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‘GMA’ Summer Concert Series taps Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe & Remy Ma for 50th hip-hop anniversary performance

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Remy Ma and rapper BIA, will take the Good Morning America stage in August for a special performance celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.  As part of the show’s summer concert series, the tribute performance will broadcast live from Central Park on Friday, August 11. Taking place in Central Park and the Times Square studios,…

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Cypress Hill to release 30th anniversary edition of ’Black Sunday’

Sony Music Entertainment Ahead of the 30th anniversary of Cypress Hill‘s critically acclaimed album Black Sunday, the beloved hip-hop group announced an expanded version of the project. Originally released on July 20, 1993, the 14-track album boasts one of the group’s most successful tracks, “Insane In The Brain.” A remixed version of the hit song, along with…

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Jacquees previews two new music videos for songs off ‘Sincerely For You’

Cash Money Records Inc. Jacquees should soon drop music videos for a couple of the songs from his Sincerely For You album. For now, the self-proclaimed King of R&B shared two short clips and solicited feedback from his fans about which to release first.  “1 or 2…,” he wrote on Instagram alongside teasers for “The Mud” with 21 Savage and “Be With You” featuring Tory…

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Remy Ma, Teyana Taylor, Fat Joe to perform at inaugural Harlem Festival of Culture

Harlem Festival of Culture The lineup for the first annual Harlem Festival of Culture, a celebration of Black music and culture, sees Ferg, Teyana Taylor and Wyclef Jean as headliners. A reimagined version of the historic 1969 weeks-long festival, HFC will take place over the course of three days from July 28 through July 30, at the famed Randall’s Island in Harlem. …

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Gladys Knight to perform at the fourth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS gala

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Byron Allen, Allen Media Group Gladys Knight is scheduled to perform at the fourth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS, an event that will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his wife, Cookie Johnson, with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award. “Cookie and I are so excited to announce that on the night we…

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Michael Strahan says ‘The $100,000 Pyramid’ season 6 guests are “focused” and “locked in”

ABC/Christopher Willard Well into his seventh year hosting The $100,000 Pyramid, Michael Strahan says he’s looking forward to the guest lineup of the upcoming new episodes.  From Deon Cole, Tisha Campbell and Yvette Nicole Brown to Amanda Seales and Cedric the Entertainer, Strahan says season 6 of the beloved word-play game show — and the stacked list of Hollywood stars — is certainly one to watch.  He’s particularly excited for the…

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Usher honored with SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban The list of accolades and awards for Usher just grew a bit longer.  The R&B crooner received the inaugural Hall of Fame Award by SoundExchange, the music tech organization that collects and distributes creators’ digital performance money for sound recordings. The award was recently presented to Usher by SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe during…