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2017 Billboard Music Awards - Show

Drake announces October World Weekend concerts featuring Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown

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The Delfonics

William Hart, lead singer/songwriter of The Delfonics, dead at 77

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Nile Rodgers theGrio.com

Music legend Nile Rodgers gets “Le Freak” on with fans in London

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An ode to Lathun’s ‘Freak It,’ a ’90s classic so good that City Girls and Usher brought it back as ‘Good Love’ and took me back to 1997

Lathun’s “Freak It,”the classic Miami-bass meets Atlanta-swag record from 1997, takes me back to the  magic that was mid-90s Atlanta.
/ July 13, 2022
BET Awards 2021 - Arrivals

Kirk Franklin addresses cancellation of R. Kelly’ music

Gospel legend Kirk Franklin addresses outcry to cancel R. Kelly’s music in light of his sex trafficking conviction.
/ July 13, 2022

Mario announces Tory Lanez collaboration, despite previous criticism amid allegations of shooting Megan Thee Stallion

Mario announces Tory Lanez collaboration, despite previous criticism amid allegations of shooting Megan Thee Stallion.
/ July 12, 2022

I think Omarion’s book publisher needs to put ‘Unbothered: The Power of Choosing Joy’ on the shelf, ya know, for a little while

Omarion, the former B2K frontman and watermelon aficionado’s alleged zen lifestyle is looking real flimsy these days.
/ July 8, 2022
94th Annual Academy Awards - Press Room

Questlove to direct Sly Stone documentary

Oscar-winner Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will director a documentary about legendary singer/songwriter Sly Stone.
/ July 8, 2022
94th Oscars Week Events: Animated Feature Film

Motion Picture Academy, Mercury Studios launch initiative for Black British musicians

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Mercury Studios launch initiative for Black UK-based musicians to expand representation in film scoring.
/ July 8, 2022
Marc Jacobs Fall 2020 Runway Show - Arrivals

Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj’s husband, sentenced for failing to register as sex offender

Kenneth Petty, Nicki Minaj’s husband, sentenced to three years probation, one year house arrest for failing to register as sex offender.
/ July 7, 2022