YouTube has announced YouTube Music Key, a new premium music streaming service that will give users the ability to watch videos and listen to music without ads, whether online or off. In the announcement, YouTube claims its users have made it the biggest music service on the planet, saying that if a song exists, it … Read more
It hasn’t exactly been a great week for comedian Katt Williams, but at least he can count on Beanie Sigel to have his back. After Williams was reportedly jumped at a Beanie Sigel show in Philadelphia on Sunday, Sigel spoke out in support of the embattled comedian in a lengthy Instagram post. “Fuck the speculation talk over stupid … Read more
Philadelphia’s Festival Pier will be home to the ninth annual Roots Picnic this summer and the 2016 installment is shaping up to be one of the best yet. Unveiled today, this year’s lineup will is headlined by Future, Leon Bridges, and Usher — who will be backed by The Roots themselves — and will also … Read more
Meek Mill had a big day in court yesterday. The Philadelphia rapper’s probation hearing over a potential violation of travel restrictions “lasted nearly three hours” and featured testimony from Nicki Minaj, Philly.com reports. The court’s decision on Mill’s status will be announced at a reconvened hearing next week, but today reporters learned that Meek’s 2015 beef with Drake spilled over into … Read more
ARTIST OF THE YEAR Luke Bryan Ariana Grande Nicki Minaj One Direction [WINNER] Taylor Swift NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR PRESENTED BY KOHL’S Fetty Wap Sam Hunt [WINNER] Tove Lo Walk The Moon The Weeknd Maroon 5 Arianna Grande Meghan Trainor Sam Smith Ed Sheeran SONG OF THE YEAR Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth – “See You … Read more
Like anyone who lives in southern New Jersey, I consider myself a Philadelphian, and as a Philadelphian I am still licking my wounds from this past week. It was a long week, one in which the Phillies traded away Cole Hamels, and Bill Cosby was rightfully shunned into oblivion. But the greatest defeat of them … Read more
This year’s Wawa Welcome America! – part of Philadelphia’s July 4 celebrations – were headlined by Philly natives The Roots. One surprising person showed up to perform alongside the local legends: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter. The incumbent head of the City of Brotherly Love took the stage with The Roots for a performance of The Sugarhill … Read more
Just a short two miles down the road from the McDonald’s where ODB was famously apprehended, Dock Street Brewery in West Philadelphia has made a golden saison that’s being aged around the clock with the music of the Wu-Tang Clan streaming from Spotify. The beer, appropriately being called “Ain’t Nuthin’ to Funk With,” will be ready … Read more
American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter B.B. King has died, according to his attorneys. The musician’s legal counsel informed the Associated Press of the 89-year-old’s passing late Thursday evening. Attorney Brent Bryson tells The Associated Press that King died peacefully in his sleep at 9:40 p.m. PDT Thursday at his home in Las Vegas. King … Read more
Having accumulated a staggering 5 million records over the years, the world’s most avid record collector Zero Freitas reveals plans to catalog his extensive collection into a searchable and listenable archive. “The relationship people have with certain songs is subjective and personal,” Freitas says. “I want to share this with people and make it possible for … Read more