Neon Limelight’s 24 Essential Albums Of 2009

A new year and new decade is upon us, but we’re still thinking about 2009. Partly because we procrastinated putting together year-end lists, and partly because we’re feeling nostalgic. So, allow us to do a bit of dwelling in the past to bring you our list of the 24 essential album of 2009. We’re not [...]

Chris Brown To Headline Star-Studded Concert In New Jersey In October

Chris Brown is getting ready to put the focus back on his music in a big way.
The 20-year-old R&B star is already working hard serving his 180 days of community service in his native Virginia, but he’ll take a break next month to headline a star-studded concert for Power 105.1 FM in New Jersey.
The 2009 [...]

Out & About: Rihanna, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Mario

Rihanna loves the kids, especially her little brothers, 13-year-old Rajad and 18-year-old Rorrey. The pop powerhouse was snapped in NYC taking her little kings to enjoy The Lion King last night on Broadway. What a generous and extremely fierce sister they have!

Miley Cyrus was spotted leaving dinner at Tao in NYC [...]

//Out & About: Adam Lambert, Kris Allen, Beyonce, Jordin Sparks, Mario//

American Idol season 8 singers Adam Lambert and Kris Allen are currently traveling around the country performing on the Idols Live tour, but they took a quick break to help AI’s sponsor, Ford, give away a brand spankin’ new Ford Fusion to a lucky winner in North Hills, CA on Friday (July 17).

Beyonce showed [...]

//New Music: Mario Featuring Rihanna – Emergency Room//

R&B heartthrob Mario is hard at work on the follow-up to his last album, 2007’s Go. The album spawned a couple R&B radio hits like “How Do I Breathe” and “Music For Love,” but the singer is ready to move on to biggest and better things. The Baltimore native has a new song floating around the [...]

//Mario Update: Talks Tour, New Video and Dancing With The Stars//

Mario survived to dance another week on Dancing with the Stars and he will be using the next week to do way more than just rehearse for next week’s performance. He took to his official site’s blog to update his fans:
Did I just really do the Tango on Live Television? Lol. Hope y’all enjoyed that one. [...]

//Events: Hot 97’s Full Frontal Hip Hop Concert//

Damn man! It’s like Disney threw up all over Neon Limelight lately. Time to get our street cred back. Hot 97 presented their annual Full Frontal Hip Hop concert and fashion show at the Hammerstein Ballroom March 20th. Performers included my hometown homie Mario taking a quick break from Dancing with the Stars, Keyshia Cole, [...]

//Out & About: Mario Launches Charity, Gavin Degraw Shoots New Video, Fat Joe & J. Holiday Perform//

Mario launched his Do Right Foundation at the Boys and Girls club in LA this week.
Growing up in Baltimore, Mario endured a lot at a young age, mostly stemming from drug abuse in the home.  Today, you see Mario the successful recording artist and actor; however, there are many obstacles he has overcome and continues [...]