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Bo$$, Def Jam’s First Female Rapper, Reportedly Dead At 46

Bo$$, best known as the first female MC signed to Def Jam Recordings, has reportedly passed away.On Monday (March 11), Bun B took to Instagram to share the unfortunate news while paying tribute to the departed in a heartfelt post.Next to an image of the Detroit native, who was 46 years old at the time of her passing, he wrote: “Rest in peace to my big sis Lichelle Laws AKA […]

todayMarch 12, 2024 2

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Nicki Minaj Becomes First Female Rapper Of 2024 To Hit 1B Streams

Nicki Minaj has been achieving feat after feat, with her latest becoming the first female rapper to hit one billion streams in 2024.The Juice Pop reported the news on Wednesday (February 28). A bulk of the streams are likely credited to 2023’s Pink Friday 2 and its two lead singles, “FTCU” and “Everybody” with Lil Uzi Vert.The news arrives just days after Minaj surpassed JAY-Z to become the sixth longest-charting […]

todayFebruary 29, 2024 1

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Remy Ma Claims Credit For Ushering In Unity Among Female Rappers

Remy Ma has credited her Summer Jam performance in 2017 with helping to ushering in an “era of unity” amongst women in Hip Hop.The Terror Squad rapper sat down with Hot97 on Saturday (February 17), where she made the proclamation. According to her, she was the one who led the charge to empower female rappers when she invited them up to perform Queen Latifah‘s classic, “U.N.I.T.Y.”“Catfight every time you turn […]

todayFebruary 18, 2024

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South East Asian Female Representation Is Taking Over BACARDÍ NH7 WEEKENDER

Music festivals are back in action and it’s great to witness our favourite artists perform live. One of the much-anticipated music events BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender is returning with its new edition in Pune from December 1-3. The multi-faceted lineup has a mix of international artists and homegrown talent coming together on one platform. Get ready to witness M.I.A., YG, Lisa Misra, Memba, Jai Wolf, Euphoria 25 and Alo Wala, among […]

todayNovember 29, 2023 7

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#Grammys: Ayra Starr Makes History as First & Youngest Nigerian Female Artiste Nominated for the “Best African Music Performance”

Afrobeats and R&B singer Ayra Starr has been nominated for her first Grammy Award in the category of Best African Music Performance for her song “Rush.” She is up against “Amapiano” by Asake and Olamide, “City Boys” by Burna Boy, and “Unavailable” by Davido featuring Musa Keys. The Grammy nominations were announced on November 10, 2023, and Ayra Starr’s nomination is a major milestone for the singer. She is the […]

todayNovember 10, 2023 3

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Jann Wenner booted from Rock Hall board after comments about black, female musicians – WPXI

Jann Wenner was removed from the board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation on Saturday, a day after the Rolling Stone co-founder’s controversial comments about Black and female musicians.>> Read more trending newsWenner, 77, who helped create the foundation in 1997 and was its chairman until 2020, was removed after an interview with The New York Times was widely criticized as being racist and sexist.The foundation inducts […]

todaySeptember 17, 2023 3

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Life Beer is salvaging the Dearth of Female highlife musicians through Hi-Life fest

Highlife music is now sung worldwide and has over time been infused with other genres such as Hip-Hop, Afrobeat and Rock. In Nigeria, the Igbo people of the East have wholly embraced the music genre so much that the unique sound is not a scarce commodity in homes, at weddings, funerals, festivals and other celebrations. Notable musicians like Flavour and Phyno amongst others, have developed a niche using a fusion […]

todayAugust 3, 2023 5

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Music that feeds the soul and empowers female artists: We chat to US band Moonchild in Japan

Moonchild at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards. Photo: Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images US band Moonchild was one of more than 20 artists that took to the stage at the Japanese leg of the Corona Sunsets Festival World Tour. The trio, made up of Amber Navran, Max Bryk and Andris Mattson, sat down with me ahead of their performance at the two-day festival in Okinawa, Japan. We spoke about […]

todayJuly 31, 2023 1

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Sony Music & Women Music Germany Reveal Female Producer Prize Winners – Billboard

Sony Music Entertainment Germany and nonprofit artist association Music Women* Germany (MWG) have announced the winners of the 2023 Female* Producer Prize. The honor is designed to support and promote the careers of rising female-identifying producers across Germany. The seven winners — Mimski, Evîn, Kota No Uta, Mona Yim, Aufmischen, Sheyda Minia and Just Honest — were selected from more than 150 applicants by a five-member jury. They will receive […]

todayJuly 24, 2023 2

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