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women. Whether the songs message activism wrapped up in gorgeous harmonies and danceable beats like wartime sweethearts The Andrews Sisters during the 1940s and soul-pop icons like Martha and the Vandellas the in 1960s; are bonafide hits from history-shaping girl groups in the late ’90s like The Spice Girls and Destiny’s Child; or pure-pop confections from The Pussycat Dolls or Fifth Harmony, the legacy of the girl group music is storied and, frankly, dazzling. Everyone has their preferences of course, but below, we’ve rounded up a handful of iconic songs by girl groups—some more, well, pervasive than others, but all iconic in their own way—that deserve a spot on any playlist, for any occasion. Written and arranged by Rick James, 1975’s “In My House”—an unapologetic ode to the booty call, fuses synth, funk, disco, and pop and the result is a near-perfect dance track that recently received a second life thanks to its in the pilot of FX's groundbreaking series Pose. The sonic perfection of true 1990s R&B is hard to match and this track holds up better than ever. Come for Jade’s sharp harmonies and stomping New Jack Swing beats, and stay for the nostalgia factor that'll send you if you came of age during the ’90s. The song is so iconic that samples abound, including one Picking even a handful of the best Destiny’s Child songs is an exercise in futility—almost every single track the GOAT girl group released is more influential and exciting than the next.

Sabrina Carpenter covered Dexys Midnight Runners‘ 1982 hit ‘Come On Eileen’ at a show in London at the weekend – check it out below.Carpenter is currently in the middle of her ‘Short N’ Sweet’ tour dates and her show includes a ‘Spin The Bottle’ segment, where she randomly chooses what to sing next, usually a cover or live debut.During her second show at The O2 on Sunday (March 9), she landed on ‘Come On Eileen’. The covers on the tour so far have generally been older classics, including ABBA‘s ‘Mamma Mia’, Madonna‘s ‘Material Girl’ and Rick James‘s ‘Super Freak’.Check it out below:COME ON EILEEN ✨ @Sabrina Carpenter @Team Sabrina #shortnsweet #shortnsweetlondon #londonshortnsweet #london #theo2 #sabrinacarpenter #shortnsweettour #comeoneileen #sabrinacarpenterlive #sabrinacarpenterconcert #juno #sabrinacarpentercomeoneileen #sabrina #shortandsweet #shortandsweettour #pleasepleaseplease #espresso ♬ original sound – Craig Elsewhere in the show, Carpenter “arrested” Spice Girls’ Emma Bunton with fluffy pink handcuffs for the crime of “being too hot”.“You’re kind of spicing up my life a little bit… My clothes are falling off,” Carpenter said to the audience as the pop icon was seen looking shocked on the monitors.

Roy Ayers has died, aged 84.Ayers death was confirmed via an announcement from his team through Ayers’ Facebook account. The post, which notes he died from a “long illness” reads: “It is with great sadness that the family of legendary vibraphonist, composter and producer Roy Ayers announce his passing which occurred on March 4th, 2025 in New York City after a long illness.”“He lived a beautiful 84 years and will be sorely missed.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Roy Ayers, the legendary jazz vibraphonist known for his hit “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and sampled by countless artists, died at the age of 84. In a statement shared with Variety, the Ayers family said that he died yesterday after suffering from a long illness.

Singer Teena Marie rose to fame in the 1970s, thanks to her distinctive voice. She soon became a prominent figure on the R&B and soul scene in America, having been discovered by Motown Records label boss Berry Gordy, who decided to sign Teena as a solo artist. Her debut album, Wild and Peaceful, was released in March 1979.

TMZ, which stated that he passed following “complications from a neck surgery”.Walker had been performing recently with the group GapX, which was comprised of members of his former group, The Gap Band.His bandmates in GapX were among the first to pay their respects to the artist, sharing a post on Instagram, which read: “The Band will miss our friend, brother, and band mate Anthony ‘Baby Gap’ Walker. Gone too soon.

Norby Walters, the onetime music agent who ran the annual “Night of 100 Stars” Oscar party for years and hosted an iconic low-stakes poker party for actors, died December 12. He was 91. His son, Walters Media Group founder and former Bold Films CEO Gary Michael Walters, confirmed the news but did not provide details.

Thania Garcia The numbers are in: Nicki Minaj‘s “Pink Friday 2” is the No. 1 album in the United States, touting the biggest debut sales week for a rap album by a woman in the last four years. The record joins the original “Pink Friday,” Minaj’s 2010 debut album, as her third overall record to hit the peak of the list alongside 2012’s “Roman Reloaded.” With this, Minaj now claims the most chart-topping albums to date for a female rapper.

