Following renaming the former Vauxhall Service Area on the Garden State Parkway in honor of Whitney Houston, the New Jersey Hall of Fame joined The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and public officials on Dec. 14, to unveil the service area’s exhibits and other initiatives in her honor.
READ MOREIn a statement, Kravitz expressed the importance of setting the record straight. “It is important to me to set the record straight on recent media reports based on an interview I did,” Kravitz asserted. “My Black musical heritage means a lot to me, and I owe my success to my supporters who have taken this journey with me over the span of my career.”
READ MOREFILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 17, 2023. Batiste received six Grammy nominations on Friday. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
The “Uneasy Tour: Purifying the Airwaves for the People” will kick off Feb. 16 in Portland, Oregon, and take Batiste across the U.S. and Canada.
READ MOREShe's achieved EGOT status, she's the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades — heck, she's got her own gelato business, Cherlato. But a Christmas album? That's new territory.
READ MOREDavis himself admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting.Police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said Davis' own public comments revived the investigation by providing police with “admissible evidence."
READ MOREThe changes occurring now have been developed to bring more students into school and community music classes at all levels of education, from kindergarten to college.
READ MOREHip-hop was a response to social and economic injustice in disregarded neighborhoods, a showcase of joy, ingenuity and innovation despite a lack of wealth and resources.
READ MOREDip hop is one of many styles of rap that have developed over the years. But it stands apart from other subgenres of hip-hop because rappers lay down rhymes in sign languages and craft music informed by their cultural experiences within the Deaf community.
READ MOREWhile hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing a rap song and how it resonated with them.
READ MOREIt seems like Studdard won American Idol yesterday. But that was 20 years ago. He’s grown as an artist since then. His talent as a vocalist extraordinaire is on view as he tours his Luther Vandross tribute show, Ruben Studdard Sings Luther.
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