NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC TO OPEN JAN. 18, 2021 Ribbon-cutting, member preview scheduled week of MLK Day NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 7, 2020) – The National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) will officially open on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18. On that day, the museum will host a socially distant…… MORE
Lauryn Hill Explains Why Her Epic Album Was Her First And Last
The Grammy-award winning singer released her solo debut album ‘The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill’ in 1998. Grammy-award winning artist Lauryn Hill has broken her silence on why her Grammy-winning 1998 album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill did not receive a followup studio release. In an interview with Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums podcast, Hill finally…… MORE
R. Kelly shares song ‘Shut Up’ from prison on 54th birthday
R&B star R. Kelly is currently behind bars awaiting trial on sex crime charges related to six women and girls. Prison walls, however, were not enough to stop the Chicago-based artist from taking to social media on his 54th birthday, Jan. 8, to share a track written to address those who have confronted the artist…… MORE
Did The Weeknd Seriously Get Plastic Surgery? His Extreme New Look, Explained
You OK? The Weeknd startled fans when his face appeared bruised and bloody at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards in late August. He later wore a full face of bandages while attending the 2020 American Music Awards in November. And on January 5, 2021, the Toronto native debuted an extreme plastic surgery look during…… MORE
Verzuz Battle With Keyshia Cole & Ashanti Is Postponed Again
THE POPULAR DIGITAL BATTLE WILL ALSO RESET AND REVERT BACK TO HOSTING ARTISTS IN THEIR OWN SPACES. Ashanti Verzuz Keyshia Cole is seemingly not happening again — at least not tomorrow as previously rescheduled. With the people already in need of some positivity, the team behind the popular digital battle Verzuz is looking to give…… MORE
LEBRON JAMES PROPOSES OWNERSHIP GROUP TO BUY SEN. KELLY LOEFFLER’S WNBA TEAM FOLLOWING SENATE RACE DEFEAT
It’s shaping up to be a bad week for Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler. After losing her Senate runoff race Tuesday night, NBA Superstar LeBron James is now putting an ownership group together to potentially buy the WNBA franchise she co-owns. The Los Angeles Laker and defending champion floated the idea on his Twitter account early…… MORE
Marion Ramsey, ‘Police Academy’ and Broadway star, dies at 73
Marion Ramsey, the actress best known for her role as Officer Laverne Hooks in the film franchise “Police Academy,” died Thursday in Los Angeles at the age of 73, according to a statement to CNN from manager Roger Paul. No cause of death was given. “Marion carried with her a kindness and permeating light that…… MORE
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Blue Ivy Carter – Beyoncé’s Mini-Me
Blue Ivy celebrated her eighth birthday on Tuesday, January 7. In November, Blue Ivy won her first songwriting award at age 7, and we learned that she often teases Beyoncé for her jokes. It’s hard to believe that Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s eldest child, Blue Ivy, is 8 years old.… MORE
Elon Musk Close to Surpassing Jeff Bezos as World’s Richest Person
Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, kicked off the new year by homing in on a characteristically audacious title: the richest person on the planet. A 2.8% rally in the electric carmaker’s share price Wednesday boosted Musk to within $3 billion of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, who currently occupies the…… MORE
Fantasia And Husband Kendall Taylor Turned On The Fireworks For Their Sweet Gender Reveal
THE SINGER AND HER HUSBAND KENDALL TAYLOR ARE PROUD TO BE WELCOMING A NEW BUNDLE OF JOY TO THE BUNCH. A new bundle of joy is on the way for Fantasia and her husband Kendall Taylor. To celebrate this exciting milestone, the couple gathered their kids at home for a gender reveal complete with fireworks…… MORE
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MUSIC CITY ICON GAIL MASONDO PASSES ON
All of us plant seeds. And the thing about those seeds is you never know where they will sprout or how much of a harvest they will manifest. Because Gail Hamilton Masondo was my mother, I know, for certain, that when she moved to Nashville, she had absolutely no idea of the kind mark that…
JELLY ROLL IS GOING TO THE WWE
Jelly Roll is about to become a professional wrestler. The artist will compete at WWE Summer Slam in a tag team match. Jelly Roll is teaming up with WWE legend Randy Orton to face social media sensation and former WWE Intercontinental Champion Logan Paul and WWE Superstar Drew McIntyre. The match came about after Jelly…
CONGRATULATIONS TO COCO JONES ON HER ENGAGEMENT
Singer Coco Jones and NBA star Donovan Mitchell are engaged. Jones posted an Instagram photo of herself and Mitchell, where she showed off her ring. The couple had been dating for about a year, but both of them kept things quiet. Jones revealed that she and Mitchell were dating on Club Shay Shay in March.
AKON’S CITY IS A BUST
Akon’s futuristic city in Senegal is not happening. The country has taken back the land for the multi-billion-dollar project, which was going to be called Akon City.Senegal will use the land for a resort built with private funding.Last year, Akon was given two weeks to start construction. After there was no movement, and Akon missed…