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• Lenny Kravitz Remembers Andre Harrell: ‘He Was Such a Wonderful Person’

  09-05-2020 23:57 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rock star reminisces on his early days in the New York scene, and working with Harrell and Diddy as they maneuvered their way to music industry success
  
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• Example shares new song ‘Erin’ featuring his wife Erin McNaught

  09-05-2020 23:53 via nme.com
  
  Example has released a new song featuring vocals by his wife Erin McNaught – listen to ‘Erin’ below.
  Read more: Example interviews BoJack Horseman
  Co-written with long-time collaborator Johnny McDaid, the rapper’s latest track is a ballad that “was almost locked away forever.”
  “I thought there’d never be a time for it,” he explained in an Instagram post. “I was only making and releasing dance music cos a) I wanted to be played in the cl
  
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• Demi Lovato & Max Ehrich Share Romantic Kiss Dancing to ‘Stuck With U’: Watch

  09-05-2020 23:27
  
  Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich let everyone in on an especially lovey-dovey moment inspired by Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s “Stuck With U.”
  The apparent couple shared a video showing a romantic slow dance — and some smooching — together in a starlit room Friday night (May 8).
  “Happy to be a part of something so special right now,” Lovato gushed. “Like really REALLY happy if you can’t tell… #stuckwithu.”“my whole
  
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• Little Richard Never Won a Grammy, But He Brought Down the House at the 1988 Grammy Awards

  09-05-2020 23:14
  
  Little Richard never won a Grammy in competition, but he provided one of the most memorable moments at the 30th annual Grammy Awards, held on March 2, 1988 at Radio City Music Hall in New York.
  That was a strong Grammy show to begin with. It was the year Michael Jackson gave one of the most captivating performances in Grammy history, and U2 won album of the year for the first time.Little Richard and David Johansen, former leader of the New York Dolls (who recorded solo as Buster Poindexter), wal
  
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• Dion DiMucci on His Friend Little Richard: ‘He Had a Lot of Sides to Him’

  09-05-2020 23:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  One of the last living 1950s rock & roll stars remembers what he learned from his friend and musical hero, from backstage kindness to onstage command
  
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• Bob Dylan Remembers Little Richard: ‘My Shining Star and Guiding Light’

  09-05-2020 23:06 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Of course he’ll live forever. But it’s like a part of your life is gone," Dylan says of rock pioneer
  
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• Megadeth’s David Ellefson shares metal cover of Post Malone’s ‘Over Now’

  09-05-2020 23:03 via nme.com
  
  Megadeth bassist David Ellefson has shared a metal cover version of Post Malone‘s ‘Over Now’ – listen to it below.
  Read more: Post Malone’s Nirvana tribute livestream sounded like a wild and heavy garage band in rehearsal
  Set to land on the debut album from Ellefson’s self-titled solo band, which is due out in October, the orignal version of ‘Over Now’ featured on Posty’s 2018 album ‘beerbongs & bentleys’, and was co-written b
  
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• Jodeci’s K-Ci Remembers Andre Harrell: ‘He Knew How to Make You Into a Star’

  09-05-2020 22:51 via rollingstone.com
  
  The legendary R&B group was a cornerstone of Uptown Records while Harrell built it into an early Nineties powerhouse
  
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• Here’s How Billboard Reviewed Little Richard’s ‘Tutti Frutti’ in 1955

  09-05-2020 22:38
  
  There wasn’t much else like “Tutti Frutti” when Little Richard premiered the song in 1955.
  The risqué song about sex and dancing, helped Richard land performing slots in clubs, and later established him as a certified hitmaker. The track also earned him his first career Billboard chart entry in 1955, debuting at No. 12 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart in November 1955, and later reaching No. 17 on the Most Played in Juke Boxes tally in 1956.Before that, though, Billbo
  
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• John Fogerty Remembers Little Richard: ‘The Greatest Rock Singer of All Time’

  09-05-2020 22:28 via rollingstone.com
  
  "By the time [his] records ended, your jaw had dropped to the floor and you weren’t able to breathe," Creedence Clearwater Revival founder says
  
