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Keke Palmer, Don Lemon, Fantasia and Vic Mensa will be honored at the upcoming Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards, Jason Lee’s entertainment media brand announced on Tuesday.

The event — now in its fifth year — celebrates those who have made a lasting impact on the culture, with contributions across the music, film, media, political, social and creative industries. Tiffany Haddish will return for the fourth year to host the awards show, set for June 20 at the Beverly Hilton. Babyface will serve as the music director for the ceremony, which will also feature performances by Fantasia and Yolanda Adams.

Palmer will receive the Spirit Award, which according to the organization is “given to someone who embodies the feeling of pride and inspiration through their contributions to the entertainment and social communities. They have made an impact on the world by using their platform to uplift the masses and demonstrate that there is...

Bill Murray is talking about the wild rumors that he and Kelis are an unexpected item.

The 74-year-old actor discussed the speculation that he and the 45-year-old “Milkshake” singer were dating during a recent interview on SiriusXM’s Sway in the Morning.

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“I met this girl named Kelis. I got great press that I was dating her. That really raised my cred a lot,” he said.

The Ghostbsters star then revealed he first became aware of Kelis after seeing her in the 1999 music video for her song “Got Your Money” with rapper Ol’ Dirty Bastard.

“I’m going: ‘Who is the girl with the red hair?’ And it was Kelis, so I decided to meet her sometime. She turns out to be spectacular,” he said, expressing his admiration.

Bill also revealed that he spoke with Kelis recently, and they discussed that she recently bought farm land in Kenya.

You may not know his name, and you’ve never heard his voice, but you’ve probably seen his face.

It’s the same one staring out at you in hundreds of TikTok and Instagram videos that have been viewed billions of times. But unlike most social media stars, Jarred Jermaine has earned his internet celebrity performing an essential cultural service: He breaks down modern music to its DNA, uncovering samples, interpolations and too-close-for-comfort homages in today’s Top 40 hits.

He’s since widened his scope to help followers identify elusive songs and shed some light on the songwriting process. But his bread and butter remains sample detection. With more than 6 million followers on TikTok and 3 million on Instagram, it’s a talent that has clearly found a massive and appreciative audience.

Jermaine caught up with The Hollywood Reporter to explain just why samples and interpolations are so prevalent in pop music,...

Breaking into the music business, crafting insanely addictive earworm hits, recognizing genre boundaries, starting a streetwear fashion line, wearing properly sized ranger hats — Pharrell Williams has never done anything by the book. The kid from Virginia Beach, Virginia, had always felt like someone who saw (and heard) the world differently than his peers. As a youngster growing up in the 1970s and ’80s, that “he’s so… unusual” tag marked him as a bit of a misfit. By the time Pharrell started creating oft-kilter beats as half of the molten-hot...

Tierra Whack stopped by The Tonight Show to showcase a medley of two songs, “Moovies” and “Shower Song.” The singer was joined by a live band for a soulful performance of the dual numbers, which she melded together for the late-night performance.

Both tracks come of Whack’s debut LP, World Wide Whack, which dropped in March. The LP saw Whack collaborating with numerous producers, including J Melodic, Simms, and Nick Verruto.

Whack has been making her way into the spotlight since the release of her 2018 debut mixtape, Whack World.

Warning: Major spoilers for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F below!

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F's soundtrack features nostalgic 80s and 90s hits, with many songs returning from prior sequels. The film's big chases and scenes are accompanied by catchy tracks like "Shakedown." "Here We Go" by Lil Nas X serves as the theme song for Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, sampling Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F."

The franchise is known for dropping multiple bangers into its soundtracks, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F's soundtrack is no different. Music is so important to the Beverly Hills Cop movie franchise that the fourth entry's subtitle, Axel F, takes its name from the original movie's theme song. Of course, soundtracks were a much bigger deal back during the 1980s and 1990s. The first three movies were loaded with hits from artists like George Michael, Glenn Frey and The Pointer Sisters.

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F...

Singer-songwriter Olivia Dean delivered a mesmerizing performance on the Pyramid Stage during the third day of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm. The artist, known for her soulful voice and emotive songwriting, captivated the audience with a set highlighting her vocal prowess and stage presence.

