ABC/Randy Holmes Chris Brown‘s still in the process of finalizing the details for his upcoming tour, but while fans wait, he decided to share what he could about the trek. In an Instagram Story shared Wednesday, he revealed the name of the outing and the time of year in which it’s expected to kick off. “Hey,…
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Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images A Lil Yachty and James Blake collaboration may appear to be “so left” to some, but it’s happening. Yachty revealed the news in a video shared to his Instagram Wednesday. “I mean, granted, I think James has worked with a quite substantial amount of hip-hop artists. But this project is so left for both of us,” he said…
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Republic Records Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey have collaborated before, on the holiday song “Oh Santa!” But now they’re teaming up for a remix of Ari’s recent #1 hit, “yes, and?” “i cannot believe the words i am typing …… Yes, And? Remix feat the one and only, queen of my heart and lifelong inspiration @mariahcarey is out this…
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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy An Oklahoma country radio station’s initial decision to not play Beyoncé‘s new country single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” has changed thanks to her fans. A fan named Justin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday to share the response he received from his local station KYKC after requesting the song via email.…
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Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Swifties. The Beyhive. The fanatical fans of certain artists are so well known that their names are part of pop culture. Another name for these fans is “stans” after Eminem‘s 2000 classic “Stan.” And that’s why Eminem is now making a documentary exploring the culture of superfans. Variety reports that Eminem is co-producing the…
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Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake‘s plan to briefly step away from music is harder than he thought it would be. After sharing in October that he might take a break to concentrate on his health, he recently teased the recording of new music. “You know, I said I was taking a break and all that s***, but I’m…
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Credit: Fool in Love Festival/Live Nation/Redrock Entertainment Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, who had a #1 hit together with 1981’s “Endless Love,” are set to team up again for a brand new love-themed festival coming to the Los Angeles area. The two superstars are set to headline the inaugural Fool in Love festival, happening August 31 in Hollywood…
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On this day in Black history, February 14: — In 1867, Augusta Institute was founded in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. The private historically Black men’s liberal arts school would later become Morehouse College to honor Henry Lyman Morehouse. — In 1965, Malcolm X delivered his “Speech at Ford Auditorium” in Detroit, following the bombing of his…
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ABC/Michael Le Brecht II The backstory behind Jon Batiste‘s Oscar-nominated song “It Never Went Away” from Netflix’s American Symphony is a sweet one. It was written as a lullaby for his wife, Suleika Jaouad [Su-lake-uh Ja-wad], who was battling leukemia, he told Billboard. “She is a best-selling author and couldn’t put pen to paper because the medication blurred her vision badly,”…
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L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images When Usher got off the stage after performing for 15 minutes straight during the Super Bowl 58 halftime show, his message was simple: God is great. “God is real, man,” he told Access Hollywood. “The idea that we pray and wonder sometime why things happen the way they do. God’s…
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