Gigwise — Following treatment for undisclosed illness.. more info

USA Today Music — Aretha Franklin, who says she's back at "150%," is planning to return to the stage in May for her first post-surgery performance. more info

VH1 Blog — Adele’s VH1 Unplugged premieres online Thu., March 3 at 7/6c and airs March 4 at 11/10c. Earlier this month Adele stopped by a studio in Harlem to perform a six-song set for VH1 Unplugged. We have the song known as  “The Contradictions Track,�... more info

VH1 Blog — Jay-Z hasn’t said whether he was “boycotting” the Grammys or not, but Fantasia Barrino definitely had beef. The singer told 106 & Park that she skipped the ceremony (where Fantasia won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance), because she wasn’t in... more info

E! Online — Fantasia got dissed—so she dissed the Grammys. The former American Idol champ won a statuette Best Female R&B Performance, but her manager collected the prize for her because she decided... more info

ContactMusic — ARETHA FRANKLIN fully savoured the all-female tribute performance for her at Sunday's (13Feb11) Grammy Awards, revealing she tuned in to the show while eating a banana pudding.Jennifer Hudson, Christina Aguilera, Martina MCbride, Florence Welch And Y... more info

ContactMusic — Singer FANTASIA BARRINO boycotted the Grammy Awards on Sunday (13Feb11) because she wasn't asked to be part of the ARETHA FRANKLIN tribute that opened the show.The former American Idol winner won her first Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance but... more info

Mjsbigblog — When Fantasia’s manager, Brian Dickens, accepted her Grammy Sunday afternoon for Best Female R&B Performance for her single “Bittersweet”, he said the Season 3 winner was off shooting her new film project, a Mahalia Jackson bio pic. As it turn... more info

VH1 Blog — With eight Grammy nominations under her belt, Fantasia finally snagged an award last night in the category of Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Bittersweet,” a song whose release and video shoot were chronicled in the most recent season of F... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Singer Jennifer Hudson said she and Florence Welch bonded big time during their part in the Grammy Awards show’s salute to a common influence, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. “I just love her energy,” Hudson said of Welch after... more info