Tyler Perry’s two scripted series on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Network are not the channels only hits. OWN’s two reality series, “Raising Whitley,” starring comedienne Kym Whitley, and “Life With La Toya,” about La Toya Jackson, have officially received second season orders from the network. Their second seasons will air in 2014. The show’s self-help series, [...]

“R&B Divas” star Syleena Johnson recently vacationed in Las Vegas with her husband, retired basketball star Kiwane Garris, her singers Tommie B and Malone, and a few of her girlfriends. The 36-year-old vocalist posted several pictures of herself on Instagram in a sexy swimsuit, showing that her “Mommy Got Soul” workout regime has been paying [...]

Don’t look for the “TV One Night Only: Live From The Essence Festival” this year on TV One. The annual music and cultural festival usually packages some of its main stage performances from the Essence Festival with backstage interviews for a two-hour television special for those unable to make it to New Orleans. After four [...]

R&B singer Ray J has released the official video to accompany his controversial new song, ‘I Hit It First.’ The tune has the star of TV One’s “Rickey Smiley Show” singing about how he bedded reality star Kim Kardashian long before her relationships with “rappers and ballers.” Ray J and Kim started dating in 2004 [...]

En Vogue’s music career has as much drama going on these days as most of the reality shows on television. Now only two of the original four members can legally call themselves En Vogue. The other two are not allowed to use the name for any professional billings. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, [...]

Journalist, radio host and television commentator Roland S. Martin has been named Journalist of the Year by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). The popular 44-year-old media personality was selected for the award by NABJ’s Board of Directors. “Roland Martin has had an enviable career as a multimedia journalist, becoming a respected and trusted [...]

This week, AlwaysAList.com sat in on a studio session in Atlanta with two of music’s most soulful singers, Syleena Johnson and Musiq Soulchild. The two R&B stars were recording songs for their new duets CD, “9INE,” a compilation of nine Reggae songs that the pair is recording in nine days. “The way this project came [...]

This week in Atlanta, Brownstone singer Nicci Gilbert-Daniels appeared on radio personality Egypt’s mid-day show on V-103 to announce that the group would be reuniting for a tour. This is Brownstone’s second attempt at a reunion effort. On Oct. 1, 2009, I reported exclusively for my “BV Buzz” column for AOL Black Voices that the [...]

The success of season one of TV One’s reality series “R&B Divas” has spawned a Los Angeles spin-off, “R&B Divas: LA.” The original season was set in Atlanta and starred singers Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert-Daniels, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt. Those ladies are currently shooting their second season with the additional of two [...]

Amid rumors online of a cast shakeup for TV One’s breakout hit reality series, “R&B Divas,” all five original cast members Faith Evans, Nicci Gilbert-Daniels, Monifah Carter, Syleena Johnson and Keke Wyatt are currently in Los Angeles filming scenes for season two. The ladies of “R&B Divas” will collectively appear at actress Sheryl Lee Ralph’s [...]