Mixtape Mixup
Video: Louie McPherson Sound Design: Marc Breidfjord Track: Sam Salam Talent: hoe_mies (Gizem Adiyaman, Lucia Luciano) Creative: Dan Hart Davies Digital Product Manager: Shaun Roach Developer: Katerina Vaseva Project Managers: Sara Tohme, Bruno Pellitteri Production: Rochelle Bambury
The Black Lives Matter movement was at the forefront of yesterday’s BET Awards, with speeches and performances reflecting the widespread outrage over the ever-growing list of victims killed at the hands of law enforcement. Beyoncé receiving the Humanitarian Award was one of the evening’s biggest highlights. It was presented to her by Michelle Obama, who praised […]
The 2020 BET Awards offered some inspiration in the final hour of the show on Sunday (June 28). The network delivered a virtual ceremony for the first time this year due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and while the reason that Black artists couldn’t celebrate at the annual event together was disappointing, Jonathan McReynolds and […]
The 2020 BET Awards remembered late music legend Little Richard with a performance by comedian, actor and musician Wayne Brady on Sunday (June 28). During the set for the network’s first ever virtual ceremony, Brady did his best to emulate Richard, who died at age 87 on May 9 of bone cancer. Dressed in a […]
Beyoncé is set to release another visual album, titled Black Is King on Disney+ next month, Variety reports. Bey made the announcement sharing a one-minute teaser to her website on Saturday night. The new visual album is inspired by the music of last year’s The Lion King: The Gift and is written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé. The project is set to be released […]
Kanye West and Dr. Dre hit the recording studio this week to cook up some new music, and Snoop Dogg was there to give fans a sneak peak. The video surfaced on social media yesterday, which appears to show the two super producers working on the highly anticipated Jesus Is King sequel. Snoop secretly filmed the video while in […]
6ix9ine just went to No. 1 with Nicki Minaj on “Trollz,” but there’s already another new music release in the works. With “Trollz” at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart — a first for 6ix9ine — he’ll be dropping another song and music video on Friday (July 3). “NEW MUSIC VIDEO THIS FRIDAY JULY […]
Chloe x Halle didn’t hold back for their performance of “ROYL” on Saturday (June 27) for the “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. With Halle on guitar, the duo delivered a rocking performance of the track, which appears on their new album Ungodly Hour. The arena-appropriate performance was apparently staged on their tennis court, […]
Justin Bieber and Quavo teamed up for a pitch-perfect performance of their collab “Intentions” on Saturday (June 27) for the “Global Goal: Unite for Our Future” concert. Opting for a grayscale filter for the performance, Bieber sang and played the piano, stripping the track down to a pretty ballad. Quavo, who stood near Bieber’s piano, […]
BET president Scott Mills wants viewers of this year’s BET Awards to understand one thing up front: don’t call it a virtual awards show. It’s a “complete mischaracterization of what the show is,” says Mills of the BET Awards which, like many other special events, has had to shift gears as the COVID-19 pandemic continues […]