ASCAP has announced an illustrious group of new panelists for the 2019 “I Create Music” EXPO, with industry leaders represented across a diverse array of music genres. Wyclef Jean will be among the music creators on hand to provide knowledge, guidance and support to EXPO attendees. He will perform and share what he’s learned in […]
A Los Angeles man, who visited Chicago in 2017 to attend that summer’s Lollapalooza music festival, has filed suit against one of Chance the Rapper’s bodyguards following a violent encounter in the lobby of the W Hotel where the performer was attending an event. Attorney Tim Tomasik, of Tomasik Kotin Kasserman, along with Michael Adler […]
Tuesday night, April second, H.E.R. took the stage as the musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Grammy winner showed off her ranging ability by singing about the tough proposition of being stuck in an unhealthy relationship, all of while complementing her smooth vocals with a mix of natural sounding guitar riffs. […]
On Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, Travis Scott and Cardi B will take on the reins as headliners for this summer’s festivities after Post Malone, and Nicki Minaj were bestowed the honors last year. After Made in America was almost forced out of Philadelphia last year, Jay-Z’s renowned festival is coming back to the city of […]
It has been reported that rapper Nipsey Hussle, who’s real name is Ermias Asghedom, died from gunshot wounds to his head and torso. The Los Angeles County coroner released the findings after completing an autopsy Monday on Hussle. As a beloved figure both his neighborhood and the hip-hop community, and his death brought mourning and […]
With Khalid’s ablum, Free Spirit, just around the corner, the artist has announced that he will be hitting the road in support of his sophomore LP this summer. On Friday, March 29th, Khalid announced his first headlining North American tour, with Clairo slated to serve as the special guest. “My first North American Arena tour. […]
It has been reported that Salt-N-Pepa will be the subject of a new Lifetime miniseries. The scripted show, aptly titled Salt-N-Pepa, will tell the story of Cheryl “Salt” James and Sandra “Pepa” Denton during their rise to success, the network revealed at its upfronts today (March 26). Denton and James are producers on the series, […]
On Tuesday, March 26th, the Motown icon, Diana Ross, rang in her 75th birthday in the most glamorous way, complete with an impromptu rendition of “Happy Birthday” from one of her many A list guests, Beyoncé. Apart from Bey, the guest list included Ross’ daughter and actress Tracee Ellis Ross, son Evan Ross with wife […]
Celebrity radio hosts and Urban One’s national network of praise stations lent their voices to help in the fight against childhood cancer, sickle cell disease and other life-threatening diseases during the Radio Cares for St. Jude Kids® event March 7-8. The 11th annual event raised more than $1.6 million in cash and pledges ensuring that […]
On Monday, March 25th, Khalid took to Twitter to announce a new track off his forthcoming sophomore LP, Free Spirit. The singer tweeted “Track 14. Self. Thursday,” which reveals the song’s track number, title and release date. Along with the tweet, Khalid also shared a cryptic photo of power lines and a bus reflected in […]