via eurweb: Kelly Rowland has been tapped to play music icon Gladys Knight in BET’s newest scripted drama series, “American Soul.” According to The YBF, it’s a 70s period drama recounting the rise of the uber-popular dance television show “Soul Train,” created by the late Don Cornelius. Singer Kelly Price has also joined the cast a series regular and “Power” star Sinqua Walls will […]

And the nominations are in! It’s time for the best in Soul, R&B, Hip-hop, Jazz, Gospel, and beyond to be honored at the 2016 Soul Train Awards! This year’s celebration will take place on November 6th in Las Vegas. Find out who made the cut for the Gospel category below… Best Gospel/Inspirational Song Donnie McClurkin […]

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently said he would force Mexico to create a border wall that would halt billions of dollars Mexican immigrants living in the U.S. send back to their native country.

  via:eurweb With sadness we report that R&B/gospel singer David Peaston has passed. He was 54. Unfortunately, as of this posting, details of his death are not available. However, according to postings on his Facebook page, he died on Wednesday. EUR received this note of remembrance from his friend, singer Cheryl Pepsii Riley   Click […]

Via: newsone.com For those who love to bathe in the nostalgia of the 1970s, Chicago’s Soul Train reunion party this Labor Day weekend rolled in to meet those expectations.

Do not be alarmed! The legendary music show that had people from all over the globe to move their bodies for one hour every Saturday morning has made it's stop into history at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture!

Via: defendernetwork.com The National Museum of African American History and Culture has decided to collect items from Soul Train, the “hippest trip in America.” The popular television show was responsible for breaking many artists and giving them the platform to perform and be heard for 37 years. The Jackson 5, James Brown, The O’Jays, Stevie […]