• Erykah Badu tests positive for COVID-19 in left nostril, negative in right

    Erykah Badu tests positive for COVID-19 in left nostril, negative in right

    Erykah Badu is understandably confused after somehow testing both positive and negative for Covid-19 this week.
  • Erykah Badu will be Teyana Taylor’s midwife during birth of second child

    Erykah Badu will be Teyana Taylor’s midwife during birth of second child

    Teyana Taylor says soul singer and certified doula Erykah Badu will serve as her midwife for the birth of her second child. “I don’t know if I want to go to the hospital for this next baby,” she told Nick Cannon on his podcast. “I’ll make sure it’s not on the toilet or the bathroom …
  • Erykah Badu and Jill Scott turn IG ‘Verzuz’ battle into mutual love-fest

    Erykah Badu and Jill Scott turn IG ‘Verzuz’ battle into mutual love-fest

    Erykah Badu and Jill Scott helped the music industry grieve the deaths of rock legend Little Richard and entertainment mogul Andre Harrell at their “Verzuz” battle on Instagram Live Saturday night. The neo-soul pioneers turned the battle into an evening of mutual appreciation as they shared stories and sang along to each others’ songs for …
  • Erykah Badu and Jill Scott to duke it out in ‘Verzuz’ battle on Instagram Live

    Erykah Badu and Jill Scott to duke it out in ‘Verzuz’ battle on Instagram Live

    First, there was the battle of Babyface versus Teddy Riley last month. But now R&B fans will get to see two queens get in the ring, when Erykah Badu belts it out against Jill Scott in Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s “Verzuz” battle series on Instagram Live on Saturday. Yes, the mother of all neo-soul showdowns …
  • Erykah Badu is charging $2 for home concert

    Erykah Badu is charging $2 for home concert

    Erykah Badu is finally getting to play her dream stage while under quarantine at her home in Dallas, Texas. She kicked off her “Quarantine Concert Series: Apocalypse One” two weeks ago, charging fans $1 per ticket to watch her and her band perform songs from her bedroom. “I’m the laziest artist in the world. My …
  • Why Thundercat is thankful to Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu

    Why Thundercat is thankful to Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu

    Grammy-winning singer-bassist Thundercat says that the saying “It Is What It Is” — which just so happens to be the title of his fourth album, out Friday — might actually help you cope with coronavirus anxiety. “We all come to that conclusion at a certain point,” he says of accepting that “it is what it …
  • Eyrkah Badu charges $1 for bedroom concert

    Eyrkah Badu charges $1 for bedroom concert

    Erykah Badu charged fans just $1 to livestream a concert that she performed in her bedroom — with a band wearing surgical masks. Her “Quarantine Concert Series: Apocalypse One” show — which will help support her band while their shows are indefinitely on hold — streamed on her BaduWorld Market site Monday night. “I got …
  • 10 albums to crank up while Chinese virus has you stuck at home

    10 albums to crank up while Chinese virus has you stuck at home

    Madonna famously sang that “Music makes the people come together,” but not in this social-distancing era. With concerts canceled and clubs closed due to the Chinese virus crisis, you’ll need to have your tune time in the privacy of your place. Here are 10 albums worth revisiting as you get into your stay-at-home groove. 1. …
  • Erykah Badu invites Parker Posey to co-star in ‘Cheech & Chong’ remake

    Erykah Badu invites Parker Posey to co-star in ‘Cheech & Chong’ remake

    Indie darling Parker Posey and musician Erykah Badu could have a new project on the horizon. During this week’s Texas Film Awards, Badu — who wore a full hazmat suit as she accepted the night’s Soundtrack Award — told Posey, “I’ve always wanted to do something with you. Right now my team is going to …