Erykah Badu: Last News

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Epic Records has appointed Ezekiel Lewis to the post of president. He will continue to report to Sylvia Rhone, Epic Records’ Chairwoman and CEO, and to lead the A&R division while helping run the day-to-day operations of the company. Lewis has served as the company’s executive vice president and head of A&R since 2020, working closely with such artists as 21 Savage, Bia, Black Eyed Peas, DDG, Future, Giveon, Madison Beer, Meghan Trainor, Mimi Webb, Southside, Zara Larsson and more. Prior to joining Epic in 2017, Lewis served as senior VP of A&R at Motown Records from 2011, working with such artists including Ne-Yo, Erykah Badu, Migos, Lil Yachty, T.I., and Rich Homie Quan. He is also a Grammy-winning songwriters who has co-written and co-produced songs for Justin Bieber, Mary J. Blige and Usher, and also worked closely with Mariah Carey and Yo Gotti. In 2010, he founded Bar Music Group, a music publishing company that included projects Chris Brown, Future, Trey Songz and others. As a musician, he signed with David Foster’s 143 Records and played a key role in Trey Songz’s career. In 2004, Lewis co-founded the Clutch, a collective of songwriter-producers responsible for hits by Omarion, Ciara, Britney Spears, Timbaland and others.

Four-time Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Erykah Badu (What Men Want) has been set to make a cameo appearance with musical performances in Netflix‘s film The Piano Lesson, based on the play by August Wilson. 

Angelique Jackson Grammy winner Erykah Badu has joined the all-star ensemble for Netflix’s feature adaptation of August Wilson’s “The Piano Lesson.” The singer-songwriter (“What Men Want”) will make a cameo, delivering “her soulful sound and eclectic style” with musical performances in the film,” starring Oscar winner Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington. Jackson and Washington reprise their roles from the highly successful Broadway revival of Wilson’s play, which recently received two Tony Award nominations (best revival of a play and best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play for Jackson).

Miley Cyrus. The 30-year-old pop star opened up in a recent profile for about how she met her boyfriend of almost two years, Maxx Morando.Cyrus shared in her cover story that was introduced to the 24-year-old Liily drummer after they «got put on a blind date.»The «Flowers» singer clarifies, «Well, it was blind for me and not really for him.»As for her approach to dating at the time, she notes, «I thought, ‘The worst that can happen is I leave.'»Interviewer Giles Hattersley notes in the profile that Morando called Cyrus during their interview and the ringtone was Erykah Badu's «Tyrone.»«I call that ‘boyfriend sexy ringtone’,» Cyrus says, acknowledging the track.A post shared by British Vogue (@britishvogue)Cyrus and Morando were first linked in 2021 following her 2020 divorce from Liam Hemsworth.«I wouldn’t erase my story or want it to be erased,» she said of their 10-year romance ending.

Miley Cyrus is loved-up with boyfriend Maxx Morando.

Erykah Badu is upping the stakes in the merch game with her own range of weed rolling cones. The "That Badu" cones come hand rolled with natural rose petals from locally grown roses in the Dominican Republic and are being launched to coincide with Mother's Day this weekend.

Denzel Curry has released a new semi-live EP exclusively on Spotify, which features a cover of Erykah Badu‘s ‘Didn’t Cha Know’ with Bilal.The EP, titled ‘Live at Electric Lady’, the record consists of seven tracks – three recorded and four live: a cover of Japanese band Shogun’s ‘Lonely Man’, ‘Walking’ (Live At Electric Lady), ‘Troubles (Live At Electric Lady)’, ‘Angelz (Live At Electric Lady)’, ‘X-Wing (Live At Electric Lady)’, ‘Didn’t Cha Know’ and the previously unreleased ‘Endtroduction (Cold Blooded Soul Version).The EP was recorded at the Electric Lady studio in New York, where Erykah Badu famously recorded her 2000 album ‘Mama’s Gun’.Listen to Denzel Curry’s ‘Live at Electric Lady’ EP below. For his cover of Erykah Badu’s ‘Didn’t Cha Know’, Curry enlisted the help of Philadelphia neo-soul veteran Bilal. Throughout the track, Curry showcases his singing chops – a rare occurrence since he usually relies on his rapping capabilities.Curry released his 2022 album ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’ in March last year.

