After finding that The Isley Brothers performed R. Kelly songs on “Verzuz,” viewers were understandably surprised and outraged. The Isley Brothers used their R. Kelly era to take on the “Let’s Groove” hitmakers on the newest episode of Verzuz. The group sang songs like “Contagious” and “Busted,” which were written …
Read More »BTS’s K-Pop Agency Buys Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings LLC For Over $1 Billion
The Korean business that gave birth to the K-pop phenomenon BTS is paying $1.05 billion for a star-studded American media empire that handles Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s careers. Big Hit Entertainment, which is rebranding as HYBE, is spending 1.07 trillion won ($950 million) to buy Ithaca Holdings LLC, which …
Read More »Verzuz To Partner With Peloton Home Fitness Company in Music Collaboration Collection
Peloton, a home fitness company, and Verzuz, a hugely successful webcast series, announced on Monday that the two would be releasing a “Peloton Verzuz” music collaboration collection. Last April, producers Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley launched Verzuz on Instagram to cheer up those who were stranded at …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle’s Estate Drops Lawsuit Against the Crips
The estate of Nipsey Hussle is said to have dropped its case against the Crips. Nipsey’s brother, Samiel Asghedom, told the court that the estate had reached an agreement with Crips LLC, according to TMZ. The agreement isn’t detailed in the document, which was filed Thursday in Los Angeles County …
Read More »Nas and Janet Jackson Inducted into the National Recording Registry By The Library Of Congress
Nas recently won his first Grammy, and now his crowning achievement will be housed in the Library of Congress. Nas’s debut album, Illmatic, was inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress on Wednesday. The album Illmatic was a true “cultural reset.” The album, released in 1994, …
Read More »Timbaland Suggests That Chris Brown Has An Untouchable Catalog and Would Beat Usher In a Verzuz
Chris Brown VS Usher is the topic of discussion again. This morning on an episode of The Breakfast Club, Charlagamane, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee had a discussion with Timbaland on who would be the winner of the Verzuz battle between the two R&B stars Chris Brown and Usher. During …
Read More »Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Band ‘Silk Sonic’ Was added to the Lineup For The 63rd Grammy’s
Yesterday, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak announced that their band, Silk Sonic, was added to the lineup of the 63rd annual Grammy Awards. On Sunday, Mars took to Twitter and posted a plea to the Academy asking them to consider adding the duo to the list. The post read: “Dear …
Read More »Cardi B Becomes The First Female Solo Rapper To Have a Diamond-Certified Song For “Bodak Yellow”
Cardi B is the first female rapper to have a diamond-certified single for “Bodak Yellow.” Her top-charting breakthrough single was formally certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America on Monday. This makes the Bronx, New York-bred rapper the first female rapper to have a single go platinum or sell …
Read More »Bruno Mars Takes To Twitter To Beg The Grammy’s For His Band ‘Silk Sonic’ To Perform
Bruno Mars isn’t too proud to beg, despite selling millions of records and winning countless awards. The singer is requesting that his band, Silk Sonic, be added to the Grammy’s lineup at the last minute. The “24K Magic” singer revealed earlier this month that he and Anderson.Paak are working on …
Read More »Vanessa Bryant Responds To Meek Mill’s Kobe Bryant Lyrics; Meek Mill Apologizes
Just last week, Meek Mill started trending on Twitter after he received backlash from fans for his “insensitive and disrespectful” lyrics about Kobe Bryant in his latest single “Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe)” ft Lil Baby. In the song, he raps, “Yeah, and if I ever lack, I’m goin’ out with my …
Read More »Bobby Shmurda Set to Be Released From Prison Tomorrow
It’s time to do the Shmoney Dance cause our boy Bobby Shmurda is officially being released from prison tomorrow, and it looks like the rapper wants to spend time with his family and get back to the music. According to TMZ, Shmurda’s mom, Leslie Pollard, told them that he wants …
Read More »Big Hit Entertainment Partnering With Universal Music Group To Find Next K-Pop Sensation
Today, the label behind the South Korean boy band BTS, Big Hit Entertainment, is searching for new talent in the genre. On Wednesday, the organization revealed a new initiative to find the next K-pop sensation via a global audition program scheduled to air in the United States in 2022. Big …
Read More »Black Twitter Reacts To A Meek Mill Verse Referencing Kobe Bryant, Meek Responds
Meek Mill is making headlines once again this week after his recent interaction with Tekashi 6ix9ine. Only now, fans are PISSED after they heard lyrics to his new song “Don’t Worry (RIP Kobe)” featuring Lil’ Baby. In January of last year, Kobe, alongside his daughter and several others, died tragically …
Read More »D’Angelo And Friends To Be The Next Verzuz Battle On Feb. 27
Ladies, grab your popcorn and wine because R&B singer D’Angelo is next up on the Verzuz battle. The singer has yet to announced his opponent but the battle will be held live from Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater on Feb. 27. It is said that the singer will be joined by …
Read More »The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Has Announced This Year’s Nominees
The 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its nominees, and of course, some of our favorites are on the list. In May, inductees will be announced, and the ceremony will take place this fall in Cleveland, Ohio. Among those up for induction this year are Jay-Z, Carole King, …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle & Jay Z Collaborate For ‘Judas and The Black Messiah’
It’s been almost two years since rapper Nipsey Hussle has passed, and just a few days since his estate announced the Marathon Live experience. Fans were super excited when it was announced yesterday that Nipsey Hussle and Jay Z are dropping their collab from the ‘Judas and the Black Messiah‘ …
Read More »Nipsey Hussle’s ‘The Marathon’ Live Album Experience On YouTube Live
Nipsey Hussle’s Estate has finally announced the details of The Marathon live album experience after the teaser that took place in December last year. According to sources, you will be able to watch the virtual experience on YouTube Live on Feb. 5 Oki Doki’s animation studio posted on Instagram, “Celebrating …
Read More »Andre 3000 Trends On Twitter After Fans Give Him His Flowers For Verse On Beyonce’s ‘Party’ Single
Andre 3000 is currently trending on Twitter as fans debate who had the better verse between him and J.Cole on Beyonce’s 2011 hit song “Party”; to this day, both Grammy-nominated versions of the single are still being celebrated. While some fans said Cole’s verse was their favorite, the majority of …
Read More »The Anticipated Ashanti vs. Keyshia Cole Verzuz Battle Has Been Postponed
It looks like we will have to wait a little longer to watch the Verzuz battle between Ashanti and Keyshia Cole, as Verzuz has postponed this Saturday’s showdown between the two due to the emotional events that took place this week and the rising Covid-19 rates. In a statement released …
Read More »Missy Elliott Reveals That ‘Oops (Oh My)’ Was Not About Masturbation
Yesterday Missy Elliott revealed on Twitter that Tweets 2002 Hit “Oops (Oh My)” was never about masturbation. The song’s collaboration was co-written by the rap icon and featured lyrics that were quite a raunchy reference to masturbation, including “Mmm, I was looking so good, I couldn’t reject myself / I was …
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