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Civil Rights Group Color of Change Calls Out CMA Awards for Beyoncé Snub (Exclusive)
Racial justice nonprofit Color of Change is calling out the Country Music Association for snubbing Beyoncé at its 2024 awards show. Despite having an uber-successful No. 1 album and single on both the country and pop charts — with Cowboy Carter and “Texas Hold ‘Em” — the Grammy-winning star was completely shut out of the […]
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Hitmaker for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd Launches Company to Support Songwriters in India (Exclusive)
Grammy- and Oscar-nominated songwriter Savan Kotecha, who has crafted hits for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Britney Spears, is launching a platform to help songwriters in India reach global audiences. Kotecha, who is Indian, is partnering with A&R executive and songwriter Murtuza Gadiwala and talent management company REPRESENT to launch Outwrite. Kotecha’s mission with the […]
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CMA Awards: Beyoncé Snubbed; Morgan Wallen, Post Malone Earn Multiple Nominations
The 2024 CMA Awards have showered Morgan Wallen and Post Malone with multiple nominations but heavily snubbed Beyoncé, though she had one of the year’s biggest country albums with Cowboy Carter and biggest country songs with “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Wallen leads the way at the CMAs with seven nominations. He’s followed by Chris Stapleton and […]
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Kendrick Lamar to Headline 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Roc Nation, NFL and Apple Music made the announcement on Sunday, and the big game will take place on Feb. 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It will air on Fox. Lamar previously performed at the hip-hop […]
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Music’s Platinum Players: From Beyoncé to Chappell Roan, Meet the 25 Stars Who Are Setting the Culture Afire
This past year, the new kids on the block have ruled the music scene. Chappell Roan emerged as the current princess of pop. Teddy Swims, Benson Boone and Tommy Richman marked breakthroughs, dominated streaming services and went viral on TikTok, as Shaboozey took over country music. Speaking of that genre, it’s continuing to explode on […]
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Angie Martinez to Make Directorial Debut With Doc on Seminal Hip-Hop Figure DJ Clark Kent (Exclusive)
Veteran radio personality Angie Martinez is set to make her directorial debut with a feature-length documentary on seminal hip-hop figure DJ Clark Kent. God’s Favorite DJ: The Story of DJ Clark Kent will be produced in partnership with Green Leaf Productions and Mark Sparks Productions, and it will include appearances by popular acts like Jay-Z, […]
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In ‘Fellow Travelers,’ Ron Nyswaner Writes About Gay Life In the 1950s. He Also Writes About Himself.
When Fellow Travelers creator Ron Nyswaner thinks back to filming the series, he chokes up. The tears begin to flow as the writer-producer recalls being on set and making history with a series starring four openly gay actors — playing gay characters — along with four proud LGBTQ executive producers working behind the scenes. “There […]
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Rep: Beyoncé Is Not Performing at DNC; “Was Never Scheduled” to Attend (Exclusive)
A representative for Beyoncé says the singer will not attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention. “Beyoncé was never scheduled to be there,” the Grammy-winning star’s rep tells The Hollywood Reporter. “The report of a performance is untrue.” Rumors about the pop star attending and performing at this year’s DNC, celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic […]
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John Legend Says His Daughter Looks Up to Kamala Harris: “She Is Excited to See Someone Who’s Black and Asian Like She Is”
John Legend says his 8-year-old daughter feels a special connection to Kamala Harris. Luna, the eldest child of the Grammy-winning star and Chrissy Teigen, is Black and Asian like Harris. Legend says when Luna looks at the current U.S. vice president, she sees part of herself. “[Luna] is so excited to see someone who’s Black […]
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How John Legend’s Family Inspired His New Album for Kids and Parents: “It’s a Celebration of Love”
The inspiration for John Legend’s new album came on his day off — when he was in dad mode and tending to his third youngest of four, daughter Esti. At the piano, he played one of her favorite tunes — the viral “purple monkey song” from Fisher-Price toys that has captivated both babies and millennial […]
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Katy Perry to Receive Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at 2024 MTV VMAs
Sixteen years after topping the charts with “I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry is set to receive the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. The pop star will also perform at the event, taking place Sept. 11 at UBS Arena in Belmont Park, New York. The show was originally […]
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Could Post Malone Finally Win His First Grammy?
The year in music already belonged to Post Malone well before he scored the longest-running No. 1 song of the year (so far) with the lead single off his upcoming album, the Morgan Wallen-assisted “I Had Some Help.” In an unlikely coincidence, he had been summoned by the musical gods of contemporary music — Beyoncé […]
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