Erykah Badu has announced details her upcoming ‘Unfollow Me’ North American, tour beginning this summer. Check out the dates and ticket information below.The 25-city-run tour will feature support from Yasiin Bey, also known as Mos Def, and according to Badu’s Instagram caption of the tour poster, “other extraordinary guests.”Shows are set to commence on June 11 in San Antonio, Texas.

Erykah Badu wants you to unfollow her.Well, sort of — let us explain.The neo-soul singer just announced her huge summer arena ‘Unfollow Me Tour’ from June through July with special guest Yasiin Bey aka Mos Def joining her on all dates.Along the way, Badu will bring her mega hits like “On and On,” “Didn’t Cha Know” and “Next Lifetime” to New York City’s Madison Square Garden on July 8 and Newark’s Prudential Center on July 11.And if you want tickets to see the four-time Grammy winner live this summer on the ‘Unfollow Me Tour,’ you can pick them up as early as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, April 20, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all upcoming Erykah Badu tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Badu 52, last toured in 2021-22 taking the ‘Live From Badubotron Tour’ all over North America.That tour, her first since 2010, was where she debuted tracks from her 2015 mixtape ‘But You Caint Use My Phone’In the intervening years, she has lent her voice to a few songs with artists like D’Angelo, Teyana Taylor and Bilal.You can find her complete catalog of songs dating back to her debut album “Baduizm” here.In her Instagram tour announcement, Badu shared that she’d be bringing along Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) as well as other “extraordinary guests.”While we’re not sure who the other

J Dilla, born James Yancey, died on February 10, 2006, three days after his 32nd birthday. While he was a successful rapper, songwriter and producer, J Dilla’s net worth was affected by his illness. 

J Dilla documentary is set to be released via the streaming platforms Hulu and TV network FX.The prolific producer is credited for changing the sound of hip-hop, proving influential to many – including the likes of Kanye West – with unique lo-fi style of beat-making and drum programming.A new documentary, called The Legacy of J Dilla, will be a part of The New York Times Presents series, produced with FX, and is described as “an intimate portrait” of Dilla’s life and legacy.‘The Legacy of J Dilla’ original documentary is coming to FX / Hulu on April 7th, courtesy of the New York Times. (via @checktherhyme1_) pic.twitter.com/LA508SBcTU— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) March 28, 2023It has been 15 years since the tragic passing of Dilla, and his family have now given The New York Times Presents full access to his life and story.

Erykah Badu has called out for those on the right-wing for racism in their criticism of the “woke” slogan.Though the word has its roots in a 1960s essay by William Melvin Kelley, it was brought to modern public consciousness through Badu’s 2008 song ‘Master Teacher’ and her discussion of it on social media.Speaking on MSNBC, Badu remembered: “I tweeted it about this group that was detained, Pussy Riot. “I said ‘free Pussy Riot’… After that, ‘woke’ took off.”After being shown a number of clips from interviews and speeches where the term “stay woke” is used, Badu was asked about the term being co-opted by the right-wing, to which she responded: “I think they mean ‘Black.’ Yeah.

Madlib has confirmed that he has numerous new projects underway including a new Mac Miller album that is near completion.The producer sat down for a rare broadcast interview with Sway In The Morning, revealing that he’s almost ready to share a new album that features the music of the late musician.“Right now I’m finishing up the Mac Miller album,” he told the show’s host, later confirming that it’s the same project that he’d hinted at previously.According to Madlib, work on the upcoming LP first began “years ago”, however he has only recently gained the blessing from Miller’s estate. Miller died in September 2018 following an accidental overdose.

Thania Garcia The estate of Mac Miller has approved the release of a long-awaited EP put together by MadLib and the late rapper. The producer and DJ spoke of the unreleased record to “Sway In The Morning” on March 27, while he and Talib Kweli were promoting their new joint album, “Liberation 2.” Madlib told Sway that he was in the process of finishing several projects, including an EP with the late rapper as well as a record with Erykah Badu. “Right now, I’m finishing up the Mac Miller album, Planet Asia album, Erykah Badu album, different stuff,” Madlib said. “[Erykah and I] just started on an album … We have a lot of unreleased stuff.” He also confirmed that Miller’s estate had approved the release of the set.

