If names like Mary J. Blige and Dr. Dre weren’t big enough, the Super Bowl LVI continues to ramp up its entertainment lineup with other high-profile stars such as Jhené Aiko.  The Grammy-nominated singer will perform “America the Beautiful” as part of ...

After a two-year hiatus, the Broccoli City Festival returns in the spring. This 2022 festival, in partnership with Live Nation Urban, will be co-headlined by R&B sensations Ari Lennox and Summer Walker. For the first time, Broccoli Fest will take place ...

It has just been announced that Musiq Soulchild will take on Anthony Hamilton in an upcoming matchup of Verzuz. The two legendary singers were long touted by fans to face off against one another on the platform and it appears ...

Omarion is contributing new material in the form of a remake. The multi-platinum selling artist unleashes an unexpected cover of The Beatles’ 1967 track, “With a Little Help from My Friends,” that he packages in two versions.  The first edition, ...

India.Arie is removing her music and podcast from Spotify, in solidarity with Neil Young who requested for the streaming service to do the same thing last week.  Young’s decision to remove his catalog was to protest podcast host Joe Rogan, ...

Elle Varner has rolled out a list of dates for a mini-tour this spring. Dubbed An Intimate Experience with Elle Varner, the seven-date tour kicks off on March 24 in Boston and concludes on April 17 in Nashville. Varner will ...

Brandy was the highlight when performing the national anthem at Sunday’s (Jan. 30) NFL playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers.  Paying style homage to Whitney Houston’s Super Bowl XXV attire, Brandy floated effortlessly through The ...

Ari Lennox keeps up her number-one ways as “Pressure” ascends from No. 2 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart during the week of Feb. 5. It’s a career first for the Washington, D.C. native on this chart ...

Anthony Hamilton and Musiq Soulchild will face off in a Valentine’s Day special Verzuz battle on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles. It will broadcast live starting at 8:30 p.m. EST on Triller and other Verzuz-supported platforms. The ...

For the next edition of our Top 10 Best Songs series, we revisit the discography of Carl Thomas. Signed by Puff Daddy to Bad Boy Records in the late 90’s, we got the solo debut album “Emotional” from Carl in ...