Mariah Carey denies fallout with Jay-Z
After The Sun, a British tabloid, reported Carey and Jay-Z had an “explosive meeting” that resulted in her quitting his Roc Nation label, Carey shot down the rumors with a single tweet.
https://twitter.com/MariahCarey/status/1401925854389751809?s=20
Mark Ronson announces engagement with Meryl Streep’s daughter Grace Gummer
On The FADER Uncovered, the British-American musician confirmed his engagement with Grace Gummer. Gummer was pictured wearing a diamond ring on her left ring finger in May, but it was all speculation in the media until Ronson revealed the news on his podcast.
Lorde teases new music after 4 years
After four years of releasing no music, New Zealand artist, Lorde teases fans with a new single ‘Solar Power” coming soon. She updated her website with the artwork of her new project and the message “ARRIVING IN 2021 … PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE”
Snoop Dogg joins Def Jam Records as strategic consultant
The Long Beach native rapper and entrepreneur has joined Def Jam Recordings as an executive creative and strategic consultant. He’s joining the team to focus on A&R and creative development and to “strategically work across the label’s executive team and artist roster”. In his announcement video, Snoop credits Def Jam as “the holy grail of hip-hop” when he was a young rapper.
The Weeknd makes history at Juno Awards
At this year’s Juno Awards, The Weekend became the first artist to sweep the awards for artist of the year, an album of the year, contemporary R&B recording of the year, a single of the year, and songwriter of the year. Twice. The award ceremony, which honors the year’s best music by Canadian artists, was held virtually this year over two nights.
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