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Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 02 July 2020

The festival can be enjoyed on TV and online on Saturday, July 4th and on KBOO radio both Saturday and Sunday

Details: Written by BOTWC Staff; Published: 26 June 2020

Photo Courtesy of @RootsPicnic/Instagram

The virtual picnic, which will focus on having fun while increasing voter registration, will stream live Saturday, June 27, at 8 pm ET (5 pm PT) on YouTube.

Details: Written by MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer; Published: 01 June 2020

(AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

No new music will be released on Tuesday and the industry is calling for a day off from work to connect with community

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Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 22 April 2020

Anthony Anderson, Kelly Rowland, Terrence J, and Regina Hall set to host the two-hour special and performances include Alicia Keys with a special tribute to New York City, and a Gospel moment with Kirk Franklin featuring Fantasia and more.

Details: Written by MESFIN FEKADU AP Music Writer; Published: 16 April 2020

Dr. Elvis Francois, an orthopedic surgery resident at the Mayo Clinic, records a song at Carpet booth studio in SE Rochester, Minn. (Evan Schlee via AP)

Two years after becoming an unlikely singing sensation, the 34-year-old doctor with a golden voice is releasing his first-ever EP on Friday

Details: Written by MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 03 April 2020

Hits like "Lean On Me," "Lovely Day" and “Ain’t No Sunshine” are the three-time Grammy Award winner's legacy in music

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Details: Written by MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer; Published: 02 March 2020

Public Enemy "will be moving forward without Flavor Flav," the band said in a brief statement Sunday

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 19 February 2020

Charlie Rouse, Jr. arrives in Portland

Charlie "Chico" Rouse Jr. will be at Rythm Traders located at 3904 NE MLK Blvd with Mel Brown Wednesday, February 19, 6:30-7:00 filming an impromptu in-store jam session

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 22 January 2020

Music To Be Murdered By [Explicit]Eminem

The Detroit rapper's new music video for "Darkness," one of the album's 20 tracks, depicts a shooting at a concert and ends with a call for changes to gun laws

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 19 January 2020

The jazz trailblazer will perform his 2011 release, The Seven Deadly Sins, with a full jazz orchestra

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