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DJ Cassidy's 'Pass The Mic Live!' Sold Out Radio City Music Hall Honors Hip Hop's 50th Birthday
by Michael Major - July 25, 2023 The epic three-hour event featured the likes of Big Daddy Kane, Doug E. Fresh, Rakim, Slick Rick, KRS-One, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Sugarhill Gang, EPMD, Nice ‘N Smooth, Roxanne Shante, Monie Love, Treach of Naughty By Nature, and dozens more, who played to a full house of enthused fans of all ages....
Rock The Bells Announces Lineup for First-Ever Timeless Hip-Hop Cruise
by Michael Major - January 25, 2023 The lineup includes Rick Ross, Lil Jon, Big Boi, DJ Jazzy Jeff, MC Lyte, Ghostface Killah, Trina & Trick Daddy, Just Blaze, Big Daddy Kane, Too $hort, Slick Rick, DJ Spinderella, Mannie Fresh, Pete Rock, DJ Quik, Rah Digga, EPMD, Bun B, Bahamadia, Grandmaster Caz, DJ Scratch, The Finisher Mister Cee...
Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers & More to Be Honored By the GRAMMYs
by Michael Major - January 05, 2023 Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, Ma Rainey, Nile Rodgers, Slick Rick 'The Ruler,' The Supremes, and Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson of Heart are the 2023 Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award recipients; Henry Diltz, Ellis Marsalis and Jim Stewart are the Trustees Award recipients....
Jermaine Dupri Makes a Guest Appearance on MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL Special
by Michael Major - December 20, 2022 Grammy Award-winning songwriter, superproducer, visionary, and CEO of So So Def Jermaine Dupri makes a guest appearance on CBS’s MARIAH CAREY: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!, a new two-hour primetime concert special. Additional special guest appearances include Drew Barrymore, Billy Porter, Slick Rick, and...
GRAMMY Nominated STU BROOKS Shares '40HZ' EP
by Michael Major - December 08, 2022 Stu Brooks, co-founder of Dub Trio, has a list of collaborations that reads like a whose-who of the music world. He has shared the stage or the studio with everyone from Academy Award winner Lady Gaga, Danny Elfman, Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige to Mike Patton, Pretty Lights, Mark Guiliana...
GRAMMY Nominated Stu Brooks Shares New Single 'Live Nude Pigs' Featuring Paul Leary and Fake Legs
by Michael Major - November 10, 2022 Stu Brooks - a co-founder of Dub Trio - has a long list of collaborations. He has shared the stage or the studio with everyone from Academy® Award winner Lady Gaga, Danny Elfman, Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige to Mike Patton, Pretty Lights, Mark Guiliana, Slick Rick, and even a posthumous r...
Grammy Nominated Stu Brooks Shares New Single 'Mob Music (Feat. Jason Aaron Butler)'
by Michael Major - October 13, 2022 Stu Brooks - who is a co-founder of Dub Trio - has a list of collaborations and has shared the stage or the studio with everyone from Academy® Award winner Lady Gaga, Danny Elfman, Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige to Mike Patton, Pretty Lights, Mark Guiliana, Slick Rick, and even a posthumous...
Stu Brooks Shares New Single 'Frontline (feat. Angelo Moore)'
by Michael Major - September 15, 2022 The single, like the rest of the EP, was written and produced by Brooks. It follows “Sound The Alarm,” which features Patrick Stump and was the first bit of music Brooks revealed off of The 40HZ, and his first for Dine Alone. In addition to Stump and Moore the EP will also feature guest appearances ...
Stu Brooks Shares New Single 'Sound The Alarm' Featuring Patrick Stump
by Michael Major - August 18, 2022 Sharing the stage or the studio with everyone from Academy® Award winner Lady Gaga, Danny Elfman, Lauryn Hill, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige to Mike Patton, Pretty Lights, Mark Guiliana, Slick Rick, and even a posthumous recording for Tupac Shakur, Stu Brooks' playing reverberates on an emotional and s...
VIDEO: DJ Premier Releases 'Remy Rap' Music Video Ft Remy Ma & Rapsody
by Michael Major - August 11, 2022 In celebration of Hip Hop’s 49th Birthday, DJ Premier releases the first music video for DJ Premier: Hip Hop 50 Volume 1 – out now via Mass Appeal. Featuring femcee icon and Bronx native Remy Ma and Grammy-nominated Rapsody, “Remy Rap” - produced by DJ Premier - showcases female lyricists in Hip Hop...
