Erykah Badu

Bonnaroo Flashbacks: Crowd-Surfing with Crystal Castles, Phoenix + M.I.A., Florence, David Byrne, Erykah Badu, Neon Indian, MGMT (VIDEOS)

Michael Vazquez | Posted 05.17.2012

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Exactly three weeks from my favorite festival, herewith, a scrapbook of old clips and thoughts from Bonnaroos past.

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Erykah Badu Opens Up On Recording With Jay Electronica

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 04.19.2012

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Erykah Badu’s steadfast pursuit of creativity and inspiration has been an ongoing challenge for the R&B songstress throughout the course of her care...

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The Craziest Things Rock And Roll Stars Call Their Kids

Posted 04.05.2012

Read More: Aretha Franklin, Celebrity Baby Names, John Mellencamp, Mariah Carey, Erykah Badu, Alice Cooper, Slidepollajax, Crazy Celebrity Baby Names, Baby Names, Rock and Roll, Margaret Eby, Parents News

Bob Dylan's Sara was a "radiant jewel" -- famously "easy to look at" but "hard to define." The Beatles had their "lovely Rita"; Toni Basil obsessed ov...

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Erykah Badu Sad Over Show Ban In Malaysia

AP | SEAN YOONG | Posted 04.30.2012

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Soul singer Erykah Badu said Wednesday she holds no grudge against Malaysia's government for barring her from performin...

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Erykah Badu Show Banned In Malaysia

AP | SEAN YOONG | Posted 04.29.2012

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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Muslim-majority Malaysia on Tuesday banned a planned concert by Erykah Badu after a photograph appeared showing the Gra...

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Erykah Badu Hosts BBC Radio Series On Black Power Movement

News One | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Black Power, Erykah Badu, BBC Radio, Black Power Movement, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

Erykah Badu is hosting a two-part series about the Black Power and Black Arts movement of the late '60s and '70s on BBC Radio 4 called "Black Is A Cou...

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VH1 Adds More 'Divas' To Forthcoming Event

Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Mavis Staples, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Vh1 Divas, Anita Baker, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Erykah Badu, Wanda Jackson, Vh1, Ledisi, Black Voices News

Today it was announced that Anita Baker, Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson and Ledisi will join the list of performers scheduled to hit the stage at this y...

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AMP: The Business Of Being Erykah Badu

Voto Latino | Posted 01.15.2012

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Between working on a midwife certificate and opening natural birthing centers in inner cities, Badu's in the studio on another album with Flying Lotus.

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'The Black Power Mixtape': Who's Telling You Your Stories?

Naima Ramos-Chapman | Posted 01.07.2012

Read More: Danny Glover, Sundance Film Festival, The Black Power Mixtape, Talib Kweli, Göran Hugo Olsson, Erykah Badu, John Forte, Postbourgie, Black Voices News

Left neglected in a Swedish TV station's cellar for 30 years, Black Power Mixtape includes "socially conscious" artists and a sweet soundtrack crafted by ?uestlove... what was there not to love? How about everything minus the soundtrack?

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Erykah Badu, Mary Mary And More Rock The House At 'Black Girls Rock'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 12.17.2011

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Founded by celebrity DJ and Philanthropist, Beverly Bond, Saturday marked the second annual televised taping of "Black Girls Rock," held at the histor...

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Common on White House Controversy: It Was the Highest and Lowest Moment of My Life

Shira Lazar | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Kanye West, Shira Lazar, Common, The White House, Erykah Badu, What's Trending, Shiralazar, Entertainment News

From his new book One Day It Will All Make Sense to his reaction to all the bad press around his White House invite, the "influencer" candidly spoke to me about his spin on things.

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Olsson's The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975: The Revolution Will Be Documented

E. Nina Rothe | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Talib Kweli, Danny Glover, Black Panthers, Sweden, Göran Hugo Olsson, Erykah Badu, Stokely Carmichael, The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975, Angela Davis, Black Power Movement, Mutabaruka, Black Power Mixtape Movie, Black Power Mixtape Review, Black Power Mixtape Film, Culture News

Swedish filmmaker Göran Hugo Olsson's documentary The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 is one of those once-in-a-lifetime films which seamlessly reaches the full cinematic goal of changing its viewers' world for good.

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A Conversation With My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Plus Stephan Said's "Take A Stand" Download

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: The Flaming Lips, House, My Monring Jacket, Erykah Badu, Jim James, Austin City Limits, American Dad, How I Met Your Mother, Bjork, Entertainment News

Jim James spoke with me about how the latest round of touring has been for My Morning Jacket, who kicked off their latest circuit with a simulcast in Louisville a few months back.

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Outside Lands, The Weekend That Was

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.16.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Outside Lands -- the Golden Gate Park music festival that everyone you know was at this weekend -- is often referred to as a mini-Coa...

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Erykah Badu To Lead Isis Brantley's Natural Hair Parade

Getty | Julee Wilson | Posted 10.12.2011

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Here’s the chance to show off your lovely natural tresses to the nation (or, at least to Dallas). Isis Brantley, also known as the "guru of natu...

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Miguel Atwood Ferguson: A Different Grand Performance

Wyatt Closs | Posted 10.05.2011

He brings together genres seamlessly with his viola from hip-hop to classical and will have you gnashing or gritting your teeth with his mad orchestral skills. This Friday night shouldn't be any different for Miguel Atwood Ferguson.

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11 Notable HBCU Alumni

Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Toni Morrison, Oprah Winfrey, Samuel L. Jackson, Sean Combs, Wanda Sykes, Taraji P. Henson, Keisha-Knight-Pulliam, Erykah Badu, Herman Cain, Spike Lee, Alice Walker, Slidepollajax, College News

Did you know that P. Diddy interned at Uptown records while he was at Howard University? Or that Oprah got her start in broadcasting while at Tennesse...

