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Beyonce and Taylor Swift are set to go head to head at the MTV Video Music Awards 2023.

YouTube’s Director of Black Music & Culture and the founder of Spotify’s Rap Caviar playlist, has spoken to NME about hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, YouTube’s new FIFTY DEEP programme and why Soulja Boy deserves his props as an innovator of “youth culture.”The Congolese-American’s career has been heavily intertwined with the genre. Earlier in his life, he helped programme hip-hop music on BET – where shows like Rap City earned the network huge ratings, VJed on MTV in the early ‘00s, and even worked with rap mogul Diddy for three years at Bad Boy Records.One of his biggest feats, however, is creating the popular Rap Caviar playlist for Spotify: now the most-followed rap playlist on the streaming platform and meant to represent the creme de la creme of all things hip-hop.“I didn’t pitch it necessarily,” Basa said, explaining how Rap Caviar came about.

Billy Joel performing at Madison Square Garden.On Tuesday, Aug. 29, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee returns to his home venue in Manhattan for the 138th time.However, he won’t be playing there forever.Joel, 74, announced that his decade-long residency will come to a close in July 2024 with his 150th performance at MSG earlier this year.Since the announcement, ticket prices have unilaterally risen across the board for Joel’s MSG residency concerts since fans know there’s only a handful of performances left.Want to catch the “Piano Man” live before ticket prices get too crazy for the final ten concerts?We’re here to help.Our team found last-minute tickets for the upcoming gig starting at $145 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.There is a hack though.If you wait until the very last minute, you may find that prices drop.Based on our findings with Taylor Swift stragglers, day-of tickets are typically much cheaper than they were even the day before the concert.Therefore, we recommend refreshing this link up until showtime if you’re looking for a deal.Who knows?You just might end up saving a lot and end up looking like a “Big Shot.”Looking for more information about Joel’s upcoming concert?Keep reading, “Uptown Girls” and “Piano Men.”We’ve got all the details you need and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best upper, lower and floor-level seats for the July 24 Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing

It’s impossible to be in a funk — uptown or otherwise — while you’re sipping on one of Bruno Mars’ Hollywood Colada cocktails and he exclusively shared the recipe in the latest issue of Us Weekly.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Originally a teen rapper as half of the duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde, New York City Andre Harrell started his career at Def Jam, but soon launched Uptown Records.

Given that it spent nearly 40 years on our TV screens, it’s no surprise that Neighbours saw hundreds of actors come and go on Ramsay Street. And of those who once held Erinsborough close to their hearts, some including Margot Robbie and Liam Hemsworth went on to find success in Hollywood too. Among those who used Neighbours to catapult their career on our screens is Jesse Spencer who played Billy Kennedy from 1994.

Billy Joel — who has just a handful of concerts left at New York City’s Madison Square Garden before calling it quits — has a show at MSG on Monday, July 24.And now that fans have been made aware that Joel is nearing the end of his run at the Garden, demand has risen.At the time of publication, the lowest prices available are $180 before fees on Vivid Seats.However, if you wait until the very last minute, you may find that prices drop.Based on our findings with Taylor Swift stragglers, day-of tickets are typically much cheaper than they were even the day before the concert.Therefore, we recommend refreshing this link up until showtime if you’re looking for a deal.Who knows?You just might end up saving a lot and end up looking like a “Big Shot.”Looking for more information about Joel’s upcoming concert?Keep reading, “Uptown Girls” and “Piano Men.”We’ve got all the details you need and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best upper, lower and floor-level seats for the July 24 Billy Joel concert at Madison Square Garden can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

It’s Britney Spears (and Will.i.am), bitch! The artists are back for another collaboration with “Mind Your Business.”

In the early days of her career, Heather Locklear was the platonic ideal of a blonde bombshell, idolized by fans real and fictional.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Cynthia Weil — who co-wrote “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” “Walking in the Rain,” “You’re My Soul and Inspiration,” “Uptown,” “He’s So Shy,” “Kicks,” “Here You Come Again,” “Through the Fire,” “Somewhere Out There” and many other hits, mostly with her husband and Brill Building colleague Barry Mann — died earlier this month at the age of 82. She was one of the top “Brill Building” songwriters that came out of the Midtown Manhattan building of the same name (although much of the work actually was done a couple of blocks uptown at 1650 Broadway) and spawned literally hundreds of hits throughout the 1960s for the Righteous Brothers, the Ronettes, the Drifters, the Monkees, the Animals, multiple Phil Spector productions and many others. Along with Mann — to whom Weil was married for some 62 years — the coterie included another young married couple, Carole King and the late Gerry Goffin.

