Edwin Cameron to receive social justice award

The new track is the Walkmen frontman's first since 2017

Hamilton Leithauser has shared a teaser for the first single off his next album. In it, the former Walkmen singer decides to play his new song “Here They Come” for a friend, Ethan Hawke.

The Music Business Association (Music Biz) will honor independent distributor CD Baby with the 2020 Independent Spirit Award during its forthcoming Music Biz 2020 Annual Conference, the organization announced Thursday (Feb. 6). The award will be presented during the annual Music Biz awards dinner at the conference, which is slated to take place May 11-14 at the JW Marriott hotel in Nashville.

Sharon Van Etten is back with a new single. It’s called “Beaten Down,” and it’s accompanied by a new music video directed by Nicky and Juliana Giraffe. The visual features Van Etten and dancers Allison and Veronica Huber. “Our goal was to create a striking and psychedelic video set in the California desert, a welcoming of Sharon’s next chapter here,” the Giraffes said in a statement. Watch the video below.

Rihanna will receive the President’s Award — which recognizes special achievement and distinguished public service — at the 51st National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Image Awards on Feb. 22 in Pasadena, California.

She's on a roll! 

J Balvin is ready to kick off 2020!

Ethan Hawke will direct and adapt “Camino Real,” Tennessee Williams’ wildly experimental play, into a feature film. Uri Singer, who worked with Hawke on the upcoming Sundance Film Festival entry “Tesla,” will produce and finance the picture through his company, Passage Pictures.

Dan Levy at the recent SAG Awards in Los Angeles (Image via Instagram)

Among the artist’s who will be achieving Grammy gold the night of Jan. 26, Iggy Pop will receive the high honor of lifetime achievement from the Recording Academy! The 71-year-old rocker, known as the “Godfather of Punk,” curated a storied career since he first started out in the 1970s. Before the “Real Wild Child” walks the Grammy Awards stage to accept his achievement, here are five things you need to know about him.

Janelle Monáe (Image via Instagram)

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden announced the birth of their daughter, Raddix Madden, at the start of January.Raddix's middle names have now been revealed and they're every bit as adorable as her unusual first name.Cameron Diaz took to Instagram in early January to reveal that she'd welcomed her first child, a daughter, with husband Benji Madden.According to The Blast (via People), Raddix's birth certificate reveals that her full name is Raddix Chloe Wildflower Madden.

It seems things didn't end on the best of terms between Dove Cameron and Ryan McCartan. 

From early in his career, writer-producer Ryan Murphy has always made it a point to use his platform to speak openly about pressing LGBTQ issues. Now, the Pose creator is being recognized for his contributions.

Over the next few weeks Bontle Modiselle, Dineo Langa, Clement Maosa and more familiar faces will visit schools across SA distributing school shoes to children in need. The trio are part of the #KrushGoodness Krew who will be playing their part in ensuring that 20 000 children across South Africa receive a brand new pair of Smart Steps school shoes for the school year ahead.