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Photo by Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images Victoria Monét pays homage Janet Jackson in her video for “Alright,” but she says that wasn’t the original plan. Speaking to Billboard, she reveals the idea came over time. “I told Sean Bankhead that I knew the type of dance that I wanted to do was more of a house-style — […]

Photo by Steve Jennings/WireImage Jhené Aiko has a new song called “Guidance.” In it, she talks about how “the light inside of me” has allowed her to see the truth about her partner and how’s she gotten the courage to walk away knowing she has God within her. “I got a light inside of me/ I […]

AMC Theaters/Trafalgar Releasing/Sony Music Vision If you missed Usher‘s eight-show residency in Paris, France, you’ll have a chance to see it in theaters soon. He filmed the experience and, with help from AMC Theatres Distribution, Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision, he’s bringing it to cinemas worldwide. Usher: Rendezvous in Paris will be available to watch in a total […]

ABC It’s been five years since Burna Boy dropped his Grammy-nominated album African Giant, and he’s found a way to celebrate with his fans. In honor of the anniversary, he’s released a special performance of that project, as well as some exclusive anniversary merch.  The performance initially went down at the KOKO in London for YouTube Music Nights earlier in July and is […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Janet Jackson took the liberty of creating her first song, but she had no control over the start of her music career. Speaking to the BBC, she said her father, Joe, decided she would sing after hearing her potential on the song. “I was so embarrassed. The studio door was open and Mike was […]

ABC/John Argueta Tyla released her first single, “Getting Late,” in 2019, so when “Water” went viral, it wasn’t something she expected. In an interview with V Magazine, she says “it was really a cool moment” that “came as a surprise to all of us, myself and my whole team.” “I feel like maybe [because] it […]

Getty/Steve Granitz Artwork created by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is set to go up for auction in August.  Kings Auctions will auction off 76 pieces of Jackson art, some of which are double-sided. The auction includes pieces hand drawn with wax colored pencil and others in watercolors. Some pieces are even drawn on presidential paper […]

The Four Tops in 1964 with Abdul “Duke” Fakir top left; Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Four Tops‘ Abdul “Duke” Fakir passed away Monday, July 22, from heart failure at his home in Detroit. Fakir, the last surviving founding member of the legendary Motown group, was 88.  “Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the […]

Disney/Eric McCandless The Cincinnati Music Festival returns Thursday with a three-day event featuring some of the greatest in R&B, jazz, soul and hip-hop. Slated to hit the stage this year are Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Fantasia and more. The festival kicks off Thursday at the Andrew J. Brady Center with a tribute to hip-hop; MC Lyte, KRS-One, EPMD and […]

Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images Erykah Badu is headed to Afropunk, a two-day festival held in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. She will be headlining the event’s Blktopia Bklyn, slated to take place Aug. 24 and Aug. 25. “Badulla Oblongata, Sara Bellum, Analogue Girl in a Digital World,” Afropunk shared in a joint post with Erykah and Bric Celebrate Brooklyn! “THEE […]