The Apollo Theater has announced its first Harlem Healthy Soul Festival – a new community initiative focused on family health and wellness. Sponsored by Coca-Cola, the cultural celebration will feature performances by SWV, Noel Gourdin, Doug E. Fresh, John Michael, Angelique Sabrina and other not-yet-announced entertainers. Harlem Healthy Soul Festival will also have performances by Apollo Amateur [...]

Mary Mary singer Erica Campbell is really stepping out. On her and sister Tina Campbell’s reality show, “Mary Mary” on WE TV, there was a lot of tension between the siblings about Erica’s solo ambitions. But Erica is moving forward and has released a new single, ‘A Little More Jesus’ that she premiered live in [...]

Talk show host Wendy Williams will make her Broadway stage debut this summer in the long-running, Tony Award-winning musical “Chicago.” Williams will take over the role of Matron “Mama” Morton in “Chicago” at the Ambassador Theatre for a seven week run starting in June. “I can’t wait to sing and dance while still doing the [...]

It’s the Super Bowl of professional wrestling and it took place Sunday night at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. WWE‘s WrestleMania 29 played to a sold out crowd of 80,676 fans in New Jersey and grossed $12.3 million. The professional wrestling extravaganza was broadcast around the world on pay-per-view in more than 100 countries [...]

AlwaysAList.com recently traveled to New York City to attend the CD release concert of The Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral. The famed mega church, located in Jamaica, New York, released their debut album, “Rev. Floyd Flake Presents the Worship Experience” on RCA Inspiration. Within 24 hours of its release, the CD was ranked #1 in iTunes Christian/Gospel [...]

Dionne Warwick is in financial turmoil. The ‘Don’t Make Me Over’ singer owes more than $10 million in unpaid taxes. The 72-year-old singer has filed for bankruptcy in New Jersey, because of her whopping $10.2 million tax debt and fees to the IRS and the State of California. Warwick claims to only have $25,000 in [...]

Lenny Kravitz is out and “Law & Order” alum Jesse L. Martin is officially in as Marvin Gaye in the biopic about the late singer’s life. Martin is now confirmed to play the Motown legend in the Julien Temple-helmed “Sexual Healing,” which is slated to start filming in later this month in Europe according to [...]

Emmy Award-winning actress Lynn Whitfield and NAACP Image Award-winning actor Clifton Powell star in the theatrical production about the late soul icon Marvin Gaye. The play, “My Brother Marvin,” is the “uncut” and “untold story” of the R&B icon who died on April 1, 1984 after being murdered by his father. Conceived by his sister [...]

Good news for fans of the Shonda Rhimes-produced ABC drama “Private Practice.” Tony Award-winning actress Audra McDonald will return to reprise her role as Dr. Naomi Bennett for the series finale. McDonald’s character is the ex-wife of Sam (played by Taye Diggs) and best friend to Addison (played by Kate Walsh). READ: Shutting Its Doors: ABC’s [...]

Actress Edwina Findley and Advertising Executive/Time Management Coach Kelvin Dickerson are now husband and wife. The couple wed in a ceremony for family and friends on November 17 in New York. The ceremony was officiated by Dr. A.R. Bernard of Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn. Findley, a Washington, DC native, wore a beaded mermaid gown by [...]