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On Thursday, January 16, news broke that a former member of Wu-Tang Clan, Method Man, had been arrested and charged with assault after a physical altercation at a Crunch Fitness location on Staten Island. The allegations claimed that the rapper and actor assaulted 28-year-old Patrick Sokoya, a man who reportedly...
It’s no question, over the last five years TikTok has had tremendous influence over everything from fashion to local business to the music industry. The app, with it’s short-form content and highly advanced algorithm, worked to launch the careers of many small and independent artists through trending sounds. With TikTok...
On Monday, January 13, The Recording Academy announced that the official 2025 Grammy Ceremonies will go as planned on February 3, 2025. However, Universal Music Group, responsible for all Grammy-related events, including the iconic after-party, has announced they will cancel their planned gatherings, including the Artist Showcase and afterparty. Instead,...
The big categories for the 2025 Grammy Awards consist of Album, Record, Song, Producer and non-classical songwriter of the Year. There are lots of significant people running for these awards this year, so choosing a winner will be a difficult choice. Nominees include big names such as Beyonce, Taylor Swift,...
Five Grammy nominees—Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon, RAYE, and possibly Sabrina Carpenter—will potentially skip the Songwriter of the Year Grammy party set for Jan. 28 due to their boycott of Spotify. The boycott is in light of Spotify reducing the royalties given to songwriters while increasing the premium...
The American singer-songwriter Peter Yarrow passed away on Tuesday, January 7th, from bladder cancer. Yarrow found fame through the 1960s folk group Peter, Paul, and Mary. As of today, the last standing member of the group is Paul Stookey, as Mary Travers died in 2009 from Leukemia. Peter, Paul and...
In times of crisis, music has emerged as a powerful tool for healing mental health challenges. Music therapy, the clinical use of music to address emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being, is increasingly being recognized for its effectiveness in helping individuals navigate mental health struggles. The COVID-19 pandemic underscored the global...
Global superstar Rihanna assures fans she has not retired from music, but then where has she been all these years? Rhianna had switched her focus from her music career to her beauty and fashion businesses, including Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Savage X Fenty. Her last album, ANTI, was released...
Hamilton creator and Manhattan resident Lin-Manuel Miranda has returned to the limelight with the release of his concept album on October 18th. A one-sitting listen, Miranda’s work serves as an homage to the 1979 cult-classic film The Warriors. The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist hopes the album will offer listeners both nostalgia...
Disney fans have raved since Mufasa: The Lion King hit theaters on December 20, 2024. With beautiful animation and storytelling, the prequel evokes the mid-90s Disney renaissance, partly thanks to one man. Lin Manuel Miranda, the award-winning writer of Hamilton and In the Heights, contributed to his latest Disney project...
Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones in his family home in Plains, Georgia, on Sunday, December 29, 2024. The White House announced on Monday that Carter’s funeral service will be on January 9 in Washington, D.C., and President Biden will deliver...
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