Music

coco jones, npr, tiny desk, thegrio.com
January 10, 2026

Coco Jones savors her Tiny Desk moment: ‘This feels like a rite of passage’

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Nicole Cooke-Johnson, Sam Cooke, Sam Cooke's estate, theGrio.com
January 9, 2026

Sam Cooke’s granddaughter shares why his estate ‘very rarely’ says yes to projects

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2019 MTV Video Music Awards - Red Carpet
January 8, 2026

Fetty Wap is home from prison early after serving three years

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Ravyn Lenae, Anderson .Paak
January 8, 2026

Anderson .Paak shares he wrote Ravyn Lenae’s ‘Love Me Not’ for himself, but never released it

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James Bernard co-founder of The Source and XXL
January 8, 2026

James Bernard, founding editor of ‘The Source’ and co-founder of ‘XXL,’ dies

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Misa Hylton, Mary J. Blige, lawsuit, theGrio.com
January 7, 2026

Judge throws out Misa Hylton’s $5 million lawsuit against Mary J. Blige

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January 7, 2026

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine reports to NYC lockup where Nicholas Maduro and Luigi Mangione await trial

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DMX, DMX Ordained Minister, DMX Foster Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church
January 6, 2026

DMX to be posthumously ordained as a minister at site of historic church once used for Underground Railroad

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Dionne Warwick, Saweetie, Mya, theGrio.com
January 6, 2026

Dionne Warwick, Saweetie, and Mya team up on a new song for climate change

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Jill Scott, To Whom This May Concern, theGrio.com
January 5, 2026

Jill Scott once pissed off an icon who thought she was calling her ‘obese’

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Cleveland Cavaliers v Houston Rockets
January 4, 2026

Drake hit with RICO lawsuit with online casino over scheme to inflate music streams

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Samara Joy, Samara Joy Grammys, Elder Goldwire McLendon, Samara Joy Grandfather
January 3, 2026

Samara Joy cherishes her late grandfather Elder Goldwire McLendon as she approaches Grammy night: ‘One of the greatest voices in the world’

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Megan Thee Stallion Popeyes franchise, thegrio.com
January 3, 2026

Megan Thee Stallion steps into ownership with new Popeyes franchise in Miami

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kem, baby no. 8, girl, sonogram, thegrio.com
January 3, 2026

KEM reveals baby no. 8 is a girl with sonogram video: ‘Another little miracle’

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Jill Scott smiles in headshot featuring black and lavender ruffled scarf and hat/headpiece
January 2, 2026

Jill Scott to release new album ‘To Whom This May Concern’ next month

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