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Written by By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer

Published: 15 November 2022

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The Recording Academy will announce nominees for the 65th Grammy Awards on Tuesday with some significant additions

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Written by by BOTWC Staff

Published: 09 November 2022

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Jimi Hendrix is best known as a somewhat ethereal musician. A pioneer of the electric guitar, Hendrix was a self-taught musician whose skill and mastery created a new form of music.

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Written by By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

Published: 01 November 2022

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The rapper Takeoff, best known for his work with the Grammy-nominated trio Migos, is dead after a shooting early Tuesday outside a bowling alley in Houston, a representative confirmed. He was 28.

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Written by by BOTWC Staff

Published: 24 October 2022

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Tina Turner rose to prominence during the 60s and 70s as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The icon continues to thrive!

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Written by By BOTWC staff

Published: 12 October 2022

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Fisk University welcomed its record breaking freshman class this year, and became the first HBCU to have an intercollegiate women's artistic gymnastics program! They are best known for their legendary singers

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Written by By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer

Published: 26 September 2022

 

The singer, who declined to perform in the 2019 Super Bowl halftime show out of solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, will headline the 2023 Super Bowl

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Written by by BOTWC Staff

Published: 17 August 2022

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She is the first Black woman widely recognized for her composition and the third Black woman to ever work on a composition for the NYCB. 

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Published: 15 August 2022

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The free, day-long celebration of music features performances by local artists and the Oregon Symphony 

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Written by By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia

Published: 02 August 2022

Beyonce's Renaissance 

With a healthy helping of Chicago house music and classic 1970s disco, the New York Times called Renaissance a “tour of some of the genre’s most well-known touchstones as well as more underground sounds.”

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Written by By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer

Published: 27 June 2022

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With a speech about his own inspirational dream for the Black community, Sean “Diddy” Combs channeled the spirit of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while accepting the BET Awards' highest honor Sunday night.