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The first posthumous song by Juice WRLD has been released. The “Lucid Dreams” hitmaker’s family is honoring the late rapper’s memory by releasing previously unheard music and the first song, “Righteous,” sees Juice — who died tragically in December at the age of just 21 from an accidental overdose — detail how he painfully battled…

Travis Scott is set to premiere a new song on “Fortnite.” The hip-hop star has teamed up with Epic Games for the “Astronomical event,” which is comprised of five shows between Thursday, April 23, and Saturday, April 25, 2020. As well as the new track, fans of the 27-year-old rapper will also get to make…

Ty Dolla $ign has teased an unreleased song featuring a posthumous appearance from the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The hip-hop star was on Instagram Live with fellow rapper YG when he aired the track that also features Cardi B on the one-year anniversary of Hussle’s tragic passing. He also posted a tribute on his profile…

Drake surprised fans by releasing two new singles on SoundCloud. The Toronto rapper gave fans a taste of what to expect from his hotly anticipated follow-up to 2018 LP Scorpion by unleashing the tracks “When to Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle” over the weekend — along with one music video for both songs. He captioned…

Mariah Carey’s popular Christmas classic has made it to the top of the Billboard Chart — 25 years after its release. The “All I Want For Christmas Is You” hitmaker hopped on Twitter on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019, to celebrate the record-breaking Billboard Hot 100 chart feat for her 1994 festive classic. She simply wrote:…

Deborah Cox recently channeled Whitney Houston by singing “I Will Always Love You.”

Brandy reportedly caused the singer of a popular R&B group to become blind. During an interview on Nick Cannon’s radio show on Power 106, Immature members Jerome “Romeo” Jones and Marques Houston revealed that Brandy caused Romeo to become blind in one eye. The incident occurred when they all were teens in the 1990s. “[Brandy]…

Spike Lee has directed a music video for Prince’s previously unreleased track ”Mary Don’t You Weep.” The song features during the end credits of Spike’s latest movie, BlacKkKlansman, and Spike has decided to create a video that features scenes and stills from the film. The video includes real-life hero Ron Stallworth — who is played…

Prolific R&B singer-songwriter R. Kelly finally addresses the many accusations of lurid sexual misconduct that have been lobbed at him throughout his career with a long 19-minute single titled “I Admit.” In the track, which dropped early Monday morning, Robert Sylvester Kelly, 51, once again denies the litany of transgressions attributed to him and addresses…

R. Kelly recently released a video glimpse of his new single, “Born To My Music,” on social media. He is joined by his fellow Capricorn and R&B crooner Tyrese. The mid-tempo jam is Kelly’s confident claim to fame of being the King of R&B and baby making music. It’s also a thank you to fans…

There’s nothing stronger than the presence of grace in one’s life when you need more than a miracle. Grace is that attitude, that sound, that understanding that is the undercurrent of the blessing beyond the blessing. Grace is the blessing that was unseen, but needed; the blessing that was a prayer answered for many. There’s…

Pastor Charles Jenkins of Fellowship Chicago takes a moment during his video shoot for his newest song “Grace” to tell us what grace is.

Algee Smith could no longer hold back the tears. After filming the pivotal scene in the movie Detroit, which hits theaters on July 28, the trauma of re-enacting a night of horror had taken its toll on him and several members of the cast. The scene in question took two straight weeks to complete and…

The activist group Southerners on New Ground (SONG) is spearheading a national campaign called National Black Mama’s Bail Out Day. The campaign plans to free dozens of jailed Black mothers across the United States in time to be home for Mother’s Day. According to the SONG website: “The National Black Mama’s Bail Out Day Action…

Music in all its vast range has touched on various social issues in popular culture. One such example is a song that can arguably be called the most popular racist song in record history. “Run, Nigger Run” and was recorded by The Skillet Lickers. At the time of the recording, the group was considered one…

Toni Braxton stunned attendees at the 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards with her beauty, elegance, and voice. The sultry singer who captivated the music industry beginning in the ’90s was honored with the BMI President’s Award. After being presented the award by L.A. Reid, she performed past hits such as “7 Whole Days,” and “He Wasn’t…

Anthony Hamilton’s backup singers, The Hamiltones, created a soulful remix to Birdman’s rant against “The Breakfast Club.”

The Loft hosted DJ Tabone’s All Soul’d Out 10-year anniversary concert bringing out Atlanta’s new and old soul crowds. Featured guests included Alex Isley (daughter of the legendary Ernie Isley), BOSCO, and other surprise guests. The DJs, DJ HourglassT and DJ Boston Cherry, kept the crowd rocking with classic throwbacks and even paid homage to the late Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest. Headlining the event was the talented and unfiltered Teedra Moses. Her performance was nothing short of amazing and her…

Isa Marina Lopez is a classically-trained vocalist from the Bronx, New York. Her aspirations stem from her rich musical background and she’s ready to take on the world with her latest single, “Take It Slow.” Check out her interview with rolling out. –andre ellington Take us back to the origins of how you became a singer. So,…

A two-minute snippet of a new song by Kanye West hit the Web last night, only to be yanked shortly after it generated a tremendous amount of buzz online. THe bootlegged, low-quality track is called “All Day” and it found it’s way online just weeks after Yeezy discussed the song during an interview with GQ.