Fans who have longed for the catalog of Blackground Records to be added to streaming services appear to be finally getting their wish. The label has officially revealed that they will be adding albums from Aaliyah, Tank, JoJo, Toni Braxton, ...
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R&B singer India Shawn is back with her new single “Don’t Play With My Heart”. Her and D’Mile continue their streak of great records as this new one follows the soulful record “Too Sweet”. “Don’t Play With My Heart” is ...
Tinashe has released her brand new album “333”. This is the follow up to the her 2019 album “Songs For You”. The project contains a handful of features including Buddy on the lead single “Pasadena”. You can tell immediately on ...
With just a week away before Jennifer Hudson steps into the legendary shoes of Aretha Franklin in the Respect biopic, another marvelous cover from the companion soundtrack surfaces. This time, it’s “Ain’t No Way,” the 1968 B-side classic taken from Franklin’s Lady ...
Jorja Smith is broadening her sonic horizons with her new Guilty Beatz-produced song, “All of This.” Here, the African producer/DJ introduces Smith to a fresh audience through the Amapiano-inspired number. Smith solemnly recounts how much she had given herself to an ...
The Weeknd has officially launched a new era. The Grammy-winning singer kicks things off with a fresh single titled “Take My Breath,” which he co-produced with Max Martin and Oscar Holter. Over an ’80s-inspired production, The Weeknd sings about an ...
What a pleasure it is to have a new album from Lion Babe. Rainbow Child, the third album from the duo composed of Jillian Hervey and Lucas Goodman, arrives two years after Cosmic Wind. Rainbow Child consists of nine songs, three of which were previously released, ...
Justice will finally be served to Toni Braxton’s sixth studio album, Libra. Barry Hankerson’s Blackground Records 2.0 will reissue the album on October 1, in partnership with EMPIRE. In addition to hitting streaming services, it will be re-released with a vinyl ...
Around this time last year, it was teased that Aaliyah’s beloved catalog, which had been sealed away from career-long fans, courtesy of her uncle and Blackground Records co-founder Barry Hankerson, would be going to streaming services in the near future. ...