What a pleasure it is to have a new album from Lion Babe. Rainbow Child, the third album from the duo composed of Jillian Hervey and Lucas Goodman, arrives two years after Cosmic Wind. Rainbow Child consists of nine songs, three of which were previously released, ...
The Weeknd has officially launched a new era. The Grammy-winning singer kicks things off with a fresh single titled “Take My Breath,” which he co-produced with Max Martin and Oscar Holter. Over an ’80s-inspired production, The Weeknd sings about an ...
Justice will finally be served to Toni Braxton’s sixth studio album, Libra. Barry Hankerson’s Blackground Records 2.0 will reissue the album on October 1, in partnership with EMPIRE. In addition to hitting streaming services, it will be re-released with a vinyl ...
Around this time last year, it was teased that Aaliyah’s beloved catalog, which had been sealed away from career-long fans, courtesy of her uncle and Blackground Records co-founder Barry Hankerson, would be going to streaming services in the near future. ...
Victoria Monét is back with her second new track of 2021 titled “Coastin’.” On the blast from the ’70s funk past, Monét details how she wants her love experience with her partner to be felt from every part of the world, ...
After dropping her new album, See Me, last week, Leela James shares a visual for the standout track “You’re The One.” Throwing the ultimate kickback must be James’ specialty. She and her company are having the time of their lives at ...
“It gets no funkier than Rick James,” said rap pioneer Roxanne Shanté in a new trailer for a Showtime documentary dedicated to the life and career of the randy punk-funk legend. Directed by Emmy-nominated Sacha Jenkins, Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury ...
Stokley is back with a new song called “Woman” from his upcoming album, Sankofa. The KiDi-assisted tune arrives with an melanin-packed video, directed by REX. The Afrobeat-flavored track finds both stars bowing to their designed helpmate, proclaiming they are nothing without them. ...
Donell Jones has tested the waters of his new R&B supergroup, composed of Dave Hollister and Carl Thomas, with a new remix of “Karma (Payback).” Jones not only leans on his two members of The Chi, but he also relies on RL and ...
Before Uforo “Bongo ByTheWay” Ebong became a platinum-selling producer, he was a pre-teen with a natural knack for music. Around age eight, he started rapping. He soon realized that he needed beats to rap over. By age 11, he began ...