LL Cool J relearned 'how to rap' on his first album in 11 years, 'The FORCE.' Here's how
LL COOL J, the Grammy award winning rapper, actor and author, will release his first new album in 11 years, โThe FORCEโ on Sept. 6 โ 40 years into his hip-hop career.
Dionne Harmon is making major moves in Hollywood as a producer. Next up is Sunday's BET Awards
Dionne Harmon might be an unfamiliar name amongst the masses, but some of the most popular entertainers, including Snoop Dogg, LL Cool J, Erykah Badu and Questlove, know about her work.
Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Chaka Khan make the crowd go wild at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kicked off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday night and Missy Elliott closed the show more than four hours later with a roof-shaking set, as the hall celebrated a strong representation of women and Black artists.
Taylor Swift and her 'Anti-Hero' top MTV VMAs in a show dominated by hip-hop, K-pop and Latin jams
Taylor Swift took home the top prize at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards for her โAnti-Heroโ music video on a night full of surprises.
Grammy Museum to launch 50 years of hip-hop exhibit featuring artifacts from Tupac, Biggie
The Grammy Museum says it is launching the โHip-Hop America: The Mixtape Exhibitโ, celebrating 50 years of the music and culture's global impact.
CBS game show 'Superfan' celebrates musicians like Shania Twain, Kelsea Ballerini and Pitbull
CBS' latest game show, โSuperfan,โ premiering Wednesday, gathers one musical act and their fans each week into a studio and gradually whittles the contestants down to two, giving online voters the final say on who will be crowned the ultimate superfan.
What to stream this weekend: Gal Gadot, 'Red, White & Royal Blue' and 'Only Murders in the Building'
This weekโs new entertainment releases include Gal Gadot in the international espionage thriller โHeart of Stone,โ the return of the comedy โOnly Murders in the Buildingโ on Hulu and โPainkiller,โ a new Netflix limited series detailing the rise of opioid use in the United States from various perspectives.
Nicki Minaj to get Video Vanguard Award at MTV Awards
Nicki Minaj will receive the Video Vanguard Award at the MTV Awards later this month, joining such previous winning music luminaries as Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.
New York City ushers in 2022 with ball drop in Times Square
The annual New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City's Times Square has arrived just as the year prior began, with the pandemic clouding an already uncertain future.
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Emmys Latest: Sudeikis celebrates "big team win" for "Lasso"
Jason Sudeikis took home best actor in a comedy series for his leading role in โTed Lasso,โ but the actor seemed more enthused to share the showโs victory with his castmates.
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Henri thwarts Central Park concert hailing NYC virus rebound
A superstar-laden Central Park concert meant to celebrate New York Cityโs recovery from the coronavirus was cut short because of severe weather as Hurricane Henri approached.
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Legends come out for hip-hop museum groundbreaking
Musical luminaries including Nas, LL Cool J, and Fat Joe came out to the birthplace of hip-hop for a ground-breaking ceremony to launch the capital campaign for the new Universal Hip Hop Museum.
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Rock 'n' roll's big night comes to Cleveland โ in fall
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, images of Kobe Bryant are displayed as fans enter Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for an NBA basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans in Cleveland. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday, March 2, 2021, that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)CLEVELAND โ The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. President and CEO Greg Harris said the ceremony's move to the fall will likely stick, going forward, news outlets reported. Last yearโs ceremony was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and eventually replaced with an HBO special honoring the inductees.
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Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and The Go-Go's nominated for Rock Hall
FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Dave Grohl of the band Foo Fighters performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The band made this years list of nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There are two newly eligible acts in Jay-Z and Foo Fighters while artists nominated for the first time include Blige, The Go-Goโs, Iron Maiden, Warwick and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is already in the hall as a member of Nirvana. โThis remarkable ballot reflects the diversity and depth of the artists and music the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates,โ said John Sykes, Chairman of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement Wednesday.
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Amid unrest, songs continue to voice the black experience
The trio are among several artists who have released songs in response to the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Itโs confusion.โOther musicians have released songs in the last week in the wake of Floyd's death and those of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. Mickey Guyton, one of the few black voices on the country music scene, wrote the song โBlack Like Meโ last year about her life story and experiences with racism. The black man in the grip of the oppressor. โIt was the first time that I shed tears over a man that I didnโt even know, over a black man.