Dressed in a striking ensemble that included a red plaid skirt and a black top adorned with a heart-shaped image, Dean’s outfit paid homage to her eclectic style. The crowd responded enthusiastically as she took the stage, signaling the start of a memorable performance.

Dean’s setlist featured a mix of her popular tracks and new material, providing a well-rounded showcase of her musical range. Between hits like “Dive,” which put her on the map, a newly released track, “Time,” which showcased her vocal range and a playful cover of “Millionaire” by Kelis and André 3000, Dean kicked off Glastonbury’s first afternoon.

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Last December, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania and Loki star Jonathan Majors was found guilty on one count of intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree by a New York jury.

That came after a March 2023 altercation with his then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. In April, Majors was sentenced to a 52-week, in-person domestic violence intervention program; however, he's continued to maintain his innocence. 

Majors and Jabbari met while working on the Marvel Studios movie (she was a movement coach). Between the aforementioned guilty verdict and other allegations of physical and emotional abuse, the actor's Hollywood career stalled as did his aspirations to become one of the world's biggest movie stars. 

Between his Marvel work and other critically acclaimed performances, that's the track Majors was on and it's unclear whether he'll ever be able to regain that lost momentum...and whether he should be allowed to do so.

Well, in case we needed more proof cancel culture is fake, convicted assaulter Jonathan Majors was announced to be receiving the Perseverance Award from news outlet Hollywood Unlocked.

The fourth annual ceremony will be hosted by actress Tiffany Haddish, who was at the center of a child abuse lawsuit over a pedophile comedy sketch.

Both Haddish and Majors have alleged that their respective lawsuits have made them lose out on work. In the case of Hollywood Unlocked, though, they’re gaining awards.

Majors was found guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in December 2023 after abusing ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. Majors was sentenced to a 52-week, in-person domestic violence intervention program.

Majors was arrested on March 25, 2023 on charges of assault, strangulation, and harassment. The trial was delayed until November. Jabbari, 33, was hospitalized then with “minor injuries to her head and neck.”

Later accusations surfaced of toxic on-set behavior during “Magazine Dreams,...

The fourth annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards has announced its honorees and will be presenting Jonathan Majors with the perseverance award at its Los Angeles event on June 21.

The award, per the organization, is “given to an individual who has shown that no matter what adversity they face, they will continue to aspire to inspire.” It comes after Majors was convicted of reckless assault in the third degree and harassment in December. He was sentenced to a 52-week, in-person domestic violence intervention program in April.

Majors has made a handful of public appearances in the past few months — walking red carpets alongside girlfriend Meagan Good — but an awards acceptance speech will likely see the actor making rare public comments about the past year, with charges stemming from an incident with ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari.

In addition to Majors, the event will recognize designer Christian Louboutin with the innovator award, Cardi B...

Suki Waterhouse channels Edith Piaf in the video for “Omg,” her shimmery new single.

The singer, model, and Daisy Jones & the Six actress had teased the new song on social media for days, finally releasing it. “It’s really, really the best way to start my year,” she tells Rolling Stone, on a call from Los Angeles. “I’ve been holding onto it for a while.”

The track, co-written with Natalie Findlay and Jules Apollinaire, is a synthy, sleazy rocker with the kind of anthemic chorus that will be in your head for days.

At his home in Catalonia, Spain, last year, Labi Siffre received the latest in a series of requests to use one of his songs in a soundtrack. Based on a synopsis of the movie, set in a boarding school in New England, the singer-songwriter signed off. “The storyline was quite nice, and I thought, ‘Yeah, Ok,’” he says. “And that’s all I remembered of it. You move on with the rest of the work you are doing.”

But a few weeks ago, the British musician heard from one of...

The directors behind several of the animated films that are looking to make their mark on the upcoming Oscar race sat down with Gold Derby and dished about several topics including the piece of animation that first inspired them to work in the medium, their favorite animated project they’ve seen recently and what their ideal music would be to play if they won an award. This was all part of Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel on Film Animation that included Nick Bruno (“Nimona”), Kemp Powers (“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”), Aaron Horvath (“The Super Mario Bros. Movie”) and Walt Dohrn (“Trolls Band Together”).

