Kanye West will headline the 2011 Essence Music Festival in July. Kanye will hit the stage during the three-day festival, which will also feature performances by Mary J. Blige, Trey Songz, George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic, Irma Thomas, MC Lyte, Charlie Wilson, Fantasia, Boyz II Men, Rebirth Brass Band, TBC Brass Band others. The President of Essence Communications […]
2011 is shaping up to be a big year for black music on the festival circuit in the United States. The lineup for the 17th annual Essence Music Festival was announced and features such heavyweights as Kanye West, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott amongst others.
Attorneys for Funk legend George Clinton have filed a multi-million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit over a remix of the group’s 2003 hit song “Shut Up.”
Big Boi of Outkast’s long-awaited debut solo album (if you don’t count Speakerboxxx), Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty is finally coming down the pike!
