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Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile Urge People to Vote With ‘A Beautiful Noise’
Alicia Keys and Brandi Carlile teamed up for a new song that they hope will not only inspire people to vote but also encourage everyone to speak up for what they believe in. Entitled “A Beautiful Noise,” the Grammy winners performed the track on “Every Vote Counts: A Celebration of Democracy,” which aired on CBS last night (Oct. 29). “This song has that special energy that we really need to feel right now,” Keys said in a statement. “Everyone has the power to make a beautiful noise and to lift others up with their voice. And now more than ever, we need to let those voices be heard by voting. I’m so grateful to have joined my sister Brandi Carlile, a beautiful spirit, inspiring artist and incredible person, for this moment.” Carlile echoed Keys’ sentiments and said, “The evolution of ‘A Bea...
Harry Styles, Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes & More Set for 2020 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball
The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball will broadcast across more than 95 iHeartMedia CHR radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app, the CW app and CWTV.com on Thursday, December 10 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The CW Network will also broadcast the event as a nationwide television special on Monday, December 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. For the sixth year, Capital One will be the national presenting partner, and Capital One cardholders will have the opportunity to enter a contest to for a chance to be one of 25 winners featured in a virtual holiday classic sing-along with a Jingle Ball headliner. Winners will also get to partake in a private virtual meet and greet. Cardholders can enter the contest from November 5 at 12 a.m. ET through November 16 at 11:59 p.m. ET. To learn more, visit i...
Rapsody Captures Why This Election Gives Black Americans a ‘Fighting Chance’ in ’12 Problems’ Video: Watch
She dropped the single “12 Problems” on Sept. 17, a haunting requiem that flips her Roc Nation boss Jay-Z’s “99 Problems” and rewinds through the history of violence against Black artists and activists. But in the official music video, which she’s debuting on Billboard below, something joyful greets viewers and peeks behind her. A young Black ballerina prances in front of “Don’t Let Go,” a vertical shot of two hands grasping each other like their lives depend on it, to the delicate tune of Ambré and Buddy’s “Revolution.” The photographer, Yvette Glasco from Atlanta, is one of six emerging artists selected in Sprite’s “Create Your Future” campaign, which gives their artwork capturing why they believe voting is important a major platform. Rapsody as well as 2 Chainz and Yara Shahidi are...
Teen Who Recorded Murder of George Floyd By Police Awarded Medal of Courage
Source: WENN/Avalon / WENN The teenager who captured the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police and started a worldwide movement is being honored with a medal of courage from a prestigious nonprofit. On Tuesday (Oct 27) PEN America announced they were honoring 17-year-old Darnella Frazier with the 2020 PEN/Beneson Award. “With nothing more than a cell phone and sheer guts, Darnella changed the course of history in this country, sparking a bold movement demanding an end to systemic anti-Black racism and violence at the hands of police,” PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel said in a statement. “With remarkable steadiness, Darnella carried out the expressive act of bearing witness, and allowing hundreds of millions around the world to see what she saw.” On May 25, Frazier recorded Minneapol...
Break Up To Make Up?: Rumors Swirl After Tiffany Haddish & Common Allegedly Unfriend Each Other On Social Media
Source: Johnny Nunez / Getty You know a relationship is done-done when couples unfollow each other on social media. By that measure, it’s a good assumption that Tiffany Haddish and Common had a little lover’s quarrel. Fans tracking the duo’s social media noticed they stopped following each other on Instagram. Eventually, suspicions of her relationship status caught like wildfire after Haddish sent a scathing warning to her exes. “THIS IS FOR MOST OF MY EXS [sic]. BITS AND PIECES ARE FOR DIFFERENT ONES,” she wrote in an Instagram Story. “I am sick of my ex F–k Boys and yes YOU still a F–k boy even if we was in a relationship cause you still was trying to f–k when it was over. Boy. Stop reaching out to me trying to be my friend, I don’t want to be your fri...
Watch Out Hummer EV, Ram’s Working on an Electric Pickup
We confess we like listening to earnings calls because there are always product tidbits sprinkled among the numbers. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ third-quarter earnings call did not disappoint, and chief executive officer Mike Manley confirmed an electric Ram pickup is in the works. “There will be a Ram electric pickup in the marketplace, and I would just ask you to stay tuned for a little while, and I will tell you exactly when that will be,” he said. There is some urgency given the importance of the Ram brand to the automaker and the onslaught of electric trucks on the way in the next two years. General Motors has the 2022 GMC Hummer EV electric pickup coming next year, Ford plans to bring an electric F-150 to market by mid-2022, and Rivian hopes to have salable...
