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Entertainment 04/25/19, 10:35

A new Prince album featuring his versions of songs he wrote for other artists will be released in June.The 15-track "Originals" will include "Nothing Compares 2 U," the No. 1 hit for Sinéad O'Connor; "The Glamorous Life," Sheila E.'s signature ...

New York 04/25/19, 10:00

The much-anticipated sale of tickets for this summer's Woodstock 50 anniversary concerts have been put on hold for now.Tickets for the three-day festival on Aug. 16-18 were supposed to be available on Monday. The festival released a statement Thursday, saying: ...

Entertainment 04/02/19, 10:39

Cardi B and Travis Scott are heading to the City of Brotherly Love to headline Jay-Z's annual Made in America festival.Live Nation and Roc Nation announced Tuesday that the festival will return to Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Aug. 31-Sept. ...

U.S. 03/30/19, 20:24

The Latest on the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards, which are being presented Saturday at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. (all times local):___6 p.m.Michael B. Jordan arrives at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards on Saturday, March 30, 2019, ...

Entertainment 03/20/19, 02:05

Songs performed by Jay-Z, Cyndi Lauper and a Robert F. Kennedy speech are among 25 recordings being inducted to the National Recording Registry.The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that "La Bamba," ''Gunsmoke" and "Hair" are some of the titles tapped ...

Entertainment 03/19/19, 18:47

Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock festival this summer.Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang announced Tuesday that Miley Cyrus, Santana, Imagine Dragons, Robert Plant, the Black Keys and Chance ...

Entertainment 03/07/19, 18:10

Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang says the wait is almost over regarding performers for Woodstock 50, despite media reports claiming Jay-Z, Black Keys and others will perform at the August event.On Thursday Variety reported that Dead & Company, Chance the Rapper, ...

Entertainment 02/01/19, 13:39

So, what's all that Greenprint stuff on Beyonce's Instagram feed? Bey stirred up the beehive Thursday when she advocated plant-based living in a rare social media endorsement. It helped that she also announced to her 123 million followers a sweepstakes for ...

Sports 01/23/19, 13:27

A coalition of big names in sports and entertainment is taking on criminal justice reform.Rappers Meek Mill and Jay-Z and the owners of the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and the Super Bowl-bound New England Patriots came together in New York ...

Entertainment 01/18/19, 10:20

Some people get lots of invitations. James Blake gets the right ones.He's had a role on two of the greatest albums of the last decade — Beyonce's delicious "Lemonade" and Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize-winner "Damn." He worked on another impactful ...

Football 01/17/19, 10:27

PJ Morton is prepping for the biggest week of his life: He's set to perform at next month's Super Bowl halftime show as a member of Maroon 5, and seven days later, he'll attend the Grammy Awards, where he's nominated ...

Entertainment 01/12/19, 08:40

Missy Elliott is making history as the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, whose 2019 class also includes legendary British singer Cat Stevens and country-folk icon John Prine.The organization announced the new group of inductees Saturday. ...

Entertainment 01/07/19, 19:23

It's said that January is one of the prime months that Hollywood chooses to dump its most embarrassing films and "The Upside" doesn't exactly disprove that notion.Few films in memory have squandered so much acting talent in such a cliche-ridden, ...

Entertainment 12/21/18, 02:37

There's no more juice in Beyonce's lemonade jar: The singer did not release new music though two albums featuring old Beyonce songs hit streaming services Thursday. Under the name Queen Carter, the albums "Have Your Way" and "Back Up, Rewind" appeared ...

Entertainment 11/28/18, 13:02

For Missy Elliott, being a good friend and listener turned into songwriting gold.FILE - In this June 28, 2005 file photo shows Missy Elliott performing at the 5th annual BET Awards in Los Angeles. Elliott, one of rap’s greatest voices ...

Entertainment 11/08/18, 15:08

5 Seconds of Summer were already in shock when their album beat out Beyonce and Jay-Z for the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart this summer. But having their single "Youngblood" reach the No. 1 spot on the pop ...

Entertainment 10/16/18, 15:52

Quavo may be one-third of the uber-successful hip-hop group Migos, but he's also a rapper in high demand, appearing as a featured act on hits by Post Malone, DJ Khaled, Drake and Liam Payne.The 27-year-old said he was collaborating with ...