On May 11, 2025, fans of BTS' Taehyung (V) took to social media to celebrate the idol. He was recognized as the first and only Korean artist to be listed on Wikipedia's prestigious "List of Baritones ...

The track features a sample of Luther Vandross' beloved 1982 rendition of "If This World Were Mine," a song originally written by Marvin Gaye and first recorded by Gaye and Tammi Terrell in 1967.

“Luther,” whose title honors late R&B great Luther Vandross (who is also sampled on the song), became Lamar’s sixth Hot 100 No. 1 and SZA’s third. Lamar and SZA each extend their longest ...

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” lifts a spot to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart dated May 3. Lamar rules Pop Airplay for the third time — and first as a lead artist, following ...

Plus, Alex Warren's "Ordinary" rises to No. 2 and Doechii's "Anxiety" returns to the top 10. By Gary Trust Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” tops the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for an ...

And by the end, when the late R&B legend Luther Vandross crooned “If This World Were Mine” on the “Luther” encore, it felt as if the world was theirs.

Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross. Typically, the show’s cultural segment has paid homage to the percussive sounds of Cuba, Haiti, Africa and South America.

“If this world were mine,” ponders the Luther Vandross sample from his 1982 song at the beginning of “Luther.” For Kendrick and SZA, it was for a warm May night in East Rutherford.

“You know, going to bed 11 o’clock, waking up three in the morning. Like Luther Vandross say, I never get to dance with my father again. He’ll never get to dance with me again because he’s ...

Designated the "heartbeat" of R&B during the 1980s and 1990s, Luther Vandross led a productive singing and song writing life. At age 30, he finally recorded his first solo album with the No. 1 R&B ...