NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin is engaged to longtime friend William “Willie” Wilkerson. SEE ALSO: Fans Slam Cee Lo For New Year’s Eve Performance The Grammy-winning singer told The Associated Press in a statement Monday that she and Wilkerson are considering a summer wedding, perhaps in Miami Beach, Fla. The Queen of Soul wants to […]
Dick Clark aired a special never-before-scene performance from Beyonce, pre-baby bump. The inspirational tune was recorded during her special “A Night with Beyonce.” Beyonce, was unable attend the taping of the annual television event. So, Who Finally Topped The 2011 Best-Selling Albums Chart? Beyonce Or Rihanna? Beyonce’s 10 Favorite Songs Of 2011
Rick Santorum is a former senator, presidential candidate and apparently the latest Republican flavor of the week. With his late surge in the Iowa caucus polls, Santorum is receiving more attention than ever. And with that attention comes increased scrutiny regarding his past statements — some of which are inexplicable and simply bizarre. Related: Romney […]
MIAMI– LeBron James and longtime girlfriend Savannah Brinson are engaged. SEE ALSO: Fox Apologizes For “Jesus Killer” Poll With a number of teammates and close friends looking on, the Miami Heat star surprised his high school sweetheart Saturday night by dropping to one knee and proposing. And yes, she said yes. “It was beautiful,” Heat […]
WASHINGTON — Bullish yet wary, President Barack Obama is highlighting recent economic bright spots while taking care not to overstate a recovery that still has not put millions back to work. SEE ALSO: Outrages Of The Year His Republican rivals, in the face of late-arriving economic good news, are making slight adjustments themselves, arguing that […]
SEATTLE — Here’s another reason for holdouts to join the social media site Facebook: It’s a great place to find a kidney. SEE ALSO: Why Ron Paul Got A Free Pass Between the kid photos and reminiscences about high school, more and more pleas for help from people with failing kidneys are popping up. Facebook […]
New Destiny Christian Center, the Florida mega-church founded by the late Zachery Tims, has responded to a lawsuit filed by Tims’ ex-wife, who helped found the ministry 15 years ago. In a public statement released Friday, NDCC said it wishes the best for Riva Tims and her ministry, but that she has no legal grounds to […]
Riva Tims, who founded New Destiny Christian Center in Florida with her then-husband, the late Pastor Zachary Tims, said recently she plans to file a lawsuit against the church. “The board has refused to meet with me,” Riva Tims said at a news conference. “They have refused to meet with me with in any capacity, […]
Etta James who was recently diagnosed as terminally ill has been taken off her respirator; she is now breathing on her own! James was put on the respirator on the the 21st after she as having trouble breathing. The “At Last” singer is suffering from terminal leukemia and dementia. Etta James Terminally Ill VIDEO: Brandy […]
Katy Perry WANTED Russell Brand to file the court papers in their divorce … because she didn’t want to upset her religious parents … sources connected to the former couple tell TMZ. Failing to recognize the importance of understanding, respecting, accepting, and dealing with your religious differences in your interfaith marriage may have been the […]
Over 10,000 votes were cast in the first annual Digital Gospel Music Awards presented by Elev8, and the Gospel music fans have spoken! Votes were placed by readers of Elev8.com and Radio One sister sites MyPraiseATL.com, PraiseCharlotte.com, PraiseCleveland.com, MyColumbusJoy.com, Praise1027Detroit.com, PraiseHouston.com, PraiseIndy.com, PraisePhilly.com, TheLightNC.com, PraiseRichmond.com and PraiseDC.com. (One vote per computer was accepted in each […]
Bullying is a national issue and many experts have their own solutions on how to curb it, but none are likely as creative as Nikki Davis‘ approach. For the past few months, Davis has been touring New York City, singing at elementary, middle, and high schools to promote anti-bullying messages that she hopes young people […]