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Urban music fans know by now the heart of the Beat has stopped ticking, after the Beat’s on-air personalities were fired and the station’s format changed.

At noon Friday, after playing Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road,”…

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Michael Jackson’s new and previously unreleased single “This is It” debuted at 11 p.m. Sunday, as the movie “Michael Jackson’s This is It” inches closer to its Oct. 28 release date. The single is from the…

Michael Jackson

Tonight’s Twilight Tuesday concert, a tribute to Michael Jackson starring St. Louis band Boogie Chyld set to take place at the Missouri History Museum, is canceled because of inclement weather.

The concert is expected to be rescheduled.

Get more information at…

Kanye West grabs the microphone in protest from award winner Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards.

Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards broadcast had a lot going on.

There was Kanye West’s tasteless on-stage diss of Taylor Swift (West was…

Michael Jackson, subject of a Black Rep tribute

The St. Louis Black Rep is starting up its own concert series, with a series of shows slated for next week at the Grandel Theatre.

– 7:30 p.m. Sept. 11, Coco Soul

– 7:30 p.m. Sept. 12,…

Monthly R&B open mic event Café Soul saw a particular resurgence last month with its special Michael Jackson tribute edition, and is going the tribute route again with tonight’s Café Soul at the Loft.

“Tribute to the Late Greats” is what’s…

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson’s “This is It” movie is coming to St. Louis, it’s confirmed.

The movie will open nationwide Oct. 30. The St. Louis theaters carrying the film are to be determined.

Sony is releasing the concert film, which draws upon tons…

Last month’s Café Soul at the Loft took place the same day Michael Jackson died, and he was acknowledged throughout the night with some very impromptu performances.

For this month’s Café Soul, taking place at 8 tonight at the Loft, the R&B showcase…

Michael Jackson during his 1984 Pepsi commercial gone wrong

A ghastly video of Michael Jackson’s head going up in flames during his Pepsi commercial shoot from 1984 was unearthed this week by Us Weekly.

It’s a doozy.

I’ve watched it once, and have…

Sheryl Crow in St. Louis June 22, announcing the MLB All-Star Charity Concert/Christian Gooden

Sheryl Crow says she has a special tribute planned at the MLB All-Star Charity Concert Saturday night at the Gateway Arch (benefiting Stand Up to Cancer), though it’s not…