You can watch the film animation group panel above with the people who made these four movies. Click on each person’s name above to be taken to each exclusive interview.

For Powers, the piece of animation that stuck out most to him in making...

This Saturday, October 7, 2023, at 8:35 Pm on BBC Two, music enthusiasts can tune in to “Later… with Jools Holland” for an hour-long musical extravaganza. Host Jools Holland presents a special episode featuring highlights from the show’s archive, focusing on the incredible women of hip-hop soul who have graced the Later… studio over the years.

The episode promises a showcase of talent from global stars like Erykah Badu, who made her debut in 1997, to Kelis, India Arie, and Angie Stone in the early 2000s. British stars of the genre, including Mercury Prize winner Ms Dynamite in 2002, Stefflon Don, and Jorja Smith, who made their debuts in 2017, and Little Simz, will also be featured.

Viewers can expect a musical journey celebrating the powerful voices and unique styles of these remarkable women in the world of hip-hop soul. So, mark your calendars and enjoy the rhythms and melodies on “Later… with Jools...

Singer-songwriter Britney Spears has claimed she was “lied to” by someone she loved amid her divorce from Sam Asghari. The singer took to her Instagram page to post a new video dressed in a leopard print bodysuit with a black push up bra underneath as she lip-synced along to ‘Trick Me’ by Kelis, reports Mirror.co.uk.

Britney, 41, performed some of her trademark dance moves in the clip after standing defiantly with her hands on her hips in the intro.

Wearing her long blonde hair down and flowing over her shoulders in mermaid waves Britney teamed her look with white calf high boots as she strutted her stuff for the camera. She mimed along to the words “you might trick me once, now I won’t let you trick me twice.”

Britney captioned the upload: “My Hands On My Hips Say Everything !!! How many times have you guys been lied...

Kelis and Bill Murray have reportedly called it quits.

The pair were briefly romantically linked for a couple of months after the actor was spotted attending several of Kelis’ shows in June.

A source has since told The Sun that Kelis, 44, split with Murray, 72.

They told the tabloid, “Kelis and Bill were — and still are — very fond of each other but things just ran their course.

“They both have busy schedules and after a whirlwind romance decided to go their separate ways. They hope to remain friends but also plan to get on with their lives.”

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The quotes came a day after Kelis responded to a social media user questioning whether she was “really dating Bill Murray,” Page Six reported.

The musician responded, “ugh , no !”

Back in June, Kelis replied to a troll commenting on the alleged romance.

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Kelis is keeping things on the down low.

The “Milkshake” singer, 43, is currently vacationing in Greece, where she responded to an Insta comment asking her to confirm her rumoured romance with Bill Murray, 72.

However, trolls emerged from the internet’s shadows to plague her sizzling bikini snaps with accusations of coasting on Murray’s fame.

Read More: Seth Green Says Bill Murray Left Him In Tears After Dangling Him Over A Trash Can When He Was A Kid On ‘Saturday Night Live’ Set

“Bill got you out by riding his wave lol media is destroying y’all (sic),” said the comment.

The “Milkshake” hitmaker responded swiftly: “Lol yeah maybe for now everyone’s dumb and will believe anything but the best part is we are both blessed, rich and happy. So who’s really laughing now that’s funny. (sic)”

“Ma’am would you care to address these Bill Murray allegations?...

One of the most unexpected rumors to emerge recently involves singer Kelis and actor Bill Murray. On social media last week, both were trending when it was reported that Kelis, 43, and Murray, 72, had started dating. It's something that Murray hasn't commented on publicly, and while Kelis is active on social media, she hadn't addressed the rumors one way or another. That changed following a post on Instagram on Saturday where the "Milkshake" singer shared a photo of herself in a bikini along with the caption, "I'm a beach bum."

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As fans want to know more about Kelis' reported relationship with Muray, one top comment on the post states, "Ma’am would you care to address these Bill Murray allegations?!? Cuz damn! What he doing with all that?!"

"lol no babe, I wouldn’t bother at all," Kelis responds, refusing...

Kelis is opening up about those Bill Murray dating rumors. On June 10, the "Milkshake" singer shared a vacation photo of herself on Instagram, which prompted a user to ask her about Murray.

