Rhiannon Giddens is as Much Scholar as Musician
August 24, 2023
Most people familiar with singer Rhiannon Giddens know her scholarly side.
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Fill Your Stocking with Alicia Keys, Louis Armstrong, More
December 1, 2022
Holiday music might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but with new records from Alicia Keys, Backstreet Boys and Debbie Gibson, there’s something that might appeal to everyone at the table. So pull out the record player, light some candles and get festive — and thankful for new music.
National Museum of African American Music Opens in Nashville
March 26, 2021
From rock and roll to blues, jazz, and hip-hop, music is as much the African American way of life as the afro was Black people’s style in the 1970s. Finally honoring that history, the National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) has opened in Nashville, Tenn.
Black American Music Association (BAM) Founders Michael Mauldin and Demmette Guidry Named Among Billboard’s 2020 R&B/Hip-Hop Powers Players
November 19, 2020
Every year the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list highlights the year’s most influential music executives and leaders in the industry.
Nation Rocked with the Tragic Loss of Lakers Legend Kobe Bryant Amid 62nd Annual Grammy Awards Celebration
January 30, 2020
The Grammy’s, while side-swiped by the news, would carry on in his honor at the Staples Center, the epicenter he made his home for more than 20-years.
City of Angels: NBA Icon Kobe Bryant and Daughter Gianna Among Nine Victims in Fatal Helicopter Accident
January 29, 2020
The Los Angeles area, nation and world mourns the loss of NBA icon Kobe Bean Bryant, 41, and his basketball prodigy daughter Gianna Maria Onore, 13. They were two of nine people who passed away in a helicopter accident on Sunday.
Alicia Keys – Splice Remix Challenge
December 13, 2019
Alicia Keys, the 15-time GRAMMY award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer, just released the funky, futuristic “Time Machine” from her forthcoming seventh studio album. Now, she wants to hear what the Splice community and friends can do with her new track.
Michelle Obama Hits the Grammy Stage with a Group of Pop Icons
February 10, 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards kicked off Sunday with a group of powerful women, including Michelle Obama and Lady Gaga, describing the role of music in their lives — a display that came a year after female voices were somewhat muted at the 2018 ceremony. “Music has always helped me tell my story,” Obama said at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. “Whether we like country or rap or rock, music helps us share ourselves. It allows us to hear one another.” Gaga told the crowd: “They said I was weird, that my look, that my choices, that
Fifteen-Time Grammy® Winner Alicia Keys to Host The 61st Annual Grammy Awards®
January 16, 2019
The Recording Academy™ and CBS announced today that 15-time GRAMMY® Award winner Alicia Keys will host the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards®, marking her first time as master of ceremonies for Music’s Biggest Night®. Taking place at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, the GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast live in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, 8 p.m.ET / 5 p.m. PT.
Penda Diakité Showcases Her Art at the Substrate Gallery
November 8, 2018
A recipient of the Dean Collection grant, Diakité creates an art exhibition for the public.
Success On “The Way” Ask Dr. Jeanette-Kanye West ‘Think for Yourself Man!’
October 25, 2018
Kanye Omari West: American rapper/singer/songwriter/record producer/ entrepreneur/fashion designer was born 1977 in Atlanta, raised in Chicago, Kanye first became known as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing hit singles for recording artists such as Jay-Z, Ludacris and Alicia Keys.
Los Angeles Musician Terrence Cunningham Makes it to the Playoffs on NBC’s The Voice
April 12, 2018
As the winner of every battle and knockout round of challenges and finally making it to the last round of playoffs where America gets involved in the judging, the new LA resident could take the title.
OneUnited Bank Partners With #BlackMoneyMatters L.A. To Empower African-Americans To #BankBlack In Response To National Outcry
July 21, 2016
Many leaders involved in the movement have begun to advocate opening a bank account in a Black-owned bank to show solidarity and empower the community by recycling dollars within the Black community.
It’s a Rap 6.9.16
June 22, 2016
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Obama meets with musicians on My Brother’s Keeper
April 21, 2016
Musicians Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj, Busta Rhymes, Common, Janelle Monae and others met Friday with President Barack Obama to discuss ways to continue the administration’s “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative and spur criminal justice reform in the United States.