In spring 2020, India Shawn kicked off her new era of music with a double single release, “Cali Love” and “Not Too Deep” featuring 6LACK. It was her first release since signing to Epic Records. She kept the momentum going in late summer with the Anderson .Paak-assisted “Movin’ On.” This year, “Movin’ On” was featured
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R&B singer and actor Rob Murat has released the music video for his 2021 feel-good tune, “Fly Away” (featuring Jupiter). Produced by Rob and Nate Williams, “Fly Away” is a fusion of Afrobeats, Hip-hop, Pop, and Caribbean sounds. The lyrics of the song revolve around hope and so does the motivational music video. In the
Sometimes becoming friends with an ex isn’t always the best idea. On Bren Joy’s new track “Friends” featuring Kiana Ledé, the two singers role play as former lovers who admit that being even being associates is toxic in their situation. “Lookin’ at you where I’m standin’, I don’t think that we could ever be friends /
At age 17, Elijah Blake experienced his first taste of success as a songwriter, co-penning Trey Songz’s “Jupiter Love” from his 2009 album, Ready. He secured the writing credit under his development deal with Atlantic Records through his link to Troy Taylor’s imprint Songbook Entertainment. Initially, his desire was never to work behind the scenes
The 2022 Smokin’ Grooves Festival lineup has been announced. Erykah Badu, Jhené Aiko and Miguel are at the top of the bill, joining Nas and The Roots. It will be held on March 19, 2022, at LA State Historic Park in Los Angeles, California. Other artists that are set to perform include Angie Stone, Bilal,
H.E.R. and The Weeknd were among the winners of the third annual Apple Music Awards, which recognizes the best artists of 2021 and their influence on global culture. The Weeknd won Global Artist of the Year. He was recognized for his album After Hours becoming the most pre-added album of all time by a male artist. Meanwhile,
Mariah Carey isn’t just the Queen of Christmas, but also the Queen of remixes. The music icon has released a set of remixes for her latest festive track “Fall in Love at Christmas” with Khalid and Kirk Franklin. The three-pack remix bundle features upbeat versions of the holiday tune, including Arlo Remix, Cutmore Remix and
With Christmas on the horizon, Baby Rose reaches deep in her holiday stocking and pulls out To: You (a holiday joint). The project extends her 2019 tape titled To: You, which first arrived via SoundCloud. Spanning seven tracks, two of which are new, Rose soulfully approaches this effort with enough emotion and conviction to toast
Mary J. Blige has released a sexy video for her new single “Good Morning Gorgeous.” The Eif Rivera-directed video was filmed at a beautiful mansion with a smoking hot Blige basking in confident femininity and reiterating the importance of self-assurance and self-love. Earlier today, Blige shared the song “Good Morning Gorgeous” along with the stunt-heavy,
[embedded content]“Bad News” from the album “Reboot the Sound” On November 18, Attack the Sound released a robust remastering of some of their most celebrated hits in a collaborative album, “Reboot to the Sound”. Attack the Sound band members. Attack the Sound is an eight person band based in Chicago. Davo Sounds is on lead
True to form, Mary J. Blige steps back out strong in the fourth quarter and releases two brand new singles: “Good Morning Gorgeous” and “Amazing” featuring DJ Khaled. “Good Morning Gorgeous,” a downtempo composition that greets herself in appreciation for life at the break of day, was produced by the Oscar and Grammy-winning D’Mile. H.E.R.,
New York City’s fusion jam band trio The Dream Logic has several prior releases under their belt but their latest single “I’ll Be Right Back” may be their finest effort yet. It’s an entertainingly accessible performance despite the clear musical skill on display – Charles Compo, Camille Gainer, and Jerry Brooks are each respective virtuosos on their respective
Jamaican born singer/songwriter Robert Minott’s new single “You Are” wastes no time getting under your skin. He foregoes any lengthy introduction in favor of bringing listeners straight into a sheltering, all-encompassing musical landscape. The fact he manages to accomplish this with three primary instruments, guitar, keyboards, and organ, is even more impressive. The song’s production
BJ the Chicago Kid is cold to the touch on his new song “Snowflakes” featuring Susan Carol. On the track, produced by Jairus Mozee and Charlie Bereal, BJ deals with the chilling effects of loneliness after his past lover walks out. Carol feels the same even though she wishes she didn’t, considering how her distant man left
Before Khalid’s Scenic Drive EP arrives this Friday (Dec. 3), the R&B sensation and his pals pose for the camera in his video for “Present.” The Scheme E-directed video commences with Khalid as a centerpiece amongst a group of on-screen friends acting as mannequins in an artsy setting. They soon become mobile, feeding off the
The Foreign Exchange Music (+FE Music) is a label founded by Grammy-nominated duo, Phonte and Nicolay. Today, the label has unveiled the song profile of BeMyFiasco’s R&B record, “Anywhere.” The song appeared on the singer’s 11-track album, Where I Left You which was released in October. On “Anywhere” BeMyFiasco sings about bonding with a lover
Music can motivate, inspire, and equally send us to a place of contemplation, love, or even dismay. From the lyrics to the flow and combination of the instruments, it has power like nothing else. One of the best demonstrations of that emotion comes from the 90s, with the song End of the Road. Medium recently
A new Mary J. Blige era is upon us. The legendary R&B singer has announced has announced not one, but two new singles: “Good Morning Gorgeous” and “Amazing” featuring DJ Khaled. Both tracks are set to release this Friday, Dec. 3. “Good Morning Gorgeous” and “Amazing” are expected to appear on Blige’s upcoming 14th studio album,
One of the most anticipated moments at the Soul Train Awards is the soul cypher. This year’s cypher participants included Musiq Soulchild, Elle Varner, Tone Stith, Jac Ross and Koryn Hawthorne. With DJ D-Nice on the ones and twos, each vocalist delivered a solid freestyle over an instrumental of Aaliyah’s classic “Rock the Boat.” It
We’d never have thought that Beyonce was a bee-keeper So you know all of the lyrics off by heart, you’ve memorised the tracklisting for every album and you can quote the time stamp for each single. Well, maybe not quite, but let’s say you’re a big fan of a whole lot of R&B heroes. What