"Ma'am would you care to address these Bill Murray allegations?!?" the user wrote. "Cuz damn! What he doing with all that?!?" Kelis responded, "lol no babe, I wouldn't bother at all."

On June 9, a report from The Sun alleged Murray and Kelis are dating. The 72-year-old "Ghostbusters" star has been spotted at several of Kelis's recent concerts, according to the outlet, and he even posed for a picture with the 43-year-old singer backstage at her London show last weekend. Popsugar reached out to representatives for Murray and Kelis about the dating rumors but did not receive an immediate response.

Per the publication, the pair were reportedly spotted at the same hotel in London. Anonymous sources told The Sun...

Bill Murray, 72, is reportedly dating the singer, Kelis, 43.

The two were seen in a photo together after Kelis’s concert. She performed last weekend in South London at the Might Hoopla Festival where the photo was taken. It was shared on the Nts Radio Twitter account. The photo features Konny Kon, who is a DJ and actor, holding a beverage and Kelis and Murray standing next to each other.

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The two have also been seen together at a hotel and hanging out in the U.S. They have bonded over their shared grief of losing a spouse.

Murray nor Kelis has confirmed the dating rumors.

Kelis is currently on tour and will be performing in Finland, the U.K. and Germany.

Murray is known for his role as Dr.

Kelis reportedly has a new beau.

Kelis, 43, and Bill Murray, 72, are said to be dating after allegedly “getting close for a while” after first meeting in the U.S. The pair were said to have bonded after Kelis’ husband, Mike Mora, passed away last March after a battle with stage 4 stomach cancer. He was 37. Murray’s ex-wife Jennifer passed away in 2021.

According to The U.S. Sun, Murray was on hand to watch Kelis perform from the side of the stage at the Mighty Hoopla festival in Brockwell Park, South London last weekend, as well as being spotted at some of her other shows.

A friend told the tabloid: “They’ve met up in the States before which got people in the industry talking, and now are meeting up in London while they’re both here.

Arctic Monkeys, Gun N’ Roses, and Elton John are headlining the 2023 Glastonbury Music Festival, signifying a more legacy focused – and very male — direction for the iconic British event. And while calls have intensified in recent years for music festivals and awards shows to diversify their bills, Glastonbury co-organizer Emily Eavis says a “pipeline” problem within the industry is to blame for not developing headline-worthy women artists.

Speaking to The Guardian, Eavis insisted that diversity of all identities was a big Glastonbury focus, noting that 46% of the lineup features people of color (48% of the names on the bill are women). “We’re trying our best so the pipeline needs to be developed,” Eavis said. “This starts way back with the record companies, radio. I can shout as loud as I like but we need to get everyone on board.”

Of course, Lizzo — who is performing right before Guns N’ Roses on Saturday,...

Guns N’ Roses and Arctic Monkeys will join Elton John as headliners of the 2023 Glastonbury Festival.

The festival, which released its poster and lineup Friday, will take place at the Worthy Farm in southwest England from June 21-25. John will play on the festival’s final night, which will mark his farewell show in Britain.

Others set to perform include Lizzo, Lana Del Rey, Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Lil Nas X, The Chicks, Måneskin, Blondie, Lewis Capaldi, Fatboy Slim, Wizkid, Carly Rae Jepsen, Thundercat, Joey Bada$$, The War On Drugs, Candi Staton, Chvrches, Kelis, Maggie Rogers, Amadou & Mariam, Mahalia, Alt-j, Christine and the Queens, Rina Sawayama and Stefflon Don.

More performers will be announced at a later date.

John, Guns N’ Roses and Arctic Monkeys will perform on the Pyramid Stage. Yusuf/Cat Stevens will play the Sunday teatime legend slot.

Last year’s Glastonbury Festival featured performances by Paul McCartney,...

The Glastonbury 2023 headliners have been announced by Emily Eavis.

The festival’s co-organiser shared the news in an article discussing “pipeline” problems related to the all-male headlining line-up.

Joining Elton John will be Arctic Monkeys on the Friday, headlining for their third time, with Guns N’ Roses playing the Saturday slot.

Eavis said that Guns N’ Roses replaced a female singer who “changed her touring plans”.

