albums
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Trey Songz Arrested Following Altercation With a Police Officer at Kansas City Chiefs Game
On Sunday, R&B singer Trey Songz was taken into police custody after allegedly assaulting a police officer at the AFC Championship. Entertainment Tonight reports that the Trigga artist was being pestered by other fans at the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills game and had tried to quiet them down. Witnesses say that’s when an…
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'I’m the Whole Damn Aisle': The Root Presents: It’s Lit! Gets Into the Thick of It With Michelle Buteau
To say that Michelle Buteau keeps it real would be an understatement. The comedian, actress and now author of Survival of the Thickest: Plus-Sized Essays in a Small-Minded World, published in December by “Simon and Schu-Schu,” as she affectionately calls it, is proudly unfiltered—and hilariously so on this week’s episode of The Root Presents: It’s…
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Ledisi Has a Few Sonic Tricks Up Her Sleeve for Latest Album, The Wild Card
With a decades-long music career, numerous Grammy nominations, and lauded accomplishments in the film, television, theater, and literature realms, one might imagine Ledisi able to rest on her laurels. However, as she details to The Root over the phone, every endeavor feels brand new, and she will continue to extend herself to the fullest despite…
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Excerpt: George M. Johnson’s All Boys Aren’t Blue Is a Black, Queer, Coming-of-Age ‘Memoir-Manifesto’ for Us All
All Boys Aren’t Blue, a “memoir-manifesto” published by Farrar Straus Giroux debuting on Tuesday, April 28.
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Beyoncé’s Lemonade Named the Best Album of the Decade
Lemonade is the sweetest of them all. The Associated Press has named their Top 15 albums of the decade and Beyoncé’s 2016 opus Lemonade is number one. According to the international news agency’s music editor Mesfin Fekadu, the international global icon was riding the wave of success for much of the earlier part of the…
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10 Reasons Why Cherrelle and Alexander O’Neal’s ‘Saturday Love’ Is One of the Best Songs Ever
1. It’s a mnemonic device. If you think I WON’T be using this song to teach my kids how to remember the days of the week, then you’re smoking that Friday. In fact, I may (or may not) be already playing this song over and over again when my kids are in the car as…
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Kanye West’s Mom’s Doctor Shares Truth About Her Death
Monday night, the surgeon, Dr. Jan Adams, sent Kanye a cease and desist letter, along with information about his mother’s death.