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• From Sin to Salvation: Little Richard Tells All

  09-05-2020 22:05 via rollingstone.com
  
  America loved Little Richard. His music made your liver quiver and your knees freeze. Now, after years of ogling orgies and holding parties in his nose, he confesses how the Devil made him do it and the Good Lord made him stop
  
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• 6ix9ine Flashes ‘$1 Million’ Jewelry & Stacks of Cash from House Balcony: Watch

  09-05-2020 22:02
  
  6ix9ine is living his best life after being granted an early release from prison.
  On the heels of dropping his new comeback single “Gooba” on Friday (May 8), the 24-year-old rainbow-haired rapper shared a video on Instagram of himself flashing stacks of cash and showing off his “$1 million” diamond encrusted shark pendant and watch.
  “Every rapper calling each other pushing there albums back,” 6ix9ine captioned the video, adding the cost of his jewelry. “
  
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• Yourcodenameis:milo’s ‘All Roads To Fault’ EP to be celebrated with listening party

  09-05-2020 21:58 via nme.com
  
  Former Yourcodenameis:milo frontman Paul Mullen is set to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the band’s debut EP ‘All Roads To Fault’ with a listening party tomorrow night (Sunday May 10),
  The Tyne And Wear post-hardcore band released the critically acclaimed EP on 10 May 2004. Now a cult favourite, the Steve Albini produced ‘All Roads To Fault EP’ launched YCNI:M into a bidding war among record labels, before they released the Flood-produced debut album ‘Ignot
  
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• Yourcodenameis:milo to celebrate anniversary of ‘All Roads To Fault’ EP with listening party

  09-05-2020 21:58 via nme.com
  
  Yourcodenameis:milo are set to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the band’s debut EP ‘All Roads To Fault’ with a listening party tomorrow night (Sunday May 10),
  The Tyne And Wear post-hardcore band released the critically acclaimed EP on 10 May 2004. Now a cult favourite, the Steve Albini produced ‘All Roads To Fault EP’ launched YCNI:M into a bidding war among record labels, before they released the Flood-produced debut album ‘Ignoto’ on Fiction/Polydor
  
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• Little Richard’s History on Billboard’s Charts: ‘Tutti Frutti,’ ‘Good Golly, Miss Molly’ & More

  09-05-2020 21:56
  
  Little Richard was one of the most influential pioneers of modern music, shaping the evolution of rock and R&B and charting legendary songs on Billboard’s charts.
  The icon, born Richard Penniman on Dec. 5, 1932, in Macon, Georgia, died Saturday morning (May 9) at age 87.
  The singer, songwriter and pianist sent over two dozen songs onto Billboard’s charts, with his most of his beloved hits having predated the Billboard Hot 100, which began on Aug. 4, 1958. (Prior to the Hot 100&rs
  
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• ‘I Majored in Mouth’: How Little Richard Invented the Rock Star

  09-05-2020 21:53 via rollingstone.com
  
  With his "A-wop bop-a-loo-bop, a-lop bam boom" battle cry, the late singer-pianist embodied an irrepressible rebel spirit that inspired everyone from John Lennon to Jimi Hendrix
  
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• Leon Bridges and John Mayer share quarantine video for ‘Inside Friend’

  09-05-2020 21:50 via nme.com
  
  Leon Bridges and John Mayer have shared the music video for their recent single ‘Inside Friend’ – watch it below.
  Read more: Leon Bridges interviewed: ‘I love the realness and simplicity of soul’
  All proceeds from the track, which was released last month, will be donated to MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund, a project set up by The Recording Academy to assist musicians and professionals affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
  On Friday (May 8), the pair shared the offici
  
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• 16 Great Little Richard Deep Cuts

  09-05-2020 21:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  Beyond the hits that kick-started rock & roll history, Little Richard's catalog is full of must-hear tunes
  
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• With Little Richard’s Death, Only Two Members of the Inaugural Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class Are Still Living

