New Orleans, LA — The headliners for the 2013 Essence Music Festival were announced Friday, April 6th . The nightly headliners are Beyonce, Maxwell, New Edition, Charlie Wilson, Brandy, Jill Scott, LL Cool J, and Keyshia Cole. Recently added to the festival are Trey Songz, Janelle Monae and TGT (Supergroup Tyrese, Ginuwine, Tank). The 2013 […]

The Essence Music Festival gets bigger and better every year and includes four days, eight stages and guess who? Beyonce! Just with that headliner alone, we know many of us are sold already. It’s the biggest black music festival of the summer and if you’re like us, you’re already in the gym trying to get […]

Queen Latifah, Alfre Woodard, Jill Scott and Phylicia Rashad talk about their remake of the classic tale from 1989 “Steel Magnolias” during their recent visit on ABC’s ‘The View.’ Did you watch last night on Lifetime TV? What were your thoughts on the remake and the all-star cast? Share them below on the message board. […]

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Jill Scott is a complex, multi-talented artist, and despite her notoriety, there’s a lot you might not know about the singer, songwriter, poet, actress, and…

There’s been a lot of interesting talk about Mary Mary’s hit TV series since it premiered on We TV. Showing a different side of the black family and the superstars involved, it’s been something positive and entertaining to watch. R&B/soul singer Jill Scott recently expressed that she felt the same way via Twitter and it […]

Jill Scott took time out to discuss the her journey as a woman and her new album.  She  paid a visit to the Kitty of the City on Monday. She vibed with Jeannie Jones, held a little poetry session, shared advice to Women in abusive relationships and talked about her new sexy new upcoming project. […]

Jill Scott is one of the greatest voices in music. Recently she took on another great role. That role is motherhood.  Jill says her   son Jett Hamilton is the light of her life, but it’s very rare to hear her open up about her personal life. It is her change to embrace joy that […]

With all due r-e-s-p-e-c-t to Aretha Franklin, we have to agree with Halle Berry that she probably isn’t the ideal person to play her in a movie on her life. Given her place in history as one of the greatest voices in music, you can’t have just anyone lip-sync their way through her biopic. At […]