Rapsody and J. Cole, two of the North Carolina’s finest, have paired up for the soulful track “Sojourner” on Friday (Oct. 26). Slated to reside on Jamla Records’ forthcoming compilation album Jamla Is the Squad II — which is out Nov. 9 — Rapsody and Cole flex their chemistry as a promising tandem over the soothing production […]
Just so you can book your flights to Los Angeles for the Grammys in Advance, The Recording Academy™ and CBS have generously announced the dates for Music’s Biggest Night® in 2020 and 2021 — The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards® will air on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020, and The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will air on […]
Post Malone chose his name well. We already knew that he had a thing for extravagant delivery orders after he called in $8,000 worth of Popeye’s biscuits to Coachella. But Postmates says that love for Louisiana’s most-important export was just the beginning. In the latest post for their series “The Receipt,” the delivery service claims […]
A new exhibition honoring the life and work of Whitney Houston has opened at the Grammy Museum at the Prudential Center in Newark, the R&B star’s hometown. Organized by the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in cooperation with the Houston estate, the show, “Whitney!,” features personal artifacts, photographs and footage provided by the singer’s family. […]
Wiz Khalifa stopped by The Cruz Show in Los Angeles and let us know that he was just recently in the studio with Ty Dolla $ign in which we can probably expect new music from the two really soon. In addition, he let us know that Ty Dolla $ign not only has an album with […]
Three months after Nicki Minaj’s Queen album was reportedly delayed over a sample-clearance issue, the dispute has landed in court. Tracy Chapman’s lawyer tells Billboard that he filed a copyright infringement suit against Minaj in Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 22, over the unreleased Queen track “Sorry” featuring Nas, which interpolates the lyrics and melody […]
Jon James McMurray, a 34-year-old Canadian rapper, died Saturday after falling off an airplane wing during a music video shoot. McMurray, who performed under the name Jon James, was filming a stunt on a Cessna aircraft. As he “got further out onto the wing,” it caused the plane “to go into a downward spiral that […]
“To see us come together and write songs and be in the same room and smile and compliment each other is very empowering,” says R&B singer of the She Is the Music Song Camp The headline artist for the inaugural She Is the Music Song Camp was Mary J. Blige, who lent her Grammy-winning expertise […]
Look out below! The Weeknd avoided near disaster when an unsecured object fell from the top of a stage and landed just feet away from the artist. Abel posted a clip from his performance in Mexico City Sunday night that shows a piece of equipment come loose and drop to the ground. Unclear if the […]
The lawsuit stemmed from Daniel Marino’s work on a song called “Club Girl.” Marino says he created most of the song, including its guitar hook, tempo and chord progression. The song was recorded by Usher in 2004 and renamed “Bad Girl.” The Philadelphia songwriter who claims he was cut out of profits and credit from song […]