True R&B fans got a treat coming this fall. Vocal powerhouse and American Idol alum, Fantasia makes her return to music by announcing a headlining 29-city North American tour. The jaunt will launch on October 17th in Columbia, SC at Township Auditorium and will make stops in major cities like Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, New Orleans, Houston, and [More]
Nigerian R&B, Afro-fusion artist Tay Iwar made a special appearance on Joe Kay's radio show. Joe Kay is the founder of Apple Beats 1 Radio show Artist Collective and label Soulection. He recently returned from Somerset House in London and worked with the city's best musicians and producers. While there, Tay Iwar made a special appearance on Kay's radio show. [More]
The progressive urban music and arts festival ONE Musicfest teams with iconic sportswear brand FUBU to create a limited-edition line of merchandise for its 10th annual festival celebration. The "ONE Musicfest x For Us By Us" partnership will have t-shirts and hats. The partnership is to reflect OMF's philosophy of economic equality and cultural pride. This alone sets this music [More]
Mariah Carey has just lent her pen and her Grammy award-winning vocals to ABC’s new show, 'Mixed-ish.' Titled ‘In the Mix,’ Carey wrote and produced the track along with Daniel Moore. It’ll be heard for the first time by audiences when the series premieres Tuesday, September 24th at 9pm. “As a biracial woman in the entertainment industry, there was no [More]
Our boy Lloyd is hitting the road this fall! The R&B singer, songwriter, and musician has announced an unplugged tour, which is set to kick off on October 23rg in New York. the seven-stop trek will make stops in Delaware, Washington, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Francisco before wrapping on November 17th in Los Angeles. The 'Unplugged' tour will support [More]
Music legend Irv Gotti will exclusively produce an anthology series titled TALES, which re-imagines Cardi B’s breakout hit “Bodak Yellow” in a one-hour episode starring R&B soulstress Justine Skye and hip hop heir Romeo Miller. Directed by newcomer Ellie Foumbi (Zenith), winner of the Gold Student Academy Award and was also shortlisted for the 2017 Academy Awards in the Live-Action [More]
The critically acclaimed concert series, Front and Center, kicks off its ninth season with Grammy award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. The musician is featured on the Front and Center music special showing off the trademark features of his distorted guitar and heavy use of improvisation, accompanied by his strong, soulful voice. During the live performance at the Village in Los [More]
Lil Nas X's journey to success is very inspiring to follow. When the new artist released his popular single “Old Town Road” last year he had no idea how well the country, hip-hop-blended would do. The new Gen Z anthem streamed so outstandingly that it debuted on three Billboard charts simultaneously. Shortly after, Billboard removed the song from the Hot [More]
Grammy award-winning singer and R&B superstar Brandy performed at the 2019 Essence Festival, which celebrated 25 years of moving the culture forward, in New Orleans. Brandy took the stage at the 25-year celebration concert with an outstanding performance taking long-time fan on a trip down memory lane with some of her popular 90’s R&B songs which included “I Wanna Be [More]
The crowd was filled with eager fans and coupled lovers. The all-black band, matching in pink-fitted caps, held it down as Trevor Jackson stormed on stage. The crowd exploded as he began his set. Jackson was draped in indigo and magenta light, as almost a nod to his 'Rough Drafts, Pt. 2' album cover. This was the last show of [More]
