Singer Kehlani is voicing strong opposition to artificial intelligence encroaching on the music industry, after virtual artist Xania Monet secured a $3 million deal with Hallwood Media and quickly climbed the Billboard charts. Monet, the creation of poet Telisha Jones, was built using Suno technology, currently mired in copyright disputes with major labels. Jones’ storytelling-driven […]
Sidney “Omen” Brown, the Harlem-born producer and DJ whose credits span Beyoncé, Drake, Ludacris and Usher, has died at 49. Brown was found dead Sept. 13 in his East Harlem apartment by a family member who went to check on him after he missed a longstanding DJ set at Barawine Harlem, his mother said. His […]
Reebok’s Angel Reese 1, first teased during July’s WNBA All-Star Weekend, sold out within minutes of its official launch on the brand’s website. Angel Reese The Chicago Sky forward celebrated the moment on social media, saying she was “in full tears,” after taking “a leap of faith” by releasing three colourways at once. “They all […]
New Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant spent years locked out of a Coinbase account holding Bitcoin he began buying during his Golden State Warriors stint—an access snafu that inadvertently turned him into a long-term holder as prices climbed. His agent and business partner, Rich Kleiman, recounted the saga on Sept. 16 at CNBC’s Game Plan […]
A high-profile bid to build a Caesars Palace casino in the heart of Times Square, backed by SL Green, Caesars Entertainment, Roc Nation and Live Nation, was voted down by a state community advisory committee on Sept. 17, dealing a major blow to one of Manhattan’s most closely watched gambling proposals. The plan envisioned converting […]
