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Celebrating The Root 100 Honoree Ledisi’s Viral Live Performance Moments
BUY TICKETS NOW: To celebrate her inclusion in the 2024 Root 100, we explore some of the Grammy winner’s most memorable live performances.
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OMG! Keke Palmer’s Lullaby to Her Son Will Blow You Away
The mom shared a video of herself sanging to her little boy on Instagram this week.
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Ice Cube Is Not Here for AI-Generated Music—and He’s Not Wrong
The famed rapper/actor commented on the growing problem of artificial intelligence in music.
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Songs We Mistakenly Thought Black People Sang
The death of beloved Bobby Caldwell had us thinking about other excellent blue-eyed soul singers you need to know.
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How Bobby Caldwell Inspired Common’s Biggest Rap Song
With the passing of Bobby Caldwell, Questlove shared a phenomenal story about how Common’s hit track came to be.
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2023 Oscars: Most Memorable Best Original Song Performances
With Rihanna set to sing her nominated song, here’s a recap of Original song performances at the Oscars by Beyonce, The Weeknd, H.E.R, Diana Ross and others
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Grammys 2022: Artists We Lost
The Music awards show is tonight, so let’s remember the artists who could not be here.
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28 Days of Black Joy: To the Unforgettable Natalie Cole…With an Everlasting Love
“Bwown Natalie, Mommy!” In the limited repertoire of language I possessed at 2 years old—mostly comprised of pint-sized commands—my mother claims this was the most frequent refrain as she buckled me into the backseat of her Buick back in 1977. Like many children that age, I already knew my colors—even if I couldn’t properly pronounce…
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New York Jets Sign Nat King Cole's Grandson Wyatt Ray to Practice Squad
The New York Jets signed Wyatt Ray to its practice squad this week. Ray is the 23-year-old grandson of the late entertainment pioneer Nat King Cole and nephew of the Grammy Award-winning chanteuse Natalie Cole. Ray’s mother Casey and aunt Timolin are twin younger sisters of the legendary singer. According to the Associated Press, the…