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 body was found with a gunshot wound to the...
"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 now I've had a chance to see and experience the world and it all comes down to...
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 Rebbie, David Gest, the film's director Andrew Eastel, the event will...
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 scored a big hit with "Congratulations," a song about a...
Kevin Powell still remembers being in the Las Vegas hospital where Tupac Shakur died 15 years ago today. “Given that he had survived the first shooting in 1994, a lot of us just believed it wasn’t that bad. When we got the word he passed, we convened at the hospital,”...
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of Aaliyah’s passing; an R&B singer/actress with a golden voice, memorable dance moves and a style all her own. BET has produced an hour-long special, Aaliyah: One In A Million, premiering tonight at 8pm, that takes a look at the life...
On June 16, 2011, Tupac Amaru Shakur aka 2Pac, the biggest selling rap/hip-hop artist in history with more than 75 million albums sold worldwide (more than 38 million in the U.S.), would have celebrated his 40th birthday. On July 5, five 2Pac albums (Interscope/UMe),...
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UrbanBridgez.com would like to send our condolences to the family, friends and fans of recording artist Nate Dogg. Best known for his collaborations with Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Ludacris and Warren G, died Tuesday at the age of 41. The cause of death was from complications...
13 years after the death of rapper Notorious B.I.G., CNN reports that the rapper’s murder investigation has been revived due to new leads in the case. While CNN was unable to obtain the reported new information in the investigation they were informed by a source in...
UB 90′s Special: Top 50 Essential Ballads of The 90s!If you ask many, you will get no argument, that the 90's provided some of the best music of our lifetime! In celebration of our "Love 90's R&B Interview Serie...
The Return of Karyn White: The UB EXCLUSIVE InterviewShe possesses one of the most memorable, distinctive voices ever heard in popular music. She's an accomplished singer/songwriter who etched herself into music h...
90′s R&B Interview Series: “The First Lady” Faith Evans Speaks to UrbanBridgez.comThe year was 1995, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs had recently started his own record label Bad Boy Entertainment & in June he introduced the world to the First La...
[updated] First Look: Mindless Behavior’s Single Cover for Valentines Day Single “Valentine’s Girl”Tuesday February 7th teen sensation Mindless Behavior will release their single for Valentine's Day to iTunes; entitled "Valentine's Girl." UrbanBridgez.com...
UB EXCLUSIVE First Listen: Ruben Studdard’s First Single “June 28th (I’m Single)”June 28th (I'm Single) is the first release from Ruben Studdard's most prolific and personal album yet entitled "Letters From Birmingham". June 28th (I'm S...
