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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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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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.