On this day in Black history, February 16: — In 1923, Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith recorded her first record, Down Hearted Blues, which sold 800,000 copies for Columbia Records. — In 1951,…
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images Usher‘s discography has seen an increase in streams and sales following his performance at Super Bowl 58’s halftime show, Billboard reports. The publication cited initial reports from…
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Kanye West is taking Vultures 1, his collaborative project with Ty Dolla Sign, to Rolling Loud. He broke the news Thursday, sharing an updated lineup of the festival to Instagram. “VULTURES COMING TO ROLLING…
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images PinkPantheress will be an honoree at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards. Billboard announced the news Thursday, noting she’ll receive the Producer of the Year Award at the event, which takes place…
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Alicia Keys is all about self-care: She works on nurturing her well-being, as she believes it has an affect on her externally. “If you’re not connected to…
Theo Wargo/WireImage Usher recently married longtime girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea, but at one point in time he wanted Chilli to be his wife. In this week’s People cover story, he discussed the time he popped the question and…
Kanye West and Taylor Swift in 2015; Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTV After mentioning Taylor Swift in one of the songs on his new album, Vultures, Kanye West has taken to Instagram to address the…
On this day in Black history, February 15: — In 1804, “an act for the gradual abolition of slavery” was passed in New Jersey, making it the last northern state…
Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Usher‘s going from the Super Bowl stage to the small screen. According to Variety, the singer’s developing a drama series alongside UCP, a division of Universal Studio…
Joseph Okpako/WireImage Bryson Tiller‘s released a new single that’s nothing like his upcoming album, but rather a taste of what’s to come on his new EP, Slum Tiller. Speaking to Complex, he…
