Before taking home the Academy Award for “Best Original Song,” Adele gave an effortlessly breathtaking performance of “Skyfall,” the latest Bond theme. Produced by Paul Epworth, the dramatic tune is the first Bond theme to take home an Oscar.
Prior to Adele’s showcase, Jennifer Hudson and Dame Shirley Bassey, Queen of Bond themes, delivered unforgettable renditions of “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going” and “Goldfinger.” Read More »
Juicy J is fishing for another hit, so he follows the formula laid out by his Taylor Gang affiliate Wiz Khalifa. Similar to “Remember You,” The Weeknd takes center stage on “One of Those Nights” and attracts trippy, indie-leaning ears to the “Bands A Make Her Dance” rapper.
Meanwhile, someone deemed it appropriate for Kendrick Lamar to remix Emeli Sandé’s “Next To Me.” Unsurprisingly, the praised rapper ruined the brilliant tune with not one, but two verses. Read More »
Faith Evans expected “Love & Devotion,” but all she received was a broken heart. The R&B diva isn’t bitter about it, though.
Faith isn’t the only one freeing previously unreleased joints; Frank Ocean has liberated “Eyes Like Sky,” a likely leftover from his Grammy-winning channel ORANGE album. Read More »
JET magazine used a 10-year-old photo of Fantasia for their March 13th issue, although she provided the dwindling publication with some recent images. The “Baby Mama” singer responded by vandalizing the cover and posting it on Instagram. It was accompanied by a grammatically challenged rant where she demanded an apology.
Mitzi Miller, JET’s editor-in-chief, has since released a professional statement regarding the matter, and they stand firm by their decision. Read More »
Kendrick Lamar unveils the video for his Janet Jackson-sampled “Poetic Justice,” a song that appeared on good kid, m.A.A.d city. The video sees Lamar, a modest lyricist, flirting with the song’s muse, a lovely, unconventional model.
In the vein of John Singleton’s Boyz In Da Hood and Poetic Justice, things quickly become tragic. Somehow, K. Dot is shot rushing to ensure his girlfriend’s safety. Unfortunately, she was already dead. Read More »
Rihanna, the new face of MAC Cosmetics, celebrated the big 2-5 with a lot of cake, cake, cake, cake and her boyfriend, Chris Brown, in Hawaii. The two cuddled for a few Polaroid-like photo ops, and the birthday girl shared them on Instagram. These two can teach Jay-Z and Beyoncé a thing or two about privacy. Read More »