NEW YORK (AP) — Drake is the king of streaming: the rapper has been named Spotify’s most-streamed artist of the decade. Spotify announced Tuesday that Drake has been streamed 28 billion times in the last 10 years. Ed Sheeran came in second, while Post Malone, Ariana Grande and Eminem round out the Top 5. Sheeran’s […]
After decades in the music vault, Aaliyah’s music will finally be available on streaming services in 2020. Aaliyah’s uncle, Barry Hankerson, announced the news on Twitter, telling fans that the music will drop on January 16th, 2020. “We listened, this is not a drill in honor of the great legacy of #Aaliyah,” Hankerson, the former head of […]
The Recording Academy will honor hip-hop pioneer Dr. Dre with a high-profile award during the 2020 Grammy Awards, and many music honchos are feeling some way about that. “Dre breaks boundaries and inspires music creators across every genre,” said Deborah Dugan, the incoming President and CEO of the Recording Academy. “His evolution as a producer solidifies him as […]
Dionne Warwick loves what she does, so much so that she was accepted and loved by people of all races in America at a time where that was unheard of. Because of that she was able to make history by becoming the first Black person to win a Grammy in the pop category. She believes […]
War and racial tensions were at an unsettling high when Marvin Gaye released "What's Going On?" back in 1971. In 2019, a similar struggle exists.
One of the most beloved love songs of all time could’ve been sang by Patti LaBelle. On a recent episode of “Watch What Happens Live,” Patti LaBelle revealed to Andy Cohen that she was originally slated to sing “I Will Always Love You.” The song, which was originally written and performed by Dolly Parton to commemorate her former […]
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B4KkmGknGiN/ Kirk Franklin, broke his silence today on social media about the blatant disrespect that he has encountered at the Dove Awards. Must Read: TBN Cut Kirk Franklin’s Speech on Hatred During The Dove Awards AGAIN After the airing of the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards, we reported about TBN editing Kirk Franklin’s acceptance […]
Kanye West debuted his new album “Jesus is King” at a listening party at The Forum in L.A. Wednesday night (Oct. 23). The following day, Ye dished further about the hotly anticipated project in his interview with Apple’s Zane Lowe, during which he also announced plans for a future presidential run — possibly in 2024, TMZ […]
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Rapper Chuck D is this year’s winner of the Woody Guthrie Prize, an award that recognizes artists who speak out for the less fortunate. Chuck D was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013 as part of the groundbreaking hip-hop group Public Enemy. He’ll be honored at […]
NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a debate about the truth behind Lizzo’s “Truth Hurts.” Lizzo’s breakthrough tune, which spent six weeks on top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart this year, features the signature line: “I just took a DNA test, turns out I’m 100 percent that bitch.” The lyric originated from a 2017 tweet by […]
Gospel crossover artist Isaac Carree is happy in love and he wants the world to know. So given that he’s a singer/songwriter/producer he put it in a song. The new single “HER” is the result and if you’re the kind of person who gets choked up by the loving and heartfelt marriage proposals you see […]
Fela Kuti was a pioneer of the Afrobeat musical movement whose intense and pointed lyrics made him a target of the Nigerian government. The late musician was born October 15, 1938. Kuti was born Olufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-Kuti to a minister father and activist father in Abeokuta. In the late ‘50s, Kuti was sent to […]
