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Fat Possum Records Legendary soul singer Al Green is back with a new song, dropping a cover of the R.E.M. classic “Everybody Hurts.” “While we were in the studio recording ‘Everybody Hurts,’ I could really feel the heaviness of the song and I wanted to inject a little touch of hope and light into it,” the […]
Kash Doll and Mary J. Blige aren’t the only ones who dropped music on Friday. Here’s some of the latest to hit the culture: In addition to gifting fans with love, Jennifer Hudson has blessed them with a new song. The Gift of Love bonus track “Let There Be Joy” is out now via Interscope Records. […]
MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Back in 2020, Mariah Carey said she was “talking about” turning her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, into a biopic, telling Jimmy Fallon, “I really feel like it should [be a movie]; that was always my goal.” Now it seems she may have found a director. Lee Daniels, who directed […]
Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images Boyz II Men are getting the biopic treatment, Variety reports. The group has teamed with production and financing companies Compelling Pictures and Primary Wave to develop a narrative feature film, which will feature songs from the group’s discography. A long-form documentary about their success in the ’90s, 2000s and today is also in the […]
Universal Records Melanie Fiona may be promoting new music, but 2024 marks the 15th anniversary of a special time in her life: the release of her debut album, The Bridge. Reflecting on the project, Melanie says she most loved the process of discovering her voice and sound. “I really wanted to reflect a sound that […]
Skylar Simone is back with new music, releasing her new song, “WhatsInIt4Me.” The song, which interpolates Busta Rhymes and Mariah Carey‘s “I Know What You Want,” finds Skylar sharing her expectations of a man and letting him know he has a “lot to prove.” “Baby boy what’s in it for me?” she asks on the track, letting […]
Jerritt Clark Amazon Music and the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective are back with the fourth annual Your Future Is Now scholarship program, created to give students at historically Black colleges and universities a chance to explore the music industry. The program provides a $10,000 scholarship to five HBCU students and a $10,000 grant to two […]
T-Pain was celebrated in his hometown of Tallahassee over the weekend. A portion of Pasco Street was named T-Pain Lane in his honor, and he was presented with a key to the city. “He has had a tremendous impact on Tallahassee,” Tallahassee Mayor John E. Dailey said. “He’s had a tremendous impact on the kids of Tallahassee, […]
Courtesy RHOF The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its slate of nominees for induction in 2025, and among them are Eminem, Janet Jackson and N.W.A. aka Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella. They were all nominated in the performing songwriters category. Eminem’s in the running for writing hits including “Lose Yourself,” “Stan” and […]
‘Gladiator II’ – Paramount Pictures He’s one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, but two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington is thinking about retirement — and reveals he’ll be in one of Marvel’s biggest franchises before he calls it a career. To Australia’s Today program, the star of the upcoming Gladiator II revealed Ryan Coogler is writing […]