  09-05-2020 20:54
  
  With Little Richard’s death today (May 9) at age 87, now just two members of the inaugural class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are still living — Jerry Lee Lewis, who is 84, and Don Everly, the older of The Everly Brothers, who is 83.
  The other members of the first class, from 1986, have all died. Three of them were inducted posthumously: Buddy Holly had died way back in 1959 (at age 22), Sam Cooke in 1964 (at age 33) and Elvis Presley in 1977 (at age 42).But all of the
  
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• Eminem & Lil Wayne Talk Michael Jordan Doc, Googling Their Lyrics on Young Money Radio: Listen

  09-05-2020 20:43
  
  Eminem recently paid a visit to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Radio on Apple Music, where he discussed a range of topics, including the new Michael Jordan documentary, Googling his own lyrics, connecting with fans, and more.
  Em’s visit to Young Money Radio on Friday (May 8) marked the show’s third episode. Past shows featured interviews with Drake, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and sports star Deion Sanders, among others.
  Here are some highlights from Weezy’s interview with
  
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• Alanis Morissette postpones ‘Jagged Little Pill’ US tour until summer 2021

  09-05-2020 20:35 via nme.com
  
  Alanis Morissette has postponed the North American leg of her ‘Jagged Little Pill’ tour due to the coronavirus.
  Read more: In defence of Alanis Morissette’s ‘Jagged Little Pill’
  The multiple Grammy award-winning singer revealed details of a world tour celebrating her landmark album’s 25th anniversary last year, with shows kicking off with support from Garbage and Liz Phair on June 2 in Portland, Oregon.
  Today (May 9), Morissette revealed that the US leg of the
  
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• Elton John on Little Richard: ‘A True Legend, Icon and a Force of Nature’

  09-05-2020 20:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Without a doubt - musically, vocally and visually - he was my biggest influence," singer says of late rock pioneer
  
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• Flashback: Little Richard Plays ‘Itsy Bitsy Spider’ on ‘Full House’

  09-05-2020 19:21 via rollingstone.com
  
  Watch his surreal appearance on the 1994 episode 'Little Richard Too Late'
  
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• Mick Jagger Pays Tribute to ‘Biggest Inspiration’ Little Richard

  09-05-2020 19:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  "His music still has the same raw electric energy when you play it now as it did when it first shot through the music scene in the mid 50’s," Rolling Stones singer writes of late icon
  
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• Usher, Mariah Carey, John Legend & More React to Andre Harrell’s Death

  09-05-2020 18:56
  
  The hip-hop and R&B community is mourning the loss of Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell, who has died at the age of 59.
  Artists like K-Ci Hailey, Usher, Mariah Carey, John Legend, Missy Elliott and Snoop Dogg took to social media on Saturday (May 9) to pay tribute to the late music mogul.
  “Whether we knew it or not, he had such a huge influence on the R&B/hip-hop my generation grew up loving,” Legend tweeted. “He signed and mentored so many great artists, made so muc
  
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• Little Richard’s 10 Best Songs: Staff Picks

  09-05-2020 18:32
  
  With the death of Little Richard at age 87, the world has lost the last living creator of rock n’ roll. But a voice like Richard Penniman’s can never really be silenced. The controlled mania of the flamboyant pianist and his signature screech – higher than his sky-scraping hair yet firmly footed in the depths of an overactive libido (at least during the early part of his career) – would prove massively influential on everyone from Elvis Presley to Paul McCartney to Jimi H
  
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• Little Richard’s 10 Best Songs

  09-05-2020 18:32
  
  With the death of Little Richard at age 87, the world has lost the last living creator of rock n’ roll. But a voice like Richard Penniman’s can never really be silenced. The controlled mania of the flamboyant pianist and his signature screech – higher than his sky-scraping hair yet firmly footed in the depths of an overactive libido (at least during the early part of his career) – would prove massively influential on everyone from Elvis Presley to Paul McCartney to Jimi H
  
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• Little Richard’s 10 Greatest Moments: From ‘Tutti Frutti’ to ‘Full House’

