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Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage It’s the holiday season, and as GloRilla says on her song “Xmas Time” with Kehlani, “Nothing compares to the love at Christmas time.” She shared some of that love on Wednesday, donating $25,000 to her alma mater, Memphis’ Melrose High School. The funds will go toward a new library named in […]
Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images Alicia Keys‘ influence and reach go beyond music into film, beauty and even some philanthropy, which is why she’s been named the recipient of the Black Music Collective’s Dr. Dre Global Impact Award. She’ll receive the honor at the fourth annual Recording Academy Honors, taking place Jan. 30 in Los Angeles. […]
Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images Travis Scott‘s fifth annual Winter Wonderland Park Toy and Food Drive will return on Saturday. Hosted with his Cactus Jack Foundation, the event will help families in Houston for the holidays, giving them more than 1,000 toys, supplies and produce. This year the foundation is also bringing the Waymon Webster Scholarship […]
SZA‘s bug-like mask on her Hot Ones episode this year was seemingly a tease of her upcoming album, Lana. She shared on Wednesday the cover art of the project: a full-body photo of her in the woods wearing the bug prosthetic, as well as a mustard yellow jacket and matching cargo pants. Lana, out Friday, […]
Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Rae Sremmurd and other musicians are accused of using the money they received from a pandemic payout on themselves, parties and other unrelated expenses. A detailed report from The Business Insider alleges they applied for grants through the Shuttered Venue Operations Grant government program, intended to assist financially struggling, independent […]
Will Kennedy Kash Doll is on the road, giving fans a live taste of her latest album, The Last Doll. She kicked off the show Saturday in her hometown of Detroit, following opening act Detroit Diamond from Netflix’s Rhythm & Flow. Dej Loaf joined her onstage, as did her eldest child, son Kashton, to whom […]
EZMNY Records and Motown. Leon Thomas has topped Billboard‘s year-end chart for the 10 Best R&B albums of the year with his album Mutt. Staff writer K.D. praised the way the album “strings together old-school balladry (‘Answer Your Phone’), delectable bites of contemporary R&B (‘Yes It Is’), and guitar-shredding rock (‘Dancing With Demons’) that truly […]
Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images Saweetie is heading “Back to the Streets” of Los Angeles for Verizon’s Concerts in the City Series, a free concert series created in partnership with Complex. She’ll be headlining the Los Angeles iteration, a perfect fit, as her music and style “embody the vibrant vibe of The Golden State,” according to Complex. The […]
Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty Images Wiz Khalifa‘s dropped the music video for his song “Hit It Once,” which he released in early December. The Maya Table-directed clip captures Wiz as he spends his day delivering his Khalifa Kush to his group of friends. On the track, which is another weed song, the hook goes, “It’s that […]
Photo by Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images Janet Jackson and her fans in Cincinnati will be “Together Again” in the summer of 2025. The singer is set to appear at the Cincinnati Music Festival, taking place in July, where she’ll perform her hits as a headliner. Also on the lineup are Earth, Wind & Fire and Anthony Hamilton, with the […]
