New Music Friday: Lola Brooke, Gunna, Lil Jon and more
From some reflective tracks to a guided meditation album, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Lola Brooke, “Becky” — The Brooklyn rapper…
Spotify launches new series, highlights hip-hop and R&B albums that defined streaming era
Photo by Fernando Gutierrez-Juarez/picture alliance via Getty Images Spotify has launched a new series intended to celebrate classic albums that have stood the test of time, despite changes in the consumption and…
Beyoncé and Michelle Williams attend premiere of Kelly Rowland’s new movie, ‘Mea Culpa’
Dalvin Adams The New York City premiere of Tyler Perry‘s new movie, Mea Culpa, took place February 15, and the members of Destiny’s Child were in attendance. Kelly Rowland showed up as star and executive producer of…
Megan Thee Stallion celebrates birthday with launch of new Nike collection, Hot Girl Systems
ABC/Chrys Davis Megan Thee Stallion celebrated her 29th birthday Thursday, February 15, by doing a photo shoot and dropping her new collection with Nike. On her socials, she shared some of the final…
Mariah Carey gets a whole new verse in Ariana Grande’s “yes, and?” remix
Katia Temkin If you team up with Mariah Carey for a remix, you’re not just going to let her sing the same thing as the original song’s lyrics, now, are…
Never-before-released song from James Brown released ahead of A&E documentary
Republic/UMe James Brown passed away in 2006, but fans are now getting to hear a never-before-heard recording from the Godfather of Soul. The previously unreleased tune, “We Got to Change,” features…
On this day in Black history: Joe Frazier defeats Jimmy Ellis, Lauryn Hill’s ‘Miseducation’ goes Diamond and more
On this day in Black history, February 16: — In 1923, Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith recorded her first record, Down Hearted Blues, which sold 800,000 copies for Columbia Records. — In 1951,…
“You Make Me Wanna” stream: Consumption of Usher’s music increases following Super Bowl
Phil Ellsworth / ESPN Images Usher‘s discography has seen an increase in streams and sales following his performance at Super Bowl 58’s halftime show, Billboard reports. The publication cited initial reports from…
Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign added to Rolling Loud California lineup
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Kanye West is taking Vultures 1, his collaborative project with Ty Dolla Sign, to Rolling Loud. He broke the news Thursday, sharing an updated lineup of the festival to Instagram. “VULTURES COMING TO ROLLING…
PinkPantheress to receive Producer of the Year honor at ‘Billboard’ Women in Music Awards
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images PinkPantheress will be an honoree at this year’s Billboard Women in Music Awards. Billboard announced the news Thursday, noting she’ll receive the Producer of the Year Award at the event, which takes place…