Sylvia Rhone is the first Black woman to lead a major label, becoming Chairman & CEO of Elektra Records. Although Elektra wasn’t a hip-hop label, many successful rap acts fell under her tutelage. She ...

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J. Cole is one of the most respected and influential figures in modern hip-hop. Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole on January 28, 1985, at a U.S. Army base in Frankfurt, West Germany, he is an American rapper, ...

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At their Valentine’s Day wedding, Mr. Banks read the verses of a song he wrote for his girlfriend of about six years, the artist Ashley Condina.

Mary J. Blige is one of the most influential figures in modern music, widely celebrated as the “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul” and the “Queen of R&B.” Born Mary Jane Blige on January 11, 1971, in the Bronx, ...

Sweetland Amphitheatre's 2026 Kia Concert Series opens with ZZ Top, Lil Jon, Wilco and more in a genre-spanning lineup, with four additional shows still to be announced.

A British singer who found worldwide fame with her sassy, hip-hop-inflected take on retro soul, she became a tabloid fixture because of addiction problems.