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The Library of Congress recognized Elton John and Bernie Taupin‘s contributions to modern music on Wednesday night with a gala where they awarded the songwriting pair with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The event, held at Washington, D.C.’s D.A.R. Constitution Hall, included performances by the duo’s famous fans singing their songs: Metallica performed “Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding,” Annie Lennox sang “Border Song” and joined Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile for “I’m Still Standing,” and Charlie…

Bing is, in some circles, a kind of curse word. Some might say that using it is like Walking on Broken Glass, in fact — although while it’s gotten better over the years, you’ll still not get search results from Microsoft’s platform when you search for something on your iPhone.It looks like we might have a reason why — Annie Lennox, star of Eurythmics and an incredible solo career, was part of the reason that Apple chose Google as its default search engine rather than Bing, albeit indirectly.Sweet dreams (isn’t made of…

Annie Lennox called for a ceasefire in Gaza during her tribute to Sinéad O’Connor at the Grammys. After performing “Nothing Compares to U” on Sunday, the singer became the first artist to call for a ceasefire in Gaza at a major awards show this year. “Artists for a ceasefire. Peace in the world,” Lennox said with her fist in the air, as an image of O’Connor displayed in the background. Fans celebrated the Eurythmics icon for making the bold statement and honoring O’Connor in the “most meaningful and…

Ari Lennox announced Thursday that her upcoming tour will be her last. “Age Sex Location will be my last tour,” Lennox wrote on Twitter. “I love my genuine fans so much and can’t wait to give you my all every night!!” The “Pressure” singer also said there will not be a European leg of the age/sex/location tour “due to reasons out of my control.”Ari dropped her sophomore studio album age/sex/location in September. Ahead of its release, Dreamville founder J. Cole shared a text message he received from Lennox in response to…

Fresh off the release of her sophomore studio album age/sex/location, Ari Lennox stopped by the Breakfast Club for a lengthy interview touching on a wide array of topics, including traumatic experiences from dating struggle rappers and navigating the minefield of wannabe MCs.  At the 15:35 mark above, Angela Yee brought up Lennox dating guys who turned out to be “secret rappers”—aspiring artists who aren’t initially upfront about their career aspirations until they believe the opportunity presents itself. Yee wondered if…

In January, the outspoken American R&B singer-songwriter Ari Lennox tweeted that she’d never do another interview after being quizzed disrespectfully about her sex life by a smirking male radio DJ. Lennox’s lyrics about good sex with untrustworthy, broke or otherwise unmoored men feel so unmediated and authentic that some people confuse the Ari in the songs with the real person – born Courtney Shanade Salter in Washington DC in 1991 – who sings them.It’s still depressingly common, it seems, for women – especially…

September is getting off to a great start. Lil Baby is back with his latest single “Detox.” In preparation for her upcoming album, age/sex/location, Ari Lennox teamed up with Summer Walker for their soulful track “Queen Space.” And Yeat brought the energy with his new single “Talk.” This week’s list also includes new music from Pi’erre Boure, Freddie Gibbs, EST Gee, and many more. Check out the best new music this week below. Also be sure to follow our playlist on Spotify here.  September is getting off to a great…

In preparation for her heavily anticipated sophomore album, age/sex/location, Ari Lennox has teamed up with Summer Walker for her latest single, “Queen Space.”Ahead of the release of the track, Dreamville co-founder and J. Cole’s manager Ib Hamad shared a video of Ari in the studio with Cole and producer Elite putting the song together.“I just remembered I had my camera with me when Cole linked up with Ari and Elite to finish up Queen Space 🤦🏽‍♂️,” Ib tweeted. “I love this shot and the excitement Cole has everytime he…

Ari Lennox is about to release her heavily anticipated sophomore album, age/sex/location, on Sept 9., and when Dreamville leader J. Cole asked what this project means to her, Ari sent a long, touching message outlining how it’s really an album about healing.Cole shared the text Ari sent him on Instagram, explaining how excited he is for the world to hear her message as well.“I asked Ari what this new album means to her,” Cole writes in the caption of the post. “I needed to know cuz I fuck with it so heavy. What I hear is…

More than three years after the release of her debut album, Ari Lennox returns with a new single from her forthcoming sophomore LP.Produced by Lennox’s Dreamville colleague Elite, who crafted the beats for eight songs on Ari’s 2019 studio debut Shea Butter Baby, “Hoodie” arrives alongside an accompanying visual that stars Isiah Rashad as the singer-songwriter’s love interest.“I’m tryna get in that hoodie/Can I be in that hoodie?” Lennox sings on the seductive hook. Lennox also announced her Age/Sex/Location album, which…