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Details: Written by Gwendolyn Quinn; Published: 19 December 2023

Following renaming the former Vauxhall Service Area on the Garden State Parkway in honor of Whitney Houston, the New Jersey Hall of Fame joined The Estate of Whitney E. Houston and public officials on Dec. 14, to unveil the service area’s exhibits and other initiatives in her honor.

Details: Written by Stacy M. Brown; Published: 11 December 2023

Lenny Kravitz

In a statement, Kravitz expressed the importance of setting the record straight. “It is important to me to set the record straight on recent media reports based on an interview I did,” Kravitz asserted. “My Black musical heritage means a lot to me, and I owe my success to my supporters who have taken this journey with me over the span of my career.”

Details: Written by MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer; Published: 13 November 2023

FILE - Jon Batiste performs during the Bourbon and Beyond Music Festival in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 17, 2023. Batiste received six Grammy nominations on Friday. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

The “Uneasy Tour: Purifying the Airwaves for the People” will kick off Feb. 16 in Portland, Oregon, and take Batiste across the U.S. and Canada.

Details: Written by MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer; Published: 20 October 2023

(Warner Music via AP)

She's achieved EGOT status, she's the only artist to have a No. 1 song in each of the past six decades — heck, she's got her own gelato business, Cherlato. But a Christmas album? That's new territory.

Details: Written by RIO YAMAT and KEN RITTER Associated Press; Published: 29 September 2023

(AP Photo/Frank Wiese, File)

Davis himself admitted in interviews and in his 2019 tell-all memoir, “Compton Street Legend,” that he provided the gun used in the drive-by shooting.Police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said Davis' own public comments revived the investigation by providing police with “admissible evidence."

Details: Written by Clint Randles, University of South Florida; Published: 26 September 2023

(Photo/ Witthaya Prasongsin/Moment via Getty Images)

The changes occurring now have been developed to bring more students into school and community music classes at all levels of education, from kindergarten to college.

Details: Written by AARON MORRISON AP National Writer; Published: 11 August 2023

(Daniel Brenner/Columbia Daily Tribune via AP)

Hip-hop was a response to social and economic injustice in disregarded neighborhoods, a showcase of joy, ingenuity and innovation despite a lack of wealth and resources.

Details: Written by Katelyn Best, West Virginia University; Published: 10 August 2023

(Photo/ Kevork Djansezian via Getty Images)

Dip hop is one of many styles of rap that have developed over the years. But it stands apart from other subgenres of hip-hop because rappers lay down rhymes in sign languages and craft music informed by their cultural experiences within the Deaf community.

Details: Written by JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press; Published: 07 August 2023

(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

While hip-hop celebrates 50 years of life, The Associated Press asked some of the genre’s most popular artists to recall their first memory of hearing a rap song and how it resonated with them.

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Details: Written by Dwight Brown film critic; Published: 26 July 2023

Ruben Studdard at Sony Hall (Photo/ Dwight Brown)

It seems like Studdard won American Idol yesterday. But that was 20 years ago. He’s grown as an artist since then. His talent as a vocalist extraordinaire is on view as he tours his Luther Vandross tribute show, Ruben Studdard Sings Luther.

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