Usher will now take the main stage as co-headliner at the annual Roots Picnic, set to take place June 3 and June 4 at the Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The R&B icon replaces Sean “Diddy” Combs, who ...

Coco Jones has achieved her first No. 1 single on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart with “ICU.” The Camper-produced track bumps Drake and 21 Savage’s “Spin Bout U” to No. 2 following a two-week run in the top spot.  According ...

Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock’n Roll, has died. She was 83.  An official statement was released on Turner’s Facebook page:  “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” the statement said. “With her music ...

There’s a new festival coming to New York City this summer. The inaugural Harlem Festival of Culture (HFC) is set to take place on July 28 through July 30 at Randall’s Island Park in New York City. Teyana Taylor, a ...

Singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Cautious Clay has signed to Blue Note Records, a division of Capitol Music Group/Capitol (CMG) and Universal Music Group. It’s Clay’s first signing to a label imprint, as he’s been independent since his debut EP, Resonance, ...