In celebration of the 30th anniversary of ‘The Lion King,’ Disney toasted the music of the classic animated film via a live-to-film concert – ‘The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl.’

Transforming the iconic Los Angeles venue into the “Pride Lands,” the state-of-the-art experience brought the soundtrack and film to life via larger-than-life costumes, skillful dancers, and a 70-person orchestra.

Beyond performances by Broadway stars and even cast members of the original film (Nathan Lane, Jason Weaver), stars like North West (daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian), Heather Headley, and EGOT-winning diva Jennifer Hudson brought the house down with their respective selections.

The standout undoubtedly came from the latter who dropped jaws with her stirring rendition of ‘Circle of Life’ – 20 years after doing the same on ‘American Idol.’

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After wowing longtime fans with a sold-out limited engagement at Wynn Las Vegas’ Encore Theater last year, Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Ralph Tresvant, and Johnny Gill – better known collectively as New Edition – are gearing up to return to the Sin City venue to repeat the feat.

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‘Pink Pony Club’ performer Chappell Roan rode to the top of headlines on Sunday night (February 2) when she not only captured Best New Artist at the 67th annual GRAMMY Awards but also lifted a stirring acceptance speech calling out record labels for not supporting up-and-coming artists with “a livable wage and health care.”

While her brazen statements earned cheers from audience members and droves of supporters online, Jeff Rabhan – a music industry executive and guest writer at ‘The Hollywood Reporter (THR)’ – was none-too-impressed as evidenced by his scathing op-ed on the news outlet’s official site.

Her response to his stinging critique consequently launched a war between him and her fans, a battle that prompted him to take to social media on Friday (February 7) to address in a candid open letter.

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The family of the late Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss is speaking out against his widow, Allison Holker, following the release of her memoir ‘This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light’.

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Netflix has officially scrapped its highly anticipated documentary on music icon and legend Prince.

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Sam Smith is back to serenade our souls! The GRAMMY-winning artist has just dropped a preview of their upcoming single, ‘Love Is A Stillness.’

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In a surprise development, Pharrell Williams‘ hotly anticipated movie musical, ‘Golden,’ will not shine on the big screen. For, the film has been scrapped…after being shot.

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With anticipation building for her comeback EP (due later this year), singer-songwriter Melanie Fiona is meeting the moment by releasing even more of the new music expected to line the set’s tracklist.

After wowing fans with tunes ‘Say Yes‘ and ‘I Choose You‘ late last year, Fiona followed on Friday (February 7) with the heart-tugging new tune ‘Mona Lisa Smile.’

“Perfect picture in a broken frame and / No one ever sees the broken pieces of the painting,” Mel sings soulfully over Andre Harris production.

At the time of the song’s unveiling, the 2x GRAMMY winner said ‘Mona’ serves as an “homage to all the brave, broken, beautiful [women who are] works of art…anyone holding it together despite wanting to fall apart.”

Ultimately branding the inspiration behind emotional tune’s title as “the armor we all wear to protect our pain,” look inside to hear it in full.

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Christmas Eve 2024 may have seen Redman may unwrap his latest album, ‘Muddy Waters Too,’ but nearly two months later he’s still on the promo trail in the project’s support.

The LP – which serves as the conceptual sequel of his critically acclaimed 1996 effort ‘Muddy Waters‘ – is home to the warmly received song ‘LaLaLa‘: his latest collaboration with longtime friend and fellow Rap icon Method Man.

“Yo, now everybody welcome me back like I’m Carter / It’s ’90s ugly, I’m in the mirror like Shabba / America’s most blunted, Cheech and Chong say I’m don dada / A bounty hunter for the sour,” Red raps over Vinyl Frontiers production.

Accompanying the tune’s official release as a single with its music video, look inside to see the gritty action.

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Lady Gaga‘s no stranger to shaking up the music scene with the moves found aboard some of her most iconic videos, but – if the viral response to her high-octane new music video ‘Abracadabra‘ is any indication – she’s added yet another soon-to-be classic to her prized videography.

Unveiled during the 67th annual GRAMMYs on Sunday (February 2), the clip – which serves as the follow-up to her top 40 hit ‘Disease‘ from the forthcoming album ‘Mayhem‘ – is arguably her most energetic in years and boasts intense choreography being hailed a “return to form” by the singer’s most dedicated fans (affectionately called #LittleMonsters).

To show her followers just how much work went into making the magic of ‘Abracadabra,’ Gaga took to Instagram on Friday (February 7) to give them a glimpse behind the scenes.

Under the helm of famed choreographer Parris Goebel, look inside to see Gaga get down.

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Pardison Fontaine and Cardi B are wasting no time lighting a match under their freshly unwrapped single ‘Toot It Up.’

With the track being long-teased, the pair finally heeded fan requests for its official release.

A hard-hitting club jam, ‘Toot’ has been paired with a video set in the aptest of backdrops.

The collaboration arrives at an interesting juncture for the artists, who have collaborated before in a songwriting capacity and on 2018’s ‘Backin’ It Up.’

For, it lands ahead Cardi’s long-awaited sophomore album and as a rare release from Pardi, whose drops have proven rather seldom over the years.

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All roads lead to the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show for Kendrick Lamar.

And ahead of the Big Game, K. Dot made a stop to pick up Timothée Chalamet for a talk about his path to the New Orleans extravaganza.

During the candid chat, the unlikely pair spoke about navigating tough times, Lamar’s latest album ‘GNX,’ and more.

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