While Eavis didn’t name names, it’s strongly suspected she was alluding to Taylor Swift, who was originally set to perform in 2020 when the festival was cancelled due to Covid.

However, Eavis expressed excitement about the “Sweet Child O’ Mine” rockers’ Glastonbury debut, telling The Guardian: “They’ll be brilliant and provide something totally different to the rest of the headliners.”

She said that Lizzo will “open” for the band, with the “About Damn Time” singer receiving joint headline billing on the poster.

Ashnikko is creating a magical, post-apocalyptic world for her first project. Along with releasing the single “Worms,” the blue-haired alt-pop singer announced her debut album Weedkiller, out on June 2, and a tour later this year.

The forthcoming LP, co-produced by Slinger and Oscar Scheller, is set to include tracks like “Worms,” the Ethel Cain-featuring “Dying Star, and lead single “You Make Me Sick!” The LP’s concept revolves around a civilization “occupied and destroyed by machines that feed on organic matter.” Ashnikko, a fairy, “seeks revenge by becoming part-machine.

Kelis is sharing her gratitude after a close call on an icy road.

In a video the “Milkshake” singer shared on Instagram, she’s seen standing on a darkened road, bundled up in winter gear.

Read More: Beyoncé Removes ‘Milkshake’ Interpolation From ‘Renaissance’ Song After Kelis Accuses Her Of Not Reaching Out For Permission

As she explained in the caption, she was driving to the Big Bear ski resort in California with her kids, “but we almost went off a cliff” during a snowstorm.

In the video, she reveals she’s waiting for a tow truck to rescue her vehicle, which was stuck in the snow.

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“We’ve been outside for a while, but we had all this snowboarding gear,” she said.

“So God is good. And I figured if you’re going to be in the situation, you...

Earlier this month, Uber released a 30-second preview of their Super Bowl commercial, which featured Sean Combs, aka Diddy, being asked to record a song for Uber One.

While the preview shows Diddy refusing to do a jingle, he does agree to record a hit for the company and invited the viewers to “meet me at the studio.”

With the help of Diddy, Uber did indeed deliver “one hit for Uber One” – or rather multiple versions of multiple hits for Uber One – in their Super Bowl Lvii commercial.

With throwbacks to classic songs like “This is How We Do It,” “Milkshake” and “I Love You Always Forever,” the ad shows Diddy recording in the studio with strategically placed Uber Eats deliveries, and includes cameos of artists Montell Jordan, Kelis, Donna Lewis and even “What Does the Fox Say” Norwegian comedy duo, Ylvis.

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The Super Bowl is almost here, and the ads are as big as ever.

As usual, brands have been getting the jump on the Big Game, releasing and teasing their ads online ahead of time, and some are already going viral with big stars and bigger laughs.

Perhaps the biggest ad so far features the reunion of “Breaking Bad” star Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul, in-character as Walt and Jesse, recreating moments from the show, but with PopCorners instead of crystal meth.

Read More: Ben Affleck To Star In Dunkin’ Donuts’ First 2023 Super Bowl Ad, Featuring A Jennifer Lopez Cameo

In one of the night’s funniest ads, well known Dunkin’ Donuts fan Ben Affleck gets behind the drive-thru window at one of the coffee chain’s locations to surprise fans, taking selfies and more, only to get a browbeating from wife Jennifer Lopez.

“What are you doing here?” she...

Cardi B and Offset headlined the Hall of Fame pre-Super Bowl party early Sunday morning, and when the rap princess was feeling a little thirsty, the Migos performer played the role of prince charming.

“Can I get a little liquorrrrr?,” Cardi B asked. “There’s no liquor for me, huh? Damn. I don’t like that.”

The duo performed their Grammy-nominated hit “Clout” and kissed onstage. But then Offset returned with a small gift for his wife.

“Thank you, baby,” Cardi B said. “Let’s take a shot. Put your drink up, bitch. One, two, three — bottoms up, bitch!”

Cardi B and Offset perform at pre-Super Bowl Hall of Fame Party 2023.

She then performed her fiery verse on “Tomorrow 2,” her collaboration with breakthrough rapper GloRilla. Cardi B — in a shiny, mini green dress — kicked off the show at Gila River Resorts & Casinos in Arizona with “Money” and also performed upbeat...

