“Making music with the deceased never sat right with me … because HOW YOU KNOW THEY WANTED A COLLAB?,” another fan commented. Despite the naysayers, it appears that Aaliyah’s estate and management are rolling full steam ahead with her new music. While she’s no longer with us in phys...
R&B star Aaliyah died 20 years ago today, leaving a long-lasting legacy on music and culture. The singer, born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, first made waves in her music career at the tender age of 10, appearing on "Star Search." Two years later, she signed to her uncle Barry Hankerson’s...
and hoped to highlight the abuse she tragically endured by R Kelly when she was a teenager. “We have had a lot of conversations about how to tell Aaliyah’s story every time because we really want to be respectful of her legacy. But what ...
Dash admits that when Aaliyah died, it was hard to handle how strong her presence was. He shares that he went out a lot to "escape" and would make it so that clubs knew not to play any of her music when he arrived. But with time came an understanding that allowed him ...
“Got To Give It Up” (which you probably didn’t even know she covered unless you copped her second album). Shipp also performed a very, very weak version of the forgotten “Journey to the Past” and, for some odd reason, “The One I Gave My Heart To.” Not sure ...
late singer Aaliyah's friends and acquaintances. Rapper Missy Elliott recounts how the recording of "One in a Million" became the start of the friendship with Aaliyah and rapper Timbaland. Damon Dash, Aaliyah's boyfriend at the time of her death, said ...
a brilliant light was taken to early from our world when she died and when her songs come up on my playlists I always wonder what heights she would have hit had she lived longer. So when MAC announced they were coming out with an Aaliyah collection I was beyond stoked. Sadly, I had ...
Aaliyah. Actress: Romeo Must Die. Talented. Beautiful. Modest. These three words described R&B singer-turned-actress Aaliyah perfectly. Aaliyah Dana Haughton was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Diane (Hankerson) and Michael Haughton. Her uncle was music
Aaliyah tragically died alongside seven others in a plane crash in the Bahamas on Aug. 25, 2001. She was 22 years old. Three months prior to her untimely death, Aaliyah spoke with ET and shared her excitement for the future. While promoting her self-titled studio a...
How did Aaliyah and R. Kelly meet? Two years later after she was signed, Aaliyah teamed with Kelly to make her first record "Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number." She became involved with Kelly and the two were secretly married when Aaliyah was just 15. Her parents discovered this and...