GRAMMY-Award-winning ensemble Tank and the Bangas have officially released their highly anticipated new studio album, The Last Balloon, available today via Verve Forecast. The project marks the definitive final installment of the band’s color-themed album trilogy, serving as the closing ...
Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Tone Stith has officially released his debut studio album, The Edge, via MNRK Music Group. The 10-track project arrives following the widespread success of its lead single, “Fly,” which recently secured Stith his first ...
Three-time GRAMMY Award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer Victoria Monét has unveiled a live rendition music video for her latest single, “Let Me.” Directed by Kanya Iwana, the performance-focused visual features Monét in an intimate studio setting, backed by a live ...
The BET Awards 2026 nominees have been revealed. Culture’s Biggest Night, hosted by Druski, airs live June 28 at 8 p.m. ET on BET. It will also simulcast on Paramount+, BET HER, MTV and VH1. Rap act Cardi B leads ...
Ledisi is bringing her majestic voice to Broadway. The Grammy-winning singer and actress has been cast in the new musical Wanted, set to premiere this fall. The New Orleans native will star as Tallulah Clarke, mother of the sisters Clarke, opposite Solea ...
Welcome to Chart Brief, Rated R&B’s weekly column tracking the latest movements across R&B charts. Each week, we’ll break down and analyze the R&B artists making waves on the Billboard, radio, and streaming charts. This edition covers the charts dated ...
Ebony Riley knows a thing or two about labels. The Detroit native, formerly known as Riley Montana, modeled for some of the world’s biggest fashion houses, such as Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Bottega Veneta and Tom Ford. Yet her debut ...
The moment you see that sparkling glove, memories of Michael Jackson immediately come rushing back. It represents greatness, showmanship, and cultural dominance — the kind of iconography that instantly commands attention. So when Drake unveiled the imagery surrounding ICEMAN, complete ...
Rated R&B is bringing you the most essential releases this week. From the traditional R&B that purists love to the boundary-pushing sounds of the alt-R&B scene, this new music roundup keeps its pulse on the essence of R&B. Dive into ...
Ten months after releasing his sophomore album, Beloved, Givēon is back with the deluxe edition, Beloved: Act II. The expanded set includes five additional tracks, bringing the project’s total to 19. The opener, “Jezebel,” is an instant standout that feels like a descendant ...