Month: February 2019

How Def Jam Plans to Reclaim Its Hip-Hop Crown

It’s a few minutes to midnight at Paramount Recording Studios in Los Angeles, and the plaques on the walls are starting to shake. Most of Def Jam Recordings’ freshman class — around two dozen hip-hop artists from all over the country, all signed in the last year — have packed into low-lit Studio C, where S3nsi…


21 Savage Launches Bank Account Campaign to Teach Teens About Financial Literacy

Following his release from ICE detainment earlier in February, 21 Savageis shifting his focus back to being a role model in the Atlanta community. On Wednesday (Feb. 27), Savage launched his Bank Account Campaign, which will put the proper resources in place to teach financial literacy to teenage students across the United States. 21 explained in a statement what while…


Brit Awards 2019 Winners: The Complete List

Wednesday (Feb. 20) night at London’s O2 Arena, the British music industry’s prestigious Brit Awards handed out trophies for everything from British breakthrough artist to album of the year. Fresh off her best new artist Grammy win, Dua Lipa won British single along with Calvin Harris for “One Kiss” (Harris was also honored as producer…


Michael Jackson Estate Wants HBO Meeting After ‘Leaving Neverland’ Doc Gets Release Date

Just as HBO sets a March 3 premiere date for Leaving Neverland, the documentary that left audiences at the Sundance Film Festival in tears with tales of Michael Jackson sexual abuse, the late pop star’s estate has sent a blistering 10-page letter to HBO to address problems in the documentary and requesting a meeting to discuss a “solution.”…