Missy Elliott is making history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The organization announced the new group of inductees Saturday, January 12th. Other inductees include Tom T. Hall, who Johnny Cash called his “all-time favorite songwriter”; Jack Tempchin, who co-wrote songs for the Eagles and Glenn Frey’s solo albums; […]
Post Malone and Swae Lee has collaborated on a new track titled “Sunflower”. The song is featured in the animated film Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The track shines atop the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart with a 2-1 climb on the ranking dated Jan. 12. The move secures Post Malone’s third No. 1, following the 14-week champ “Rockstar,” […]
Canadian Hip-Hop Duo, 88Glam announced the dates for their 2019 Canadian concert tour featuring twelve performances in an eighteen-day period this January. Founders Derek Wise and 88 Camino debuted the name in November 2017 when they premiered their first music video “12” featuring a cameo from The Weeknd and the first track on their April […]
The “Legends Live Atlanta,” concert will kick off the Big Game Weekend, Friday, February 1st at the Georgia International Convention Center, located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, College Park, GA. Doors open at 5:45 PM, the show begins promptly at 7:00 PM. “Legends Live Atlanta” boasts a powerful line-up, which includes the legendary Maze Featuring […]
ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) announces an eclectic music lineup for its 21st Annual Sundance ASCAP Music Café, taking place January 25 – February 1, 2019 during the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Beginning at 2 p.m. each day, the Café will feature a mix of rising songwriter-artists […]
On Jan. 21, 2019, the University of Redlands, a private liberal arts and professional university in Southern California, will welcome the “Beyoncé Mass” to its main campus in Redlands, California. The worship service uses the music and life of Beyoncé as a tool to cultivate an empowering conversation about Black women — their lives, bodies, […]
Rapper Soulja Boy was among motorists whose cars were trapped by mudslides caused by a powerful storm that shut down Southern California’s Pacific Coast Highway. The 28-year-old retweeted a photo of the mudslides in Malibu on Saturday, January 5th. He said: “My car got stuck too almost went into the ocean” and also posted a […]
Cardi B is coming down from a roller coaster of 2018, but that’s no reason to slow down. On Tuesday, January 1st, the rapper went live on Instagram and confirmed that she plans on putting out a new album this year. “Of course it’s going to be an album in 2019,” she said, responding to […]
Rapper and businessman Master P will pay for the funeral of a 13-year-old Kentucky boy killed in a car crash after a police chase. News outlets report Ki’Anthony Tyus was a passenger in a car reported stolen that crashed into a utility pole Dec. 22, after a Louisville Metro police pursuit. Ki’Anthony’s family says they […]
On Christmas Day, Meek Mill took to Twitter to challenge his fellow rappers to challenge them to have bank accounts ready for the future. “Let’s start having a property and owning business challenge instead of jewelry, jets, and cars,” he wrote. “So we can have money… 50-plus years from now.” Since Meek’s advice went live, […]