciara, and R. Kelly can all thank Ester Dean for their chart topping success.  The Oklahoma native’s song writing resume reads like a who’s who of music’s A-list.  After relocating to Atlanta, Dean teamed up with producer Polow da Don, Zone4Inc., and […]

Rihanna hit up Chelsea Lately while in Sydney, Australia and dished about the land down under. She had a lot to say about the presence of, or the not-so-much presence of Black people in the Land of Oz. Top 9 Music Videos Of The 2000s Check out what she said: “I look around at my […]

As we celebrate Women’s History Month, HelloBeautiful pays tribute to the Top 10 selling girl groups that made an impact in black music. From The Supremes, to SWV, TLC, 702 and Destiny’s Child, these groups have made their mark in black music. Check out our gallery of the ladies below: 30 Black Female Leaders You […]

In the 1980s, musicians only scratched the surface of what could be done with the music video. Michael Jackson set the standard and in the 1990s, everyone raced to match or surpass him.

led-zeppelin-vs-the-blues Led Zeppelin is considered by many to be one of the greatest bands in the history of rock music, but their roots clearly lie in the tradition of the blues. Their blues influences got the best of them on a few occasions during their run in the late 60s and 70s. In 1972, the […]

Hip hop producers are known for digging deep in the crates for the records they use to create the songs we all know and love. No genre is immune from being sampled! Here are some songs you might know that have sampled Afrobeat records! Missy Elliott “Whatcha Gon’ Do” Taken from Missy’s 2001 album, Miss […]

Today marks the 68th anniversary of the birth of one of black music’s greatest songwriters, Curtis Mayfield. His work with his group The Impressions, as well as his solo work continues to live on in today’s music through sampling.  Having been sampled by artists ranging from Mary J Blige to Kanye West, his music has […]

On the extended version of his 1988 single “I Wish U Heaven,” Prince sang “Take this beat / I don’t mind / Got plenty others / and they’re so fine!” Apparently a few hip-hop producers got the message and began mining Prince’s catalog for samples! Here are a few of our favorites! Kanye West “Big […]

It goes without saying that Kanye West, who celebrated a birthday yesterday, is one of hip-hop’s greatest producers.

A silhouetted Ciara makes us “Speechless” with the cover for one of two new singles from her forthcoming album Basic Instinct. The original featured The-Dream and Ciara doing a duet, but the final version just has him on background vocals. Trey Songz Kisses Ciara On Stage [VIDEO] Ciara Reveals “Gimmie Dat” Single Cover [PHOTO]