Considered one of the founding fathers of rock ‘n’ roll, Little Richard passed away Saturday morning at the age of 87. His death was confirmed by his son, Danny Jones Penniman, to Rolling Stone, who also confirmed through his music lawyer, Bill Sobel, that the cause of death was bone cancer.

Born Richard Wayne Penniman, the musician’s career took off in the mid-’50s, with him churning out such instant classics as “Tutti Frutti,” “Long Tall Sally,” “Rip It Up” “Lucille,” and “Good Golly Miss Molly” — all before the decade was over. Little Richard would find himself on the same pedestal as fellow rock icons including Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis. However, he would eventually give up rock ‘n’ roll in 1957, only to return in 1959 to play gospel music. In 1964, he returned to the genre that made his name, but he failed to reach the same level of success as he achieved the prior decade.

Richard’s work became essential to the rock ‘n’ roll community, his songs covered by The Everly Brothers, The Kinks, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Elvis Costello, The Scorpions, among untold more. In the later years, Richard would become one of the tenn original inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, and in 1993, he received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy Awards.

After their 2018 album Iridescence debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard album charts, Brockhampton returned the following year with their fifth album Ginger. While Ginger failed to have the chart success of their previous album, it did produce their most successful single to date, “Sugar,” a track that was later remixed by Dua Lipa. While Brockhampton continues work on their upcoming album, reportedly titled Technical Difficulties, the group decided to surprise fans with a pair of singles.

First came “N.S.T.,” which was the polar opposite of “Sugar,” finding the group heading down the hip-hop lane for the track. A more collaborative effort, the track boasts vocals from Bearface, as well as production from Jabari Manwa, Kevin Abstract, and Matt Champion. Later in the day they dropped “Things Can’t Stay The Same,” an even bigger departure from Ginger. A bit shorter than “N.S.T.”, “Things Can’t Stay The Same” clocks in at just under two minutes and features verses from Kevin Abstract and Matt Champion. The song also contains a sample of “Trouble Will Remain” by Amnesty. Whether the songs will appear on their upcoming Technical Difficulties remains to be seen.
Watch the videos above to hear “Things Can’t Stay The Same” and “N.S.T.”

UFC 249 will take place on May 9, but there will be one fewer fight on the card than originally planned. The middleweight bout between Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and Uriah Hall was pulled late on Friday night after word got out that Souza, along with two of his cornermen, tested positive for COVID-19. All three are, as of Friday, asymptomatic.

“UFC’s medical team examined Souza and his two cornermen and found them to be currently asymptomatic, or not exhibiting the common symptoms of COVID-19,” the UFC said in a statement, according to ESPN. “As per UFC’s health and safety protocols, all three men have left the host hotel and will be self-isolating off premises, where UFC’s medical team will monitor their conditions remotely and will provide assistance with any necessary treatment.”

Hall took to social media after the news dropped and wished Souza well.

The event is slated to take place in Jacksonville, and Souza, a native of Brazil, drove up from his home in Florida. When he arrived on Wednesday, he mentioned that a family member may have come in contact with someone who had a confirmed case of COVID-19, and soon after, he was tested. Several hours after going through weigh-ins on Friday, where Souza wore a mask and gloves before participating in a distanced stare down with Hall, the word came in about his positive test.

According to the UFC, the other 23 fighters on the card tested negative. UFC 249’s preliminary card will begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN before moving to ESPN+ for its main card at 10 p.m. The event will be headlined by a lightweight bout between Tony Ferguson and Justin Gaethje.

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Friday night, the music world lost a pivotal figure at a rather young age: Andre Harell, founder of Uptown Records, has died at the age of 59. Harrell is also credited with giving Diddy his first job in the music business. The news was revealed during DJ D-Nice’s weekly Club Quarantine livestream on Instagram. According to Variety, the cause of Harrell’s death has yet to be confirmed.

In addition to his executive position at Uptown Records, Harrell also represented one-half of the hip-hop duo, Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, who earned a few minor hits, including “Genius Rap”. After some time as Vice President and GM at Def Jam, Harrell would venture out on his own to start Uptown Records in 1986. There, he helped to develop and grow the R&B style entitled New Jack Swing, thanks to acts like Guy (which featured legendary producer Teddy Riley) and Jodeci.

Harrell also worked in the hip-hop sector, signing names like Heavy D and the Boyz and Father MC. He is also credited with discovering Mary J. Blige in the ’80s, but her career would not take off until the ’90s with help from Diddy, who was then the A&R at Uptown. Diddy’s A&R position would eventually lead to him discovering Notorious B.I.G.; however, he would be infamously fired in 1993 and would later sign Notorious B.I.G. to his own label, Bad Boy Records, which he started that same year.

Diddy and Harrell would eventually reunite as business partners, with Harrell serving as the Vice Chairman of Diddy’s music network, Revolt, as well as a producer on Revolt’s show, State Of The Culture. Harrell also served as the executive producer for a three-part miniseries that was focused on the history of Uptown. The miniseries is expected to arrive at some point this year.

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