Bruno Mars is doing New England in style this weekend.On June 10-11, the “Uptown Funk” crooner will bring the “24K Magic” at back-to-back shows at Springfield, MA’s MassMutual Center.And if you haven’t picked up last-minute tickets to see the 15-time Grammy winner live yet, that’s not a problem.At the time of publication, inventory is available for both shows.According to our findings, some seats were going for as low as $110 before fees on Vivid Seats.For fans that are hoping to get closer to Mars, we found floor seats for just $165 before fees for the Sunday show.Want to hear “Locked Out Of Heaven,” “Just The Way You Are,” “When I Was Your Man” and countless other Bruno Mars hits live?We’ve got everything you need to know and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all of Bruno Mars’ MassMutual Center dates, start times and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand. They offer a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and your tickets will be delivered prior to the event.Later this summer, Bruno Mars will headline at Louisville, KY’s Bourbon and Beyond Festival.Taking place Sept.

statement to TMZ. “My mother, Cynthia Weil, was the greatest mother, grandmother and wife our family could ever ask for,” she wrote.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member Cynthia Weil — who co-wrote “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” “On Broadway,” “Walking in the Rain,” “You’re My Soul and Inspiration,” “Uptown,” “Kicks,” “Here You Come Again,” “Through the Fire,” “Somewhere Out There” and many other hits with her husband and Brill Building colleague Barry Mann — has died, her daughter confirmed to TMZ on Friday morning. No cause of death was announced; she was 82. “My mother, Cynthia Weil, was the greatest mother, grandmother and wife our family could ever ask for,” Jenn Mann said. “She was my best friend, confidant, and my partner in crime and an idol and trailblazer for women in music.”

Billy Joel has announced the end of his Madison Square Garden residency. The Uptown Girl singer announced in a press conference on Thursday that he would wrap up his residency at the famed New York City venue in July 2024. "I'm kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did.

Billy Joel announced that he is ending his historic monthly residency at the iconic New York City venue in 2024. Following his final show, Joel will have played the venue 150 times.«I'm kind of flabbergasted that it lasted as long as it did. My team tells me that we could continue to sell tickets, but ten years, 150 shows – all right already,» the 74-year-old singer said in a statement.«I do remember the first time we played Madison Square Garden, it was the pinnacle of my career.

Martin Luther King Jr. (including speaking at the 1963 March on Washington) and other pivotal faces of the civil rights movement, standing up for migrant farmworkers, working in support of LGBTQ, or becoming a voice in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, Belafonte forged a strong commitment to activism. In fact, in 1968, Belafonte became the first Black person to helm a late-night talk show when he hosted for a week.

Uptown Saturday Night, Island in the Sun, Odds Against Tomorrow, Carmen Jones, The World, theFlesh and the Devil, White Man's Burden, and most recently, Spike Lee’s 2018 film, BlacKkKlansman.In childhood, Belafonte lived somewhat nomadically, traveling between the Caribbean and New York City, where he was born on March 1, 1940. The son of Jamaican immigrants, Belafonte spent his pre-teen years living in Jamaica with his grandmother before moving back to Harlem, New York, where he attended high school.After joining the Navy during World War I, Belafonte returned to the Big Apple to find work.

The Piano Man is back for yet another encore.Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Billy Joel has just extended his record-shattering Madison Square Garden residency yet again adding two more shows at the venue on Aug. 29 and Sept.

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks will be touring the country on a co-headlining stadium tour throughout 2023 and the set list was revealed after the first show this month.

Forever the Tai to his Travis. During the Clueless reunion panel at 90s Con 2023, Breckin Meyer opened up about the death of his late costar, Brittany Murphy, 14 years after her tragic passing.

Mark Ronson and Grace Gummer have welcomed their first child together. The music producer and actress were spotted going for a walk in New York City over the weekend and the 47-year-old had a baby strapped to his chest. At one point, he buttoned the newborn inside his coat to keep it warm.