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Legendary musician Sir Elton John has heaped praise on his younger counterparts like Billie Eilish and Lorde. During an appearance on Zane Lowe’s show on Apple Music 1, John said that he considers his show, “Rocket Hour,” which recently completed 300 episodes, as an opportunity for him to get exposed to new music from young…

The Weeknd has invested in Songfinch, a Chicago-based startup that allows people to buy personalized songs from artists. The startup has raised nearly $2 million from investors, which include The Weeknd, Atlantic Records CEO Craig Kallman, The Weeknd’s manager and Founder and CEO of SALXCO and XO RECORDS Wassim “SAL” Slaiby, Reverb founder David Kalt,…

Polo G dropped a new music video for “Toxic,” the latest single from his No. 1 album, Hall of Fame, on Wednesday (July 14). Ryan Lynch directed the “Toxic” video, which was shot across Miami. “Toxic” describes a mutually destructive relationship plagued by Polo G’s obsession with street life. The video shows Polo and his…

Olivia Rodrigo met with President Joe Biden and Chief Medical Advisor to the President Dr. Anthony Fauci at the White House on Wednesday to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccination. The president shared a video message from the multiplatinum singer-songwriter on his Instagram account, with Rodrigo expressing support for the Biden…

Normani on Friday released her new single “Wild Side,” featuring Cardi B, and a steamy music video for the track. This is the second collaboration featuring the two artists within a year. Normani made a cameo appearance in the music video for Cardi and Megan Thee Stallion’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “WAP.” Normani…

Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah has shared a remix version of Silk Sonic’s breakthrough hit “Leave The Door Open.” Ghostface’s version premiered on Hot 97’s “Ebro In The Morning” on Wednesday. Earlier, Peter Rosenberg had left fans frenzy after tweeting that Ghostface sent him his remix to the song. “What’s up boo, where you at?” raps…

Ariana Grande released a new video for “My Hair,” a track from her Positions album, on Wednesday (July 14) as part of her Vevo video series. In the video, Grande, clad in shiny black dress and matching knee-high boots and sporting a her signature voluminous ponytail, is seen sitting on a stool in a garden…

Pharrell Williams and his non-profit initiative Black Ambition have announced the winners of the Black Ambition HBCU Prize as well as the Black Ambition Prize. The Black Ambition HBCU Prize is awarded to current and former HBCU – historically Black colleges and universities – business owners and entrepreneurs, while the Black Ambition Prize is awarded…

The Weeknd’s thrilling halftime performance during Super Bowl LV in February has earned him three Emmy nominations. The Candian singer has been nominated in the categories of Outstanding Variety Special, Outstanding Lighting Design, and Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, and Video Control For A Special categories. The Weeknd joins Bruno Mars, Prince and Bruce Springsteen as…

South Korean girl band BLACKPINK’s Rosé performed a moving cover of Paramore’s “The Only Exception” on the South Korean TV show “Sea of Hope.” “And that was the day that I promised / I’d never sing of love if it does not exist / But darling, you are the only exception,” the singer crooned in…