A star-studded new documentary titled Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery — The Untold Story will celebrate the trailblazing legacy of the historic all-female music festival. Ahead of the film’s Sept. 21 release, a new trailer previews interviews with artists who played the festival as well as young fans shaped by …
Read More »'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery' Doc to Premiere on Hulu
ABC News Studios has acquired the new documentary Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery. The film about the famed music festival created by Sara McLachlan will premiere at Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 17 before debuting on Hulu Sept. 21. Ally Pankiw directed the film, which is produced by Dan Levy‘s …
Read More »Bas Thought He'd Never Clear This Rare Erykah Badu Sample — Until the Neo-Soul Queen Called
As Sudanese-American rapper Bas was prepping the release of Melanchronica, his somber joint album with London duo the Hics, one major hiccup stood in the way. The sample on “Four Walls,” a break-up ballad and the first song the three of them created for the LP eight years ago, kept …
Read More »Erykah Badu Is Prepping Her First Album in 15 Years
Erykah Badu fans have spent the past 15 years waiting for a follow-up to her 2010 LP New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh), but it seems like they won’t have to wait much longer. In a new interview with Billboard, Badu revealed that she’s hard at work on …
Read More »J. Cole Unveils Final Dreamville Lineup, Headlined by Lil Wayne, Erykah Badu, More
J. Cole has unveiled the lineup for his 2025 Dreamville Festival. On Monday, the rapper unveiled that he’ll headline the annual North Carolina fest alongside Lil Wayne, 21 Savage, J. Cole, Erykah Badu, and Tems. The two-day festival is scheduled for April 5 and 6 at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park. …
Read More »Raphael Saadiq Plots Career-Spanning One-Man Show
R&B legend Raphael Saadiq, who most recently was a key collaborator on Beyoncé‘s Grammy-winning Cowboy Carter, will take the stage alone this spring for three concerts covering his lengthy career. The mini-tour, titled No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits, will draw from his work with Tony! …
Read More »Hear Erykah Badu Ad Lib on Jamie XX's New Single 'F.U.'
Jamie xx, known for adding genre-jumping samples to his electronic tracks, announced the release of “F.U.,” a techno-warped single featuring Erykah Badu. Badu offers a handful of expletives in the opening notes, which originates from an ad-libbed performance during a Primavera Sound afterparty in 2019. Both Jamie xx and Badu …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Reveals 2024 Camp Flog Gnaw Lineup: André 3000, Kaytranada, Playboi Carti
Tyler, the Creator has revealed the complete lineup for Camp Flog Gnaw 2024, the 10th iteration of his annual music festival hosted on the Dodger Stadium grounds in Los Angeles. The rapper will take the stage at the two-day event with additional performances from André 3000, Kaytranada, Playboi Carti, Sexyy …
Read More »Pusha T and Fam-Lay on Cousinz Festival and Supporting Virginia Music
Virginia-based rapper and entrepreneur Fam-Lay has been making waves with his RnB Block Party alongside business partner Antonio Dowe. Now the pair, along with their friend Pusha T, are expanding with Cousinz Festival, a one-day showcase on Aug. 31 at Norfolk’s historic Scope Arena, headlined by Erykah Badu. The festival …
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