Legendary producer, songwriter, artist and music executive Jermaine Dupri has unveiled the lineup for his 30th anniversary So So Def Festival. The two-day event is set for Saturday, Oct. 7, and Sunday, Oct. 8, at Central Park in Atlanta, Georgia. ...

XO Records’ frontwoman Chxrry22 has doubts about an unhinged bug-a-boo on her single “More,” which includes writing and production contributions from DIXSON. On the track, Chxrry22 is irked by an abrasive partner who seems overly annoying since she shared her ...

Usher has shared an official video for “Good Good,” his latest single featuring Summer Walker and 21 Savage. The video, directed by Warren Fu, starts with the three acts standing on an abandoned bridge in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Usher stays ...

Robin Thicke will no longer join Ne-Yo on his Champagne and Roses Tour, which kicks off next month. Pleasure P will be stepping in as a special guest.  Thicke announced Tuesday morning (Aug. 22) that he will not be able ...

Jacquees is hitting the road this fall with his Sincerely For You Tour, presented by True Colors Entertainment. The North American trek kicks off Sept. 29 at Republic NOLA in New Orleans, Louisiana, and will make stops in Atlanta, Philadelphia, ...

Jessie Reyez is back. The Grammy-nominated singer has enlisted Miguel for her new single “Jeans.” It was produced by Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman and The Monsters & Strangers. Reyez and Miguel paint a vivid bedroom scene on the racy track where ...

EGOT winner John Legend is rolling out a special 10th anniversary limited-edition vinyl of his fourth album, Love in the Future. The new version will be pressed on 2LP apple red vinyl and available Aug. 25 exclusively through Walmart. It ...

Leon Thomas III contemplated whether or not to put “My Will” on his debut album, Electric Dusk, out now on Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY Records/Motown Records. The “really deep record,” as Thomas describes to Rated R&B, is a melancholy confessional ...

The singer will celebrate The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill with a global 17-date tour that will also include Fugees members in the US and Canada Lauryn Hill is set to embark on a global tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary ...

Jessica Nwokike, formerly of the R&B duo VanJess and now known as AMAKA, has released her debut solo EP, Oasis. The six-song set includes the previously shared songs “Cruisin’,” “Leave it Behind” and the title track. All the material was ...