bobby brown
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First Look: Don Cornelius Tells Gladys Knight About His ‘Not Whitewashed, Not Toned-Down’ Vision in American Soul
Get ready for more love, peace and souuuuul in your life, because BET’s latest dramatic vehicle, American Soul, is coming. From BET’s press release: American Soul is the story about the struggle to make the dream of Soul Train come true. Set in the early 70’s, filled with music, dance, fashion and glamour, this is…
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Bobby Brown Suing Producers of Whitney Houston Documentary, Whitney: Can I Be Me, for Millions
Bobby Brown is looking for big bucks from the producers of 2017 Whitney Houston documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Brown and the estate of his daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown, have filed a $2 million complaint against Showtime and BBC, alleging the documentary about his late ex-wife used footage of…
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Is Usher a Legend In the R&B Game? Yes. Yes, He Is
A few weeks back in Atlanta for Spelhouse homecoming, I got into a fun and spirited debate with my crew of Day Ones over Sunday brunch. Because we love to have deep and intellectual conversations about shit that doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things, music and entertainment are usually an easy go-to.…
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Why I Hate Biopics
So the title is a lie. Any list of my all-time favorite movies would include both Goodfellas and Malcolm X in it—both of which are biopics—and there many others that I’ve enjoyed watching. So, as a rule, I do not actually hate watching movies that are based on a real person’s life and the events…
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What We Not Gon' Do Is Act Like Janet Jackson Wouldn't Be With Bobby Brown, Who Was the Absolute Man in the '80s
On the heels of the surprisingly successful The New Edition Story last fall, BET decided to ride the gravy train one more time with the Tuesday release of episode one of The Bobby Brown Story, to be followed by episode 2 on Wednesday night. Much like with New Edition, we followed along on social media with…
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Meet RBRM, the Artists Formerly Known as New Edition
At 49, it takes a lot more work for the King of R&B, Bobby Brown, now a grandfather to two, to hump around. But at a showcase for RBRM (Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell and Mike Bivins), part of the group formerly known as New Edition, Brown gave the audience a preview of what…
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Bobby Brown Shares His Thoughts on Kanye Using Photo of Whitney's Bathroom: ‘Long as He Stays Clear From Me, He’ll Be Safe’
In a new interview with BuzzFeed News, Bobby Brown got real clear about how he felt about Kanye West using a photo of ex-wife Whitney Houston’s drug-strewn bathroom for an album cover. “Ignorant people are ignorant people, and they’re going to be that way until they find themselves,” Brown told Audie Cornish, who hosts the…
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Bobby Brown Will Honor His Daughter Bobbi Kristina by Building a Domestic Violence Shelter in Her Name
The loss of a child is something no parent should have to experience. The king of R&B, Bobby Brown, has found a way to channel his grief into something positive. In 2015, Brown founded the Bobbi Kristina Serenity House—a nonprofit organization that provides resources and information about domestic violence. The organization did not have a…
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I Knew the Story of Whitney Houston Was Sad, But My God!
This article contains major spoilers. You know that haunting feeling you have after watching Roots, 12 Years a Slave, Amistad or any other slave-based movie—that feeling of, it’s over but order was never restored? It’s over but I still want to hit my ugly cry. It’s over but pain is still clinging to the air…
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Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike (aka RBRM) Is the Lemonade We Get From New Edition’s Lemons
The Temptations are one of my favorite groups of all time. But I have to caveat that: The version of the Temptations that features the “Death Lineup” (no pun intended, seriously) of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams is my favorite. Even though that lineup is my favorite, the lineup…