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Bobby Bank/WireImage Charlie Thomas, a member of the legendary group The Drifters, passed away January 31 at the age of 85. His friend Peter Lemongello Jr. tells The New York Times Thomas passed away from liver cancer at his home in Maryland. “He was aging, but he was active almost every weekend,” Lemongello said. “Unfortunately, he went from being active to […]

Stewart Cook/CBS Drake has explored rapping over various kinds of beats over the years, and apparently Grandmaster Flash is a fan. Speaking to Billboard on the Grammys red carpet, he praised Drizzy for his talent and versatility. “He is probably the only rapper, and I want to speak on his talent because he’s a great rapper, but he’s the only […]

Courtesy Sony Pictures British actress Naomi Ackie embodied Whitney Houston in the biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, but how was she able to imitate the late singer’s voice and movements? Speaking with People, Ackie explained the lengths she went through in order to become Whitney. “There was many different elements: How do I prepare myself vocally, singing-wise? The accent work took about six […]

Jason Merritt/Getty Images Chris Brown is apologizing to pianist Robert Glasper for his reaction to losing at the 2023 Grammys.  On Monday, Brown shared a screenshot of a direct message he wrote to Glasper on Instagram that read, “Congratulations my brother… I would like to apologize if you took offense to my reaction at the Grammys. You were not the […]

lberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images The stars came out in Los Angeles Friday night to celebrate Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, who were honored as the Recording Academy’s MusiCares Persons of the Year, the first time the organization has had dual honorees. USA Today reports the star-studded night featured performances of plenty of Motown classics, including a surprise performance by Stevie […]

It’s Grammys week, but there’s still new music to listen to. Here’s some of the latest songs/albums to come out. Ella Mai, Heart on My Sleeve (Deluxe Edition) — The extended version of Ella’s sophomore album includes three new tracks: “2 O’Clock,” “This Is” and “Our Song.” J.I.D. & Lute, “Ma Boy” — The Dreamville stars teamed up for the first […]

CBS/Recording Academy Some more artists have been added to Sunday night’s Grammy Awards. CBS Mornings revealed that the latest additions to the show include Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Chris Stapleton, who’ll perform together on the telecast. The program noted that Wonder chose Stapleton for the performance, although right now there’s no word on what the trio will be performing.  Smokey’s addition comes […]

Amy Sussman/Getty Images for dcp “Watch out for the internet trolls,” raps GloRilla on a new song she released Friday. The accompanying video finds her climbing out of a troll’s computer monitor and tackling a room of them head-on.  Speaking to Apple Music 1’s Eddie Francis, GloRilla explains that “Internet Trolls” is a reminder for fans to live a life outside of the […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Spotify hosted its annual Best New Artist Grammy party Thursday, celebrating all 10 nominees in the category this year. Held at West Hollywood’s Pacific Design Center, the event showcased the contenders’ skills, as they each took the stage for performances of their hit songs. Among them were Muni Long and Latto. According to USA Today, Muni performed “Hrs […]

Dreamville/Interscope Records The first song from the Creed III soundtrack is slated to drop Friday. The track is titled “Ma Boy,” and features J.I.D. and Lute. The Creed III soundtrack will accompany the premiere of the movie featuring Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, a newcomer to the installment. Dreamville is executive producing the album, which not only features J.I.D. and Lute, but also other […]