Disney/Scott Kirkland, Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Image, Disney/Randy Holmes When H.E.R.‘s song “Fight For You” from Judas and the Black Messiah won the Oscar for best original song in 2021, she credited her win in part to the days she spent listening to artists like Curtis Mayfield. That quote and her knowledge of the singer’s discography have since…
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Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage A celebration of Roberta Flack‘s life took place Monday at the New York Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, featuring a surprise appearance and performance by Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean. “We weren’t formally asked to do this because I think they were a little shy in asking us to attend,” Hill said, according…
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Dave Free GNX by Kendrick Lamar is back atop the Billboard 200, marking its third nonconsecutive week at #1. According to Luminate, it earned 90,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 6. With 73,000 SEA units, 16,500 album sales and 1,000 TEA units, GNX beat PartyNextDoor and Drake‘s joint $ome $exy $ongs…
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Three people in Akron, Ohio, were injured in a shooting at a concert featuring Boosie Badazz. Cleveland 19 News reports off-duty officers working security at the bar called for assistance after hearing gunshots at the Field House Lounge around 2 a.m. Police say the shooting happened soon after a fight broke out. Two of the victims were…
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Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images When the Songwriters Hall of Fame 2025 class was announced in January, Rodney “Darkchild” Jenkins was named among the inductees. In an interview with Ebony, he shared that he’s “humbled” by the “amazing” honor. “It’s amazing. I’m humbled. To be mentioned alongside people I look up to—like Michael McDonald in the same year…
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Lars Niki/Getty Images Wendy Williams was taken by ambulance from an assisted living facility in Midtown Manhattan to Mount Sinai West hospital on Monday morning, according to sources. Police responded to the assisted living facility in Hudson Yards after the fire department was called for a wellness check, sources said. Two NYPD officers and a sergeant, as…
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Courtesy of The Angie Stone Estate The details for Angie Stone‘s homegoing service have been revealed, giving friends, family and collaborators an opportunity to say their last goodbyes. The homegoing service will take place at the Word of Faith Cathedral in Austell, Georgia, on Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET. A public viewing…
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Photo by Peter White/Getty Images DDG claims he’s experiencing custody issues and has not been able to see his son, Halo. He details his thoughts and feelings on a new song “Don’t Take My Son,” produced by Cash Cobain. “Don’t take my son because he’s all I got/ I’m just having fun, I don’t love these thots,” sings DDG…
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Disney/Christopher Willard While T-Pain is often associated with Auto-Tune, he says it was Snoop Dogg that made its use cool. Speaking to Shaquille O’Neal on The Big Podcast with Shaq, he says there was initially some resistance when he first started using Auto-Tune, until fans heard Snoop take a stab at it. “It was only resistance, until somebody…
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After failing to release his album Dominique in February as planned, Lil Baby has given fans an update. “The album drop in eight weeks,” he recently said on an Instagram Live session. “I had to push it back.” The follow-up to his WHAM album, Dominique showcases a personal side of Baby. “That’s a part of the new…
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