Grammy-awarding winning artist Macy Gray and powerhouse Big Freedia have collaborated for the first time with their new single, “I AM,” in celebration of Pride Month. Pride Month is celebrated each June Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride ...
(Mexican Summer)The American singer’s buttery voice comes to the fore on an arresting debut in styles ranging from Kate Bush to the Boss Singer-songwriter Zsela (“zhay-la”) Thompson has a husky lower register like a ripe fruit, one with few ready ...
It’s six years since the former girl group star announced her first solo album. Now – after a breakup, family illness and battles with her label – her vision of ‘divine femininity’ is about to be unveiled When we speak ...
The 22nd Annual Run&Shoot Filmworks Martha’s Vineyard African-American Film Festival is an OSCAR® Qualifying Festival in the Short Film Category. The festival is held on Martha’s Vineyard, an island off Cape Cod, Massachusetts, from August 2nd to the 10th. It ...
As ESSENCE gears up for the 30th celebration of the ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola®, to commemorate this milestone, the magazine is announcing *today* a cover featuring the legendary Frankie Beverly. Beverly will grace the stage at the Festival of Culture ...
(Columbia)The ex-Fifth Harmony member was tipped for huge success until creative differences and personal strife set her back, but she has confidently regained her footing by leaning into R&B For six long years Normani was the most overlooked member of ...
The 39th Annual Stellar Gospel Awards returns on July 20th in Las Vegas Nevada at the Orleans Arena and will air on the Stellar TV Network on August 3rd. 2x Emmy Award Winner Loni Love & Radio Personality and Comedian ...
Billie Eilish’s third is a triumph, Shabaka goes woodwind and Yunchan Lim makes the most thrilling piano debut of the decade … here are our music team’s picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year Being ...
Disenchanted with Motown, star songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland set up a pair of bold new labels: Hot Wax and Invictus. As a new box set is released, its artists remember their personal, political songs – and exhausting battles Motown Records famously churned ...
Ciara has new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to add to her collection. The Grammy winner’s debut album, Goodies, has been certified 4x platinum with four million equivalent units sold. It remains her best-selling album to date. ...