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Kenrick Lamar AP thegrio.com
October 5, 2022
Kendrick Lamar led all winners at the 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards with six, while Drake took home three trophies.
October 4, 2022
James Brown, Doug Williams and Bobby O'Jay are among the 10 recipients of the 2022 Radio Hall of Fame "Legends…
Janet Jackson thegrio.com
October 3, 2022
A deluxe edition of music legend Janet Jackson's 1997 album, "The Velvet Rope," will drop on Friday, featuring bonus tracks…
Rolling Stone Live Big Game Experience
October 3, 2022
A Miami woman — who was pregnant at the time — and her husband have sued Tory Lanez, claiming that…
Performance Space New York's Spring Gala
October 2, 2022
TheGrio reviews "Play Time," a piece by the New York City Ballet, featuring music composed by singer/songwriter Solange.
September 29, 2022
"Captain" Kirk Douglas, The Roots guitarist/vocalist, will release his new solo album, "New Unknown," on Nov. 4.
September 28, 2022
The LAPD has arrested a 17-year-old suspect and identified a second suspect connected to the killing earlier this month of…
We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert Produced by NYC, Clive Davis, and Live Nation
September 28, 2022
The 10th and final installment of DJ Cassidy "Pass The Mic" series will air after the BET Hip-Hop Awards on…
September 28, 2022
YouTube.com removed an age restriction from Minaj's “Likkle Miss Remix” video Monday after she took the platform to task on…
September 26, 2022
Ray Chew, longtime musical director of "Dancing with the Stars," talks with theGrio about the show's new season and film-scoring…
September 23, 2022
theGrio reviews Jon Batiste's world premiere of "American Symphony," a four-movement suite, at New York City's Carnegie Hall.
September 22, 2022
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson will executive producer a documentary about the late producer, J Dilla, based on the book, "Dilla Time."
September 20, 2022
Karl Jordan Jr. and Ronald Washington, suspects in Jam Master Jay's 2002 homicide, will stand trial in February 2023.
September 16, 2022
Rapper-actor Common will make his Broadway debut in "Between Riverside and Crazy," which opens this fall.
Black Music
September 15, 2022
Dallas Austin and Sir The Baptist spoke with theGrio about working with TSU on a gospel album, "The Urban Hymnal."
September 15, 2022
Music superstar Usher will release the "My Way 25th Anniversary Edition" with new versions of the album's hit singles on…
September 13, 2022
Lewis, a three-time Grammy Award-winning pianist and composer who helped jazz cross over in the 1960s, died at his Chicago…
September 13, 2022
The 17th annual BET Hip-Hop Awards will be taped on Saturday, Sept. 30 and aired days later on BET on…
September 12, 2022
Singer Lizzo wins a Primetime Emmy for her Prime Video series, "Watch Out For the Big Grrrls," thanks the cast…
September 12, 2022
With the Afropunk Fest returning to Brooklyn after a two-year hiatus, the eclectic fashion and spirit of the fans was…