  09-05-2020 18:26
  
  You can’t tell the story of rock n’ roll without the story of Little Richard, one of the genre’s earliest pioneers and most devout practitioners, and ultimately one of its most esteemed spokespeople. He learned from some of the genre’s all-time legends, paid it forward to some of the greatest to follow in his footsteps, and also graced rock with some of the most iconic, eternal singles in the genre’s 70-year-old history.
  Following his death this week at age 87, we&r
  
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• Bette Midler, Brian Wilson, Steven Van Zandt & More React to Little Richard’s Death

  09-05-2020 17:53
  
  Musicians and celebrities are paying tribute to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Little Richard, who has died at the age of 87.
  Artists like Brian Wilson, Bette Midler, Nile Rodgers, Steven Van Zandt, Gene Simmons and many more are mourning the loss of the high-pompadoured singer, songwriter and pianist, whose explosive performances set early rock n’ roll afire.
  “He was there at the beginning and showed us all how to rock and roll,” The Beach Boys’ Wilson tweeted Saturda
  
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• Little Richard: Questlove, Brian Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis and More Pay Tribute to ‘King of Rock & Roll’

  09-05-2020 17:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  Jimmy Page, Chance the Rapper, Steven Van Zandt and Gene Simmons also remember music pioneer
  
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• 10 Essential Tracks That Defined the Legacy of Uptown Records and Founder Andre Harrell

  09-05-2020 17:32
  
  The hip-hop community is mourning the loss of music executive Andre Harrell, after sources confirmed to Billboard that he passed away early Saturday morning (May 9). Currently, details of Harrell’s death remains unknown. He was 59.
  Harrell’s impact runs deep, stemming from the success he accrued as the founder of Uptown Records in the 1980s to grooming future music mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs. At its peak, Harrell’s roster was oozing with talent, ranging from Heavy D
  
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• Flashback: Little Richard Performs a Blazing ‘Long Tall Sally’ in 1956

  09-05-2020 17:27 via rollingstone.com
  
  The late rock icon also tore through 'Tutti Frutti' in this incredible scene from the movie 'Don't Knock the Rock'
  
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• Little Richard, Rock And Roll Legend And Pop Culture Icon, Dead At 87

  09-05-2020 17:15
  
  Little Richard, the rock and roll icon widely credited with helping pioneer not just the musical style itself but the larger-than-life personas that came to accompany it, has reportedly died at 87.
  
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• Tributes paid to rock n’ roll legend Little Richard, who has died aged 87

  09-05-2020 16:50 via nme.com
  
  Tributes have been paid to rock n’ roll originator Little Richard, who has passed away aged 87.
  The icon, real name Richard Wayne Penniman, known as a founding father of rock n’ roll and renowned for his flamboyant style and free-spirited attitude, died today (Saturday May 9). His son Danny Jones Penniman confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, but said the cause of death was unknown.
  Little Richard’s breakthrough came in 1956 with the single ‘Tutti Frutti’, befo
  
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• Rock 'n' roll legend Little Richard dies at 87

  09-05-2020 16:43 via music-news.com
  
  Rock music legend Little Richard has died at the age of 87, his family have confirmed.
  
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• Little Richard Reflects on the Dawn of Rock & Roll, Influencing the Beatles and Stones

  09-05-2020 16:38 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I don't think I ever got what I really deserved," the icon said in 2004
  
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• Little Richard’s Long Goodbye

  09-05-2020 16:29 via rollingstone.com
  
  Less music, more time for making outfits: Rock's first unstoppable force turns 80
  
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• Little Richard, Early Rock Architect and Hitmaker, Dead at 87: Report

  09-05-2020 16:00
  
  Little Richard, the high-pompadoured singer, songwriter and pianist whose explosive performances set early rock n’ roll afire, has died at age 87, according to reports. The news was first reported by Rolling Stone, as confirmed by his son Danny Penniman. As of publishing, the cause of death is not yet known.
  Little Richard called himself “the architect of rock n’ roll,” and as much as he loved hyperbole and self-promotion, he was pretty much right. His musical career
  
