The late Pop Smoke lands 19 songs on the latest Hot 100. Pop Smoke and 808MeloBeats debut at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 Songwriters and Hot 100 Producers charts (dated July 18), respectively, powered by the former’s posthumous full-length,…
In the months following the murder of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke at age 20, the rapper has been elevated from a rising star to a national icon — a legacy now cemented with the stellar debut of his posthumously released Shoot…
John Legend issued a sober warning about electing inexperienced people to higher office on Monday (July 13) in a series of tweets in which he reminded anyone considering a third-party run to seriously think about the implications of their actions…
Veteran music managers Shawn Dailey and Adam LaRue have signed shape-shifting alt-rock and indie dance producer, singer and songwriter Grabbitz, born of this earth as American artist Nick Chiari and the vocalist behind the refreshingly dangerous Rezz collaboration “Someone Else.” With cutting lyrics…
Eddie Gale, a pioneering jazz trumpeter who work on numerous classics with Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor and many more, died Friday (July 10) after a battle with cancer. He was 78. Born in Brooklyn in 1941, Gale got a frontrow…
Mike Skinner is streets ahead on the midweek U.K. albums chart. The Birmingham artist and producer, who records as The Streets, bolts to No. 1 on the Official Chart Update with None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Life…
Following the devastating news on Monday (July 13) that Naya Rivera has been declared dead, a number of her Glee co-stars have taken to social media to remember her vibrant, quick-witted presence. Darren Criss, who played the charming Warbler Blaine Anderson,…
A viral drumming grandma who’s been rocking for the last 56 years won over Hayley Williams with her superb cover of Paramore’s 2013 hit “Ain’t It Fun.” According to her Instagram with 198,000 followers, Dorothea Taylor is a private drum…
Ronny J is back with “Typical” from his upcoming album Jupiter. However, the single is everything but typical for Miami’s most in-demand producer – trading in his signature bass-heavy production for isolated guitar lines and murky, industrial soundscapes. Ronny J…
Governor Cuomo is as yet encouraging New York occupants to continue wearing mask covers and keep up social distancing practices. New York City has detailed its first day of zero Coronavirus passings since the state’s first official recorded…