Singer Melvin Edmonds, from the Grammy-nominated ’90s R&B group After 7 and brother to Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, died over the weekend. He was 65. Melvin passed away Saturday (May 18) following a short illness, his son confirmed to the Indy Star. The group’s surviving members released a statement via social media expressing their sadness and grief over Melvin’s death. “[We’re] deeply hurt/saddened by the unexpected/sudden loss of brother/friend/dad Melvin D. Edmonds,” read a tweet posted Monday (May 20).

For some, Amber Rose has morphed into a new-age feminist icon who has used the harsh criticisms leveled against her–being called an unfit mother, as well as a whore, slut, and stripper–as stones to create her inaugural demonstration, the Slut Walk, to raise awareness around rape and slut and body shaming. This new sense of womanhood has even found Rose defending Kim Kardashian West against the likes of Bette Midler, Pink and former CNN host Piers Morgan after the reality television star posted a nude photo of herself on social media last week.

From the time Michael Jackson solidified himself as the king of pop and your favorite artist’s favorite artist, the Indiana native found melodies and moves to set himself apart from the masses. One of those iconic gestures was the moonwalk, which continues to stand the test of time and a staple in pop today. The origin of the moonwalk was presumably implemented by dancer-artist Jeffrey Daniel. In a passage published on TIME, the former Shalamar group member says he taught Jackson the backsliding move which he debuted in 1983 at Motown’s 25th-anniversary special.

Conversations about whether the R&B singers of today are able to carry their own have made their rounds and Shawn Stockman of the iconic R&B group Boyz II Men is giving his two cents. In a series of tweets, the 49-year-old expressed how singers of today are more concerned with competing “with the bravado of the hip hop world” instead of taking time to perfect their craft by “investing in their vocal performances (or not having very strong ones).

After both Simon Cowell and Ellen DeGeneres announced their departure from American Idol earlier this year, chatter spread that everyone from actor/singer Jamie Foxx to shock jock Howard Stern might fill their seats. One music mind missing from the jabber: Cee-Lo Green. The Dungeon Family alum says he spoke about the vacant spot with friend and Idol judge Randy Jackson, who pushed him to vie for the post. “I was asked,” Cee-Lo says of joining the American Idol panel.