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01/19/2025

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01/18/2025

Keke Palmer says she’s proud of SZA for ‘One of Them Days’ performance: ‘Glad we got to do this together’

Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty Images Keke Palmer is celebrating the release of One of Them Days, which she says took 22 days to film. “Happy release day to !! We filmed this movie in like 22 days which is just not common let me tell you lol,” she wrote on Instagram. “But I....

01/18/2025

The Roots playing six-show Blue Note residency in celebration of 30 years of ‘Do You Want More?!!!??!’

DGC Records The Roots are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their album Do You Want More?!!!??! with a special residency at the legendary Blue Note in New York City. They’ll be performing a total of six shows from March 13 to March 15. “We are doing SIX early Roots era focused shows,” Questl...

01/18/2025

New Music Friday: Mac Miller, Busta Rhymes and more

Mac Miller’s estate has released the rapper’s second posthumous album, Balloonerism, on what would have been his 33rd birthday. It features single “5 Dollar Pony Rides,” as well as features from Thundercat, SZA and Ashley All Day. The project, recorded around the time Mac created Faces, foll...

01/18/2025

Busta Rhymes arrested and charged with assault following altercation with assistant

Disney/Stewart Cook Busta Rhymes was arrested and charged with third-degree assault Tuesday following an altercation in Brooklyn, New York. According to a statement from a spokesperson for the DCPI, New York Police Department officers responded to a 911 call on Jan. 10, where a 50-year-old male vict...

01/17/2025

Oprah Winfrey to introduce premiere of ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ on Oprah Winfrey Network

Courtesy OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Oprah Winfrey will help to introduce the premiere of the Luther: Never Too Much film on her network, sharing a few words about Luther Vandross‘ impact and the way his music has connected people. “Celebrating the extraordinary talent and life of Luther Vandross...

01/17/2025

Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Black Music Action Coalition announce grants, fundraiser for those affected by LA fires

Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage The Black Music Action Coalition, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have teamed up with ASCAP and Wasserman Foundation for their third annual BMAC x Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Music Maker Grants, which will be presented to a few Black music producers and songwriters at a Re...

01/17/2025

Saweetie partially blames brand deals for album delay: ‘It began to overshadow my music’

Photo by Araya Doheny/FilmMagic It’s been eight years since Saweetie released her debut single, “Icy Grl,” but fans are still waiting for her debut album, originally titled Pretty B**** Music. In a cover story for Cero Magazine, she partially attributes the delay to biting off more than she ca...

01/17/2025

Cardi B says her success made labels sign more female artists, describes how online scrutiny has affected her

Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for E11EVEN Cardi B only released one album, but she says she’s opened doors for other female rappers. “Labels have literally told me [to] my face, ‘We started female rappers because of the success that you have.’ Even the rappers that were rapping aro...

01/17/2025

Lil Baby, Rick Ross, Sexyy Red and more to perform at Big Meech Welcome Back concert

Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage An event is being thrown to celebrate Big Meech‘s release from prison. The Big Meech Welcome Back Legacy Concert will take place Feb. 13, featuring performances from big names in hip-hop. Lil Baby, Rick Ross, 21 Savage and Sexyy Red are among those on the star-st...

01/17/2025

SZA says she’ll consider more movie roles under one condition

Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images With an acting debut now under her belt, SZA may think about taking more roles in Hollywood — as long as she can call One of Them Days co-star Keke Palmer as her lifeline. “As long as Keke can coach me, then I’ll consider it,” SZA said in an interview with Ent...

01/16/2025

Barbie’s Music Collector Series launches Aaliyah doll on what would have been her 46th birthday

Raymond Boyd/Getty Images Barbie is paying homage to Aaliyah, launching a collectible doll in her honor. Available starting Thursday, on what would have been her 46th birthday, this addition to the Barbie Music Collector Series celebrates the legacy of the “Princess of R&B,” who died in 2001 at ...

01/16/2025

Will.i.am, D-Nice, DJ Hed step up to help those affected by LA wildfires with livestreamed benefit concert https://thebeat951.com/music-news/2025-01-16-will-i-am-d-nice-dj-hed-step-up-to-help-those-affected-by-la-wildfires-with-livestreamed-benefit-concert/

Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for Haute Living Will.i.am, D-Nice and DJ Hed are coming together for a livestream event aimed at helping people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. LA Check In will take place Thursday at 6 p.m. PT via D-Nice’s YouTube, will.i.am’s Instagram and Twitch, in...

01/16/2025

Cash Cobain, Monaleo, Cleo Sol, Leon Thomas among Amazon Music’s 2025 Artists to Watch list

Courtesy of Amazon Music Amazon Music has revealed its annual Artists to Watch list, featuring the rising artists it predicts will have a successful year in music in 2025. “2024 was a landmark year for music, with new stars like Chappell Roan, Doechii, Benson Boone and countless others breaking ou...

01/16/2025

Lil Baby says *this* was the most exciting song to record on ‘WHAM’

Quality Control Music/Motown Of all the songs on Lil Baby‘s #1 album WHAM, the most exciting for him to record was “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber” featuring Future and Young Thug. He tells Complex it had everything to do with the energy in the room rather than his performance on the track. “Thug had...

01/16/2025

Universal Music Group calls Drake’s defamation allegations ‘untrue’ and ‘illogical’

Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via ABC Universal Music Group has responded to the lawsuit Drake filed against them, calling his allegations “untrue.” A spokesperson for the label shared a statement with ABC News Wednesday, denying claims that they’ve defamed Drake or any artist on their ros...

01/16/2025

Drake files lawsuit against UMG, accusing label of defamation over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’

Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images via ABC Drake has filed a defamation lawsuit against UMG, adding to and doubling down on claims previously made in his recently withdrawn pre-action filing. In the suit, he focuses on UMG’s promotion of Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us” and the allegation that ...