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]
Not.Alone is a collective set of musical brothers. The trio of Genre-splicing creatives from the DMV (D.C., Maryland, and Virginia) consists of multi-instrumentalist Daeta, singer Marc Amour, and Rapper Nomad. The Native talents pull inspiration from jazz, hip-hop, and soul music to create a musical chimera that moves as freely on stage as it does on wax. Their latest single, [More]
Grammy Award winner and New York native, Bridget Kelly release "The Great Escape," a short film that follows a love story between Bridget & lead, Scott Machado, also starring Brooke Crittendon and directed by Joshua "Lucky" Peters. The film is scored with Bridget's latest 5 track EP, 'The Great Escape.' She takes listeners from the flirtations of first attraction to [More]
Some entertainment lovers know Reed Shannon as the voice of Cartoon Network. Some know him as the character Joe in the recent hit film, "Canal Street." However, he is more than just that: add amazing singer to his resume because his latest project embodies an old soul vibe in a young man's body. At the young age of 18, he's [More]
Bronx native R&B singer, songwriter, and dancer, Shari Marie, releases her sweet, sultry and transparent debut album, Reflection. The project is executive produced by Grammy Award-winning, Swagg R' Celious. Comprised of 12 tracks, the LP has Shari exploring the different sides of herself, showcasing her vulnerability, and honesty. Standout single "Vibrato" has an energetic, catchy hook while "I Belong to [More]
With a big and brash voice, Myoa makes a splash with new single "Star Power." Assisted by an uber neo-soul production, the singer and songwriter's lyrics and vocal prowess give this offering an epic, movie-like feel. Myoa expresses a certain call for freedom as she invites listeners to let their emotions run wild and experience life for the beauty of it. Inspired [More]
