Quincy Jones, the legendary music producer, composer, arranger, and band leader, died on Sunday night (November 3) in his Bel Air home at the age of 91. Throughout his distinguished seven decade career, Jones shaped the sound and direction of contemporary music, amassing a staggering 28 Grammys and 80 nominations for his groundbreaking, innovative work.…… MORE
Maria Carey was finally nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the first time this past year, even though the 5-time Grammy winner has been eligible for nearly a decade. Carey, whose 19 Billboard No. 1 hits trails only the Beatles’ 20 chart-toppers, spoke out about being snubbed by the Rock Hall…… MORE
Young Thug was released from prison on Thursday (October 31) after two years of confinement as his RICO trial was drawn out. The chart-topping rapper, whose given name is Jeffery Lamar Williams, stood before a judge and pleaded no contest to RICO and gang leader counts, while pleading guilty to his other charges that include…… MORE
On Friday (November 1), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that Ed Sheeran’s No. 2 hit, “Thinking Out Loud,” did not infringe on the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On.” The court ruling found that the songs share only “fundamental musical building blocks,” while stating that “overprotecting such basic…… MORE
On Saturday (November 2), a source confirmed that the body of Liam Payne was being transferred to the British Cemetery in Chacarita, the largest cemetery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in order to “begin the embalming process to preserve the body for the return trip” to London. The late One Direction singer, who fell to his…… MORE
Tyler, the Creator’s new album, CHROMAKOPIA, debuts atop the Billboard 200 chart this week, giving the Grammy-winning rapper his third No. 1 album of his career. Even though CHROMAKOPIA dropped on a Monday and not the standard Friday release, it still moved 299,500 units, marking Tyler’s most successful week ever while becoming the sixth largest…… MORE
After teasing their collaboration on social media over the last week, Anitta and the Weeknd finally shared their new single, “São Paulo,” on Wednesday (October 30), along with a frightening music video for the track just in time for Halloween. The two music superstars shared the single’s menacing white mask cover art in a joint…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter got into the Halloween spirit in a major way during her Short n’ Sweet tour stop in Dallas on Wednesday (October 31). The pop superstar donned three different costumes for the spooky occasion, even singing Olivia Newton-John’s lovelorn ballad, “Hopelessly Devoted To You,” while dressed as John’s character Sandy Olsson from the beloved…… MORE
Rolling Stone is once again bringing their Musicians on Musicians series from the pages of their magazine to the stage at the Apollo Theater. The 2024 Musicians on Musicians live event is set to take place on November 22 at the legendary Harlem venue. The event will feature conversations and performances from classic and current…… MORE
During her recent three-night stand at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome, Taylor Swift continued her generous policy of making charitable contributions during stops on her Eras Tour. The pop superstar made a large donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank – Feeding South Louisiana that will provide 75,000 meals to families in need in the area.…… MORE
Morgan Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album, comes in as Billboard’s No. 1 album of the first 25 years of the 21st century, as the country star’s 2021 sophomore record rules the Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century chart. The list takes into account all performances on the weekly Billboard 200 albums chart from…
Flavor Flav will be performing at Guy Fieri’s third annual Flavortown Tailgate set to take place ahead of the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans. Fieri’s free event is planned for February 9 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Mardi Gras World, and will feature a headlining performance from Flav, the Public Enemy rapper…
The new Peacock documentary, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, is set to premiere on Tuesday (January 14), and it is filled with shocking and explosive claims from friends and associates of Sean “Diddy” Combs. One of the most alarming revelations in the film is made by Combs’ childhood friend Tim Patterson, who claims…
The recent U.K. inquest into Liam Payne’s official cause of death concluded that the former One Direction singer indeed died of “polytrauma” after his fall from a third-story hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on October 16. Polytrauma involves having multiple traumatic injuries to a person’s body and organs. The findings of the U.K. inquest’s…