With less than three months before the end of the 63rd Grammy Awards’ eligibility period (which began on Sept. 1, 2019 and ends Aug. 31), the contenders for the coveted best new artist category are shaping up…
Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, a 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester from Tallahassee, Fla., was found dead after she tweeted about being sexually assaulted and went missing for a week. The hashtag #JusticeForToyin began trending when photos and videos…
SOURCE PHILLY TRIBUNE Delbert Africa, one of the MOVE 9, died on Monday, June 15, 2020. He was 74. Africa had been released from prison just six months prior, after he served 42 years behind bars. He…
Smokepurpp & Rick Ross have teamed up on the explosive new single “Big Dawg.” Booming with ferocious bass, “Big Dawg” is peak Miami rap – Rick Ross delivers his signature, designer bars, as Smokepurpp drips with…
source 6abc The Atlanta officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks in the back after the fleeing man pointed a stun gun in his direction will be charged with felony murder and 10 other charges, a prosecutor said…
PPD Capt. Louis Campione during the standoff at Marconi Plaza on SaturdayTWITTER / @UR_NINJA The Philadelphia Police Department has reassigned a South Philly police captain who came under fire for his handling of the Christopher Columbus statue…
Straight on the heels of “Dessalines Flow” his track voicing his thoughts on systemic racism in America, Syracuse spitter BA Badd returns with another message. “F150” Produced by Vinyl Villain (Nolan The Ninja, Ankhlejohn) and visuals…
Quaker Oaks has said that they are going to be retiring the Aunt Jemima brand and logo, citing that the brand was based on a racial stereotype. “As we work to make progress toward racial equality through…
The music company is conducting a private offering to purchase senior notes due in 2023 with funds from sales of senior notes at a better interest rate due seven years later. Warner Music Group is trading old…
After Tom Morello was seen rocking a BLM t-shirt in the style of Black Sabbath’s logo, fans begged to know where they could also snag one. Now, Black Sabbath has officially put the t-shirt up for sale,…
The Chris Thile-hosted variety series was a retooled version of Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion." Live From Here, the Chris Thile-hosted radio show that served as a successor to A Prairie Home Companion when the latter…
‘Lemmy’ — chronicling the life and times of the hard-living godfather of heavy metal — will go into production next year, with VMI introducing the film at the Cannes virtual market. Ian Fraser Kilmister, the late lead…
Less than a month after Machine Gun Kelly’s “Bloody Valentine” made waves (thanks in part to a cheeky cameo by his rumored girlfriend Megan Fox in the music video), the singer teamed up with Travis Barker for…
The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF) has appointed Betsy Pérez as senior vice president, Billboard can confirm. Pérez will also continue to serve as executive director. The announcement was made today (June 16) by the LSHOF chairman emeritus Desmond…
Garth Brooks joined his friend Robin Roberts on Good Morning America last week for a chat about his upcoming Drive-In Concert, and ended up sharing some new music with the esteemed journalist. “Do you want new music yourself…