*Social Heat wants all the smoke. A judge orders a juror who skipped out on her responsibility of jury duty for Young Thug to write a 30-page paper on the importance of upholding civic duty as a Black woman instead of serving a 20-day sentence in jail. Maaan what??? The way our patience is set
*(CNN) — Singer Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, has died, her mother confirmed in a statement to CNN. She was 54. “Priscilla Presley and the Presley family are shocked and devastated by the tragic death of their beloved Lisa Marie. They are profoundly grateful for the
*Nia Dorsey is taking on a new job title. This time around its podcast host. The launch of her podcast took place on Saturday, January 7th, and her first celebrity guest was none other than Soulja Boy. The interview was live-streamed at Green Paradise in Los Angeles where Soulja Boy was also in attendance for
*Niecy Nash-Betts star of “The Rookie Feds” discusses her thoughts on diversity in Hollywood and change for black people in film & TV at the 80th Golden Globe Awards with red carpet host @DerrialChriston. Subscribe on youtube to: We Are The Trend @wearethetrend984 The post Niecy Nash-Betts Talks Diversity in Hollywood At the Golden Globes
Christian McBride’s New Jawn — trumpeter Josh Evans (Jackie McLean, Cedar Walton, Rasheid Ali), saxophonist and bass clarinetist Marcus Strickland (Roy Haynes, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Chris Dave, Bilal, Robert Glasper), and drummer Nasheet Waits (Jason Moran, Joe Lovano, John Medeski) — is back with their highly anticipated sophomore album, Prime, the follow-up from McBride’s GRAMMY® nominated group. Featuring original compositions from each band
One could argue that “On The Bone” is trombonist Brian Thomas’s eleventh album. However, the collection of soul, jazz and funk arriving January 27 is the first issued under his own name, hence it’s a debut album from a veteran of more than twenty years. Thomas produced the set comprised entirely of original compositions brought to
Everyone knows that Joe Williams sang the hell out of the blues, but do you know what else he sang the hell out of? Everything. … Read More “Joe Williams: Beyond the Blues” The post Joe Williams: Beyond the Blues appeared first on JazzTimes.
Pianist and composer Jason Yeager has no problem detailing the inspiration he draws from literary hero Kurt Vonnegut’s work: “I just love the way that … Read More “Jason Yeager: Suite Centennial” The post Jason Yeager: Suite Centennial appeared first on JazzTimes.
Grammy-winning producer Malik Baptiste enlists Snoh Aalegra for “All You Need to Know,” a new song he produced. It’s his first new song since releasing Spectrum (demo) in August 2020. “All You Need to Know” is a smooth listen amidst Baptiste’s heartfelt lyrics about his journey of leaving home and reconnecting with those he left
Jacquees has released a visual for his Future-assisted song, “When You Bad Like That.” Jacquees co-directed the playboy-esque video with B Space. In it, Future opens as a guest, appearing in one of the halls and later keeping a watchful eye over the happenings around the house. Then, Jacquees is surrounded by his pick of