Aphex Twin and Erykah Badu are heading up the line-up for this year’s Forwards Festival.The “festival for forward thinkers” will return to Bristol’s Clifton Downs from September 1-2 after making its debut last year.Bonobo, RAYE, Confidence Man, Olivia Dean, Biig Piig and Wesley Joseph are set to perform on the Friday, with Aphex Twin topping the bill. Meanwhile, the Saturday will see the likes of Primal Scream, Arlo Parks, Leftfield and Amyl and the Sniffers play.

Anderson .Paak played a DJ set as his alter ego, DJ Pee .Wee, as part of a SXSW collaboration between Billboard and Doritos on Friday (March 17). Watch clips from the performance below.“It feels good because I remember my first time doing SXSW,” he said at the start of his set, noting that he hadn’t been back to the fest in seven years.

by night or by day) and for the in Los Angeles last night, March 12, she added another naked number to her repertoire. A range of made dramatic impact on the after-party red-carpet (hello, Daisy Edgar-Jones in crystal-swathed transparent Gucci and Janelle Monáe in a cut-out black beaded Area confection), but it was Ratajkowski’s goddess-like chainmail sheath that had the most drama. The brains behind the gauzy silver creation, accented with braided details? Emerging London designer Feben, the Central Saint Martins graduate who has also created pieces for Beyoncé and Erykah Badu and who enlisted Jorja Smith to walk in her recent autumn/winter 2023 show. By Carrie WittmerEmily Ratajkowski’s gown came straight from Feben’s runway, one which also featured a range of artisanal embellishments like molten sequins, which the designer describes as an outré armor.

BTS leader RM and SE SO NEON’s lead singer So!YoON! – AKA Hwang So-yoon – have released a teaser for their upcoming collaboration, ‘Smoke Sprite’.‘Smoke Sprite’ will be the lead single from So!YoON!’s upcoming second studio album, ‘Episode1: Love’, which is due out on March 14 at 6pm KST. The record will be released alongside a music video for ‘Smoke Sprite’.Yesterday (March 8), So!YoON! released a teaser for the music video of ‘Smoke Sprite’.

SZA is officially on tour!

Common and Jennifer Hudson are fueling romance rumors. On Wednesday, the pair was spotted leaving a Malibu restaurant together after having dinner.In the pic, Common, wearing khakis and a sweatshirt, walks out of Nobu alongside Hudson, who was wearing a sweatsuit and a bright pink jacket.The pair, who connected on the set of the upcoming action-thriller , first sparked dating speculation in July, when they were spotted out and about together. When ET spoke to Hudson two months later, she addressed the romance rumors.«People create their narratives of it and it’s like, OK, you know, how you feel,» she told ET of the chatter.

SZA kicked off her North American arena tour this week, debuting ‘SOS’ songs and covering Erykah Badu – see photos, footage, the full setlist and more below.The singer will tour her long-awaited second album, which was released last November, across the country for the next month. Dates began in Columbus, Ohio and Chicago this week (February 21 and 22).At the first show of the tour in Columbus, SZA gave live debuts to ‘SOS’ tracks ‘PSA’, ‘Seek & Destroy’, ‘Notice Me’, ‘Conceited’, ‘Gone Girl’, ‘Kill Bill’ and more as part of a mammoth 32-song setlist that also saw her cover Badu’s ‘Bag Lady’ and perform her Kendrick Lamar (‘All The Stars’) and Doja Cat (‘Kiss Me More‘) collaborations.See footage, photos and the full setlist from the Columbus gig on February 21 below.‘PSA’‘Seek & Destroy’‘Notice Me’‘Conceited’‘Love Galore’‘Broken Clocks’‘Forgiveless’‘Used’‘Bag Lady’ (Erykah Badu cover)‘Blind’‘Shirt’‘Too Late’‘Smoking On My Ex Pack’‘All The Stars’‘Prom’‘Garden (Say It Like Dat)’‘F2F’‘Drew Barrymore’‘Doves In The Wind’‘Low’‘Open Arms’‘Supermodel’‘Special’‘Nobody Gets Me’‘Gone Girl’‘SOS’‘Kiss Me More’‘Love Language’‘Snooze’‘Kill Bill’‘I Hate U’‘The Weekend’‘Good Days’See the full list of tour dates and buy your tickets here.