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Jaelani Turner-Williams highlights the top 10 albums of 2024, showcasing a year of musical innovation across genres like hip-hop, R&B, and country. Established icons like Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Kaytranada returned with transformative work, while rising stars Tyla, Doechii, and Shaboozey solidified their status as future industry leaders. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter boldly blended country and […]
Beyoncé will headline the halftime show in her hometown of Houston during the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans Christmas Day NFL game, Netflix announced. Potential guest appearances are tied to her Grammy-nominated album Cowboy Carter. The game is part of Netflix’s new push into live sports programming, as the platform will stream two NFL games on Christmas […]
With a record 99 Grammy nominations and acclaim as one of the most influential artists in music history, pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course at Yale University next year. Titled “Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition, Culture, Theory & Politics Through Music,” the one-credit class will […]
Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammy nominations with 11 nods, including album of the year for COWBOY CARTER and song and record of the year for “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM.” This makes her the most-nominated artist in Grammys history with 99 career nominations. Other major nominees include Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish, who are both up for […]
GloRilla, a rising star in hip-hop, has faced significant self-doubt and pressure since her breakout hits “Tomorrow” and “F.N.F. (Let’s Go).” Despite early success, criticism made her pause and reevaluate her career, leading her to temporarily lose confidence. However, GloRilla used this as motivation to push forward, ultimately releasing her debut album, Glorious. The album, […]
In her directorial debut, “Blink Twice,” Zoë Kravitz explores themes of power, trauma, and the dark realities of control. The film centers on Frida (played by Naomi Ackie), a young Black woman drawn into the orbit of Slater King (Channing Tatum), a billionaire tech mogul with a history of abusive behavior. As the story unfolds, […]
Kamala Harris is feeling her “Freedom,” with an official nod from Beyoncé. The presumed Democratic candidate for the presidency entered her campaign headquarters Monday night to the tune of that rousing anthem from Beyoncé’s 2016 “Lemonade” album, and CNN later reported that Harris had gotten the superstar’s express permission to use the song on the campaign trail just hours […]
Shaboozey, a trailblazing Black country rapper and singer, is currently celebrating a significant milestone in his career. His song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100, making him the first Black male artist to achieve this feat on both the Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs charts. This […]
Lauryn Hill’s debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, has been named the number one album on Apple Music’s inaugural 100 Best Albums list. Released in August 1998, this critically acclaimed album won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Ebro Darden, Apple Music’s Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B, emphasized that the […]
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