For Real

In the six years since she became the third "American Idol," Fantasia -- who, like Bjork or Madonna, needs no last name -- has published a bestselling memoir, starred in a top-rated Lifetime movie about her life, and now has invited cameras into her house for a VH1 docu-series , "Fantasia for Real," which premieres Monday. Read More

I had a lot of trouble placing the year in music 2009 because I cannot tell if it was a bad/disappointing year or if I just went through the year with my nose in the air because I enjoyed 2008's releases so much. Read More

"We have watched Ryan Leslie over the past couple of years "transition" into this mature, successful, and fashion forward confident man, so it was not only a perfect fit as his sophomore album is titled "Transition", but it was a must for Ryan to cover the new issue of Bleu, says De'Von Christopher, Publisher of Bleu Magazine." 2010 promises to debut a more polished, chic, confident, and informed BLEU Magazine. Read More

*The amount of claims levied against the estate of Michael Jackson totals more than $20 million, according to TMZ. Read More

Like many musicians, Elliott Yamin spends most of his time in Los Angeles. Read More

Here's Part Deux of the Athens Ear Buds' Best of the Decade project. Read More

The Real World DC premiered last night to mixed reviews , but that hasn't discouraged three local musicians who are hoping to gain some national attention from the 23rd season of the MTV phenomenon. Read More

In 2008, Madison's arts scene was, thanks to the crashing economy, in trouble. Read More

show Feds helped with child molestation investigation. Read More

Fantasia Barrino knows what people have heard about her, and she wants them to know that most of it isn't true. Read More