Barrett Strong, Prolific Songwriter and Vocalist Behind Motown's First Hit, Dies at 81 JG 3:00 PM 0 Courtesy Photo Motown Museum Barrett Strong, the man behind Motown Records' first hit and a gifted singer and songwriter who helped cre...
Motown Legend Smokey Robinson Teases New Solo Album 'Gasms,' Drops First Single JG 4:07 PM 0 Smokey Robinson's new album “Gasms” will be released on April 28. On Friday, Motown legend Smokey Robinson teased his first new album re...
Papoose Named Head of Hip-Hop at DIY Distributor TuneCore JG 5:22 PM 0 Mixtape messiah and occasional "Love & Hip Hop" series star Papoose has been named Head of Hip-Hop at DIY music distributor Tu...
PBS Special to Spotlight Legendary Hip-Hop Band The Roots JG 6:00 PM 0 Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group The Roots will be the subject of the next episode of "NEXT at the Kennedy Center," a primetime ...
'Lift Me Up' Earns Rihanna First Oscar Nomination, Tems First Nigerian Musician to be Considered for the Award JG 3:34 PM 0 Rihanna’s “Lift Me Up” is a 2023 Academy Awards Nominee It looks like 2023 is shaping up to be the year of Rihanna. The Barbadian billionair...
SZA Dominates Billboard 200 in Feat Matched Only by Adele and Taylor Swift This Decade JG 7:07 PM 0 SZA, 33, has only released two studio albums in her short career, but the Grammy Award-winning artist's recent performance on the Billbo...
Maker of Popular Bratz Dolls Sued for Using Rip-off of Black Eyed Peas' Hit 'My Humps’ to Promote its Slime-pooping Unicorns JG 5:15 PM 0 The company that owns the rights to one of the Black Eyed Peas' biggest hits is suing MGA Entertainment Inc, maker of the once pervasive...
Flo Rida Awarded $82.6 Million in Damages in Breach of Contract Case With Celsius JG 6:05 PM 0 Screengrab from "My House" video via YouTube Flo Rida is celebrating after being awarded $82.6 million in damages on Wednesday by ...
Snoop Dogg, Sade and Teddy Riley Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame JG 2:11 PM 0 Snoop Dogg The Songwriters Hall of Fame has released the names of the seven inductees that make up its class of 2023, and it includes severa...
Missy Elliott and Mariah Carey Among Headliners for 2023 Lovers & Friends Festival JG 5:54 PM 0 Las Vegas will be the center of the R&B music universe for the second year in a row, at least for a day, this May. Usher announced the l...
Lisa Marie Presley, Heir to the Rock & Roll Throne Once Married to the King of Pop, Dead at 54 JG 9:07 PM 0 Lisa Marie Presley, a singer-songwriter who was the only child of Elvis, the man many people regard as the king of rock n’ roll and who was ...
Dr. Dre Selling Music Assets, Including Master Recording of 'The Chronic,' For Over $200 Million JG 6:13 PM 0 After falling to No. 5 on the list of Hip-Hop's richest moguls in 2022, as curated by Forbes magazine, with a fortune estimated at $400...
Grammy-Nominated Rapper Cordae and Tennis Phenom Naomi Osaka are Having a Baby JG 4:28 PM 0 Naomi Osaka and Cordae on the cover the March 2021 issue of GQ Three-time Grammy Award-nominee Cordae and former world No. 1 tennis player N...
Watch: Angela Bassett Make History as First MCU Actor to Win a Golden Globe JG 9:08 PM 0 Photo Courtesy Marvel Angela Bassett paid a touching tribute to late "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman, Tuesday, while accept...
Gordy Harmon, Founding Member of Iconic California R&B Group the Whispers, Dead at 79 JG 4:03 PM 0 Early promotional material for the Whispers featuring Gordy Harmon. The Whispers, and fans of the acclaimed California-bred R&B group, ...
De La Soul's Classic Albums Finally Available on Streaming Services JG 3:57 PM 0 De La Soul (Photo Courtesy Instagram: @wearedelasoul) De La Soul has finally gone digital. On Wednesday, the Grammy Award-winning rap group ...
Queen of Soul Reigns Over Rolling Stone's List of 200 Greatest Singers JG 2:26 PM 0 Aretha Franklin performs during "The Gospel Tradition: In Performance at the White House" in the East Room of the White House, Apr...
Fred White, Drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, Dies at 67 JG 4:22 PM 0 Fred White via EWF Instagram screengrab Fred White, the man that kept the beat for one of the best-selling bands of all time, Earth, Wind ...