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Black Music Month originated in 1979. Jimmy Carter proclaimed the month of June as Black Music Month to celebrate the wonderful music, the  achievements, births, important timelines, events and to remember those we lost.

  *“American Idol” premieres its 13th season next month with Keith Urban the lone judge returning from last year’s catastrophe. Producers hope the country crooner – alongside “AI” veteran Jennifer Lopez and newcomer Harry Connick Jr. – will have the right combination of chemistry and audience appeal to bring back the viewers who abandoned ship […]

Reunited and it feels so good! Mariah Carey has teamed back up with the man responsible for hits like “Always Be My Baby,” “We Belong Together” and “Shake It Off.” According to reports, the songstress fired her current management and hired producer and longtime friend Jermaine Dupri to take over. The So So Def CEO […]

  *Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr. and Keith Urban were officially announced today as judges for season 13 of “American Idol.” It’s the first time in the show’s history that the panel consists entirely of singers — like NBC’s “The Voice.” Lopez returns after a two-season run as judge in 2011 and 2012 that was […]

  *Deadline.com is reporting that producer Jimmy Iovine will end his duty as in-house mentor on “American Idol,” and will be replaced by former judge Randy Jackson. Iovine, co-founder of Interscope Records and chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M, joined “Idol” in Season 10, the first without original judge Simon Cowell. With his music executive/producer experience […]

The “American Idol” makeover continues, with The Wrap reporting that longtime executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick have been fired as part of the creative changes designed to win back viewers for Season 13. Fox declined to comment on the report. Lythgoe (who also serves as a judge and executive producer on Fox’s “So […]

Mariah Carey just made it official — she will NOT be back at the “American Idol” judges’ table for a second season … just as everyone…

Mariah Carey is officially leaving “American Idol,” the singer’s publicists announced via Twitter on Thursday. The news follows Randy Jackson’s recent departure from Fox’s reality juggernaut, with fellow judges Nicki Minaj and Keith Urban yet to announce their plans regarding next season. (Minaj is also reportedly set to exit, but has yet to confirm.) Despite […]

*“American Idol” is considering former contestants to fill out the vacant spots on the judging panel next season, according to a new report by Vulture. Although both Fox and the companies that produce the show have yet to comment, sources tell Vulture that Jennifer Hudson and Kelly Clarkson have both been approached, and that Adam […]

After a season full of feuds, drama and outrageous outfits, Nicki Minaj is stepping down as an “American Idol” judge. “It’s safe to say she isn’t coming back to ‘Idol,'” an insider reportedly told Us Weekly, adding that she would be shifting her focus back to her music career. “She’s OK with it. She had […]

Okay, I, admittedly, haven’t been a (loyal) American Idol viewer since the adroit Carrie Underwood went all the way during season four. I actually cried and cheered when Idol almni Fantasia Barrino, Ruben Studdard, and inaugural winner, Kelly Clarkson, snagged their respective crowns on one of television’s longest-running and most successful talent competitions. My interest […]