Prince’s ‘Welcome 2 America,’ an Unreleased Album, coming in July For the first time since Prince died unexpectedly in 2016, the singer’s estate will release a completed — but never-before-heard — album from his storied vault of leftover music. Until now, the estate h... Read More...
DMX Dead at 50 DMX, one of the most popular and successful rappers to emerge in the 1990s, died Friday, April 9 at the age of 50. He had been hospitalized in a coma and on life support for the past week after suffering a hear... Read More...
Questlove’s documentary Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is coming to Hulu “It has always been a dream of mine to direct films and telling this story has truly been an amazing experience. I am overwhelmed and honored by the reception the film is receiving,” Questlove expressed in a st... Read More...
Xiarra-Diamond Nimrod promoted to Vice President of Marketing Strategy at Republic Republic Records has promoted Xiarra-Diamond Nimrod to Vice President of Marketing Strategy. The announcement was made jointly by Republic EVP/GM Jim Roppo and SVP of Marketing Marleny Reyes. Roppo commented, "... Read More...
Sada Baby Under Fire For Wishing Death on Lil Nas X Over DMX Sada Baby is catching some major backlash after he tweeted and deleted a controversial post wishing death on openly gay singer Lil Nas X. The Grammy Award-winning artist's new music video "Montero... Read More...
Verzuz went old school with EWF vs Isley Brothers! Winner: The Fans! Just about everybody is talkin' about the classic showdown between Earth, Wind & Fire and The Isley Brothers on Verzuz. It was a get session of music and memories. I'm not here to declare a winner, all I kn... Read More...
DMX in grave condition Hip-Hop star DMX remains hospitalized in grave condition and on life support following a reported drug overdose and subsequent heart attack. As initially reported by TMZ, DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, r... Read More...
APPLE LEADS $50M INVESTMENT ROUND IN STEVE STOUTE’S UNITEDMASTERS Independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters has secured a $50 million Series B investment. The round is led by Apple with additional funding from two existing backers: Google parent Alphabet and A... Read More...
$not – Life (PALM Reacts!) South Florida via Brooklyn rapper $not unleashes some dark visuals for the song “Life.” The song comes from $not’s latest album Havoc. The music video was directed by @freeomarjones with cinematography for @fra... Read More...
Spotify acquires talk app Locker Room to take on Clubhouse Watch out, Clubhouse, Spotify is entering the social audio app space. On Spotify's Q4 investor call last month, Chairman & CEO Daniel Ek explained that the music streaming company is “very interested in”... Read More...
