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Pharaohe Monch Unmasks His Struggles with Mental Health

This is branded content created in partnership with Sound Mind. Community is what drives Troy Donald Jamerson, better known as Pharaoahe Monch. The Queens-born MC known for his decades-long career built on complex, interlocking lyrics and rhymes credits his intimate knowledge of Black America’s struggle for stability as a formative force in his life. Troy’s […]

Johnny Ventura, Dominican Merengue Icon, Dies at 81

Legendary merengue singer Johnny Ventura (real name: Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano) died on Wednesday (July 28), Billboard has learned. He was 81 years old. The famed singer-songwriter, arranger and bandleader died of a sudden heart attack and was pronounced dead at Clínica Unión Medica del Norte in Santiago, according to El Tiempo. Just three […]

Here are the ships cruising from Florida ports

Cruises are back and here are the ships that are cruising from Florida ports: Cruises-map-2021-0726 Carnival Cruise Line currently has one ship operating from Florida on six and eight-night voyages … Click to Continue »

Will Bo Burnham Get the Last Laugh in Grammy Nominations?

Did you hear the one about the comedian who landed a Grammy nomination for best new artist? The ongoing success of Bo Burnham’s Inside (The Songs) raises the distinct possibility that the comedian could receive a Grammy nomination for best new artist later this year. Burnham would be the first comic in 42 years to be […]

Joey Jordison Dies: Music Community Remembers Late Slipknot Drummer

Joey Jordison rocked in life, and his death has rocked the music community. The founding Slipknot drummer died at the age of 46, his family confirmed in a statement issued Tuesday (July 27). Jordison formed Slipknot in his native Iowa back in 1995 along with percussionist Shawn Crahan and the band’s late bass player Paul […]