Pandora Honors First-Ever Hip Hop History Month This November With New Hip Hop Forever Station
by Michael Major - November 01, 2021 November has officially been recognized by the United States Senate as Hip Hop History Month, and to commemorate the very first iteration of this annual celebration of hip hop music, Pandora will launch a brand new station to take fans on a journey through the decades of the genre....
CBS Announces New One-Hour Concert Special PLAY ON: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE CHANGE
by Sarah Jae Leiber - October 28, 2020 CBS announced today a new one-hour concert special, PLAY ON: CELEBRATING THE POWER OF MUSIC TO MAKE CHANGE, to be broadcast Saturday, Dec. 5 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and available to stream live on CBS All Access....
Urban Legends Honors Black Music Month With Weekly Streaming Events
by Kaitlin Milligan - June 17, 2020 Urban Legends today announced a month-long celebration of Black Music Month that includes live DJ sets, new mini-documentaries about James Brown, new episodes of the docu-series Through the Lens, and new releases of re-mixes of classic songs....
KAH-LO To Support Bea Miller on 'Sunsets In Outerspace Tour'
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 16, 2019 Nigerian-born, New York City-based rising star Kah-Lo will support Bea Miller on her 'Sunsets in Outerspace' tour kicking off tonight (October 16) in Tampa Bay, FL....
Afro B Teams Up with French Montana For JOANA (DROGBA) Remix
by Tori Hartshorn - June 27, 2019 Afro B has teamed up with multi-platinum selling rapper French Montana to drop the brand new “Joanna (Drogba)” Remix song and video. With a previous unofficial remix via hip-hop legend Busta Rhymes and an official reworking from African megastar Wizkid, the latest remix had to feature a stellar tale...
Music Biz 2019 Conference Panels, Keynotes, and Award Winners
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2019 Music Biz 2019, powered by the Music Business Association, will take place Sunday, May 5 through Wednesday, May 8 at the luxurious JW Marriott Nashville. Heralded year after year for its slate of educational programming, the Annual Conference has become the industry's premier business-focused event,...
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage Announces 2019 Season Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 23, 2019 City Parks Foundation is thrilled to announce the 2019 season of Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, New York City's largest free outdoor performing arts festival, bringing nearly 100 free and benefit shows to Central Park and 17 neighborhood parks throughout the five boroughs. This year'...
Listen to MC Lars & Mega Ran's Latest Literary Bop SLEEPY HOLLOW
by Tori Hartshorn - April 15, 2019 Always pushing boundaries, nerdcore rappers MC LARS & MEGA RAN (whose collective collaboration list includes songs with 'WEIRD AL' YANKOVIC, KRS-ONE, MIKE EAGLE and KOOL KEITH, amongst others) tell the story of WASHINGTON IRVING'S classic Legend of Sleepy Hollow on 'Sleepy Hollow,' the fifth single ...
Country Duo Twang And Round Release New Album WAY I WAS RASIED Out Now
by Macon Prickett - May 29, 2018 Kentucky based country/AmeriFlow duo Twang and Round have released their brand new studio album 'Way I Was Raised' on Thirteen Skulls Entertainment (5.25.2018). To celebrate the deliverance of their new album, Twang and Round have released their new video for 'Hoss Cat' online at https://youtu.be/SX...
B.B. King Blues Club & Grill Announces Final Run of Shows in Times Square Location
by Macon Prickett - April 17, 2018 After 18 years of hosting some of music and entertainment's most revered names, B.B. King Blues Club & Grill has announced its final run of shows in its current Times Square location (237 W 42nd St). Due to escalating rent, the historic venue and supper club is forced to close its doors with a final...
VIDEO: The Soul Rebels Perform '504' on The Late Show
by Stephi Wild - February 07, 2018 The Soul Rebels were the musical guest on last night's Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Watch them perform '504' with Jon Batiste and Stay Human below!...
'50 Cent', Wanda Sykes & More Set for BET Networks New Fall Comedy Lineup
by Caryn Robbins - August 03, 2017 Get ready to clutch your pearls and laugh 'til it hurts as BET Networks unveils its new Fall 2017 lineup! BET is pushing the comedy limits as it debuts series from some of the biggest names in the game...
Legendary Jacksons to ReceiveLifetime Achievement Award & Perform at 'Black Music Honors'
by Caryn Robbins - August 03, 2017 Central City Productions will pay tribute to The Jacksons, Donnie McClurkin, Slick Rick, Guy, Oleta Adams and Jody Watley, at Black Music Honors. Thelive television special taping will take place on Friday, August 18, 2017 at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville, TN.... |