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Melanie Fiona Hit's No. 1 on Billboard

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 2:09 PM

Melanie Fiona's song "It Kills Me" hit number 1 Billboard's R&B and Hip Hop chart.

Toronto-based singer Melanie Fiona is climbing the charts. The sultry, Guyanese singer's tune "It Kills Me" off her debut album "The Bridge" hit number one on Billboard's R&B and Hip Hop chart, knocking Trey Songz "I Invented Sex" down a notch.

Trey can't complain though, as he has two songs in the top 10. Aside from holding down the number two spot with "Sex" his single "Say Aah" is staying steady at number four.

Congratulations Melanie.

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Gospel Singer Tonex's Mother Passes Away

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 1:49 PM

Gospel singer Tonex's mother E.B. Williams passed away.

Grammy nominated gospel singer Tonex's mother E.B. Williams died on December 28, 2009. Assistant pastor at Truth Apostolic Community Church in San Diego, California, Williams was also a recording artist and a national evangelist. While details on Williams' death are scarce, a statement on Tonex's Web site read, "Please keep the Williams family in your prayers. More details regarding the memorial service to come in the near future."

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'Dreamgirls,' 'Brother/Sister Plays' Head to Chicago

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 1:29 PM

Black plays are hitting the Chicago theatre scene hard this New Year, with nearly half of the productions set to for the season written by Black playwrights or featuring predominantly Black casts.

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Will the Far-Right Ever Hush Up?

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 12:30 PM

When a Black man was voted into the Presidency, many Americans were stoked. We knew that Barack Obama would mean a strong break from the right-wing men (and Sarah Palin) that had made a spectacle of America.

"Perhaps, I dared to dream, we might now enter a halcyon new age of reason and common sense, of calm voices and measured tones, with an end to all the screaming and name-calling," wrote Kara Vallow in a piece for Huffington Post called, "No More Mister White Guy."

But to Vallow's confusion, the presence and antics of the extreme right Republicans is still very much felt.

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Usher Compares New Fragrance To Music

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 10:41 AM

Two thousand and nine was a big year for Usher Raymond. Perhaps what we'll all remember most is the R&B singer's divorce from Tameka Foster. But there's more to Usher than that. For example, we bet you didn't know that he's part owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers. In a NY Daily News interview with the pop star, Usher chats about everything from LeBron James to his new fragrance, VIP.

"[The] fragrance is intended to be elegant, confident and sexy at the same time. I view it like making a song. Both have top notes, middle notes and bottom notes. There is also a first verse, then a second verse and a bridge," Usher told Daily News.

Read the full interview here.

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New Year's Resolutions For the President

Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 8:00 AM

The President's first year has been a pretty trying time. He started his year dealing with the Great Recession and ended it with an al-Qaeda-trained Nigerian man attempting to bomb a commercial jet plane. As Obama enters his second year in the Oval Office, The Grio has compiled a list of New Year's resolutions for the President--like establishing an employment program at home and giving up on his idea of bipartisan utopia--that might ensure a happier new year.

Take a look at these resolutions here.

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Star Gazing

Friday, January 1, 2010 - 8:20 PM

Oh, what a night! Keri Hilson rocked it out in Las Vegas. Here is a look at what was happening on New Year's Eve. Welcome to 2010!

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Obama Watch

Friday, January 1, 2010 - 7:55 PM

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