Victoria Monét‘s customer service skills in her “Coastin’” video might have Mama Monéts patrons writing unpleasant Yelp reviews.  In the Omar Jones-directed video, Monét, who plays a waitress, greets a couple with lots of sass and gum-smacking. They’re craving the Jaguar Part II ...

KIRBY is covered in “Coconut Oil” on her latest track.  On the hot girl summer anthem, the self-described song therapist is strict about keeping her hair and stallion back end, tight and right, keeping them both out of grasp from ...

Jorja Smith’s Be Right Back is on track to being a visual EP. The British singer has shared a self-directed video for “Time.”  Smith makes the best use of time behind the lens capturing scenes of herself in camcorder-style footage ...

Known for his instinctively unmistakable falsetto and exceptional songwriting for big names such as Usher and Rihanna, Elijah Blake’s dreams and future aspirations aren’t tied into anyone else’s. Instead, he’s focused on his own. The equally skilled songwriter and vocalist ...

BJ the Chicago Kid is a man of few words. Instead of talking about it, he allows his music to do the speaking for him. His art is a reflection of who he is: passionate, authentic and developed.  Breathing new ...

H.E.R. continues to collect plaques from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her debut album, Back of My Mind, has been certified gold by the RIAA with more than 500,000 equivalent units sold.  Back of My Mind, released June 18 ...

Leon Bridges has earned his second platinum award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His track, “Beyond,” from 2018’s Good Thing, is now certified platinum, honoring more than one million digital sales.  Since its release, the Nate Mercereau ...

H.E.R. will make her feature film debut in the Warner Bros. musical adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel The Color Purple, as The Hollywood Reporter reports.  The Oscar and Grammy winner signed on to star as Squeak, portrayed by Rae Dawn ...

Grammy-winning songwriter/singer Lyrica Anderson has returned with “Guilty,” her first solo track of the year. Produced by Stacey “SOS” Owens and co-produced by Emmanuel “MANO” Harrison, “Guilty” finds Anderson engaging in role play in the bedroom with her love interest.  “‘Guilty’ ...

R&B’s best kept secret Anna Moore returns with the brand new single “Hot Summer Night”. The singer has become a personal favorite of ours since we first discovered her music a few years back. Each single she has released has ...