Pharrell cancels music festival in Virginia Beach, citing ‘toxic energy’ after his cousin is killed by police Pharrell Williams is pulling his Something in the Water music festival from Virginia Beach, citing “toxic energy” in the city. Something in the Water hit Virginia Beach, Williams’ hometown, for the firs... Read More...
Billboard Announces Virtual R&B/Hip-Hop Summit With Usher, Gucci Mane, Polo G & More Billboard, in partnership with Amazon Music's flagship R&B/rap brand Rotation, will present a virtual R&B/Hip-Hop Summit on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The one-day event will honor the genre's most influe... Read More...
Lauryn Hill, Ludacris, Lil Kim, Timbaland, Usher + more join stacked ‘Lovers & Friends’ Fest! Lovers & Friends was one of the most anticipated festivals of 2020, that was until the idea was ruined by the coronavirus pandemic and postponed indefinitely. Snoop Dogg, Live Nation and Bobby Dee ann... Read More...
The Nelson George Mixtape Funky Demise of Black Band Culture Part III This is the final section of a series of essay son funk ensembles in the 21st century. Funk was in transition from a music created with live horns, Latin percussion, and a tight rhythm section to a... Read More...
Usher and wife split up Usher Raymond and his wife, Grace Miguel, have called it quits after two years of marriage and nearly 10 years together, Us Weekly reports. “After much thought and consideration we have mutually decided to s... Read More...
Usher’s Got It So Bad… It’s Burning According to Danielle Young at the Grapevine... Things seem to keep getting worse for Usher. It’s only been a couple weeks since the world found out that Usher paid $1.1 millon in 2012 to settle a lawsuit af... Read More...
Timbaland Exits Empire According to a published report by Billboard, Grammy® Award- winning producer, Timbaland, who helmed the songwriting team for Empire since its inception, has exited. Tim’s replacement is four-time Grammy® Award... Read More...
Usher Gets A Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will bless eight-time Grammy Award winner Usher with the 2,588th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Tomorrow, September 7th at 11:30a (PT). The star in the category of Record... Read More...
Here We Go Again: Is Apple Buying Tidal? Apple is allegedly in talks to acquire Tidal, according to a source at the Wall Street Journal, while respected New York Times music journalist Ben Sisario quotes his sources as saying that Apple has no intenti... Read More...
Usher Plays Sugar Ray Leonard in “Hands of Stone” Usher will be hitting the big screen once again. This time, the R&B icon is going all in as boxing legend, Sugar Ray Leonard. Nobody could have predicted that we would one day see Usher Raymond tackle a ser... Read More...
