According to the beautiful ones, power vocalist Christina Aguilera, recently performed the Whitney classic “I Have Nothing” with–you guessed it–a Whitney Houston hologram: Unfortunately, the performance which was set to air on The Voice, was cancelled when Whitney’s estate wasn’t completely satisfied with the outcome of the hologram once footage leaked (if you ask us, the hologram […]

Amazingly it’s been a week since Prince passed. We felt it fitting that this week’s Tweet of the Week honor him as we continue to unearth the gems those who encountered him are sharing and lavish in the tribute parties and all night music marathons.  @SugaMitch gave us a dope shot of how NOLA’s second […]

Fans were officially able to get in formation at the kick-off of the Formation World Tour last night in Miami, but not without Beyoncé paying homage to The Purple One, the late Prince: @djnasty305 @DJNAILZ @99JAMZ #Formation tour the Queen paid tribute to the PRINCE? pic.twitter.com/AcUybcnddE — Qshindo James (@QshindoJ) April 28, 2016 The entire […]

Scroll down your timeline and what will you find? Just Black Twitter, speakin’ their mind! Each week we will feature the best tweets about five of the hottest topics on the net, and the best part is, the voices will be blacker than ever. Who knows? Your tweet may just end up in The Best of […]

Prince was ALWAYS pushing the envelope with his lyrics and musical style. Even early on when recording “Erotic City” with Sheila E. he walked the fine line between salacious and sensual.   TELL US WHAT YOU THINK: Did he say funk or f**k? You be the judge.  

If you watched “Purple Rain,” you always thought Appollonia was Prince’s main boo. But if you LISTENED to Prince, you knew his heart belonged to singer and bandmate Sheila E. What we didn’t even know is that these two met WAAAY before we were even paying attention. And what’s more Prince was the one scoping […]

The death of the enigmatic and ethereal Prince still has us reeling. As we scramble to make sense of his passing while simultaneously celebrate his life, we thought it necessary to share what our NewsOne fam thinks are his top 10 hits as well as how you are all feeling about #PrinceGoneTooSoon. Hit us up on Facebook […]

Yes, we are still in shock but that this hasn’t stopped us from paying tribute to his Purple Majesty. In his honor, here’s what’s blaring in the TV One hallways right now: “The Most Beautiful Girl In the World” Jenee’ — “The song always brought a smile to my face because I just knew that […]

TUNE IN: Celebrate Prince’s legacy with a “News One Now Primetime Special: Prince Remembered” at 7/6am C. Roland Martin hosts with special guests, including singers Aretha Franklin, Anthony Hamilton, Phillip Bailey and more.  TV One is reporting that music superstar Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) has died at the age of 57. This comes just days […]

Before Rhianna or Nicki got freaky on stage, it was Prince protege Denise Matthews — also known as Vanity — who got dudes thirsty with her hit “Nasty Girl.” We got news Monday night after TMZ confirmed that the 57-year old had passed from kidney and abdominal troubles. And while Matthews later strayed away from […]