Music
“Bitchin: The Sound and Fury of Rick James” documentary made its debut at the TriBeCa Film Festival and it had heads turning after a revelation about an explosive meltdown with Rick over low sales of his 1982 album “Throwin’ Down.” The oldest Son of legendary Motown Records founder Berry Gordy, recalls James being upset with the […]
Actress Taraji P. Henson will be the host of the 2021 BET Awards and Queen Latifah will be the Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. The award show will be live and in person for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic. Henson stated: “For more than 20 years, the BET Awards have been a celebration of Black […]
Black Twitter found itself trending after fans on the service are warring over the lyrics to Destiny's Child boo-loving anthem "Cater 2 U" because it seemingly puts too much of the onus on men.
Despite early reports of an alleged explosive argument between Mariah Carey and Jay-Z causing Mariah to fire Roc Nation, Metro UK is reporting that the two decided to part ways amicably like a loveless marriage. Mariah is currently working on her latest project, a heavily R&B influenced album, which has everyone wondering what the argument […]
Reggae artist Sean Paul made headlines when he allegedly claimed that Jay-Z did not want him to perform the song baby Boy with Beyonce. This is not the first time we have heard of this tone that was set with Beyonce’s male collaborators which also happened with Bun B who appeared on “Check On It” […]
LL Cool J made a few powerful business moves this week as his content and commerce brand, Rock the Bells Inc., raised $8 million in Series A funding. Funding was led by San Francisco-based Raine Ventures, with participation from Santa Monica-based venture capital firm M13 and Willoughby Capital Holdings, as well as Yahoo! co-founder Jerry […]
The ladies of S.W.V are preparing for the face-off Verzuz with Xscape this weekend and they emphatically stated to TMZ that they will feature their hit song “Right Here” which features the Michael Jackson sample. There are some who feel that the song should not be played due to the cancel culture working against Michael […]
In a recent appearance on Saturday Night Live, Kid Cudi paid homage to Kurt Cobain. He performed wearing a dress almost identical to one Kurt once wore. He also paid respect to Chris Farley by wearing a t-shirt with Farley’s image on it. Did you catch the Kurt Cobain reference when you saw Kid Cudi on SNL?
Remember the time Tyrese, Tank, and Ginuwine came together to form TGT, the R&B supergroup responsible for the “Three Kings” album? Well, if you’re wondering why there wasn’t a follow-up to the chart-topping album Tyrese and Tank have the answers. During the recent VERZUZ starring The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire, Tyrese was amazed […]
Earth, Wind & Fire VERZUZ The Isley Brothers went down on Sunday night and it was a VIBE! With music from the 50s through the millennia, the catalog of music that these two groups have is unmatched. The musical event was hosted by Steve Harvey, who was criticized in the comments about his constant commentary, looked as […]
There is new music on the way from Chris Brown and H.E.R. He revealed to fans that their collab would be the “Song of the summer.” Sadly, Chris left fans hanging and didn’t give details about when the song will come out. The two have worked together in the past and have even toured together. Who else should […]
Andra Day recently presented the National Museum of African American Music with a plaque honoring Billie Holliday. And during the event, she talked about Billie and her legacy. She said, “Her iconic music, her history, her life, her activism. She really gave up so much.” She also said, “This was a powerful, powerful, powerful Black woman that […]
