Musical prodigy, Sparkle (Jordin Sparks), struggles to become a rising star while overcoming issues that are tearing her family apart. From an affluent Detroit area and daughter to a single mother (Whitney Houston), she tries to balance a love romance with music manager (Derek Luke) while dealing with the unexpected challenges her new life will bring as she and her two sisters (Carmen Ejojo and Tika Sumpter) strive to become a dynamic singing group during the Motown-era.
The Apollo Theater and Centric present APOLLO LIVE, a new talent television competition! Apollo is looking for singers, dancers, comedians and a variety of different acts!
Atlanta Auditions: May 19th and 20th - Center Stage (Loft & Vinyl Spaces) - 1374 West Peachtree St.
You MUST be 18 years of age or older to be considered a minor in your state or residence, and a U.S. citizen or legal residence of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia to qualify.
Log onto bet.com/apollo for further audition information!
Jade recently performed at the BET Music Matters Showcase in NYC on May 8th! Check out a performance clip of Jade rocking the stage with her own acoustic guitar rendition of Lil Wayne's "How to Love," performing a Mary J Blige "Real Love" cover, and original songs "Missing You," "Searching" and "Sober".... #BOOM
The queen of Hip Hop/R&B Soul has done it again and is just showing us time and time again why she is and probably will remain the queen! Check out her new music video for "Why?" ft. Rick Ross from the My Life II album! #BOSS
Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers out there who are handling their business on a day to day basis, providing for their children, being the nurturer of the household and doing it ALL while maintaining a career! Salute to you!!
I recently watched Jada Pinkett Smith's "Round Table Discussions" webisode that she had with her daughter Willow and her mom Adrienne.. They tackled tough questions in a very creative platform that some mothers and daughters don't and won't ever get to discuss.. It was a very creative way to openly, and without judging, express past and present feelings, emotions and issues, good and bad. They talked about how Jada handled her mom's addiction to drugs during her developmental years of growing up, how it made her the woman she is today, and how she chose to turn that negative situation into a positive one... Willow discussed how sometimes she wishes she can give back her fame to be a regular 10 year old, and Adrienne seemed to be able to get a revelation and a release of the burden of guilt about being a drug addict while caring for Jada that she's held on to for years.
I was really inspired from watching Jada and her family interact.. Let's be real, in the black household, we don't necessarily know how to open up about certain topics such as those without it escalating to a yelling match of who's the loudest and then ultimately relationships are lost and then forgotten.. What I learned from watching this is that open communication and dialogue is ultimately the thing that builds and strengthens your relationships... We all say this, but when you're dealing with tough issues at home such as drug abuse, it's harder said than done... I have my own issues with my family that I'm still trying to learn how to verbally deal with as I get older... I wish to see more of these types of webisodes from Mrs. Smith! #SALUTE
I've been a fan of Jhene's since high school, back in the early 2000's, when she was introduced to the world as Lil' Fizz's cousin.. Lil Fizz was a member of the R&B/Pop boy singing group, B2K... I kind of stopped following her progress over the years and haven't really heard much from Jhene until recently.. It was like she exploded back on the scene all over again with the release of her mixtape "Sailing Souls" last year... This mixtape is one of THE HOTTEST mixtapes I've heard from a female singer in a looooong time! Jhene's voice is so sweet and if you're not up on her then you need to get to it.. She has hot features from Miguel, Drake, Gucci Mane, Kanye, Kendrick Lamar and more... This mixtape just never gets old...
Congratulations goes out to Jhene for recently signing to Def Jam Records! I'm so excited to see what's gonna come from her in the future.. Much success Jhene, You deserve it!!
Man, I am truly impressed with some of the younger R&B cats who are coming out right now with new music... Not many, but one in particular is Quincy... We all know Quincy, more so from his super star status parents, Kim Porter and Al B. Sure.. and his pretty much adopted father P. Diddy... So it's kind of hard for him to lose, but I'm sure he want to gain success on his own..
Quincy first came on the music scene as a rapper but he went back in, regrouped and refocused and dropped his first R&B single "Stay Awhile" featuring Kendre'... This kid has mad swagg in this video and if I was around his age, I would have a new found crush lol.. This song is nice and smooth, us older folks can appreciate this track... I'm pretty sure that the pressure is on considering who his parents are, but I believe Quincy can definitely hold his own.. #Salute Check out the video below!
