The 2023 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominations are stacked with recognition for some of the genre’s veteran and fastest-rising artists. Across 17 categories, Cardi B and 21 Savage garnered the most nominations with 12 each, trailed by Drake, who is up for nine awards. Also nominated at the show, which will …
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The piano Freddie Mercury used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” sold for $2.2 million on Wednesday as part of Sotheby’s 1,500-piece estate sale of the singer’s treasured possessions. The sale of Mercury’s 1973 Yamaha Grand surpassed the $2.1 million paid for John Lennon’s Steinway, which he used to write “Imagine” and …
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Five years ago today, the world lost Mac Miller at 26. Five years ago Wednesday, I lost my brother Christian at 21. In 2018, I worked for another outlet, and I learned about Mac passing while checking Slack in an attempt to briefly take my mind off the motorcycle accident …
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Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band have postponed all performances scheduled for September, startingwith Thursday’s show at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracuse, New York. A post shared to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday stated that the frontman is being treated for symptoms of peptic ulcer disease and …
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Three former Anti-Flag members have further condemned frontman Justin Sane for “deceiving” them and “hurting so many people” following a Rolling Stone investigation where 13 women accused the punk-rock singer of predatory behavior, sexual assault, and statutory rape. “To Justin, we believe you are very sick and in need of …
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Fans have been waiting for Drake‘s new album,For All the Dogs, since he announced the news earlier this summer. Finally, after teasing the record for months, the rapper revealed that the upcoming album will drop on Sept. 22. Drake made the announcement via a video posted on Wednesday evening, featuring …
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Carly Rae Jepsen wants nothing more than to spend time with you (yes, you … really!) for “Anything to Be With You,” but for whatever reason, you don’t seem to be available, and she spends most of the video walking and twirling on city streets alone. “Anything you wanna do, …
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Superstar duo Sam Smith and Normani won a copyright infringement lawsuitthat claimed their multiplatinum hit “Dancing With a Stranger” stole from a 2015 song by the same name. A California federal judge agreed to dismiss the case on Wednesdayin an order obtained by Rolling Stone. Lawyers for Smith andNormaniasked a …
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Richard Davis, the prolific bassist who adorned jazz classics by Pharoah Sanders, Eric Dolphy, and Andrew Hill and laid the musical foundation for Van Morrison’s Astral Weeks, has died at the age of 93. Davis’ daughter Persia confirmed her father’s death Thursday on both a memorial page and to Madison …
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Britney Spears is gearing up for the release of her memoir by throwing back to key moments in her career on social media. Last night she reflected on her appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2001, where she performed “I’m a Slave 4 U” with a giant yellow …
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