SINGERSROOM 2009: YEAR IN REVIEW

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: T-Pain's Outrageous Tattoo (7 of 7)

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: T-Pain's Outrageous Tattoo (7 of 7)
There’s no question that Facebook is definitely one of the most popular social network platforms. Even rapper-turnt-singer T-Pain is a huge fan of the site, but he doesn’t stop at just checking his page constantly or updating his status. He ta ... 

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: The Occupy Movement (10 of 10)

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: The Occupy Movement (10 of 10)
Artists create music as a source of entertainment but they also use their fame as a platform to empower people of political or social movements within our society. With the United States in an economic downturn, social groups have started the ... 

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Soul Train Exhibit Opens (9 of 10)

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Soul Train Exhibit Opens (9 of 10)
Peace, love and soul made its way into the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture exhibit over this summer. Dubbed the “hippest trip in America,” Soul Train was known not only for its signature dance line and lat ... 

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: R. Kelly Undergoes Emergency Throat Surgery (8 of 10)

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: R. Kelly Undergoes Emergency Throat Surgery (8 of 10)
Multi-Grammy winning singer R. Kelly underwent emergency throat surgery back in July after experiencing severe pain from a sore throat.

The Pied Piper of R&B was rushed to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago to have absces ... 

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Plot to Kidnap Soul Singer Joss Stone Foiled (6 of 7)

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Plot to Kidnap Soul Singer Joss Stone Foiled (6 of 7)
Back in June (2011), two men were arrested for allegedly attempting to kidnap and rob British soul singer Joss Stone.

Junior Bradshaw, 30, and Kevin Liverpool, 33, were found in a car near Stone’s home with a samurai sword, a body b ... 

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Teairra Slapped with Assault and DUI Charges (5 of 7)

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Teairra Slapped with Assault and DUI Charges (5 of 7)
There's no denying that 2011 was filled with reports of music artists making their way into jail. This was no exception to R&B singer Teairra Mari, who faced multiple charges after being arrested back in August for driving while under the influ ... 

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Voletta Wallace Removes Lil Kim Off Monica's Record (4 of 7)

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Voletta Wallace Removes Lil Kim Off Monica's Record (4 of 7)
Though many artists were able to make a strong comeback this year, Lil Kim could not catch a break at all. Just when things were starting to turn around for the Queen B with a feature on a Monica song, Notorious B.I.G.’s mom stepped in and shut it ... 

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Frank Ocean vs. Def Jam (7 of 10)

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Frank Ocean vs. Def Jam (7 of 10)
Today Frank Ocean is in constant rotation on urban radio stations and has been set on a path to become a household name. But before he wrote songs for Beyonce’s ‘4,’ landed on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s ‘Watch the Throne’ album and switched his s ... 

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Miguel vs Lloyd - The Hair Cut Battle (3 of 7)

2011 RECKLESS MOMENTS: Miguel vs Lloyd - The Hair Cut Battle (3 of 7)
When you hear about a cat fight, especially over hair, you assume it probably involves women. Nope, the beef was between R&B singers Lloyd and Miguel.

While Lloyd was promoting his latest album on BET’s 106 & Park, Lloyd p ... 

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Grammy Shuns R&B (6 of 10)

2011 MEMORABLE MOMENTS: Grammy Shuns R&B (6 of 10)
Earlier this year, it was announced that the 54th annual Grammy Awards would face some drastic restructuring to shorten the show. Though the awards show is to celebrate all music genres and its artists as a whole, organizers sought to scale ba ... 
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