Dawn Richard has announced a new album for Merge Records. Pigments, the follow-up to last year’s Second Line, will arrive Oct. 21. It’s an album she recorded in collaboration with Massachusetts multi-instrumentalist Spencer Zahn. For Pigments, Richard wrote and recorded ...
Bryson Tiller is gearing up for a comeback. The Louisville, Kentucky, native has announced that he is dropping a new song on Sept. 8. The untitled track will serve as the lead single to Tiller’s forthcoming album, which currently does ...
Summer Walker and Ari Lennox have dedicated listeners at R&B Radio. Their collaborative track “Unloyal” reaches No. 1 this week on the radio format, bumping Beyoncé’s hit “Break My Soul” from the top spot. The sultry kiss-off has garnered more ...
John Legend returns to R&B radio’s top ten for the first time this year. His Muni Long-assisted single “Honey” reaches No. 9 on the format, formerly known as urban adult contemporary. It’s the 12x Grammy winner’s first top ten hit ...
The soul music visionary died in 1976 at the peak of his career. But his legacy endures – thanks to sampling, fans such as Elton John and Chaka Khan, and the efforts of his three daughters In the mid-60s, a ...
Jhené Aiko continues to collect plaques from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). “Promises” featuring her late brother Miyagi and daughter Namiko is now certified platinum, selling more than one million equivalent units. The No I.D.-produced track is lifted ...
Ari Lennox is taking a mini break from social media before her sophomore album, age/sex/location, releases Sept. 9. She isn’t leaving her fans high and dry, though. The Washington, D.C., native just dropped a surprise EP titled Away Message. “Off the internet ...
Mary J. Blige and Usher make a good pair. The two R&B elitists sang before recording official duets. In September 2007, the two celebrated Black soul music at the 2007 Fashion Rocks. Usher opened the set with James Brown’s “It’s ...
Babyface and Ella Mai turn to Netflix’s Bridgerton as inspiration for their “Keeps On Fallin‘” video, directed by Ava Rikki. A well-dressed Babyface opens the video in a parlor where he’s conducting the music to Tevin Campbell’s 1993 classic “Can ...
Lucky Daye has announced that his sophomore album Candydrip is coming to vinyl this fall. The Grammy winner’s 2022 album will be available Oct. 21 as a double LP for the first time. Target, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Elusive Disc ...