Meet Roc Nation's R&B sensation Nicole Bus! With a humble soul and beautiful voice, she graces every stage with expertise and nails every interview with grace. Nicole, who has a sound akin to some of her biggest influences (Sade, Bob Marley, and Lauryn Hill), hit the road on the "Let Love" tour with Common and garnered critical praises for her [More]
Japanese-African-American artist UMI released the new song "Sukidakara" and its music video. Sung primarily in Japanese, Sukidakara roughly translates to "because I like you" in English. The single is an effortless blend of Japanese and English singing, which revolves around the narrative of trying to get the guy she likes to notice her. An official video accompanies the seamless blend of languages [More]
Award-winning R&B creative genius Frank Ocean broke his two-year music hiatus since Blonde with a new song titled "DHL." Frank returned to the popular Beats 1 show for another episode of “Blonded RADIO,” and near the end of the broadcast, he debuted the new single. As listeners and fans have come to expect, the new song sees Ocean following through [More]
We personally hope nothing is wrong with Mr. Brik.Liam! R&B crooner Brik.Liam releases the new EP 'What's the Matter, Brik?' Marking his Morton Records debut, the project is a multi-layered, transparent journey through the concept of physical transformation: the tracks are named for all four states of matter (Solid, Liquid, Gas, Plasma), intersecting the transitions that come between (Sublimation, Condensation, [More]
After amassing over 100 million global streams with the release of his latest EP, AFTERIMAGE, R.LUM.R returns with the alluring new songs "How It Feels" and "Lonely." The former coming in the form of an official music video. Also, R.LUM.R announces his upcoming album, "Surfacing," his major label debut album, due out this November 1st via Island Records. "'Lonely,' sets the tone for [More]
Def Jam Recordings officially launched its celebration of thirty-five year anniversary with the star-studded, blowout Def Jam 35 Night Market. The event took place in Brooklyn, New York, and was extravagant. Past and present Def Jam VIPs and artists including 2 Chainz, Fabolous, Jadakiss, Teyana Taylor, TJ Porter, Fetty Luciano, Slick Rick, Suzi Wu, Def Jam CEO Paul Rosenberg, Joseline [More]
Social media maven and North Carolina’s trap crooner KDTHESINGER is one of the brightest new stars in R&B, who is giving the genre a new flair! With gritty lyricism, versatile topics, and a unique sound, KD presents his debut project, "Love Pains." Known for hit single “Letter For Her,” and with his significant presence on social media with millions of [More]
Gospel phenom Rich Tolbert Jr. gets assistance from fellow artist JJ Hairston's label, JamesTown Music, to release his new single, "Never Be Defeated." Debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Gospel Digital Songs chart, the passionate themed single is garnering critical acclaim from all over the industry and music fans alike. Tolbert's empowering vocals blend in smoothly with uplifting production to [More]
Essence Ventures, an independent Black-owned consumer technology company, which merges content, community, and commerce to meet the evolving cultural and lifestyle needs of people of color, has recently announced that it has partnered with Full Circle Festival, LLC to create the ESSENCE Full Circle Festival. The festival is meant to portray everything positive with Africa: Strengthen the public image of [More]
It's been over a year since Memphis singer/songwriter She'Chinah has released new music. However, her work was more under the radar. She has been diligently working on her latest single "Waterfall," which incorporates a more house flair into her smooth vocals. While the previously released "Solitaire" was rooted in R&B with notes of Jazz and Neo-Soul, "Waterfall" showcases another side [More]
