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In these uncertain times, celebrities have been doing their part to keep people’s spirits lifted while so many of us are stuck in the house. Debbie Allen hosted a free dance class. Chris Martin of Coldplay gave a concert from his home. He extended an invitation for John Legend to do the same. He took […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Drake has landed his 208th song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, setting a new record for most songs on the music chart. LIKE US ON FACEBOOK. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER. SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE. The rapper’s latest track, “Oprah’s Bank Account” with DaBaby and Lil Yachty, debuted at No. 89 on the Hot […]

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Solange isn’t wasting any time when it comes to setting the record straight. She recently sparked some romance rumors with fellow musician Common after the two seemed to be pictured together at the Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact inaugural celebration at Town Hall in New York last week. The image going around that features […]

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Recording Academy on Monday fired Deborah Dugan, its former president who called into question the integrity of the Grammy Awards nominations process and said she was sexually harassed by a top lawyer for the organization, which she called a boys’ club that coddled and favored powerful men. The academy said […]

Prince will get his just due from the Grammys. Although the late multi-platinum artist only won seven statues in his three-decade plus career, he will be honored with a star-studded Grammy special “Let’s Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince” to air on CBS later this year. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER:  On the performance […]

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One massive deal with French luxury behemoths LVMH has put Rihanna in rarified company. Forbes has crowned her the world’s wealthiest female musician at $600 million, surpassing Madonna ($570 million), Céline Dion ($450) and Beyoncé ($400 million). LVMH, owned by billionaire Bernard Arnault partnered with Rihanna for not only the cosmetics line of Fenty Beauty but now a luxury clothing simply called Fenty. Fenty Beauty pocketed a […]

Remember when friend of the show Luenell told the world she had a big crush on Bruno Mars? Well, as you can see, Bruno loved it and he made sure she got to meet him at his L.A. show. First, she had to get ready…those nails, though! We see you gurlll. And then, it happened! […]

Attention all musicians! Tamar Braxton is building a band! The singer allegedly fired her entire band after they failed to show up for a show in Philadelphia. She posted about the incident on her Instagram story:   She then posted a video singing her heart out, with no band in sight. The original caption read […]

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — One of Prince’s favorite drummers, 43-year-old John Blackwell Jr., has died in Florida. Blackwell’s wife, Yaritza Blackwell, said in a post Tuesday on his official Instagram account that he died “peacefully” in her company. She thanked God for his life and his fans for their support.   My husband incredible drummer […]

Drummer Clyde Stubblefield passed away this weekend in Madison, Wisc., but his indelible mark on music lives on in one of the most sampled drum breaks ever. As a member of the Godfather of Soul James Brown’s band, Stubblefield’s performance on the “Funky Drummer” track has been used as a backdrop for hip-hop and dance […]

I knew it might happen one day. I wondered what I would do when it did. Would I be among the faithful making the pilgrimage to Minnesota to stand with the grieving? Where would I be when I heard the news? How would I respond? As it turned out, I was in New York City […]

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It looks like Prince has had enough of social media. The artist has deleted his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts and removed his work from YouTube and Soundcloud, just a year after joining the social networking websites. But Spotify users were spared. His two latest albums, Art Official Age and Plectrum Electrum are still available on the […]