Read ‘Em Sis: Comedian Amber Ruffin Blasts Rappers Supporting Trump
Source: Peacock / Getty Comedian Amber Ruffin had some choice words for rappers coming out in support of current sitting President, Donald Trump. On Monday’s (Oct. 26) episode of Late Night With Seth Meyers, AmberRuffin laid out on the table exactly what most African Americans in support of change were thinking. During the three and a half minute skit, you see Ruffin attempting to refrain from commenting on the subject of Ice Cube working with Trump, as host Seth Meyers discussed the headlines from the previous week stating that both 50 Cent and Ice Cube were either in support of Trump or working with him, stating that her comments would “go off the rails,” before diving in and allowing her stance to be made clear. As previously reported, Ice Cube has fallen somewhat out of favor with many...
Ghostface Killah Working On ‘Supreme Clientele 2’
Source: Bernard Smalls / @PhotosByBeanz Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele still manages to stand out in a Wu-Tang Clan and personal musical catalog thick with classics. Ghost Dini recently revealed that he is working on a sequel to his landmark album. Released in 2000, Ghostface’s sophomore album arrived when there were whispers that the Wu-Tang wasn’t hittin’ like they used. But thanks to production from the like of Phantom of the Beat, Carlos Broady, Juju of the Beatnuts and the RZA, and Ghostface’s bars, much of the aforementioned notions were quickly dispelled. [embedded content] Yesterday (Oct. 29), Tony Stark took to Instagram to stunt in a Gucci fit, and reveal a proper re-up to Supreme Clientele is in the works. “WU-BLOCK.. SUPREME 2 IN THE MAKING!!!! #wutangforever #ghostf...
Freeway Reveals His Son Has Passed Away #RIP
Source: @phillyfreeway / Instagram The year 2020 continues to inflict pain and suffering on many people around the world and just like hundreds of thousands of his fellow Americans, Philadelphia’s Freeway is mourning the loss of a loved one today (Oct. 29). In the wee hours of the morning, the “Roc The Mic” rapper took to Instagram to inform his hundreds of thousands of followers that his eldest son, Jihad, had passed away and though he didn’t reveal how he died, Freeway’s heartfelt post was all we needed to feel his pain. “God knows I try my best to be strong, but this right here is a pain like I never felt. Please cherish your time and your love ones because we’re not promise the next breath. I Pray Allah forgives my son for all Of his sins and I pray that Allah grants him the highest le...
Ariana Grande’s ‘Positions’ Album Is Here: Stream It Now
The 14-track album also includes a number of collaborations, including “Safety Net” with Ty Dolla $ign, “Off the Table” with The Weeknd and the long-awaited Doja Cat collab, “Motive.” “This project is my favorite for many reasons and i really can’t wait for it to be yours. thank u for your love and excitement, it means the world to me,” she tweeted last week while sharing the album’s 14-song track listing in the lead-up to its release. Listen to Positions in full below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging...
Sam Smith Unveils ‘Love Goes’: Stream It Now
After months of delays due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Sam Smith finally unveiled their third studio album Love Goes on Friday (Oct. 30). Featuring previously released singles “Diamonds” and “My Oasis” with Burna Boy, Smith recently revealed to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that Love Goes is their first “proper heartbreak” record. “I’d say [this was] the first proper time I’ve been actually heartbroken. That feeling of they’re gone, you can’t sleep, the really, really bad feeling,” they said. “The others were the idea of it and it was pure unrequited love. This, I would like to say that we loved each other. So, I definitely, definitely loved him. So yeah, it was prope...
Paris Jackson Lets It Bleed In ‘Let Down’: Watch
The alternative folk song — her words – is one of 11 songs set for the album Wilted, due out Nov. 13. The model and artist is, of course, the daughter of the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson. “I found so much healing through creating this,” she says of the forthcoming LP. “And there are moments where I’ll listen back to certain songs and I’m like, ‘Wow I was so naïve.’ But for the most part, it’s just like so much gratitude and joy that I get from listening to these songs and just seeing the development and the evolution.” Jackson premiered the track at midnight on YouTube, then dropped its gothic music video. Watch “Let Down” below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. G...
