Tweet Pint it Share Aaliyah’s team has laid out a preemptive defense against those who are trying to “leech off” the singer’s life’s work. On Wednesday night, the Estate of Aaliyah Haughton issued a strongly worded statement about the unsavory tactics used by those who are trying to release unauthorized projects associated with the late artist. The …
Tweet Pint it Share Sources confirm to Variety that Mariah Carey has parted ways with Roc Nation and struck a partnership with the upstart Range Media Partners, where she will work with Melissa Ruderman, who oversaw her career at Roc Nation and left to join Range in January, as Variety exclusively announced. Ruderman is a managing partner at the firm. The …
Tweet Pint it Share Snoop Dogg has paid tribute to the late DMX. Legendary West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg spoke to hosts of the Today Show earlier this week (13th), discussing the life and career of New York-born rapper DMX, who passed away last week aged 50. In the segment, which airs on the Today …
Tweet Pint it Share 20-year-old Willow Smith surprised her mom Jada Pinkett Smith for Mother’s Day. Willow reunited Jada’s former rock band, Wicked Wisdom, in a special Mother’s Day edition of Facebook Watch’s Red Table Talk. Not only did Willow bring them together, but she also performed with band members Michael Anderson, Pocket Honore, Taylor Graves, and …
Tweet Pint it Share DMX suffered a drug overdose Friday night and is currently in the hospital … and the prognosis is not good. Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ, the OD occurred at his home at around 11 PM. Our sources say the overdose triggered a heart attack. DMX was rushed to a hospital …
Tweet Pint it Share Janet Jackson’s 1989 album “Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814” was added to the National Recording Registry today as a recording of cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to the nation’s history. The legendary concept album, which features tracks such as “State of the World,” was selected among 25 recordings chosen for …
Tweet Pint it Share Verzuz has announced upcoming “battles” between The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire (Sunday, 4/4) and Method Man and Redman (Tuesday, 4/20). For those unfamiliar, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Verzuz battle series exploded in popularity on Instagram Live last year as the world remained locked down. Typically, these battles pit two DJs/singers/rappers/producers against each other from their respective homes, going …
Tweet Pint it Share Hiphop legends Swizz Beatz and Timbaland have sold the powerhouse platform one year after launching Verzuz, Triller Network, the parent company of the social-networking app Triller, has acquired the global livestream music series. While financial details weren’t disclosed, Swizz and Timbaland will become large shareholders in the Triller Network and serve …
Tweet Pint it Share Jay Z sells majority of Tidal to Jack Dorsey’s tech company Square for $297 million. Jay Z bought the company in 2015 for $56 millionJay-Z tweets for the first time in over two years, sells majority of Tidal Square, the mobile payments company led by Jack Dorsey, has announced its plan …