The Masked Singer is back, with fans tuning in every Saturday night to try to guess which celebrity is behind each costume.

Comedian Joel Dommett has returned to host proceedings, with 13 mystery stars singing familiar songs on stage, while dressed up in an outfit obscuring their identity.

Guessing along with the in-studio audience and the viewers at home are the judges: Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross.

One way to help narrow things down is checking out who’s been on the series before – as it seems unlikely they’d return to the show (although not impossible).

So here’s a full list of who appeared on seasons one, two, three and four…

Season one

Winner: Nicola Roberts – Queen Bee

Jason Manford – Hedgehog

Katherine Jenkins – Octopus

CeeLo Green – Monster

Denise van Outen – Fox

Jake Shears – Unicorn

Skin – Duck

Kelis – Daisy

Teddy Sheringham – Tree

Justin Hawkins – Chameleon

Alan Johnson...

Prime Video's Nazi-hunting series "Hunters" returns this month for a second season that has turned out to be its last, and what better way for a show like this to go out than by taking down the biggest target of all? Yep, that's right: David Weil's assassin dream team is tracking no less than Adolf Hitler himself this time around, after the first season finale revealed that the genocidal dictator is seemingly still alive in South America in the 1970's.

Also seemingly still alive? Al Pacino's Meyer Offerman, aka "The Wolf," an infamous Nazi who spent the show's first season pretending to be a Holocaust survivor himself. Logan Lerman's Jonah killed The Wolf at the end of season 1, but Pacino's still here, possibly taunting the mathematician's dreams from beyond the grave. "Come on, my friend, you look as if you've seen a ghost," he says to the camera.

“Firefly Lane” Season 2 has arrived, and with it comes another loaded lineup of signature songs for the seventies, eighties, nineties and early 2000s. Throughout the shifts between three separate timelines in Tully and Kate’s friendship, needle drops help distinguish which part of their lives we’re watching, especially when it gets confusing between the older versions of Kate Mularkey Ryan (Sarah Chalke) and Tully Hart (Katherine Heigl). Kristin Hannah’s 400+ page novel off of which the television show is based uses certain songs and lyrics to introduce the new decades, or parts of the book, like Abba’s “Dancing Queen,” Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield” and more.

Season 2 boasts two Whitney Houston songs — “I’m Every Woman” and “How Will I Know” — Cyndi Lauper’s “True Colors,” The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Chaka Khan’s “Ain’t Nobody” and “Closer to Fine” by The Indigo Girls.

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Offset took to the stage in Miami Thursday for his first public appearance since the death of his cousin and fellow Migos member, Takeoff.

Offset hit up Miami hotspot E11EVEN shortly after 3:30 a.m., with wife Cardi B joining him in the club’s VIP booth. After snapping photos with fans and his entourage, Offset kicked off a brief 30-minute set of his biggest hits, telling the crowd that “We are going to go Takeoff crazy in here tonight.”

Standing atop the DJ booth, the rapper ran through...

Twenty years ago, the AIDS-awareness nonprofit Red Hot unveiled Red Hot + Riot: The Music and Spirit of Fela Kuti, a tribute record that recruited over three dozen artists in celebration of the Nigerian musician. Now, after two decades, the record has been made available on streaming for the first time.

Red Hot + Riot: A Tribute to Fela Kuti received an update for the streaming era on its newly released deluxe reissue, which features two hours of previously unreleased alternate versions and additional covers previously trimmed down to accommodate the format of a physical CD.

Britney Spears has denied allegations that she was criticising Selena Gomez in an Instagram caption that has since been deleted.

In the original caption, Britney spoke of women judging other women for their freedom to express themselves.

‘Don’t you just love the nerve of women who stand firmly getting awards and speak on their beliefs about not showing their bodies on instagram ???!!!!!’ Britney wrote on the social media platform.

Many fanss believed that Spears was referencing the speech that Gomez made in 2016 when accepting the award for Favourite Female Artist in Pop/Rock at the American Music Awards.

Gomez said at the time: “I don’t wanna see your bodies on Instagram. I wanna see what’s in here [your heart].”

