Music

Frankie Beverly, Maze, Frankie Beverly death, theGrio.com
September 11, 2024

Frankie Beverly, the soulful frontman of Maze, has died at 77

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D'Angelo, Black Messiah, D'Angelo music, new D'Angelo music, theGrio.com
September 10, 2024

D’Angelo is working on new music, according to Raphael Saadiq

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Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl, Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime show, Who's performing the Super Bowl in 2025?, Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl 2025, Is Kendrick Lamar performing at the 2025 Super Bowl?, Kendrick Lamar Not Like Us, Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl New Orleans, Kendrick Lamar Lil Wayne theGrio.com
September 9, 2024

Social media strongly reacts to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show announcement

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Beyoncé, Cowboy Carter, Country Music Awards, Texas Hold 'Em, Black country artists, theGrio.com
September 9, 2024

Beyoncé may be snubbed by the CMAs, but the impact of ‘Cowboy Carter’ goes without saying

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Kendrick Lamar, Super Bowl, theGrio.com
September 9, 2024

Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

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thegrio.com, the temptations, otis williams, motown, soul music
September 6, 2024

The extraordinarily long game of Otis Williams of The Temptations

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Sade, Sade Adu, Sade Transa, Transa, Red Hot Transa, Andre 3000 Transa, transgender compilation album, transgender awareness, Sade son, Sade transgender son, trans visibility, theGrio.com
September 6, 2024

Sade ends 6-year hiatus to lend her voice to trans visibility on the album ‘Transa’

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thegrio.com, teedra moses, complex simplicity, r&b music
September 5, 2024

Teedra Moses’ classic album ‘Complex Simplicity’ is 20 years old. I’m so glad my worst musical take of all time seems to have disappeared from the internet

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Megan Thee Stallion, theGrio.com
August 29, 2024

Megan Thee Stallion to host, GloRilla, Lenny Kravitz to perform: Here’s what to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs

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Roberta Flack, tribute album, poetry, women of color, thegrio.com
August 28, 2024

Roberta Flack, Rep. Maxine Waters, Dawn Richard and more featured on tribute album to women of color

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Sean Combs, Sean Combs arrested indicted, theGrio.com
August 27, 2024

Diddy seeks to have producer’s lawsuit tossed, says it’s full of ‘blatant falsehoods’

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Patricia Carey, Mariah Carey, daughter Monroe
August 27, 2024

Mariah Carey’s mother and sister died on the same day. The singer says her ‘heart is broken’

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Janet Jackson, theGrio.com
August 22, 2024

Janet Jackson announces new Las Vegas residency: ‘Truly can’t wait!’

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thegrio.com, pete rock, common, hip-hop
August 21, 2024

Does hip-hop need an adult contemporary category? Yes, and others, too. 

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August 21, 2024

The Queens of R&B Tour makes me excited for my auntie era

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