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Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott and Dr. Dre were presented with the Recording Academy and Black Music Collective’s Global Impact Award Thursday. They were each honored with star-studded performances and video tributes featuring some of their peers. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Wayne was introduced by DJ Khaled, and praised in videos messages from Deion Sanders and Drake, who joked about […]
Peacock This year’s Super Bowl festivities will include a special performance catered to fans in the metaverse. The NFL has teamed up with Saweetie for a free, virtual concert that will air on Roblox. Taking place in Warner Music Group’s Rhythm City, the Saweetie Super Bowl Concert will see the rapper put on a “family-friendly” performance of hits […]
Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake recently made Spotify history as the first artist on the platform to surpass 75,000 streams. He recognized the accomplishment on social media while throwing in a suggestion to the streaming service. “We should get bonuses like athletes to motivate the future artists to be consistent and competitive,” he captioned a screenshot of the story. […]
Carlijn Jacobs/Parkwood/Columbia Beyoncé has extended her Renaissance World Tour to meet the high demand from members of her loyal Beyhive. Ahead of next week’s ticket sales, the singer’s added seven more North American shows to the trek. A second show has been added in Toronto, Chicago, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Inglewood and Bey’s hometown of Houston. Bey […]
Rich Polk/NBC Diddy will be gracing your television screens during Super Bowl LVII via an appearance in an Uber commercial. In the clip, he takes on the very familiar role of a music executive who declines Uber’s proposition to create a jingle for the company. “So, we’re thinking a song could really put Uber One on the map,” […]
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images While virtually everyone has seen Will Smith‘s Oscar night slap of Chris Rock, Serena Williams had a different perspective than most. She and her sister, Venus, were on hand that night to celebrate King Richard, a film about their early lives. Following the incident with Rock, Will was awarded the Best Actor […]
exdez/Getty The 65th annual Grammy Awards will feature a historic segment celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary. It will highlight a mixture of new and veteran artists who’ll showcase the genre’s rich history and modern-day influence throughout the world. LL Cool J will introduce the segment, which is being produced by musical director Questlove, his manager Shawn Gee, Jesse Collins, Patrick Menton of Fulwell 73 and Fatima […]
Carlijn Jacobs/Parkwood/Columbia Looks like Ticketmaster might have to worry about the Beyhive soon because some of Beyoncé‘s British fans are having trouble getting tickets to her tour. Bey announced the Renaissance Tour, her first in about seven years, on Wednesday, and some select venues are already having a presale — such as London’s O2 Arena. Unfortunately, it appears people are […]
Troy Harvey/ABC via Getty Images John Legend and Chrissy Teigen are keeping it all in the family when it comes to their daughter Esti‘s name. While speaking with E! News, the “All of Me” singer, who welcomed his third child, Esti Maxine Stephens, with his wife on January 13, shared that the name was all Teigen’s idea and it was only later […]
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Youngboy Never Broke Again‘s music has gone through some changes, as the rapper has altered his way of thinking. In an insightful profile piece by Billboard, the normally recluse rapper opens up about his current perspective on music, among other things. Youngboy, who’s currently serving house arrest in Utah, was once concerned about being […]
