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, ...

John Legend is bringing his An Evening With John Legend show to the east coast. The EGOT singer has announced three special engagement shows in New York. Two of the shows will be hosted at Beacon Theatre on Nov. 7 and Nov. ...

Mahalia is heading out on tour this fall. The singer-songwriter has unveiled dates for her headlining In Real Life Tour that spans U.K. and Europe. It begins Oct. 8.  After playing eight more shows through October, Mahalia will carry out ...

Grammy-nominated singer Summer Walker has announced Summer Walker: The Clear Series – One Night Only. The intimate show, set for June 1 at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, will support Walker’s two projects CLEAR and CLEAR 2: SOFT LIFE ...

Bryson Tiller has added more dates to his sold-out Back and I’m Better Tour. The Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter has announced eight additional dates for his U.S. tour, with extra stops in Los Angeles, Kansas City, Toronto and Pittsburgh. Live Nation’s presale begins ...

Rising singer-songwriter Mahalia has announced that her sophomore album, IRL, will release July 14 via Atlantic Records. The album will contain 13 tracks, including the current single, “Terms and Conditions,” produced by The Elements and co-written alongside RAYE, who also ...