Music
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Weezer Sits On the Passenger Side of TLC's Ride, Covers 'No Scrubs'
If you whitewashing a TLC hit, oh yes, Weezer, I’m talking to you… Rock band Weezer recently released an album full of cover songs, and while the tracklist included Black Sabbath and A-Ha, one particular song by T-Boz, Chilli and Left Eye stood out. That’s right, “No Scrubs.” Sidenote: I googled “No Scrubs” for this…
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Teyana Taylor’s ‘WTP’ Music Video Deserves 10s Across the Board
From the moment I heard Teyana Taylor’s “WTP” from her K.T.S.E. (Keep That Same Energy) album, I was in love. It is my workout theme music, my walking-to-the-store theme music, and my simply-being theme music. I often judge music by how it makes me “see sounds.” If I can create a visual from it, I…
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Born to Flex: Cardi B Signs Las Vegas Residency for Spring 2019 [Updated]
Cardi is heading to the strip. Nope, not her previous gig, but the Las Vegas block where everything stays. According to Las Vegas Now, Palms Casino Resort announced the “Money” rapper’s residency set to debut this spring. Palms is kicking off its debut of a new dayclub and nightclub amphitheater called KAOS, set to open…
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If It Isn't Love, Why Are Ronnie and Shamari DeVoe Singing and Dancing This Way?
If you love New Edition, get into NEW New Edition. Okay, that isn’t the name of Ronnie DeVoe and his wife Shamari’s new duo venture, but it should be. The couple — who also recently discussed their open marriage on The Breakfast Club — appeared on Windy City Live Tuesday and performed their new single,…
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Black Twitter Tells Erykah Badu to Have a Window Seat After 'Coming to R. Kelly's Defense' at Chicago Concert [Updated]
Erykah Badu has a lengthy history of showering one Robert Sylvester Kelly Sr.—and other problematic individuals—with undeserved grace. So much so that her contrarian stances are as commonplace as her eclectic ensembles. So it comes as no surprise that in the aftermath of “Surviving R. Kelly”, while the entire free world is dancing on the…
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Bounce Bounce Bounce: Sony and R. Kelly Mutually End Longtime Record Deal: Report [Updated]
Wow. It finally happened. According to Billboard, sources are confirming that Sony and R. Kelly have agreed to part ways. The R&B singer’s relationship with the record label was quite familiar. In the early 1990s, Kelly initially signed to Jive, which eventually became a part of Sony BMG. In 2012, he signed a contract with…
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2019 Grammys: Cardi B and Janelle Monáe Will Perform—Expect Money Moves and an Afrofuturistic Wondaland
The Recording Academy has announced its first round of performers to hit the stage on music’s biggest night. According to a press release, Cardi B and Janelle Monáe are among that primary roundup of performers, along with Camila Cabello, Dan + Shay, Post Malone, Shawn Mendes and Kacey Musgraves. Cardi doesn’t have any gramophones at…
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We May Not Know God’s Plan, but Drake Reportedly Plans to Take a $10M Residency in Vegas
Drake may be taking his hotline bling to the gambling capital of the country —Las Vegas. According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, the “Nice for What” sing-song rapper performed a 30-minute set in Sin City and hinted at his plans to set up shop to the exuberant crowd. “Vegas! When I came back, I…
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City Girls and Cardi B Give Us the Ass-Clapping Video Anthem We Never Knew We Wanted
I know I am not the only person who was mesmerized by Cardi B’s stripper dancing and pole work in her video for “Money.” The truth is, I have long been a fan of watching women with delightful asses throwing them around in a circle to ratchet beats. I was there in 2011 when the…
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Miss You: On Aaliyah’s 40th Birthday, I Reminisce on the Stanning of the Hair Swoop
Hi, I’m Tonja and I grew up stanning Aaliyah so damn hard, I wanted to be her. Following Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly, Aaliyah’s name is (unfortunately) once again inextricably linked to R. Kelly’s tarnished web. So, for what would have been her 40th birthday—on the day of her birth, at the very least—I wanted to…