Drake has made a career as a heartbroken player who sings and raps.
Drake accepts artist of the decade award at the Billboard Music Awards on May 23, 2021, in Los Angeles.
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Canadian R&B artists, including Drake, have built lifestyle brands that simultaneously reinforce and challenge dominant beliefs about R&B music as Black and American, and Canadian identity as white.
Chris Brown performing in 2022.
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How fans attending Chris Brown’s sold out UK tour are referencing race in their arguments against the singer’s ‘cancellation’.
(From left to right) Maseo, Posdnous and Trugoy the Dove from the rap group De La Soul.
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With their back catalogue finally being made available on streaming services, a new generation of rap lovers will get to enjoy their groundbreaking work.
Prince on stage at the 2007 Superbowl during his famous half-time performance.
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Ahead of the release of the artist’s posthumous album, a sense of awe and mystery around his huge archive of unreleased music remains
K-pop band BTS and their company, Big Hit, have donated money to Black Lives Matter. Most bands and companies in the industry have not made any sort of statements.
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Few of those in the K-pop industry have donated or even spoken out in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Aretha Franklin performs at New York’s Radio City Music Hall in 1989.
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When record executives tried to mold Franklin’s sound to their liking, her career sputtered. Then legendary producer Jerry Wexler came along. His approach? Stay out of her way.
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The R&B superstar is demonstrating just how far the use of mystery goes in today’s cluttered music market.
Prince performing during his ‘Diamonds and Pearls Tour’ in London in 1992.
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Superstar Prince’s impact went far beyond the realm of music. His relevance stretched beyond the concert hall into many lecture rooms.
Dedication.
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A detailed look at one of the musician’s most celebrated performances gives a glimpse of the dedication which allowed talent to flourish.