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The 2020 lineup for the Essence Festival of Culture is here featuring Bruno Mars, Janet Jackson, Jidenna, SIR and more!

In BETs new series, Behind the Beat, were exploring the unsung heroes behind the sound of artists who shaped the sounds of hip-hop and R&B.

On the latest episode of the "Jalen Rose: Renaissance Man" podcast, Raphael Saadiq chats with Jalen Rose about the Oakland music scene, Tony! Toni! Toné! and hanging out with Tupac and MC Hammer.

It’s Thursday, Chicago. Temps are cooling yet there are so many things to do across Chicagoland. We’re looking forward to Riot Fest at Douglass Park this weekend and live music elsewhere in the city this fall. In food, we have a review for Kyoten Next Door, a decidedly lower-priced omakase restaurant from chef Otto Phan in Logan Square, that still packs a punch with flavor, Tribune critic Nick ...

Madonna, Janelle Monáe, Wilco, Lana Del Rey, Adele, PJ Harvey, and more of the most essential tickets of the year.

How composer Laura Karpman brought South Asian music into the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the Disney+ series "Ms. Marvel."

Jacqueline Rhinehart, Tammi Mac, and Tribute to Varnell Harris Johnson Added to The Living Legends Foundation’s Awards Ceremony Celebrating Hip-Hop At 50

Here's a look at all the concerts coming to the Philadelphia region this fall, from NE-YO to the Jonas Brothers.

TheGrio examines the 10th anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's career-defining guest verse on Big Sean's "Control."

TheGrio reflects on Lamar’s infamous guest verse on Big Sean’s “Control” and weighs whether or not he successfully “murdered” all […] The post The ‘Control’ verse: 10 years since Kendrick Lamar ‘put the rap game in a crutch’ appeared first on TheGrio.