Spears’s post continued: “They say ‘This is Not something I would do’, yet those women are the very ones who get 4 million dollar budget videos made about sucking and licking on homemade ice cream!

Beyoncé is setting the record straight. In an Oct. 4 interview with The Sun, '90s duo Right Said Fred, which features brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass, claimed the Grammy winner didn't ask their permission to use their 1992 song "I'm Too Sexy" in her song "Alien Superstar" from her latest album, "Renaissance." On Friday, Oct. 7, Beyoncé responded to the duo's claims via her representative, per Entertainment Weekly. (Popsugar reached out to Beyoncé's reps for comment on the matter but did not receive an immediate response.)

In their interview with The Sun, the Fairbrass brothers called Beyoncé "arrogant." They also claimed they couldn't do anything about the composition being used due to their lack of status. "You are going to get into a conversation with someone who has a lot more presence and power and money than we do. And that won't go well," they said. "It's best to let it go.

Beyoncé has receipts.

In a recent interview with The Sun, brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass of Right Said Fred criticized the pop superstar for allegedly sampling their song “I’m Too Sexy” without asking.

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“Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person she just had probably thought ‘come and get me’ so we heard about it after the fact when you did,” they claimed. “But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift, they came to us.”

The band’s classic hit “I’m Too Sexy” was interpolated on Beyoncé’s “Alien Superstar”, from her most recent album, Renaissance.

In a statement to Pitchfork, Beyoncé totally refuted the claim by Right Said Fred that she did not get permission.

“The comments made by Right Said Fred stating that...

Beyoncé has the dates and receipts. Several days ago, Nineties duo Right Said Fred claimed to The Sun that the Renaissance singer never asked for permission to use their song “I’m Too Sexy” as a sample on “Alien Superstar.” But now, Beyoncé is clearing the “erroneous and incredibly disparaging.” claims, saying her team asked for publishing permission and paid for the composition’s usage.

“Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person she just had probably thought ‘come and get me...

Beyoncé’s team have responded after Right Said Fred claimed that the singer used their song without “approaching” them.

Earlier this week the pop duo criticised the use of their 1992 hit song “I’m Too Sexy”, which is sampled on Beyoncé’s track “Alien Superstar”.

"Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person, she just had probably thought ‘come and get me’, so we heard about it after the fact when you did,” they said speaking at the 2022 BMI Awards.

“But everyone else, Drake and Taylor Swift – they came to us. To use our melody they need our permission so they send us the demo and we approve it and if so we get a co-write credit.

“With this Beyoncé thing there are 22 writers. It’s ridiculous so we would get about 40p,” the brothers added.

The 1990s group were referring to...

Long ago, Beyoncé decided to let her music speak for herself.

“I’m grateful I have the ability to choose what I want to share,” she told Harper’s Bazaar last year, in a brief, extremely rare interview that reads as if it may have been conducted via e-mail. “One day I decided I wanted to be like Sade and Prince. I wanted the focus to be on my music, because if my art isn’t strong enough or meaningful enough to keep people interested and inspired, then I’m in the wrong business.

Right from the start, In Search of… stood out. I discovered N.E.R.D.’s 2002 debut at a Best Buy on the rim of Houston’s I-10 loop, sitting at the front of the store on a blue kiosk marked 6.99. I was a first-year high school English teacher, struggling to pull together all the things expected of me. There was this unfussy album cover staring at me, with a twenty-something Black guy on a battered-looking couch in a nondescript apartment playing a video game in his house clothes, blankly staring at an off-screen TV,...

Beyoncé and Madonna have teamed up for a royal collaboration, “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix).” The latest remix of Beyoncé’s Renaissance single arrived on Friday, just in time to get the weekend party started.

The percolating remix interpolates Madonna’s “Vogue” with Beyoncé flipping the script for the iconic spoke-sung section of the 1990 song, where the Material Girl lists Hollywood stars from the Golden Age. In Bey’s take, she pays homage to both current and past influential Black women who have been game-changers for the culture — from Aaliyah,...

