Posts Tagged ‘rip’
UB Says Goodbye to The Queen of Disco Donna Summer
Dance music’s greatest Diva, Donna Summer has passed away of cancer today at age 63. Summer broke through in 1975 with “Love To Love You Baby,” which went #2 pop and gold, creating history for a 17-minute song. Her cover ...
Hip-Hop Weekly Salutes “Whitney Houston” With Collectible Issue
Hip Hop Weekly Magazine has released a special issue commemorating the life and achievements of the late pop icon Whitney Houston. The latest in a series of special limited editions, which have included such topical personaliti...
New Music: Unreleased Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes Track w/ Bootleg “Fantasies”
German-American digital imprint Block Starz Music has signed Bootleg of Gold certified hardcore Rap group The Dayton Family and has unveiled the rapper’s previously-unreleased collaboration with Lisa “Left Eye”...
UB Exclusive: Vesta Williams Final Album To Be Released in May
Singing songbird Vesta Williams sudden passing last year, left many fans distraught. The singer who released such timeless hits as “Sweet, Sweet Love,” “Special” and her signature hit “Congratulati...
VH1 To Pay Tribute to Whitney Houston with “Death Of A Diva” & Other Specials This Week
VH1 is paying tribute to the incomparable talent of pop music icon Whitney Houston, one of the biggest-selling artists in history, who passed away yesterday in Los Angeles. On Monday, February 13th at 9:30 PM/7c, VH1 will premi...
R.I.P.: Don Cornelius
Don Cornelius, who created the long-running R&B and dance-music showcase Soul Train, was found dead in his home in Sherman Oaks, Clifornia, early this morning. He was 75. Law enforcement officials suspected suicide; the bo...
UB Remembers: Legendary Hip-Hop Artist, Producer & Actor Heavy D
“I just love being an entertainer, I love being Heavy D. When I hear the screams, the appreciation, it’s like alright, I’ve done something!” “I’ve been doing this since I was a teenager, but ...
UB LIVE EVENT TODAY: Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon
An all-star World Premiere of David Gest’s new film ‘Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon’ is in London TODAY at Empire Leicester Square. In attendance will be Michael Jackson’s brother Tito, sister Rebb...
UB Remembers: Vesta Williams “The Voice of An Angel”
80′s R&B diva Vesta Williams, who often went by just Vesta, was found dead yesterday in her hotel room in Los Angeles. No immediate details surrounding the death were immediately released, she was 53 years old! Vesta...
