Since the pandemic loomed worldwide, the gift of foresight, especially for musicians, became less unerring than in earlier years. Tiana Major9, the East London native who first bloomed from music’s tall peduncle in 2017, couldn’t have predicted that her dreams ...
Tank has returned to the top spot on the Billboard Adult R&B Airplay chart. His latest single “I Deserve” moved from No. 2 to No. 1 during this tracking week (March 19). It’s Tank’s sixth number-one title on this chart, stretching back ...
As Ari Lennox gears up to release her sophomore album later this year, the Washington, D.C. native has announced that she cut ties with her management team, Black Wax, who has represented her for a decade. A spokesperson shared a ...
The Hamiltones are now known as The Ton3s. The Anthony Hamilton-backed trio, composed of J. Vito, Tony Lelo, and 2E, has released “Better” as the first single under their new moniker. An uplifting love song, “Better” features some nostalgic, yet fresh-sounding ...
Ray J will experience campus life in College Hill: Celebrity Edition, which premieres on BET this summer. College Hill: Celebrity Edition is an extension of the popular series in the 2000s, which had six seasons and brought together diverse students ...
Singer’s anti-war song reached US Top 3 in 1973 before being widely covered and sampled by artists including Drake Timmy Thomas, whose spellbinding anti-war song Why Can’t We Live Together was a global hit in 1973, has died aged 77. ...
Emerging singer-songwriter LAYA pays homage to Missy Elliott in honor of Women’s History Month. The Staten Island, New York, native teamed up with Amazon Music to release her rendition of Elliott’s 1997 classic “Sock It 2 Me” from her Grammy-nominated ...
Rising singer Marzz made their debut appearance on COLORS to perform their latest single “KMS.” Against an indigo background on a yellow soundstage, Marzz sings frustrated, vulnerable lyrics about a relationship they want to go somewhere, yet it has run ...
Ella Mai has hit multi-platinum status for the fourth time this year. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Mai’s 2017 song “Naked” has been certified 2x multi-platinum with more than two million equivalent units sold. The track, ...
Tank has a new number-one hit at R&B radio. “I Deserve,” a fresh spin of his 2001 smash “Maybe I Deserve,” has dethroned Mary J. Blige’s self-empowerment anthem, “Good Morning Gorgeous,” becoming his sixth chart-topper on this radio format. The R&B general previously ...