Music
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Here, Damn: Rihanna's New Album Reportedly Dropping in December
Roberta Flack sang about seeing the sun in late December; can we sing about seeing Rihanna’s new album in December, too? Well, according to The Source, a few reporters covering Universal Music France’s Open Session served the tea straight from the record company’s mouth. That’s right, mark your calendars for December. And apparently, Kanye West…
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Thanks to My Kids, I Hope to Never Hear ‘Old Town Road’ Again. I’ll Probably Listen to It Again This Afternoon
This is just an estimate, but I’d wager that, to date, I’ve heard Lil Nas X’s smash hit, “Old Town Road,” probably 75 million times. Every time we get into the car, any car, my kids ask to hear “their song.” Their song is “Old Town Road.” In the morning and in the evening. On…
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Yeezus Returns: Kanye West Brings His Sunday Service Home to the Chi
If you blinked, you would have missed it; but if you didn’t, oh what a revelation! On Sunday, Kanye West brought his young, soaring choir back home, where his heart is, and it was chuuuuch, children. Black church, to be specific, complete with organs, synthesizer, horns, and, uh, Chance the Rapper, who blessed the crowd…
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A Prayer for Whichever Ballhead Scallywag Removed Teedra Moses’ Complex Simplicity From Streaming Services
Let us bow our heads in prayer: Precious Lord—mellifluous maker of the melody, harbinger of the highest Hosanna in the land—a grave injustice has been manifested by a body or bodies for whom the bell obviously never tolls for happiness. Father Gawd, I opened up my Apple Music recently in attempts to get some simple…
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Full-Time Petty: Nicki Minaj Announces She’s Retiring and Starting a Family
Bye-bye, Barbie? On Thursday afternoon, apropos of absolutely nothing (as these things go), Nicki Minaj announced her retirement from rap (we think). “I’ve decided to retire & have my family,” Minaj wrote on Twitter. “I know you guys are happy,” she added, a line presumably directed at her haters (Cardi? Some blogger? Remy Ma’s cousins?…
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The Music Industry Reacts to the Passing of Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter LaShawn Daniels: ‘We Needed Him’
You might not immediately recognize his name, but LaShawn Daniels, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter who penned the soundtrack to many of our lives, has reportedly passed away at the age of 41. The Independent reports that the cause of death has yet to be determined, but friends and collaborators have taken to social media to…
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100% That Billboard Topper: Lizzo Scores No. 1 With ‘Truth Hurts,’ Which She Originally Released in 2017
Men can’t be great when they gotta be great, but Lizzo has stepped into her greatness just in time! That’s right, Lizzo’s hit song “Truth Hurts” has landed at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100! Lizzo’s first No. 1 song! The jubilant rapper-singer replaced Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, who previously held the…
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Put the Horses in the Back Because Lil Nas X Scored a CMA Awards Nomination After All!
Hey, Lil Nas X, I know “can’t nobody tell [you] nothin’,” but allow us to give you a hearty “congratulations!” The Country Music Association (CMA) has officially nominated Lil Nas X for a 2019 CMA Award. The song in question? Why it’s Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road (Remix)” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, of course!…
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Jidenna's 85 to Africa Is a Musical Road Trip Worth Taking
While August 23, 2019, probably won’t be revered in modern black music release history the same way that September 29, 1998, is—the day that Outkast’s Aquemini, Jay-Z’s Vol. 2, Hard Knock Life, A Tribe Called Quest’s The Love Movement, Black Star’s Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star and Brand Nubian’s Foundation were released—it…
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Jackie Wilson to Receive Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
No more “lonely teardrops!” Fans of Jackie Wilson have something to celebrate, as the man known as “Mr. Excitement” is getting a star on the coveted Hollywood Walk of Fame! “The late, great Jackie Wilson is one of the most important and influential recording artists of his generation!” Ana Martinez, Producer of the Hollywood Walk…