Jukebox Dude

Filed under: Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop News, Soul/R&B, R&B News

ZZ Ward has a voice reminiscent of an Adele or Emeli Sande. If you know anything about the latter two, you’re aware of their soulful vocal stylings and abilities to mesmerize audiences with their words. This Oregon-bred songstress can do just that. Give her a mic and a stage, and she’ll belt out an acoustic set, proving her talent comes from deep within.

Read on as the busy, piano-playing entertainer — she’s currently performing close to 10 shows at SXSW in Austin, Texas — hits some hot topics in her life, including how she got her moniker, why she finds Nicki Minaj to be inspirational and what song finds her getting intimate with a dork.

Source: The Boombox Music Blog

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News

Since Bobbi Kristina and her kinda-sorta brother Nicholas Gordon were spotted at a Target in Georgia earlier this month, fans have speculated about the nature of their relationship. On Tuesday (March 13), the only daughter of late singer Whitney Houston shed some light on the matter, utilizing Twitter — tweeting for the first time since Dec. 26, 2011 — to hint that, yes, she and Nicholas are romantically involved.

Her first in a string of re-tweets was a message from Gordon, a 22-year-old described by HollywoodLife.com as Bobbi Kristina’s “unofficial adopted brother.”

“I’ve proved my loyalty to her and the Houston family,” Gordon wrote and Bobbi re-tweeted. “I don’t owe any of you anything. Ha I don’t even know y’all haters.”

What follows on Bobbi’s Twitter timeline is a series of positive messages from fans.

Source: The Boombox Music Blog

Filed under: Soul/R&B, R&B News

The-Dream made a late entrance onstage at New York City’s S.O.B.’s Monday night (March 12) — the second of his sold-out Kill the Lights shows at the venue — but with his two-hour delay, he brought with him a slimmer physique, refreshing vocals and some subliminal insults.

Throughout the evening, the self-described “Radio Killa” performed songs like ‘Shawty Is Da S—,’ ‘Walkin’ on the Moon,’ ‘Falsetto,’ ‘Ghetto,’ ‘Long Gone,’ ‘Wake Me When It’s Over’ and many more tracks off projects like ’1977′ and his forthcoming album, ‘Love IV MMXII.’ While he served fans with charisma and sex-drenched lyrics, he also gave them some commentary on the current state of R&B.

“I haven’t done a show in two years,” he said during a break between his infectious songs. “And since then there’s like four n—-s that sound like me. I’m just being honest.”

Source: The Boombox Music Blog

Filed under: R&B News

A handful of Twitter users really want Rihanna to get back together with Chris Brown — the man who beat her up on the eve of the 2009 Grammys — and if that doesn’t speak to their attitudes on violence, their recent tweets do.

As TMZ reports, several Rihanna fans have tweeted death threats to Karrueche Tran, Brown’s current girlfriend. The ‘Talk That Talk’ singer may have unwittingly instigated the attacks last week when she tweeted a picture that was an apparent jab at Tran.

RiRi decorated a package of rice cakes with sunglasses and hoop earrings. Tran is Vietnamese and put out a photo of herself wearing shades and similar jewelry, which probably explains the joke. The accompanying text read, “Ima make u my bitch.”

Source: The Boombox Music Blog