Aaliyah is still regarded as one of the most successful R&B singers in history. R&B star Aaliyah died 20 years ago today, leaving a long-lasting legacy on music and culture. The singer, born Aaliyah ...

On Aug. 25, 2001, the world lost iconic R&B singer, actress and model Aaliyah, who died in a plane crash while flying from the Bahamas to Florida. She was 22. At just 15 years old, Aaliyah scored the ...

In the 20 years since her tragic death, Aaliyah has been immortalized in song by artists including Kendrick Lamar and Drake, on a street mural in the East Village of New York City and in the musical ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Reporting on Africa, its diaspora, and hip-hop's class acts today. More than twenty years after her untimely passing, the Princess ...

As someone who has seen her fair share of biopics recently, I warned myself to keep an open mind when watching Lifetime’s Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B. Considering that I had already written about it ...

Over 30 years after Aaliyah’s debut, the beloved singer has posthumously earned her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart with her newest single, “Gone” featuring Tank. It rose from No. 2 ...

is so perfunctory, it might just as well have been credited: “Based on Aaliyah’s Wikipedia entry.” Reaction to the movie by Aaliyah’s fanbase, not to mention critics, has been unkind in the extreme.

On Jan. 16, Mattel, the powerhouse behind the iconic Barbie doll, released a special edition Barbie to commemorate what would have been Aaliyah’s 46th birthday. The $55 doll, which sold out within ...

*Mattel honored late R&B icon Aaliyah on what would have been her 46th birthday by releasing a special edition Barbie doll. Part of their Music Series, the $55 collector’s item, inspired by her “One ...

A Barbie doll of the beloved singer Aaliyah went on sale Thursday to mark the late star's birthday — and immediately sold out. The doll was set to be available for one day while supplies lasted as ...

More than 30 years after her musical debut, and two decades after her death, Aaliyah posthumously earns her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. “Gone,” which features Tank, crowns the ...