After taking to Los Angeles SoFi Stadium to render one of the most unforgettable Super Bowl showings in recent memory, ‘California Love’ continues to be showered on Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige.
As reported here, the quintet of hitmakers headlined Sunday’s halftime show to historic measure (February 13) – a feat that’s had viewers as hyped about their performance as the big game itself.
With commentary from critics, fans, admirers, and even celebrities continuing to flow in, the latter is making headlines for the praise they’re bestowing on the Hip Hop heavyweights.
From John Legend and Missy Elliott to Kerry Washington, Khloe Kardashian, and more, tuck in to see the reactions.
‘Family Affair’ took on a whole new meaning for Mary J. Blige as the diva was one of many Urban music royals to headline the Super Bowl LVI halftime show.
A historic night for the genres of Hip Hop & R&B, the jam-packed lineup – which also featured Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Kendrick Lamar – saw the quintet take turns cranking out bite-sized renditions of some of their biggest hits.
An undoubtable touchdown on every front (including its surprises), look inside to see how the fivesome rocked Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium Sunday night (February 13).
No matter what Billboard reads at the beginning of every week, the #1 song in America will always be its cherished National Anthem.
Though a beacon of American pride, it’s become a playground for many singers – both aspiring and seasoned.
Today, From The Vault takes you back to a rather controversial rendition of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ by the one and only Christina Aguilera.
In 2010, Aguilera released her ill-fated fourth English album, ‘Bionic.’ Unlike its predecessors, it never set the charts alight and was unfairly panned by critics.
With her then-latest effort underperforming and an odd media-orchestrated “feud” with Lady Gaga (who was on top of the world at that very time), it seemed there wasn’t much goodwill for Ms. Christina at the beginning of the 2010s.
So what better way to turn things around than singing the National Anthem at the Superbowl? Indeed, no gimmick, just Christina and that voice. What could go wrong, right?
Unfortunately, the performance made headlines. But not for the best of reasons: despite serving a solid vocal, Xtina seemed to have forgotten a few words of the famed anthem.
The blowback was monumental for the star, but she was able to redeem herself a few weeks later when she tackled yet another classic, ‘Ain’t No Way’ by the legendary Aretha Franklin at the GRAMMY Awards. By the time ‘The Voice’ launched its very first season with her as a part of the coaching panel, all was forgotten.
Clearly, that performance was not giving Whitney, but thankfully it wasn’t giving Fergie either.
Here’s to many more memorable renditions of the US National Anthem, good, bad, and in between.
Jhené Aiko flexed her unique vocal chops at Super Bowl LVI Sunday (February 13) courtesy of a harp-assisted take on the historic tune ‘America the Beautiful.’
Accompanied by deaf interpreter/American sign language performer Sandra Mae Frank, look inside to see how Aiko fared delivering the patriotic number.
Moments ago, Grammy Award-nominated country music artist Mickey Guyton rocked Super Bowl 56 with a stirring rendition of the U.S. national anthem.
Joining a hallowed list of vocalists who have performed the historic number to open a Super Bowl (i.e. Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Beyonce, P!nk, Faith Hill, Cher, and others), Guyton took to the Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium ahead of the Bengals vs. Rams game Sunday (February 13) with a triumphant take on ‘The Star Spangled Banner.’
Undoubtedly one that will have people talking for years to come, look inside to see how Mickey fared:
Before the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals battle for the year’s most prestigious title in football at Sunday’s Super Bowl 56 (February 13), the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California was rocked by native daughters Mary Mary.
The GRAMMY-winning Gospel sister act were on hand to deliver a rendition of the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – and deliver they did.
Joined by LA’s renowned YOLA (Youth Orchestra Los Angeles), look inside to see how they fared.
Real love is exactly what hits from Mary J. Blige’s catalog are receiving in anticipation of her historic co-headlining performance at the 2022 Super Bowl.
While it’s not uncommon for headliners to see spikes in sales and streaming activity after the big game, the Queen of Hip Hop Soul is reigning over real-time sales tallies BEFOREthe kickoff.
Cardi B has re-upped with Facebook for another season of her show ‘Cardi Tries _____.’
The Messenger series (which is executive produced by the star alongside Jesse Collins) sees her trying her hand at new skills outside of her Hip-Hop rooting. From lacing up to become a ballerina, firefighter, car racer, teacher, and more.
She won’t be alone, as notable names and faces pop up to help her achieve her goals.
The latest episode of season 2 is here and sees Cardi learn about tattoos along with her husband Offset.
‘Jesus Walks’ superstar Kanye West walked right into a digital fisticuffs with rapper Kid Cudi Saturday (February 12) after calling out the ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’ hitmaker over his friendship with Pete Davidson.
West is well into a war with Davidson over the comedian’s romantic relationship with Kim Kardashian amid her divorce from the 22-time GRAMMY winner.
After dropping yet another diss Pete’s way via the recently released single ‘City of Gods’ (as we reported here), ‘Ye appears to be severing ties with anyone connected to the former ‘SNL’ star. Cudi was the latest on the chopping block.
In a land and time far away from the one we know, Rihanna‘s last studio album – 2016’s ‘Anti’ – was considered a commercial failure thanks to a murky rollout and a slew of non-starting singles.
Fast forward to 2022, the LP is one of the best-performing projects of the millennium (commercially and critically), an ongoing victory that’s continually underscored by successes announced at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and Billboard.
This week, the latter unveiled news of yet another groundbreaking milestone attributed to the opus which – as of time reported – has sold over 11 million copies worldwide.
