Prince played Essence Festival this year and was great as always, running through 24 songs during his July 4th headlining set where he requested that everyone in the audience wear purple. Before he got started, however, he joined Nile Rodgers on stage to play on the Rodgers-produced David Bowie hit “Let’s Dance,” fr...

The song was auctioned off for the Chic man's charity

As the creative force behind Chic and the producer behind monster hits from people like Diana Ross and David Bowie, Nile Rodgers is responsible for some of the best disco and dance-pop anthems of the ’70s and ’80s. He’d been off the pop-music radar and playing to the nostalgia market for years before he resurfaced [...

A Young Money crew album is, almost by its very nature, disposable; even Lil Twist and Gudda Gudda seem to know that you don’t necessarily need more Lil Twist and Gudda Gudda verses in your life. But a Young Money crew album is good for at least one thing: For creating a low-pressure safe space [...]

The Grammys aren’t about Grammys — the vast majority of them aren’t even given out during the televised ceremony. No, the Grammys are about the performances, and this year is looking pretty stacked. Here we’ll be posting videos of the live sets including Daft Punk (with Pharrell, Nile Rodgers, and Stevie W...