Laine Hardy, the 2019 winner of American Idol, says he has been diagnosed with COVID-19 but his symptoms are mild and he is recovering under home quarantine. “This wasn’t what I expected on the first day of summer,” the 19-year-old…
Mike Smith has been named global president of Downtown Music Publishing, a newly-created position. Smith will officially assume the role on Sept. 1 out of the company’s London office, directly reporting to Downtown Music Holdings CEO Justin Kalifowitz. Smith was most recently…
RIP Pop Smoke. The late rapper is set to release a posthumous album titled, “Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon.” Recently, 50 Cent took to Instagram to reveal his guest feature on one of the tracks. If you…
Bristol based producer Vice beats created ‘Torn Ligament’ during the lockdown period of Covid-19, it features talented Brooklyn based wordsmith Napoleon Da Legend and scratches on the hook by DJ 5Stylez.
The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in these talented families whose musical genes have been passed on from generation to generation. Over the years, we’ve seen Latin music icons (and fathers) like Antonio Aguilar, Vicente Fernández, Marco Antonio…
Max Cyrus in collaboration with Indie and R&B influenced Roman Harris and Hip-Hop group Son of Noise. I’m Tryin’ shows the struggles of growing up in a broken society. Previously featured in BBC Black Is The New Black directed by…
In the midst of a national reckoning about systemic racism and the continued killing of Black and brown men and women at the hands of police, the country paused to celebrate Juneteenth on Friday (June 19). The holiday recalls the…
J-pop artist Gen Hoshino released a song he wrote and recorded on his own during quarantine called “Oriai / Halfway” on Friday (June 19), along with the accompanying music video. The “Same Thing” hitmaker explains that he came up with…
Keedron Bryant recently drew national attention when his stirring acapella performance of “I Just Wanna Live” on Instagram went viral in the days following the May 25 murder of George Floyd. Now the 12-year-old is making news again, announcing both…
Jay Z's entertainment company blames hardships caused by the pandemic and failure to approve subleasers, while its landlord says it does not constitute force majeure. Jay Z’s Roc Nation is suing its New York City landlord for declaring the entertainment…