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Drake’s legal team has escalated its defamation case against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” Drake’s attorneys claim UMG is withholding key documents, including a heavily redacted contract and internal emails. They argue the label may have encouraged employees to boost the track’s streams. UMG denies CEO Lucian Grainge’s involvement […]
The 40th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards airs August 30 on the Stellar Network and August 31 on BET, celebrating “Our Music, Our Voice, Our Culture.” Hosted by BeBe & CeCe Winans, the event will feature performances from gospel greats like Tasha Cobbs Leonard and Jonathan McReynolds. Don Jackson, founder of the Stellar Network, will […]
Jane Handcock is stepping into the spotlight with her new project “It’s Me, Not You,” marking a new chapter in her career after years of writing and engineering for major artists. Handcock’s raw, emotional music blends personal pain with purpose, and she’s now front and center as the newest face of Death Row Records. Mentored […]
R&B group Pretty Ricky is planning a comeback as a trio, confirming that member Slick ‘Em will not join due to his refusal to enter rehab for heroin addiction. Spectacular Smith and Pleasure P revealed the group has received multiple tour offers and finished an album, but are pausing full reunion efforts until Slick ‘Em […]
Doja Cat has had an amazing music career thus far, with just recently coping 2022 Grammy nominations. However, Doja took to Instagram Live to share that she is not quite enjoying her career as much as she thought she would. She revealed that she has not had fun making music in “maybe five years.” According […]
About a year ago, the nation paused during “Blackout Tuesday,” a protest organized by the music industry to acknowledge racism and police brutality. After about a year, the music industry is still not where they should be. Variety reported: “According to both last week’s USC-Annenberg ‘Inclusion in the Music Business’ study and a ‘report card’ […]
The legendary Detroit-based American singer-songwriter Anita Baker is asking her fans for a small favor after giving them music to score their lives to for over 30 years. She would like her fans to stop buying and streaming her music. Currently, the musical icon is battling for the rights to her master recordings. She says […]
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