Music

Angie Stone, Angie Stone funeral, theGrio.com
March 14, 2025

Memorial service planned for Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone

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thegrio, roberta flack, lauryn hill, wyclef jean, funeral service
March 11, 2025

Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean surprise mourners with a moving tribute at Roberta Flack’s funeral service

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thegrio, jim jones, dipset, breakfast club, dj envy, charlamagne tha god
March 10, 2025

Jim Jones compares gangs to fraternities and sororities: ‘It’s all the same thing’ 

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thegrio, doechii, billboard, grammy, naacp, woman of the year
March 10, 2025

Doechii named Billboard’s 2025 Woman of the Year as her viral comments on ‘straight men’ spark debate

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thegrio, dwayne wiggins, tony toni tone, raphael saadiq, R&B
March 7, 2025

D’Wayne Wiggins of Tony! Toni! Toné! is dead at 64

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thegrio, kendrick lamar, drake, iHeart Media, lawsuit
March 5, 2025

iHeartMedia says legal dispute with Drake was settled because it ‘did nothing wrong’

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thegrio, marvin sapp, tiny desk, npr
March 3, 2025

Marvin Sapp brings the good news to NPR’s Tiny Desk

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thegrio, usher, emory univeristy, berklee school of music
March 3, 2025

Usher to deliver commencement address to Emory University’s Class of 2025 graduates

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Fridayy new album, Fridayy Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not, Fridayy Haiti, Is Fridayy Haitian?, Fridayy Joé Dwet Filé, Fridayy joe dwet file, Fridayy Kompa, Fridayy Konpa, What is Haitian Konpa?, What is Haitian Kompa?, Kompa theGrio.com
February 28, 2025

Grief, growth and Haitian Konpa: singer-songwriter Fridayy reveals layers of his identity in his newest album

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Rhiannon Giddens, The Kennedy Center, Black country artists, Black musicians, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
February 28, 2025

Singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens calls off Kennedy Center show, citing Trump takeover

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thegrio, shaboozey, bar song tipsy, beyonce
February 27, 2025

Shaboozey’s ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ is now the longest running Hot Country No.1 song by a single artist — Happy Black History Month

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thegrio, michael jackson, thriller, rolling stone, the girl is mine, music journalism
February 25, 2025

Dear Rolling Stone, ‘The Girl Is Mine’ was RIGHT there for your terrible song on a good album list

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thegrio, roberta flack, hip-hop, donny hathaway, Black music
February 24, 2025

5 songs by Roberta Flack that every hip-hop head should know

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thegrio, jaguar wright, american future, michael flynn, mar-a-lago
February 21, 2025

5 totally serious questions I have about Jaguar Wright being awarded a Defender of Freedom Award at Mar-a-Lago

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thegrio, beyonce, blue ivy, kendrick lamar, naacp image awards
February 20, 2025

Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii among early winners of NAACP Image Awards handed out in pre-live show virtual ceremony

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