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Sitting Home – Total You Got Me – The Roots ft Erykah Badu She Works Hard for the Money – Donna Summer Work – Rihanna ft Drake Sunflower – Post Malone Who Can I Run To – Xscape Sittin’ Up in My Room – Brandy A House Is Not A Home – Luther Vandross Back To […]
The Rochester Music Hall of Fame (RMHF) announces its “Class of 2020” to be honored at an induction ceremony. Originally slated for April 26 at the Eastman Theater, the RMHF ceremony has been postponed to the Fall because of health concerns. Born in Rochester, Roy McCurdy is one of the RMHF honorees. He started playing […]
Musical artists who have decided to release their albums now instead of waiting for the coronavirus pandemic to end are experiencing a new wave of fan appreciation. Jahron Anthony Brathwaite, the 26-year-old R&B singer, rapper and songwriter known as PartyNextDoor, released his third album, “Partymobile,” last Thursday, March 26. His fans were thrilled. Rihanna fans […]
On Monday, March 30, Melissa Viviane Jefferson, the 31-year-old singer and rapper known as Lizzo, thanked coronavirus emergency healthcare workers in various hospitals across the country by buying them lunch. On hospital Twitter accounts, Lizzo posted video messages to express her appreciation for their hard work: To M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, […]
The Los Angeles Grammy Museum is closed to the public because of the novel coronavirus. That said, like other entertainment venues, the museum hasn’t closed down entirely. Instead, the normal in-person/on-site events have been set aside and replaced with virtual online offerings. For the last 12 years, the Grammy Museum has been involved with approximately […]
By Sunday, March 29, The Weeknd’s new 14-track album, “After Hours,” passed several milestones since its release on March 20: It had over 100 million streams the first day of its release and over one billion within a week. It debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, which has made it his […]
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the 19th annual CGI International Jazz Festival will be postponed until a later date announced today by the event organizers. Festivals are a significant part of the culture of Rochester, and unfortunately, gathering in crowds is against social distancing guidelines during the pandemic. The festival was set for June […]
On Monday, March 23, 48-year-old American rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg used his Instagram social media account to make public announcements about coronavirus safety. In one photo post, Snoop Dogg stated: “Everyone thinks this coronavirus is a joke or conspiracy until someone gets sick in they family. Just stay home so we can get this […]
On Friday, March 20, the Coroner’s Office in New Orleans confirmed that Oliver Stokes Jr., popularly known as the bounce artist and deejay Go DJ Black N Mild, died as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He was only 44 years old when he passed away on Thursday, March 19. Stokes initially had signs […]
By now, plenty of people know that Cardi B went off on Instagram last Wednesday, March 11, about how people need to take the coronavirus more seriously. She bluntly told her millions of followers how she felt about everything from overseas retail shipping to the current administration’s response. Although what was later dubbed a rant […]
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