Amaye believes so strongly in her dream of becoming a professional singer that she dropped out of N.C. A&T her junior to pursue a career singing. On Saturday, Amaye (who uses one name), will get one of her best chances of landing a national recording contract. Amaye is one of more than a dozen singers […]

The Andre Harrell Superstar Soul Search is winding down. The finale is Saturday in Atlanta. Check out footage from the Philly competition. See what happened when Harrell came to Charlotte.

Andre Harrell Superstar Soul Search stopped in Detroit last week. See how the competition compared to Charlotte. And Charlotte:

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The Andre Harrell Superstar Soul Search heads to Detroit on Wednesday. On Saturday, he held auditions in Atlanta. Following the Atlanta audiations, Harrell told me via email that the Atlanta contestants didn’t compare to Charlotte. You decide. See what you missed in Charlotte: Harrell stunned by Charlotte talent. K-Ci & JoJo have a new show. […]

As an Observer columnist, I judged and covered more talent shows than I can remember including an “American Idol” audition. In all of those years, I have never seen as much as talent as I saw last week at the Andre Harrell Superstar Soul Search. The level talent and showmanship displayed at the competition made […]

Charlotte kicked off the national Andre Harrell Superstar Soul search, and set the bar crazy high for other cities on Thursday. During the five-hour competition at the House of Jazz, Harrell learned what fellow judge K-Ci Hailey already knew – Charlotte’s got talent. Harrell even said in an interview later he wasn’t sure if Atlanta […]

jump — 1. to spring free from the ground, to move suddenly or involuntarily. 2. a form of R&B music that places emphasis on strong rhythm, exciting solo work especially by saxophones, and vocals in a shout-blues manner. R & B (rhythm & blues) – a kind of music developed by African-Americans that combines blues […]

Today is Luther Vandross’ birthday. The great R&B singer died July 1, 2005. Plug in your iPod and reminisce on the man whose music was the foundation for slow jams.

Marketers typically target people under age 40, but concert ticket sales reveal that Baby Boomer artists topped last year’s most popular concerts. Don’t get it twisted, last year was a bad year for concerts overall with ticket sales dipping 12 percent. However, acts such as Paul McCartney, and Roger Waters were among the most popular […]

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