Grammy winner Janelle Monáe graces New Music Friday with The Age of Pleasure, her first full-length album in five years. It’s the long-awaited follow-up to her 2018 album, Dirty Computer. The Age of Pleasure includes the previously shared tracks “Lipstick ...
In honor of Black Music Month, Babyface visited NPR’s headquarters to perform a Tiny Desk concert. Accompanied by a full band and joined by Avery Wilson, Chanté Moore, and Tank for backing vocals, Babyface kicked off his nearly 30-minute set ...
When rising Afrobeats star Adena Ajayi released her debut single “Aura,” she never imagined that it would garner close to half a million streams within its first two weeks. The song rose to the top, appearing on 2 charts and ...
Mary J. Blige has established herself as an undisputed legend by candidly expressing personal struggles in her music, particularly in regard to a wide variety of romantic issues. Her music has served as an inspiration to many, with its empowering ...
The 2023 BET Awards nominees have been announced. Beyoncé, SZA and Chris Brown lead among R&B acts with four nominations each. (Rapper Drake is the most-nominated this year with seven nods.) The ceremony will air live Sunday, June 25, at ...
(Black Butter)With a jazzy guest spot from Drake, this ode to the joy of dancing shows how masterful each MC is at moving with a beat Inflate the unicorn, charge the vape, put this year’s iteration of alcopop on ice ...
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have announced a Juneneeth concert. The special event will be held Tuesday, June 13, on The South Lawn of The White House. R&B vocalists Jennifer Hudson and Ledisi are part of the ...
(Wondaland Productions/Bad Boy Records)Putting aside the high-concept Afrofuturism of earlier albums, the R&B shapeshifter blends Afrobeat, reggae and laidback soul into a hazily intoxicating cocktail of sex and partying For over a decade, Janelle Monáe has carved a niche for ...
Grammy winner Jazmine Sullivan will headline the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival on Monday, June 19, at Leimert Park Village in Los Angeles, California. Still Rising and Elevate Culture, in partnership with Amazon Music, are hosting the fifth annual event, which ...
Alicia Keys is making her rounds, appearing on a recent episode of ABC’s Good Morning America. During an interview with correspondent Lara Spencer, the Grammy-winning artist discussed her upcoming Keys to the Summer Tour, which kicks off June 28 at ...