Lyrics from two songs on Beyoncé’s new album Renaissance were updated as a result of discussions on social media. A verse on “Heated” was altered after activists noted it contained language that has been described as ableist. Then, the singer Kelis shared a series of Instagram posts expressing frustration that her hit “Milkshake” was sampled on the album without her knowledge, describing it as “theft.” Both instances raise questions about the increasing malleability of music as a digital product.

Already, albums from major musicians are often updated with deluxe editions featuring added songs.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” winner Shea Couleé has joined the MCU in an undisclosed “Ironheart” role, TheWrap has learned. She is set to star in the series opposite Dominique Thorne, Anthony Ramos and Alden Ehrenreich.

“Beyond excited to be strutting out of the Werkroom right into the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” Couleé wrote on Twitter. “Words cannot express how excited I am to be a part of this amazing project! Acting was my first love, and I’m thrilled to be doing it again in such a big way!

When it comes to Beyoncé, the Beyhive means bzzz-ness.   In case you've been Mia from the Internet during this past week, the Grammy's winner latest album, Renaissance, (which dropped July 29) has become a trending topic for days on end. Not only are fans celebrating and dissecting the singles included on the 16-track album, but they've also come to the singer's defense as controversies arise.   As for what some of these controversies were? Well, ahead of the album release, singer Kelis voiced her displeasure about her 2003 hit, "Milkshake," being used as an interpolation for one of Beyoncé's new singles, "Energy." However, the talk surrounding...

Beyoncé tapped Will.i.am, Honey Dijon, and more to remix her Renaissance single “Break My Soul” for a new EP.

Beyoncé dropped the the four remixes digitally Tuesday night, Aug. 2. Along with Will.i.am and Honey Dijon, there are contributions from Chicago house great Terry Hunter and the multitalented DJ/producer/percussionist/singer Nita Aviance.

On Twitter, Nita celebrated the new remix, writing, “anyone comin @Beyonce for this moment not bein bout real house music, Catch, they got ya girl involved! this one is for the queens, dancefloor divas & all the late-night revelers.

Beyoncé is continuing to respond to feedback: the singer removed the "Milkshake" riff interpolated on "Energy," off her new "Renaissance" album, following complaints from the song's original performer, Kelis. In a series of videos leading up to this decision, Kelis said she was not previously notified about the sample and expressed her frustrations with music-industry contracts, issues of ownership, and her splintered relationship with former collaborators Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes.

As it currently stands, the sample can no longer be heard on streaming platforms, and Williams and Hugo have been removed from the song credits available on Beyoncé's website. This also comes shortly after Beyoncé scrapped an ableist slur, the word "spaz," from the song "Heated."

The issue first began on July 25, days before the release of "Renaissance," when fans got hold of a list of the artists sampled on the album. A Kelis fan page shared said list,...

It looks like Beyoncé just said bye-bye to the sample of Kelis' "Milkshake" on her new Renaissance album. Days after Kelis publicly called out the "Break My Soul" singer and producer Pharrell Williams for allegedly not telling her an interpolation of her 2003 single would be used on "Energy," the fifth song off Beyoncé's new LP, Rolling Stone reported that the controversial sampling has been removed from some music streaming services. Per the outlet, the interpolation is no longer heard if streamed on Apple Music and Tidal. However, as BuzzFeed noted, the track's lyrics video, which was originally uploaded to YouTube on July 28, still includes the...

Beyoncé has removed the usage of “Milkshake” from her new song “Energy” after Kelis tore into the singer for featuring the hit 2003 song, proclaiming it an act of “thievery.”

It’s been an unexpectedly rocky release week for Beyoncé, who despite receiving rave reviews for her disco-dance album Renaissance, has had a series of blips and post-release modifications to songs.

Days before its drop last Friday, the album leaked online — a rare hiccup for the famously buttoned-up artist. Then on Monday, Beyoncé announced she would be removing the word “spaz...

The BeyHive (and much of music Twitter) swarmed songwriter Diane Warren’s account Monday after she asked, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” accompanied by eye-roll emoji. The tweet was in reference to the credits on Beyoncé’s Renaissance standout, “Alien Superstar,” which has that same number of writers credited.

Aside from some pointed replies about her age and a red-carpet moment with Mariah Carey that clearly stung (no BeyHive pun intended), what resulted from Warren’s shade — whether intentional or not — was a public schooling on Black music history,...