LOS ANGELES — Teena Marie, the “Ivory Queen of Soul” who developed a lasting legacy with her silky soul pipes and with hits like “Lovergirl,” ”Square Biz,” and “Fire and Desire” with mentor Rick James, has died. She was 54. The confirmation came from a publicist, Jasmine Vega, who worked with Teena Marie on her […]

Musician Lenny Kravitz just revealed that he shared a deeper connection than most with the late Teena Marie. Taking to his Twitter account after being informed of the tragic news, Lenny sent out a very personal video in dedication to the singer. “Good morning, I’m in Paris and I just woke to the tragic news […]

Everybody, Get Up!: The life, legacy and yes, blackness of Teena Marie By Kierna Mayo Upon her untimely death at 54 years old, one simply cannot measure the gargantuan talent of Teena Marie — nee Mary Christine Brockert — by even the greatest of R&B standards. She was utterly unmatched; not even by the vocal […]

From TheGrio Just as most music aficionados of a certain age probably recall exactly where they were when we first heard Teena Marie, we’ll likely never forget what we were doing when we received word of her untimely demise. News of the singer, songwriter, and producer’s death, which occurred on the 31st year of her […]

From The Urban Daily On December 26, 2010 singer Teena Marie died in her home at the age of 54. As is customary when a musician we love has passed away, we take a moment to highlight how they’ve influenced the hip-hop generation. As a gifted singer and musician the Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter made […]

Teena Marie, who dazzled R&B audiences for years with her soulful voice and powerful, high-energy stage performances, died Sunday at her home in California. Mike Gardner, Marie’s manager, told me that Marie died after her 18-year-old daughter, Alia Rose Brockert was unable to wake her in her bed (Marie was born Mary Christine Brockert in […]

The great duo of Rick James and Teena Marie perform a classic at the BET Awards. Enjoy! RELATED: Teena Marie Dead At 54 Share this post on Facebook! CLICK HERE: http://widgets.fbshare.me/files/fbshare.js Vindicated! Judge rules in Fantasia’s favor [from Hellobeautiful.com] Nicki Minaj calls Rihanna “The best fondler ever” [from Hellobeautiful.com] Trey Songz ex-bodyguard diss record “warning […]

New York — The death of award-winning singer-songwriter Teena Marie hit the Twitterverse hard Sunday night. The first tweet about the singer’s death hit the popular microblogging site around 8:30 p.m. In an hour’s time, Marie’s name was the top trending topic, with condolences being tweeted from around the world. “I can’t believe Teena Marie […]

Oakland — Today, December 26, the world lost a musical angel, Teena Marie. Her musical talents will be forever remembered. As the news is spread of the loss of Teena Marie, celebrities have taken to their twitter accounts to show their love and sadness over the loss. Most were shocked upon hearing the news, some […]

Oakland — Teena Marie is by far the queen of blue-eyed soul. A protégé of the late Rick James, with whom she recorded the classic R&B duet ‘Fire and Desire,’ Marie never imagined she would have a career that would span more than three decades. “We were experimenting. We were kids having fun, and we […]