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credit exdez/Getty KRS-One is launching a series of community-based programs in honor of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop. Listed on his new website Birthplaceofhiphop.nyc, the programs, which include pop-up exhibits, a masterclass in hip-hop and a logo design contest, will simultaneously highlight and celebrate both the history of hip-hop and its current expressions. All events will take place at […]
ABC/Art Streiber H.E.R. has flaunted her singing, songwriting, music producing and acting skills, but now she’s ready to add her sauce as one of the producers of a new Broadway musical. The singer has joined the Broadway producing team of Here Lies Love, about Imelda Marcos‘ rise to power as the first lady of the Philippines, and her ultimate decline […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 8, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 5, Chi White Sox 2 Chi Cubs 12, Oakland 2 Milwaukee 5, Seattle 3 Baltimore 4, Washington 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 3, Detroit 2 Texas 12, Kansas City 3 Minnesota 10, Boston 4 […]
ABC/Randy Holmes GloRilla is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the alleged use of a sample claimed to be heard on her hit song “Tomorrow.” As XXL reports, Ivory Paynes, a member of New Orleans’ Dog House Posse rap group, has accused the rapper of using the melody from his group’s 1994 song “Street of the Westbank” without their consent. He claims “Tomorrow” and […]
(WASHINGTON) — House Republicans passed first-of-its-kind federal legislation on Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on school sports teams with women and girls — a political messaging priority for the GOP despite the bill having no chance of passing the Senate and facing a presidential veto threat. Outside the Capitol, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy […]
Theo Wargo/WireImage Frank Ocean‘s headlining set at Coachella may have been met with mixed reviews, but it’s also had a positive affect on his streams. Billboard reports the singer’s on-demand U.S. streams between April 15, the day of the show, and April 17 went from 5.2 million to 10.1 million, a 94% increase, according to Luminate. Songs that particularly saw a […]
ABC Cardi B‘s “Ring,” “Thru Your Phone” and “Up” may be double Platinum, but so are her vodka-infused Whipshots. The rapper’s whipped cream brand has sold 2 million cans. “We just went double platinum! We’re not playing around when we say Whipshots is the best,” Cardi said in a statement, per Billboard. “Boozy and beautiful since day one, […]
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SPRING TRAINING INTERLEAGUE Washington 3, NY Yankees 0 Philadelphia 6, Toronto 5 Minnesota 7, Pittsburgh 5 Atlanta 7, Boston 5 Chi Cubs 8, Chi White Sox 5 Arizona 3, Cleveland 1 LA Angels 13, LA Dodgers 5 AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas […]
Mauricio Santana/Getty Images The Caesar Superdome’s annual evening concert series is back this summer, with two women in hip-hop headlining the show. Announced Wednesday were this year’s headliners for the Essence Festival: Ms. Lauryn Hill and Megan Thee Stallion. Lauryn will take the stage with a special performance celebrating the 25th anniversary of her one and only solo album, The Miseducation […]
Erik Voake/Getty Images for MNRK Music Group Tyler, the Creator is hyping the upcoming release of Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale with his new video for “Sorry Not Sorry.” Released Wednesday, the self-directed visual finds the rapper and iterations of him from previous albums offering both honest and satirical apologies to a slew of individuals […]
