The 2011 Soul Train Awards will air on both BET and Centric on November 27th at 9pm ET and the event has inspired a special edition of Way Back Wednesday. Today’s installment of our series features some of the most memorable performances in the history of the iconic ‘Soul Train’ show as it rolled through [...]
True divas are the most talented and celebrated women in the industry with few other artists matching their incredible impact. Yet, when these acts join forces, the results are even greater!
Rihanna shocked the world today when her latest single, ‘We Found Love’, ascended to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and became her 11th #1 song on the tally. However, the trendy Pop star is not the first act to achieve that feat. In fact, as Way Back Wednesday will highlight, 7 other artists [...]
Way Back Wednesday has returned with a vengeance this week with a special edition dedicated to the some of the industry’s most talented women – the divas! However, nobody could honor these women better than they can do for themselves so we have compiled a list of performances where they do just that by covering each other’s [...]
Way Back Wednesday will take you to the theatre this week with R. Kelly’s dramatic ‘Trapped in the Closet’ series. Released in May 2005 from his ‘TP. 3 Reloaded’ LP, the cliffhanger installments revolutionised both songwriting as well as visual entertainment and consequently redefining R&B music.
Toni Braxton’s ‘Another Sad Love Song’ is this week’s Way Back Wednesday selection. Released as the lead single from her self-titled debut album in 1993, the song peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the contralto her first Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.
This week’s Way Back Wednesday comes from the most electrifying female performer of our time – Tina Turner. ‘Proud Mary’ was originally performed by the band Creedence Clearwater Revival but was later immortalised by Turner who thrilled audiences around the world for 40 years with her live routines.
Mya enlisted Paul Hunter to create one of the best videos of her career in 2003 and this week’s Way Back Wednesday feature. ‘My Love Is Like…Wo’ was produced by Missy Elliott and released as the lead single from her critically acclaimed ‘Moodring’ album.
Today’s Way Back Wednesday comes from the incomparable Luther Vandross. The late R&B singer performed this cover of Dionne Warwick’s ‘A House Is Not A Home’ in tribute to her at the NAACP, earning hims a standing ovation and even moved his fellow icon to tears.