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Dave Hogan/Getty Images Michael Jackson’s huge catalog of music is reportedly the next one to be sold. Sources tell Variety that the late singer’s estate is working on a deal to sell half of its interests in Jackson’s catalog, possibly to Sony and a financial partner. The deal is reportedly worth between $800 and $900 million. It […]
Bobby Bank/WireImage Charlie Thomas, a member of the legendary group The Drifters, passed away January 31 at the age of 85. His friend Peter Lemongello Jr. tells The New York Times Thomas passed away from liver cancer at his home in Maryland. “He was aging, but he was active almost every weekend,” Lemongello said. “Unfortunately, he went from being active to […]
lberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images The stars came out in Los Angeles Friday night to celebrate Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who were honored as the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Persons of the Year, the first time the organization has had dual honorees. USA Today reports the star-studded night featured performances of plenty of Motown classics, including a surprise performance by Stevie […]
CBS/Recording Academy Some more artists have been added to Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. CBS Mornings revealed that the latest additions to the show include Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Chris Stapleton, who’ll perform together on the telecast. The program noted that Wonder chose Stapleton for the performance, although right now there’s no word on what the trio will be performing. Smokey’s addition comes […]
Todd Owyoung/NBC Spotify hosted its annual Best New Artist Grammy party Thursday, celebrating all 10 nominees in the category this year. Held at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center, the event showcased the contenders’ skills, as they each took the stage for performances of their hit songs. Among them were Muni Long and Latto. According to USA Today, Muni performed “Hrs […]
Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake recently made Spotify history as the first artist on the platform to surpass 75,000 streams. He recognized the accomplishment on social media while throwing in a suggestion to the streaming service. “We should get bonuses like athletes to motivate the future artists to be consistent and competitive,” he captioned a screenshot of the story. […]
Rich Polk/NBC Diddy will be gracing your television screens during Super Bowl LVII via an appearance in an Uber commercial. In the clip, he takes on the very familiar role of a music executive who declines Uber’s proposition to create a jingle for the company. “So, we’re thinking a song could really put Uber One on the map,” […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs Ne-Yo‘s divorce from Crystal Renay has been finalized, Page Six reports. TMZ adds that the singer will pay Crystal $1.6 million to balance out their real estate holdings, $20,000 for moving expenses and $150,000 for her to buy a new car. He will also dish out $12,000 monthly for child support and cover education-related […]
Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake‘s betting habits have been well documented, so it’s no surprise he put a wager on the AFC Championship Game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals. According to a screenshot on his Instagram Story ahead of the game, he’d put up $1.1 million for the Chiefs: “Big Sunday let’s buy mama something […]
Joseph Okpako/WireImage Nile Rodgers & Chic have made some great music to dance to — and now Peloton fans will be able to work out to them, as well. Peloton just revealed on Instagram that Rodgers’ music will be the focus of its latest Peloton Artist Series, with classes starting February 1. “Le Freak, C’est CHIC!” Peloton said in their […]
