June 7, 2018 marks what would have been Prince‘s 60th Birthday and many people are honoring him today by wearing the color purple. Over the years, many artists including Justin Timberlake most recently during his Super Bowl Halftime performance this past February, have covered Prince songs to pay tribute to his life and legacy.
I received the BEST COMPLIMENT EVER, TONIGHT. Nobody can ever talk down on me after this. I have to be doing something right for a woman to name her grandson after me. She’s been following my radio career for a few years now and says that I am the epitome of what a young, African-American […]
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the late, great Prince‘s death. Fans are still mourning the singer’s untimely passing but his electric life is continuing to be celebrated. After his death, everyone and their Prince-loving mama paid tribute to the star in their own special way. Some honored his legacy in a way that reflected […]
Prince‘s style is unlike any other. He challenged the norms of masculinity and inspired others to tap into their style regardless of gender. See the Purple Rain singers’ most stylish moments.
As we come up on the anniversary of Prince‘s death, many people around the world are still mourning the icon’s untimely passing. In a week that is sure to be filled with purple-themed parties, we at Global Grind recall some of the best tributes following the passing of the GOAT — as well as the […]
Over the weekend, Madonna was honored at Billboard’s Women In Music award ceremony. In her acceptance speech, she got very blunt, forcing the audience before her to confront the biases she has had to overcome in order to achieve the many successes she has achieved over her long career. While the speech delivered a very […]
Prince’s estate is going after Jay Z and his streaming service, Tidal. In October, Jay-Z made a $40 million offer for the exclusive rights to Prince’s catalog of unreleased music. Prince’s estate rejected the bid, stating it didn’t want to allow “Roc Nation to exploit any of the intellectual property assets of the Estate.” according […]
Janelle Monae opens up about the legendary hip-hop acts that served as her influences growing up. When Monie Love‘s name inevitably comes up, Ed Lover stops everything to get something through Monie’s head. He implores Janelle to explain to Monie why she shouldn’t stop making music and contributing her voice, and what Janelle says to […]
Jay-Z is in the works for a deal to own Prince’s unreleased vault of music. A TMZ report stated that the Brooklyn emcee wants the rights to Prince’s unreleased music. According to the story, Hov flew Prince’s sister, Tyka, and her husband Maurice Phillips, out to New York City a few weeks back to discuss […]
A Gambian model, who has gained notoriety for her rich, dark skin tone, came under attack on social media after a follower accused her of being a White woman in blackface.
Seven months after Prince’s untimely passing, fans will be treated with two retrospective albums featuring classic material. According to Okayplayer, a greatest-hits collection titled Prince 4 Ever will be released on Nov. 22nd. The LP will boasts 40 songs from Prince’s expansive discography between 1977 and 1996. The collection also includes 12-page booklet containing unreleased […]
While Jasmine Guy was sitting in for Monie Love, Ed Lover remembered the question he wanted to ask Jasmine that he had been holding in the whole day. He tries to get her to reveal the names of some of the hot male celebrities that approached her and expressed interest, and she turned them down. […]