In honor of the 20th anniversary of her breakout solo album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill," R&B/Hip-Hop legend Lauryn Hill has announced an international tour called The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill World Tour 2018. Set to kick off in just a few weeks on July 5th in Virginia Beach, the U.S. dates have been released with a lineup of supporting [Read More]
Last month, SZA made headlines when it was revealed she had to dip out of TDE’s Championship Tour because her vocal chords were "permanently" damaged. The ominous diagnosis concerned fans about the future of her health, music, and career. But it seems there's a light at the end of the tunnel. She took to Twitter yesterday (June 17th) to update [Read More]
On Monday, Grammy-nominated R&B artist SZA returned to Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, from which she graduated in 2008, for her induction into the school’s hall of fame. During the ceremony, the singer and songwriter, real name Solana Imani Rowe, delivered a motivational speech to graduating students and performed during two assembly periods, despite her ongoing battles with vocal cord problems. [Read More]
It's that time of year: Black Music Month (June) is among us and to correlate, the 2018 BET Awards is just around the corner. The 18th annual installment is set to go down on June 24th at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater, and the first round of performers have been announced: the network revealed that Nicki Minaj, "Boo'd Up" singer Ella [Read More]
Bad news for singer SZA... The TDE singer was pulled off the "Championship Tour" last week for vocal issues, and the ailment doesn't seem to be getting better - a matter of fact, it's getting worse. This morning (May 30), in a series of now-deleted tweets, the R&B beauty revealed the status of her vocal condition: Last week, TDE boss [Read More]
Bad news for SZA fans! The Grammy-nominated R&B artist was forced to cancel several stops on her "Championship Tour" because of swollen vocal chords. "I got some bad news," TDE CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith announced. "I have to take SZA off for a few days on the tour. Her vocals chords are swollen and she have to rest her voice [Read More]
SZA made a quick appearance in Donald Glover's music video for his number one hit "This Is America," and now he returns the favor by playing her love interest in SZA's newly released visual for "Garden (Say It Like Dat)." In the dreamy clip, directed by Karena Evans (Drake’s "God’s Plan" and "Nice for What") and shot on the beautiful landscape of [Read More]
DJ Khaled and Kendrick Lamar are the front-runners for this year's BET Awards, and both will compete in categories like video of the year, best collaboration, and album of the year. DJ Khaled received six nods for records like "Grateful," and his collaborative work with Rihanna, Bryson Tiller, Jay-Z, Future, and Beyonce, as well as his video for "Wild Thoughts." Kendrick landed [Read More]
Grammy-nominated singer SZA taps label-mate Kendrick Lamar for the martial arts-inspired music video, 'Doves in the Wind.' The Nabil-directed visual was shot in a desert with SZA impersonating the role of a kung-fu student who is put through several tests my her Sensei, played by her co-star Kendrick. "You’re a little tougher than I expected," he says. The clip ends on a high [Read More]
SZA and Shawn Mendez join forces to execute a heartwarming duet dedicated to Elton John. The two singers performed a live rendition of the John and Kiki Dee duet hit "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" at the "Elton John: I'm Still Standing Tribute Concert." The concert is being noted as a GRAMMY special for CBS. SZA and her luscious mane [Read More]
