Three years after Kendrick Lamar guested during Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl halftime performance, the rapper will headline his own halftime show at Super Bowl LIX. Just hours before the first Sunday of the 2024 season kicked off, the NFL, Roc Nation and Apple Music revealed that Lamar will take midfield …
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Quavo and Ty Dolla $ign, assemble! On Friday, the pair of musicians linked up with Brian Tyler‘s Are We Dreaming for “If I Fall” — a futuristic, rock-rap “synergistic” anthem from the upcoming Transformers One soundtrack. “I’m in my prime, Optimus (Optimus), I’m goin’ big, Megatron,” raps Quavo in the …
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Scott Simon, who dedicated 52 years playing the piano for doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai, California, at the age of 75 after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina Simon announced. Nina shared the news on Thursday in a social media post. “My dad …
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Atlanta hip-hop mogul T.I. testified Friday that he was surprised to be in a courtroom, still battling billionaire toymaker Isaac Larian nearly four years after his wife sent a cease-and-desist letter claiming Larian’s popular “L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G.” dolls infringed on the name, image, and likeness of the couple’s teen pop …
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Christmas carols from one of the greatest voices in music? Sign us up! On Friday, Jennifer Hudson announced that she’ll be releasing her first-ever holiday album, The Gift of Love, on Oct. 18. The project will feature renditions of Christmas classics such as “O Holy Night,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Little Drummer …
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Usher‘s first of four nights at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for his electrifying Past Present Future tour featured collaborators and friends joining him onstage including Taraji P. Henson, Victoria Monét, Yung Miami, Fat Joe and Ja Rule. The Grammy-winning artist performed a career-spanning set including tracks from his ninth studio album …
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New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong has responded to claims that she supported Danny Masterson during the convicted actor’s rape trial. On Friday, hours after Armstrong premiered as Linkin Park’s new vocalist, the Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala turned to social media to resurface claims that Armstrong — then the singer …
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A few weeks back, Barack Obama unveiled his yearly summer songs playlist, which mixed fresh hits like Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Beyonce’s “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and Charli XCX’s “365” with old favorites like the Miracles’ “You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me,” the Supremes’ “Where Did Our Love Go,” …
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Will Jennings, the two-time Oscar-winning lyricist who co-wrote Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” along with chart-topping hits by Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, and Whitney Houston, has died at the age of 80. Jennings’ caretaker confirmed the songwriter’s death to The Hollywood Reporter, adding that he died Friday at …
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A$AP Rocky continues the lead-up to his much-anticipated new album Don’t Be Dumb with the LP’s latest single, “Ruby Rosary,” featuring J. Cole. The two rappers trade verses over a downtempo, piano-laden beat crafted by the Alchemist: A$AP Rocky has been teasingDon’t Be Dumb for the past few months, including …
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