Frank Micelotta Ciara is looking for dancers interested in participating in her dance competition, Ciara Presents: Dance Icon. Registration for the contest is now open to aspiring performers ages 13 and up. The competition seeks to give eight dancers an opportunity to flex their dance moves in front of judges Ciara and longtime collaborator/choreographer Jamaica Craft. The champion…
Michael Tran/FilmMagic Sunday’s Grammy Awards will feature a salute to Quincy Jones. Rolling Stone reports that the tribute will feature performances by Stevie Wonder and Janelle Monáe, along with by Cynthia Erivo, Herbie Hancock and Lainey Wilson, with additional performers expected. “The entire Grammys could have actually been Quincy Jones,” Grammy executive producer Raj Kapoor tells the mag.…
Courtesy of Jazz in the Gardens Ms. Lauryn Hill and New Edition will help music fans Jazz in the Gardens at the annual musical festival, taking place March 8 and March 9 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Tapped as this year’s headliners, Lauryn has curated a Diaspora Calling! set for March 8 that will feature…
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation You and Mariah Carey belong together — especially if it means helping young victims of the deadly LA wildfires. Through the charity auction website Fandiem, Mariah is giving away a Valentine’s trip to meet her in Las Vegas and see her residency show, The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas,…
Prince Williams/WireImage, Cindy Ord/WireImage, Prince Williams/WireImage It’s been 26 years since Brandy and Monica won a Grammy for their “The Boy is Mine” collaboration, and now they’re waiting to see if the song’s updated version will bring something home at the Grammy Awards Sunday. Featured on Ariana Grande‘s remix of “The Boy is Mine,” which…
Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl halftime show is approaching, and according to TDE’s Top Dawg, “it’s about to be a movie.” He shared those words on his Instagram Story Monday over a photo of him and K. Dot’s manager, Dave Free, watching the rehearsals for the big show. In other Kendrick news, he’s teamed with Willy Chavarria, the…
Photo by Matthew Baker/Getty Images If you’re a fan of Victoria Monét‘s Jaguar II, there’s more to come. A deluxe edition of the singer’s debut album is scheduled to arrive on Oct. 4. Victoria made the announcement Friday via a video shared to her social media. The clip captures her as she runs out of popcorn while watching…
Courtesy MTV LL COOL J‘s performance at the VMAs was a full-circle moment, as was the video for his Eminem-assisted “Murdergram Deux.” Speaking to Variety, he says performing at the award show to honor 40 years of Def Jam “felt full circle because it was an opportunity for me to do a timeless thing for multi…
Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images It’s been five years since she lost Nipsey Hussle, but his partner, Lauren London, does “still feel like a mess.” “I guess I have to ask my friends how far I’ve come because I still genuinely feel like I have not arrived anywhere. … I feel like I’m really heavy a lot, but…
(NOTE LANGUAGE) Nearly a year after teasing his song “Tell Me” featuring Chlöe, Joey Bada$$ has released the track with an accompanying music video. The two previously worked together on Chlöe’s “Cheatback” video and on the show Grownish! Playboi Carti has a new song out called “All Red.” The song will likely appear on his new album, MUSIC, which is…