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The Light Of The Sun: A Conversation With Jill Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Vidal Davis, Charles Whitfield, Scott Storch, Lupe Fiasco, JR Hutson, Special Ed, Montez Roberts, Miles Davis, Spanky McCurdy, Block Party, ?v? Roane, Hounddog, Halle Berry, Storm, Andre Harris, Adam Blackstone, Big Momma Thornton, Jill Scott, Questlove, Anthony Hamilton, Quincy Jones, Frankie Beverly, Eve, Doug E. Fresh, R&b, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Black Thought, George Benson, Common, Black Panther, The a Group, Yameen Allworld, Marvel Comics, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Randy Bowland, Eric Wertheim, Lady GaGa, Dave Chappelle, Gerald Levert, Entertainment News

Jill has the #1 album in the country, and features Anthony Hamilton on her latest single, "So In Love." Here, she gives us some background on how her duet came about.

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LA Weekend Agenda: Laugh, Shop, Dance, Play

| Katie Bain | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: La Weekend Events, La Weekend Agenda, La Around Town, Erykah Badu, Los Angeles News

Shopping, cycling, theater, design and an under-the-radar performance from hip-hop’s reigning soul child. It’s just another (amazing) weekend in L...

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Erykah Badu Explains Why She Ditched Her Head Wrap

The Huffington Post | Hilary Moss | Posted 08.10.2011

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Essence.com caught up with songstress Erykah Badu to talk about her music, her new collaboration with My Morning Jacket and her style -- specifically,...

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Review: My Morning Jacket "Unstaged," Plus Chatting with Erykah Badu and James Tormé

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.03.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Tom Blankenship, Bonnie Raitt, John Daversa, Funkadelic, Sarah Vaughn, Tracy Tormé, Steely Dan, Michel Legrand, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Montel Williams, Arcade Fire, Bo Koster, Carl Broemel, Chaka Khan, The Virginian, Jay Daversa, Ella Fitzgerald, My Morning Jacket, Run for Your Life, Marilyn Bergman, Elvis Costello, Alan Bergman, Mel Tormé, Terry Gilliam, Marty Paich, John Legen, Chuck Mitchell, Bill Holman, Patrick Hallahan, The Brand New Heavies, Gene Coye, John Lennon, Jamiroquai, June Christy, Pink Floyd, Jim James, Joni Mitchell, Justin Timberlake, Frank Sinatra, American Idol, The Palace Theater, Gene Roddenberry, The Ed Sullivan Show, Robert Goulet, Spike Lee, Ryan Cross, Kenny Ortega, Earth Wind and Fire, Star Trek, The Nat King Cole Show, David Paich, The James Taylor Quartet, David Lynch, James Tormé, Night Court, Fantasia, Duran Duran, The Velvet Fog, Before the Music Died, Incognito, Sugarland, Walt Disney, Carmen McRae, Majel Roddenberry, Erykah Badu, Todd Rundgren, The Roots, Barbra Streisand, Peggy Lee, The Lady and the Tramp, Tracy Niles, Brandon Coleman, Chuck Niles, The Doobie Brothers, Grand Central Station, Jimi Hendrix, Carl E.K. Johnson, James Taylor, Entertainment News

Louisville rocked on the cutting edge Tuesday, May 31st, when hometown heroes My Morning Jacket took the stage at The Palace Theater for a three hour performance for Unstaged: An Original Series From American Express.

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Lauryn Hill To Perform Landmark Album In Full

Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Nas, Cypress Hill, Cypress Hil, Talib Kweli, Gza, Rock the Bells, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Mos Def, Erykah Badu, Rza, Mobb Deep, Lauryn Hill, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Raekwon, Entertainment News

The 8th annual touring rap festival Rock The Bells announced it's lineup today, and it will be headlined by Lauryn Hill who coincidentally celebrates ...

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Coachella 2011's Perfect Saturday: Noon to Midnight (VIDEOS)

| Katie Bain | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Arcade Fire, Bright Eyes, Broken Social Scene, Gogol Bordello, Mumford & Sons, Animal Collective, Erykah Badu, Coachella Lineup, Coachella 2011, Coachella, Freelance Whales, Francis and the Lights, Los Angeles News

Story comes courtesy of City's Best By Katie Bain It's two days before the festival, and the Coachella set times have finally been released. In ...

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Jazzy Mandarin & The Gate's Wide Open: Conversations With Dianne Reeves and Kurt Elling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Don Was, George Duke, Jon Hendricks, Harry Belafonte, John Patitucci, Laurence Hobgood, Stevie Wonder, Ella Fitzgerald, Kurt Elling, Tony Bennet, Blue Note, Rosemary Clooney, Motown, Carmen McRae, Good Night and Good Luck, Betty Carter, Michelle Obama, Bruce Lundvall, BIlly Holiday, Erykah Badu, Mark Murphy, George Clooney, Alexander McQueen, The 5th Dimension, Barack Obama, Dianne Reeves, Billy Childs, Chet Baker, Nina Simone, Terreon Gully, Sarah Vaughan, King Crimson, Entertainment News

What happens when your elegant entertainer goes off script and speaks mandarin directly to a Chinese delegation in the White House?

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Singer Erykah Badu Strips Naked at JFK Assassination Site

Jackson Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dealey Plaza, Texas, JFK Assassination, Window Seat, Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Erykah Badu, Matt and Kim, Entertainment News

In the video, Badu walks around Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, site of the November, 1963 shooting of President John F. Kennedy. Apparently filmed on St. Patrick's Day, onlookers watch as she slowly removes articles of clothing.

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