Erykah Badu
Erykah Abi Wright, better known by her stage name Erykah Badu, is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, record producer, activist and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hopread more
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In The News Dec 31, 2014 EDT
5 Times Square Music Events from 2014 That Weren't 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'; Featuring U2, Kanye West, Michael Jackson and More
Happy New Year to those who read this article seven hours late, and happy preparation for the new year to those of you reading it today. Right now most of the music world's attention is on Times Square for another night of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, featuring performances from Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line and Idina Menzel. Midtown's main tourist attraction has long been the headquarters for the American celebration of another year coming to close but this isn't the only time big name musical acts have stopped by. Here are five other musical events you may have missed in the last year as you were clawing your way toward the Bubba Gump's location for lunch.Read this
In The News Dec 21, 2014 EDTTyler, The Creator and Erykah Badu to Guest Star on 'Black Dynamite' One-Hour Special Focusing on Police Brutality
Black Dynamite, the animated version of the cult classic 2009 film of the same name, will air a one-hour special tying the '70s-set Blaxploitation-tation narrative into police discrimination and brutality. Tyler, The Creator and Erykah Badu have been tapped for guest roles, as well as comedian J.B. Smoove.Read this
In The News Dec 19, 2014 EDTErykah Badu, Tyler The Creator To Appear in Adult Swim's 'Black Dynamite' Musical 'The Wizard of Watts'
Erykah Badu, Tyler The Creator, J.B. Smoove and others will appear in Adult Swim's Black Dynamite musical The Wizard of Watts.Read this
In The News Nov 14, 2014 EDTErykah Badu Sings Touching Cover Of Colbie Caillat's "Try" With Her Daughters [WATCH]
Erykah Badu has teamed up with some adorable collaborators — her daughters. In a video posted to YouTube, Badu and her daughters Puma and Mars perform an a cappella version of Colbie Caillat's "Try." Badu posted the YouTube video to her Facebook page with the caption "Do you like you?" referencing the song's message of non-conformity and self-love. It has now been shared more than 91,850 times with more than 180,000 likes.Read this
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In The Jun 29, 2018 EDTWATCH: XXXTentacion Fights Own Dead Body In ‘SAD!’ Official Music Video
XXXTentacion attended his own funeral and fought his dead body in the new music video for 'SAD!' The music video, shot back when he was alive, dropped shortly after the young rapper was laid to rest.Read more »
In The Festivals Mar 28, 2018 EDTMiguel, Janelle Monáe To Headline 2018 Afropunk Festival In Brooklyn
Janelle Monae was confirmed to join Erykah Bady and Miguel at the upcoming AfroPunk Festival 2018 in Brooklyn this summer. The music event also released the lineup for the Atlanta and Paris events.Read more »
In The Jan 25, 2018 EDTErykah Badu Sees Good In Hitler, Loves What Bill Cosby Has 'Done For The World'
In an interview, Erykah Badu explained that as an empath and a Pisces, she cannot help but see the good in people, including Hitler. She also described herself as someone who does not easily jump into the bandwagon.Read more »
In The Photos Nov 10, 2016 EDTSoul Train Awards 2016 Legendary Performances, Highlights & Red Carpet Photos
Sadly, the 2016 Soul Train Weekend and Awards Show have come to an end. Luckily, for those who couldn't be in attendance this year for the ceremony and red carpet, you still have an opportunity to watch how it all went down when BET airs the show later this month.
Until then here are a few show highlights and legendary performance details to make sure you don't miss it when it airs.Read more »In The Single/Albums Oct 21, 2016 EDTStream, Download D.R.A.M. Debut Album 'Big Baby D.R.A.M.'
D.R.A.M. has released his debut album Big Baby D.R.A.M. with possibly the best album cover of the year. The 14-track LP only comes with three features, but he makes them count as they are from Lil Yachty, Young Thug and Erykah Badu.Read more »
In The Aug 31, 2016 EDTSoul Train Awards 2016 Heads to Las Vegas, VIP Packages and More Coming Soon
BET and its affiliates are setting plans in motion and preparing VIP packages to bring yet another year of excitement and concerts to Las Vegas for the 2016 Soul Train Awards.Read more »