Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Juice WRLD receives another posthumous collection, Alicia Keys continues to innovate and Rick[…]
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Jodeci Reunites Under New Management Deal With P Music Group
One of R&B’s most popular and iconic groups are officially reuniting as a full unit as legendary quartet Jodeci have announced their return to the music scene under a new management deal with P Music Group. The group, which consists of members Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey, Joel “JoJo” Hailey, Donald “DeVanté” DeGrate, and[…]
ARETHA: The Trailer
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HITS Act Reintroduced in Congress on Behalf of Struggling Music Creators
The legislation, which was excluded from the last two pandemic relief packages, would allow creators to deduct 100% of recording expenses in the first year. The Help Independent Tracks Succeed (HITS) Act has gotten a second life in Congress. On Tuesday (March 16), all four original sponsors of the bill[…]
Grammys ’21: Winners & Nominees Full List
The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards were held Sunday night on CBS. Trevor Noah hosted the ceremony from the Los Angeles Convention Center, just across the street from the award show’s usual home at the Staples Center. As with other award shows held during the pandemic, there was no live audience for[…]
Making Sense Of Megan Thee Stallion’s Shooting, And What Followed
After breaking through in 2019 and collaborating with Beyonce in early 2020, Megan Thee Stallion has been riding an even bigger wave of popularity this summer due to the song she’s featured in with superstar Cardi B. “WAP” shot to No. 1 on iTunes’ songs chart, in spite of controversy[…]
Kanye West says he’s “new Moses” and that “the music industry and NBA are modern day slave ships”
Kanye West has said he will not share any new music until he is released from his contracts with music publishers Sony and Universal – comparing himself to Moses and the music industry to a “modern day slave ship”. EMI (owned by Sony/ATV) has controlled the rights to West’s work since[…]
Denzel Washington Honors Chadwick Boseman
Washington, who once paid Boseman’s tuition, said the ‘Black Panther’ didn’t “get cheated,” but rather “we did.” Denzel Washington says the late Chadwick Boseman lived a full life as a fellow Hollywood actor before his untimely death at 43 years after a battle with cancer. “He didn’t get cheated. We[…]
Local Artists Performing for Big Stages
The Peachtree Village International Film Festival is coming up and a few artists in our network have the honoring of performing on stage, sharing the red carpet with the likes of KELLY PRICE | CLIFTON POWELL | MICHAEL WRIGHT | E DEWEY SMITH | ADI COHEN | EDI CALLIER | LOU[…]
Rihanna Sends Cease-and-Desist After Songs Played at Trump Rally
Rihanna is the latest artist to send a cease-and-desist letter to Donald Trump, with the Anti singer deploying legal action after her “Don’t Stop the Music” was played at the president’s rally Sunday in Chattanooga, Tennessee. “It has come to our attention that President Trump has utilized [Rihanna’s] musical compositions and master recordings,[…]