Tina Turner, the legendary rock’n’roll star who became a pop icon in the 1980s, died at 83 after a long illness. She suffered ill health recently, having been diagnosed with intestinal cancer in 2016 and having a kidney transplant in 2017. Tina Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, was an American-born singer-songwriter and actress who captivated …
Linton Kwesi Johnson, commonly known as LKJ, is a renowned reggae poet and recording artist whose work has impacted the world of literature, music, and politics. His unique fusion of Jamaican patois, reggae rhythms, and political themes has made him a leading figure in the cultural and political landscape. With a career spanning over four …
One of the UK’s most prestigious music festivals welcomes Grace Jones for the 27th edition of Meltdown, which features an eclectic blend of artists and music genres. For her line-up, Jones brings together artists from across the globe, including Peaches, Skunk Anansie and Baaba Maal. With her fierce individuality and fearless self-expression attitude, Jones is …
Labelle The Musical is coming to the West End this autumn. Get ready to enjoy the story of one of the most iconic black female groups of the 60s and 70s. Shilohway Entertainment UK is excited to announce a new musical spotlighting the coming of age and journeys of Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash, Cindy Birdsong …
A songwriter has waited 28 years to file a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement against Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas is You. Mariah Carey and her co-writer Walter Afansieff are named in a lawsuit by songwriter Andy Stone, who claims his 1989 song “All I Want for Christmas Is You” by Vince Vance & …
Popstar Lizzo will be the subject of a new documentary coming to HBO Max later this year. Lizzo announced the project at Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront in New York. Directed by Doug Pray (exec producer of HBO’s The Defiant Ones), the documentary follows Lizzo’s meteoric rise to fame from her humble beginnings. Her success, love, …
Childish Gambino’s “This is America” immediately captured global attention upon its release, opening up conversations around race, gun violence, and social issues in contemporary America. Donald Glover, famously known as Childish Gambino, revolutionised how music engages with difficult topics. The song and provocative video have since been the subject of much debate and analysis. This …
Whenever Kanye causes a stir in the media I’m one of the first to side eye and question his bad decisions but his performance at the Brit Awards has to be applauded. This is coming from someone who didn’t watch the show. But I watched this video: West was called upon to perform last minute …
To prepare for the Red Bull Culture Clash 2014, Red Bull sent UK Grime crew Boy Better Know (BBK) to Jamaica to find inspiration and to learn more about Sound Clashing. BBK were winners at the Red Bull Culture Clash 2012 and must be hoping to take the title again this year. Watch as they …
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are reportedly getting married this week, though earlier reports claimed the pair were going to wait until May. In a surprise twist, it has also been claimed that the ceremony will be private, though it was initially thought the two would have the wedding filmed for Kardashian’s E! reality show …
Hip-hop and R‘n’B royalty Jay-Z and Beyonce have just bought a massive £ 5.5 million London town house, it’s been reported. Last week, they announced their joint US stadium tour – possibly called the Mr and Mrs Carter Show, which is expected to come to the UK in the autumn. Now we hear the power …
Pop star Rihanna has gone public with her rumoured boyfriend Drake by openly kissing him during a night out in London on Monday. Rihanna had turned into a Drake groupie following the rapper on his European tour and fuelling rumours that their romance might be on again. The kiss appears to confirm that it’s definitely …
Kanye West went off on reporter Sway Calloway during an interview on the SiriusXM station Shade 45. He was responding to the host’s question about past attempts to break into the world of fashion.During the interview Kanye took a jab at Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacob, and others while ranting that he is the greatest artists …
Miley Cyrus’s moves to stay forever relevant are working, ‘cos here I am blogging about her again. This time Miley’s attention seeking antics came on the red carpet at the MTV European Music Awards in Amsterdam on Sunday. She strolled onto the red carpet in a dress/rag/t-shirt imprinted with the faces of Biggie and Tupac …
Miley Cyrus hit a nerve when she compared herself to veteran songstress Sinead O’Connor. Cyrus said that her video for Wrecking Ball was inspired by O’Connor’s Nothing Compares 2 U. Well that prompted Sinead to write an open letter telling her wannabe mini-me to have a row of seats and stop allowing the music industry …
Thanks to Miley Cyrus twerking is now a worldwide phenomena. All over the web news outlets have been reporting on her crazy (and some have said disgusting) display at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMA). It’s such a big thing that ABC News had to call in a scientist to explain it. What is Twerking? …
Musician Wiley launched an attack on the county of Cumbria after being booed off stage at music festival CockRock on Saturday (20 July) night. Cockermouth Rock Festival organisers in Cumbria have confirmed that they will take legal action against Wiley after he walked off stage during his set. The London-based rapper/grime artist left the stage …
It’s been a long time coming but Rapper Lil Wayne finally apologised to the family of murder victim Emmett Till. Wayne caused controversy earlier this year when it emerged he had made a crude reference to Till, a black teenager who was murdered in 1955, in a remix of Karate Chop, his collaboration with Future. …
Rihanna‘s Diamonds World Tour touched down in Amsterdam at the weekend and the star immediately treated herself to the delights of the city. On Saturday, RiRi posted several photos on Instagram documenting her blunt smoking adventures with one of her BFFs Jennifer Rosales. Everyone’s dissing on RiRi’s pink veiled beanie but I love it. You …
When Rihanna hit Paris on the French leg of her Diamonds tour she got the chance to hang out in the iconic home of Coco Chanel. In true RiRi fashion, she took to Instagram to document the day, taking pictures all over the couch and steps that are so famous from Coco’s personal photographs. Her …
UK rapper English Frank caused outrage on Twitter for two days when a video of him making racist comments to a security guard was discovered. The recording was taken at the Hip Hop Isn’t Dead event, featuring Black the Ripper, Akala, Swiss, and Ty. Frank referred to the guard as a ‘dumb African’ and when …
After appearing on the season premier of Iyanla: Fix My Life, 42-year-old rapper DMX has said Iyanla did not help him. Speaking to JET on Sunday, 14 April, he expressed that Vanzant “tricked” him and did not stick to the topic that he agreed to discuss. The former Ruff Ryders rapper expected spiritual life coach Iyanla …
Snoop Lion might return to rap music. The gangsta-rapper – formerly known as Snoop Dogg – claimed to be ‘born again’ back when he announced his Rasta conversion in 2012. He reinvented himself with his latest album ‘Reincarnated’ after embracing the Rastafarian culture and music on a trip to Jamaica. The second coming seems to …
A video clip of 2Pac and Notorious BIG freestyling together at the Royalty Hotel has hit the spotlight. The video, which was shot by journalist Dream Hampton, dates back to 4 May, 1994. The rare footage of the two iconic emcees took place six months before the now-infamous Quad Recording Studio session in which 2Pac …
