While your favorite rapper puts the hottest artists of the moment on their albums, J. Cole puts his favorite artists of all time on his albums. And his favorite artists are music icons.
He tapped Missy Elliot for ‘The Sideline Story’s’ “Nobody’s Perfect,” and he tells FUSE that T-Boz and Chilli of TLC will appear on Born Sinner, which is due out on June 18th. Read More
Tina Turner personifies passion, strength and perseverance, and it doesn’t hurt that she dresses it up in a tight mini-dress and pumps, either.
The Queen of Rock & Roll hit bottom in the late ‘70s following a split from her husband Ike Turner. Although her records were going unnoticed, Turner continued performing and eventually got the attention of Roger Davies, who later became her manager. She then experienced an artistic makeover and got signed to a singles deal with Capitol Records. Read More
Candice Glover may have won American Idol last week, but the real competition has just begun.
Since winning, Candice has been interviewed by a slew of media outlets, including TVLine, TV Guide and Access Hollywood, and has visited New York-Presbyterian Hospital with runner-up Kree Harrison. Read More
T.I.’s video for “Hello” is something like a family affair. Tiny, Major and everyone else (except Shekinah Jo) that make up the Hip Hop Huxtables are included in the video
Directed by Marc Klasfeld, “Hello” is set in the desert and plays on Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head’s western theme. “Life’s journey can take a man places he never intended for reasons that may forever remain unknown,” narrates T.I., who plays the man he speaks of. Read More
With a little help from The Roots, J. Cole played “Power Trip” for the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon crowd. Miguel was away mastering the leg drop, so he wasn’t in attendance to add some energy to the latter part of the performance. Cole still held it down, though. Read More
Music buyers, start saving your duckets for June 18th—Mac Miller’s Watching Movies with the Sound Off, Kelly Rowland’s Talk A Good Game and Kanye West’s Yeezus are all due out on that day.
Originally, J. Cole’s Born Sinner was due out on June 25th, but yesterday, he announced it would arrive one week earlier. “Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of our generation. Which is exactly why I’m moving my release date up,” he tweeted.
He expounded upon his decision in a choppy Billboard interview. Read More
Miguel is an accidental marketing genius. He’s being introduced to new audiences in the most unconventional ways.
This past Sunday, Miguel “got caught up in the moment” while performing “Adorn” and foolishly tried to leap over a mosh pit at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. His leap fell short, though, and he accidentally leg dropped an unsuspecting fan. Her name is Khyati, and her neck is surprisingly not broken. Read More
Did you know a sequel to 2010′s Despicable Me was made? And that Pharrell was producing the soundtrack? AND he’s contributing three original songs!? Neither did I.
The first offering is “Happy,” a groovy uptempo where Pharrell jovially encourages his audience to “clap along if you feel like a house without a roof” and “happiness is the truth.” As Rolling Stone describes, it’s quite the infectious piece. Read More