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 32 finale of “Dancing With the Stars.” “Dancing With the Stars” has officially crowned the winner of Season 32! The season came to an end on Tuesday night, with the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy being awarded to Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy. The Season 32 finale kicked off with an opening number that included this season’s couples performing on the dance floor.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Sacha Jenkins and Raquel Cepeda’s Resurgent Pictures has partnered with Imagine Documentaries to develop and co-produce film, television and documentaries.The partnership with the nonfiction division of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment and Resurgent Pictures is a multi-year agreement. Headed by Sara Bernstein, Imagine Documentaries recently co-produced Jenkins’ “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues.” The Apple TV+ docu, which debuted at the Toronto Intl.

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Brave Girls) are set to sample a classic Rick James song for their new single ‘One More Time’.Today (July 24), BBGirls revealed the tracklist for their upcoming single ‘One More Time’. The title track will notably sample Rick James’ hit 1981 song ‘Give It to Me Baby’.Aside from the title track, ‘One More Time’ will also feature the B-side song ‘Lemonade’.

Elton John praised the Nova Twins in a recent interview ahead of their performances on the same day of Glastonbury.Speaking with BBC Radio 1’s Clara Amfo, John shared his adoration of the duo claiming that their energy “Could light up Sheffield”. He shared: “These girls rock my world. I’ve had them on the [Apple Music Radio] show, I’ve played their music, too.“It’s so wonderful, what they do.

EXCLUSIVE: Vinnie Malhotra, who previously headed up documentaries at Showtime, is joining President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground.

Not having it. Elon Musk was booed off stage by the audience at Dave Chappelle’s most recent show.

Back from a commercial break, Dave Chappelle returned to the Saturday Night Live stage to address the audience and asked if they were watching House of the Dragon before introducing a spoof sneak peek of the HBO series – with some help from some of his Chappelle’s Show characters.

Nicki Minaj has slammed the Grammys for putting her August single ‘Super Freaky Girl’ in the Best Pop Solo Performance category for the 2023 awards.As per The Hollywood Reporter, Minaj originally submitted the song for rap categories, but the Recording Academy’s rap committee decided to reclass it in the pop awards categories.In an Instagram Live that has since been posted to her feed, Minaj clapped back at the decision, saying: “‘Super Freaky Girl,’ where I only rapped on the song, was removed out of the rap categories at the Grammys and put in pop.”“[Drake’s] ‘Hotline Bling’ won Best Rap Song and Best Rap Sung [Performance],” she said— referencing the 2016 single that the artist himself said had no place in the rap category — with Drake saying at the time: “I’m a black artist, I’m apparently a rapper, even though ‘Hotline Bling‘ is not a rap song.”“Now, let’s say that ‘Super Freaky Girl’ is a pop song,” Minaj continued. “Let’s just say that.

Nicki Minaj has released the music video for her No 1 Billboard chart-topping song, Super Freaky Girl.In true Minaj fashion, the video is as sexually charged as the explicit lyrics to the song.Emulating a Barbie-like persona in a hot pink fantasy set, the icon put on a creative and sexy show for her fans in this entertaining mini-movie. Super freak: Nicki Minaj releases skimpy and sexually charged fantasy video for her No 1 Billboard chart-topping song, Super Freaky Girl Hurts so good: The Super Freaky Girl music video is a stunning production filled with provocative imageryMinaj chose to work with co-star Alexander Ludwig, known for his role in Vikings.He plays the perfect Ken role to her best Barbie as the fantasy couple turned up the temperature in this vibrant video.

Nicki Minaj has debuted at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 with her latest single, ‘Super Freaky Girl’, making her the first solo female rapper to achieve the feat in almost a quarter of a century.It’s one of two big feats Minaj accomplished with her first solo track in more than two years, as it’s also become her first Number One hit as a lead artist. The rapper has three to her name altogether, topping the Hot 100 twice in 2020 – first alongside Doja Cat with their collaborative ‘Say So’ remix, then with her 6ix9ine joint ‘Trollz’ (notably, though, the latter suffered the biggest-ever chart fall for a Number One debut).According to Billboard, ‘Super Freaky Girl’ – which samples heavily from Rick James’ 1981 hit ‘Super Freak’ – racked up a total of 12.1million streams, 4.6million impressions via live radio tune-ins, and 89,000 downloads in the first week of its release.

Thania Garcia Florida rapper Rod Wave earns his second No. 1 album with the debut of his fourth studio effort, “Beautiful Mind,” which tops the Billboard 200 chart with 115,000 equivalent album units.Meanwhile, topping this week’s Billboard Hot 100 is Nicki Minaj’s Rick James-interpolating “Super Freaky Girl,” which earns the rapper her first No. 1 as a solo artist.

Blam! Calvin Harris, Justin Timberlake, Halsey and Pharrell Williams have bounced straight to the top of the Official Trending Chart with Stay With Me.