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James Mtume, R&B singer, jazz percussionist, producer and more, most commonly known for his 1983 hit “Juicy Fruit,” which was sampled by The Notorious B.I.G. on “Juicy,” has passed away at the age of 76. Lisa Lucas, the daughter of Mtume’s late creative partner, Reggie Lucas, shared the news via Twitter, “So much loss. So…

PRPhotos.comCher recently revealed that she has no desire to embrace her natural hair color. The 75-year-old Grammy and Oscar winning icon recently told People, “Going gray is fine for other girls. I’m just not doing it!” However, she did admit that other aspects of her look have “had to morph” over the years, adding that…

PRPhotos.comA&E and Lifetime announced that the first part of Janet, the upcoming documentary about Janet Jackson’s life and career, will air on January 28th at 8 p.m, ET. A new, extended trailer released on January 1st shows archival footage, home videos and interviews with stars like Missy Elliot, Whoopi Goldberg, Mariah Carey and Ciara. The…

PRPhotos.comMadonna publicly called out Tory Lanez for “illegal usage” of her song, “Into The Groove.” Madonna posted on Instagram that she’d already tried to message him privately regarding the fact that his new track “Pluto’s Last Comet” sounding like “Into the Groove.” In an attempt to get his attention, she wrote: “Read your messages for…

PRPhotos.comMadonna publicly called out Tory Lanez for “illegal usage” of her song, “Into The Groove.” Madonna posted on Instagram that she’d already tried to message him privately regarding the fact that his new track “Pluto’s Last Comet” sounding like “Into the Groove.” In an attempt to get his attention, she wrote: “Read your messages for…

Getty ImagesNoted Beatles author Ken Womack will write the biography of the Beatles’ late-road manager Mal Evans set for publication in 2023. Rolling Stone posted that in addition to that, the following year, Evans family will publish his long sought after diaries, which have been viewed as the “holy grail” of the Beatles’ story. Mal’s…

Getty ImagesSunday (December 5th) marks the 48th anniversary of the release of Paul McCartney & Wings’ Band On The Run album. 1973’s Band On The Run, which reunited McCartney with legendary Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, included three Top 10 hits — “Helen Wheels,” which peaked at Number 10 and was only included on the U.S.…

PRPhotos.comEd Sheeran and Elton John are promoting their new single by recreating the famous Love Actually scene featuring Andrew Lincoln and Kiera Knightly. A clip shared by both artists on social media shows Sheeran knocking on John’s door with a set of note cards in hand that read, “Hello. Last Christmas I received a call…

PRPhotos.comMTV announced Sunday (Nov. 28th) that Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett will be featured in the December 16th episode of MTV Unplugged. The new episode was filmed earlier this year in New York. The duo performed songs from their Grammy nominated album Love for Sale. This will be Gaga’s first MTV Unplugged special and Bennett’s…