Music
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Cardi B's 1st Postpartum Performance Will Be at the Mala Luna Festival in October
Cardi B fans rejoice! The new mom has announced her first performance after giving birth to her daughter Kulture, and it will be at the Mala Luna Festival in San Antonio, Texas, this October. Cardi gave birth on July 11, and two weeks later, she announced that she was withdrawing from the Bruno Mars’ tour,…
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That 'In My Feelings' Cameo from NOLA Bounce Legend Big Freedia? She Was the One Who Set That Up
It can be said Big Freedia, the iconic, bounce music artist whose signature delivery has popped up on songs from the music industry’s biggest names, does far more than represent New Orleans. She embodies it. So it’s a bit of a surprise to find out that Big Freedia was the one who had to reach…
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MC Lyte Talks Racial Bias, Female Rap Beef and the Longevity of Hip-Hop
MC Lyte recently performed with a nostalgic lineup at the Cincinnati Music Festival, proving once again that black don’t crack. Lyte (born Lana Michelle Moorer) looks and sounds like what happens when you mind your business and drink water. As one of the largest R&B music festivals in America, CMF caters to the grown and…
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How Much Do You Love Your Faves? You Still Can't Beat This 18-Year-Old Who Allegedly Tried to Steal a Plane to Go to Rap Concert
Listen, I love Beyoncé as much as the next red-blooded person, but after sitting in traffic for a measly two to three hours trying to leave the FedEx Field in Landover, Md., after the On the Run II concert, I was pretty much convinced that I wouldn’t be attending another one of her shows. But…
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Phylicia Rashad Proves She's Still an Iconic Black Mom in Drake's 'In My Feelings' Video
It’s no understatement to say that Drake knows how to leverage a viral moment—or give shine where it’s deserved. After social media star Shiggy caused the “In My Feelings” challenge to become an international phenomenon, Drake did him one better, making Shiggy one of the hilarious cameos in his official video, which premiered on Thursday…
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Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Show Off Their MC Skills on ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’
I’m going to start this off by urging you to go to the movie theater and see Blindspotting if you haven’t already. It is an excellent film, and Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs are masterful storytellers both as writers and actors. Go see it now! I already knew that both Casal and Diggs were talented…
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Cardi B Announces She Is Choosing Motherhood Over the Bruno Mars Tour
When we first learned Cardi B was pregnant, we were told her plan was to have her baby, take six weeks off to rest and bond with her newborn, and then join Bruno Mars on his fall tour. As of Thursday, that plan has changed. Cardi took to Instagram Thursday night to inform her fans…
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The Choir That Performed at the Royal Wedding Got a Record Deal With Sony
Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir, who performed at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have signed a record deal with Sony Music U.K. The deal was celebrated at Kensington Palace on Tuesday morning. At the royal wedding, they performed “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, prompting the song to soar…
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Hold Up: Is a New Beyoncé Album Really Coming to Netflix?
Rumors are swirling that Beyoncé’s next visual album could be hitting Netflix—but should we believe them? The report comes from The Sun, a popular British tabloid that cites a single source in its story. The unnamed source who is “close to the singer” says Beyoncé is scouting out locations that will top the singer’s lush,…
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10 Music Biopics I'd Really Like To See
On Nov. 2, 2018, Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about the group Queen, but mostly about the Freddie Mercury, hits theaters nationwide. I can’t wait because I’m a fan of the group and Mercury in particular, and I generally love music biopics and biographies. I always look forward to finding out things that I didn’t know.…