After 50 years, The Grammys are moving to ABC
Recording Academy For the past 50 years, The Grammys have aired on CBS. But starting in 2027, they’ll have a new home. The award show, known as Music’s Biggest Night,…
Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ reaches 1 billion views on YouTube
Legacy Recordings Another Michael Jackson video has reached 1 billion views on YouTube. The latest to reach the milestone is the 1988 Bad track “Smooth Criminal,” set in a 1930s gangster…
R&B singer Shanice says she was diagnosed with breast cancer after skipping mammogram for 8 years
ABC News R&B singer Shanice is sharing new details of her breast cancer journey, revealing she was diagnosed with the disease after avoiding mammograms for nearly a decade. “I just want to tell women…
Ari Lennox wants to be released from contract with Interscope and Dreamville
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Ari Lennox wants to be released from her contract with Dreamville and Interscope. Taking to social media Tuesday, she vented about her frustrations with the…
Tinashe says “high energy” shows on Match My Freak tour have “been great” so far
Live Nation If you’re looking for Tinashe, she’s on the road coming to a city near you. Her Match My Freak tour kicked off in mid-October and so far, she says, “It’s…
The Wayans family is back behind the ‘Scary Movie’ franchise with Miramax/Paramount deal
L-R: Shawn, Marlon, Keenen and Damon Wayans in 2000 — David Keeler/Online USA A month after Marlon Wayans decried how Harvey Weinstein “stole” the Scary Movie franchise from Keenen Ivory…
Will Mariah Carey announce that “it’s time” on Drew Barrymore’s show?
Mobile Fidelity/Columbia Records As we all know, we can’t start playing Christmas music until Mariah Carey says it’s OK. But now she’s offered a clue as to when that announcement…
Usher adds two Brooklyn shows to Past, Present, Future trek
Live Nation Usher‘s Past, Present, Future is now two shows longer, as he’s returning to Brooklyn for two nights in December. Following his four-show run at the Barclays Center in…
Exhibit honoring Luther Vandross coming to Grammy Museum
Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images The Grammy Museum in LA is placing a spotlight on Luther Vandross in a new exhibit called Luther Vandross: Artistry and Elegance. It will feature glimpses…
Tina Knowles announces upcoming memoir, ‘Matriarch’
One World Tina Knowles may be the Matriarch of the Knowles family that gave us Beyoncé and Solange, but her new memoir delves into more than her motherhood experience. In Matriarch, Tina…