After reaching number one on urban radio with Jhene Aiko (“B.S.”), H.E.R has locked in one of her own as a solo artist. “Damage,” produced by Cardiak and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, has reached this airplay chart’s pole position. It’s the first time H.E.R. has ...

Beyoncé is looking to convert her nine nominations while Billie Eilish could repeat her success last year – but there’s strong competition from Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift, and an all-female rock lineup Beyoncé – Black ParadeBlack Pumas – ColorsDaBaby ...

Alicia Keys continues to be in a league of her own. “So Done,” her liberating duet featuring Khalid, unseats Chris Brown and Young Thug’s “Go Crazy” from the No. 1 position on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart this week. ...

These days, The Weeknd has more than blinding lights blurring his vision. The international phenom has a handful of new platinum plaques from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to thank as well.  For starters, his current album After ...

On March 12 at 8 p.m. EST, Luke James will present to feel love/d, his Grammy-nominated sophomore album, in an orchestral fashion. The self-proclaimed wolf will rearrange the LP’s songs with a symphonic presentation overseen by Nu Deco Ensemble. The ...

There’s no better way for Brandy to celebrate International Women’s Day than with some good news. The music legend will co-star in an hour-long pilot for ABC’s upcoming hip-hop drama, Queens, Deadline reports.   “So excited to share this news ...

Dawn Richard continues to chart her own course as a fearless talent by releasing her new track, “Pilot (a lude).” It arrives with a supporting visual, celebrating the notion of Black women flying in futuristic territory. There’s nothing jet lag ...

Veteran R&B duo Ruff Endz is back with a new track titled “Be The One.”  The mid-tempo jam, co-written by members David Chance and Dante Jordan, is the first offering from the Baltimore native’s upcoming fifth studio album, Rebirth.  “The ...

As a teen punk with a Whitney-obsessed mum, belting out the greatest hits in the car converted me to her delicious melodrama – and comforted me in a time of grief Read more from The fandom that made me series ...

Yaya Bey is readying the follow-up to last year’s Madison Tapes. The Queens, N.Y. native’s forthcoming release, The Things I Can’t Take With Me, is due to arrive on April 9 via the newly rebooted label Big Dada.  Speaking on ...