The legendary Roots crew announces that their annual Roots Picnic is returning to Philadelphia’s Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing on Saturday, June 3rd. The acclaimed festival, now celebrating its tenth year, will feature an eclectic lineup with performances by: Pharrell & The…
East Atlanta rapper J.I.D has signed with J. Cole’s Dreamville Records and Interscope Records, which released his official debut single “Never” in December. A video for “Never” is now out. “I wrote the song at a point in my life…
Pitbull has announced that his tenth studio album, Climate Change, will now be released on March 17th. The album was pushed back from last year and will be released via Mr. 305/Polo Grounds Music/RCA Records. GRAMMY Award-winning multi-platinum international icon, who received…
Twenty years after The Notorious B.I.G.’s unsolved murder, Faith Evans has compiled The King & I, a new album that tells the story of their life together. The album’s 25 tracks feature newly recorded vocals by Evans melded with vocals by Biggie…
The film opens nationwide June 16th Lionsgate and Morgan Creek Entertainment have announced that Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label will distribute All Eyez On Me, the biopic on Tupac Shakur, in the U.S. The film is scheduled to be released in…
U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Weeknd, Chance The Rapper, Lorde, Cage The Elephant and more are set for the 2017 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival June 8th through 11th in Manchester, TN. U2 was the first band announced on…
The Recording Academy’s GRAMMY Recordings and Atlantic Records have revealed the track listing for the 2017 GRAMMY Nominees album. Set for release on January 20th in stores and via digital retailers, the latest installment of the best-selling series — now…
I Love the 90’s Tour – The Party Continues with TLC, Naughty by Nature, Kid ‘n Play, Biz Markie, Montell Jordan and Rob Base has been announced for 2017. C&C Music Factory, Blackstreet, Snap!, Sugar Ray’s Mark McGrath, Sir Mix-a-Lot…
President of HBO Programming, Casey Bloys, has announced that The Defiant Ones, a four-part documentary telling the stories of record producer Jimmy Iovine and producer and rapper Dr. Dre, will debut on HBO in 2017. Director Allen Hughes (Menace II Society)…
The Official Hip Hop Hall of Fame initiates its #21DaysOfGiving VIP & Fan Memberships and End of year Donation fundraising campaign, in celebration of the newly designed Hip Hop Hall of Fame + Museum & Hotel Entertainment Complex that will…
MTV2 is bringing back MTV’s classic Hottest MCs franchise with MTV2 Presents: Hottest MCs in the Game 2016, airing on Friday, December 16th at 11 pm ET The half-hour special will be hosted by Charlamagne tha God, host of MTV2’s Uncommon Sense and…
LIGHT Nightclub, the state-of-the-art nightlife venue at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, is excited to celebrate its second New Year’s celebration under Play Management. Electro DJ-duo, Disclosure, who has hits with Sam Smith, Lorde and The Weeknd, will be kicking…