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The legendary Quincy Jones has died. The sad news was announced by his publicist Arnold Robinson, who confirmed that the entertainment giant passed in his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family. He was 91 years old.“Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones’ passing,” the family said in a statement. “And although this is an incredible loss for our family, we celebrate the great life that he lived and know there will never be another like him.”Jones' career spanned over 75 years and is known for producing some of what is widely considered as the greatest music albums to ever exist, including the likes of Michael Jackson's Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad, Donna Summers' self-titled record and Frank Sinatra and Count Basie's L.A. Is M...

Lil Wayne briefly addressed his feelings of losing out to Kendrick Lamar as the headliner for the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show in February 2025.During his recent Lil WeezyAna Fest, the artist did not mince his words and fully expressed his disappointment in not being selected to perform in his hometown. He shared the story of getting a suite for his friends and family during the year the New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl, continuing, "That moment I said to myself, 'I wanna be on stage for the Super Bowl, one day, in front of my mom.' And I worked my ass off to get that f*cking position, and it was ripped away from me.""But this motherf*cking moment right here," he added as the crowd cheered, "they can’t take that, man. They can't take that from me.""I told myself I wanna be on sta...

A$AP Rocky's highly-anticipated album Don't Be Dumb seems to be getting another wave of delays. The often delayed album which was initially announced back in December 2022 and later at Rocky's first fashion show in June 2024 for an August 2024 release, has being pushed back to an undisclosed fall date. Over the weekend, eager fans have noticed retailers canceling their pre-orders of the vinyl edition of the album.With screenshots of the refund and cancelations circulating online, fans have taken to social media in a frenzy with one user @99Vinyl_ disappointingly pointing out what seems to be a short term reality, "We are never getting the album." Earlier this August, Rocky took to X to explain why his first album in six years will be pushed to the fall. He stated at the time, "LEAKS & ...

Tyler, the Creator is opening at No. 1 on this week's Billboard 200 with CHROMAKOPIA.The artist's latest studio effort debuts with a total of 299,500 equivalent album units in its first week, marking his best week ever in units. That sum is made up of 157,000 streaming equivalent album units (212.55 million on-demand streams of the 14 songs), 142,000 in album sales and 500 track equivalent album units. CHROMAKOPIA gives T his third No. 1 album, his best streaming week, his best week on vinyl and the third-largest debut week on vinyl for a rap album in history.In addition to its chart-topping debut, CHROMAKOPIA also opens at No. 1 on both the Top Streaming Albums and Top Album Sales charts. To top it off, the album was able to debut at No. 1 despite only having four days of activity in its ...