Category: Urban

Lil Wayne Dedicates ‘Don’t Cry’ Performance to Lost Loved Ones on ‘Colbert’

On Wednesday night, December 12th, Lil Wayne stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert in NYC to serve as the musical guest episode. He performed Tha Carter V standout “Don’t Cry,” which posthumously features the late XXXTentacion, backed by DJ T.Lewis and another instrumentalist handling percussion duties. The 36-year-old went on to reiterate his DJ’s […]

Valerie Simpson and Melinda Wagner Receive Top Awards at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation

The ASCAP Foundation honored R&B and pop icon Valerie Simpson with its George M. Cohan Friars Foundation Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Melinda Wagner with The ASCAP Foundation Masters Award at the 2018 ASCAP Foundation Honors tonight. The ceremony took place at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall, Broadway at 60th Street, in […]

James Corden Teases Upcoming ‘Carpool Karaoke’ with Cardi B

James Corden revealed that Cardi B will appear on the same night as actors Armie Hammer and Amber Heard in what promises to be a bang up week before the show goes on holiday. Cardi will join him in the latest “Carpool Karaoke” segment on Monday’s  December 17th episode of The Late Late Show. Gwen […]

Janelle Monáe’s Emotional Reaction to Grammy Nomination

Janelle Monae

Janelle Monáe learned about her nomination for album of the year at the 2019 Grammy Awards, and could not hold back the tears. Monáe joined CBS This Morning on Friday, December 7th,  to help reveal the best country album nominees for the 61st Grammy Awards. Host Norah O’Donnell announced that Monáe’s 2018 album, Dirty Computer, […]

Pusha-T Fosters Next Generation of Hip-Hop Talent

Passion, hard work and honesty are three things every rising hip-hop artist must have to succeed. Today, 1800® Tequila and hip-hop legend Pusha-T have partnered to find 10 aspiring hip-hop artists with those values to launch 1800 Seconds (:1800), a new recording and artist discovery platform that gives unsigned artists a chance to write and […]

Post Malone and Aerosmith are on board for Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest

Post Malone will officially be part of the Super Bowl LIII festivities in Atlanta this February. The 23-year-old hitmaker joins the lineup for the first-ever Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest as special guest for the second night of the three-night festival alongside rock legends Aerosmith, Billboard announces exclusively today, December 6th. Post performed an intimate […]

Cardi B and Offset are Calling it Quits

It is time to say goodbye to yet another pop culture couple. The “Bodak Yellow” rapper Cardi B and Migos’ Offset have officially called it quits. The couple got married llast September, and have a daughter together, Kulture Kiari Cephus, who was born back in July. Cardi shared the news via Instagram, where she only […]

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ is now 35

Sunday, December 2nd marks 35 years since Michael Jackson’s ground-breaking “Thriller” music video was released. The cinematic clip premiered on MTV and launched quite the dance dance craze. The iconic red-jacket became one of the hottest fashion trends of the time, and challeneged other top-tier artists to invest in more ambitious and pricier music videos. […]

Kanye West Slated to be Featured on XXXTentacion’s New Album

Kanye West will appear on the new album Skins from controversial rapper XXXTentacion. The album’s tracklist reveals that Kanye will feature on the song “One Minute.” The album will be released December 7. Kanye teased in the past that his unreleased next album Yandhi would feature an appearance by XXXTentacion. XXXTentacion passed away back in June 2018. Since […]

Dounia Bosses Up on Sophomore EP ‘The Avant Garden’

The intro is over and NYC’s Dounia is officially on her way. The Moroccan-born singer-songwriter is a brilliant spark on the modern R&B scene. Her moods are moody and sexy, her voice drowning you in confidence. She’s a little bit street and a little bit sweet on her sophomore EP The Avant-Garden. The 10-track release runs […]