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• Little Richard, Early Rock Architect and Hitmaker, Dead at 87

  09-05-2020 16:00
  
  Little Richard, the high-pompadoured singer, songwriter and pianist whose explosive performances set early rock n’ roll afire, has died at age 87. His rep confirmed to Billboard he passed away Saturday (May 9) morning in Tullahoma, Tenn. of bone cancer. The news was first reported by Rolling Stone, as confirmed by his son Danny Penniman.
  Little Richard called himself “the architect of rock n’ roll,” and as much as he loved hyperbole and self-promotion, he was pretty
  
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• 5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (May 9)

  09-05-2020 16:00
  
  From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week:
  Alejandro Sanz 2021 Tour
  The “Corazón Partío” singer is giving us something to look forward to post-pandemic. Sanz took to social media to announce the new dates of La Gira tour in Spain. The rescheduled trek will kick off June 12, 2021 in the ci
  
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• Little Richard: 20 Essential Songs

  09-05-2020 15:45 via rollingstone.com
  
  "Tutti-Frutti," "Long Tall Sally" and other game-changing tracks from rock and R&B pioneer
  
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• Nicki Minaj jokes about pregnancy speculation

  09-05-2020 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  Nicki wed Kenneth Petty last year.
  
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• Little Richard, Founding Father of Rock Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87

  09-05-2020 15:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  Pianist-singer behind "Tutti Frutti," "Good Golly Miss Molly" and "Long Tall Sally" set the template that a generation of musicians would follow
  
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• Chris Martin and Mike Shinoda set for mental health awareness festival

  09-05-2020 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  Fans can check out the event, which kicks off at 8.30am PT each day, on 320 Festival's Facebook Live and YouTube Live pages.
  
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• Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber capture lockdown mood in star-studded Stuck With U video

  09-05-2020 15:30 via music-news.com
  
  Stuck With U also saw Ariana confirm she's got a new beau.
  
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• Andre Harrell, Founder of Uptown Records, Dead at 59

  09-05-2020 15:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  "He gave you the best soundtracks of your life man and you didn’t even know it," Questlove writes of music exec who helped launch Sean Combs' career
  
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• Flashback: Little Richard and Tanya Tucker Spice Up the CMA Awards

  09-05-2020 15:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Rock and country legends team for the frisky country classic "Somethin' Else" in 1994
  
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• Billie Eilish has been writing new music in quarantine: “We got some stuff coming”

  09-05-2020 14:57 via nme.com
  Billie Eilish has revealed that she’s been writing new music with brother Finneas in quarantine.
  The singer was speaking to Zane Lowe on Beats 1 to discuss her new radio show on the station with her dad.READ MORE: Billie Eilish – “So many artists I know hate their own music and it’s weird to me because I love mine”Eilish said she was “fully uninspired for the first three weeks of [quarantine],” adding that she “was not about to make music”.
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• U2’s Adam Clayton opens up on how he overcame mental health issues

  09-05-2020 14:04 via nme.com
  
  U2 bassist Adam Clayton has spoken on how the coronavirus-enforced lockdown can affect those who struggle with their mental health.
  The musician, who’s opened up previously on his depression and issues with alcohol, appeared on Ireland’s The Late Late Show last night (May 8).Read More: ‘Am I depressed?’ – help and advice on mental health and what to do nextVideo calling from his home in Dublin, Clayton urged viewers who were finding this time particularly difficult
  
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• Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell has died aged 59

  09-05-2020 13:11 via nme.com
  
  Uptown Records founder Andre Harrell has died aged 59.
  The label executive was most famous for discovering P Diddy shortly after he set up Uptown in the 1980s.
  The news of Harrell’s passing was announced by DJ D Nice during an Instagram Live stream for his Club Quarantine series, and sources have confirmed the news to Variety. Harrell’s cause of death has not yet been revealed.
  As well as starting Uptown, Harrell also had stints at Def Jam and Motown after starting his career as one
  
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