Tone Stith has set a new release date for his upcoming single, “Girls Like You.” It will now release June 23 via RCA Records. In a recent interview with Rated R&B, Stith exclusively told Rated R&B that “Girls Like You” ...

Slim of the R&B group 112 is back with a new solo single, “Gotta Have Faith,” featuring Faith Evans and Eric Bellinger. Over a production that includes a sample chop of Evans’ classic “Come Over,” Slim encourages his lover to ...

Rising R&B singer Khamari has released his debut album, A Brief Nirvana, on RCA Records.  The 11-track project includes the previously shared tunes “Right My Wrongs,” “On My Way,” “Tell Me,” “Drifting” and “Doctor, My Eyes.” Regarding the latter track, released ...

Rising singer Jastin Martin is keeping her name in conversation with the release of “Why Not?” her fourth song of the year. With a mix of nature sounds, glimmering guitar strums and melodic vocals, Martin sings about wanting to steal ...

BET+ has unveiled its Black Music Month programming for next month. The streaming service ordered a six-episode reboot of Donnie Simpson’s Video Soul, which will debut June 1. Each new episode is 30 minutes.  Donnie Simpson’s Video Soul will keep ...

Bryan-Michael Cox likes to refer to himself as “The Marathon Man.” It’s a nickname XXL gave him in a circa 2006 interview, and it’s even more fitting 17 years later. Cox first made his mark in the music industry at ...

Victoria Monét is back for another round on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. Her new Buju Banton-assisted single “Party Girls” debuts at No. 25 this week. It’s her second career entry on this list. According to Billboard, the Hot R&B ...

Rising singer Maeta has revealed the official tracklist and credits for her forthcoming project, When I Hear Your Name, out June 9 via Roc Nation Records. When I Hear Your Name will contain 13 tracks, including the previously shared “S(EX)” ...

With her commanding stage presence and astonishingly powerful voice, unbowed even in the face of abuse, Turner lit up every phase of 20th century pop There is a great photograph of Tina Turner, taken for Vogue by Jack Robinson in ...

Teyana Taylor has been named the creative director for Summer Walker’s newly-announced Summer Walker: The Clear Series – One Night Only. The collaboration is through Taylor’s full-service company, The Aunties 360. “I’ve been working so hard with @teyanataylor to get ...