R&B

Legendary singer, songwriter and producer Babyface and alt-R&B star SZA will receive their flowers at the 2024 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. The private ceremony, hosted by BMI President and CEO Mike O’Neill and Vice President of Creative Catherine Brewton, will take place in Los Angeles on Sept. 5.  Babyface will be honored with the BMI Icon

It shouldn’t come as a surprise that R&B is in a state of disarray, or at least that is what one now disgraced gatekeeper has tirelessly campaigned. However, the 2024 BET Awards’ Lifetime Achievement tribute performance to Usher demonstrated that R&B is alive and well. The genre has simply evolved for current-day listeners. But if

October London is back at the top of the charts. The rising soul crooner’s latest single, “Mulholland Drive,” featuring Snoop Dogg and LaToiya Williams, moves from No. 3 to No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart this week. “Mulholland Drive” scoots J. Brown’s “If You Could See You” to No. 2 and bumps Lucky

Legendary R&B group Boyz II Men has announced dates for a series of shows featuring Robin Thicke as a very special guest. The North American outing begins Aug. 2 at Ascend Amphitheater in Nashville, Tennessee, and will include stops in Atlantic City, Raleigh, Los Angeles, and Tampa. Boyz II Men and Thicke will spend additional

Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision have announced Usher: Rendezvous in Paris will hit theaters worldwide for a limited run beginning Sept. 12. According to the logline, the concert film “incorporates the essence of his landmark cultural phenomenon Vegas residencies into a seductive French touch confession.” It further reads, “The film features chart-topping hits, including ‘Yeah!’ ‘My

Rising alternative R&B singer Forest Claudette has released their new song, “2AM.”  On the track, produced by Sam de Jong and Bumbasee, Claudette beautifully captures the magic of a relationship’s early moments. “Took a while to decide if you like me / Was cool on the sideline, you just like me / You and I

Jorja Smith is learning to practice self-compassion on her new single, “High.” The club-ready bop was produced by her longtime collaborator DAMEDAME*. “I’ve had my lows / You weren’t always there for me / But time has shown / And I can love myself again / I always need my friends / But I need

Beyoncé made a special appearance, virtually, at the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony. The global superstar helped introduce Team USA in a two-minute, 30-second video, which was aired on NBC and Peacock before Team USA appeared on the River Seine. Donning a patriotic swimsuit emblazoned with “USA” across her chest and a glistening cowboy hat, Beyoncé

Lifetime has unveiled the trailer for its LeToya Luckett-starring movie, I Thought My Husband’s Wife Was Dead. The forthcoming thriller premieres Saturday, Aug. 3, at 8 p.m. ET on the network. Based on Minka Kent‘s 2022 novel Unmissing, the film also stars Sherilyn Allen, Jamall Johnson, and Angela “Blac Chyna” White.  I Thought My Husband’s Wife Was

Musical duo Louis York has teamed up with Jamaican artist Gramps Morgan for their new single “Have A Little Light.”  On this uplifting track, Claude Kelly of Louis York and Gramps sing about how positive energy can attract positive outcomes — even a little light can go a long way. “If you have a little

New Jersey native Honey Bxby and New York rapper Fivio Foreign have teamed up for a new song, “Bonnie & Clyde.”  On the R&B-drill track, the two artists profess their devotion and loyalty to their respective lovers. “She hold me down when I bring her out,” Fivio Foreign raps in the first verse. Honey Bxby

Goldenvoice, the concert and festival promoter behind events like Coachella, and Feel Trip Live, a collective of music and experiential executives, have unveiled the lineup for their upcoming Feel Trip show. The one-night-only event will take place at The Novo in Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 8 p.m. ET.  Alt-R&B singer Chase Shakur

Grammy-winning singer Muni Long has released her new single “Ruined Me,” produced by Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman and Kevin Theodore.  On the somber track, Long tries to pick up the pieces of her broken heart, which makes her uncertain about future love.  “After you / I’ll probably never love again / This kind of heartbreak don’t

There are moments in life when we feel lost or uncertain, especially during seasons of change. On Aaron Frazer’s second solo album, Into the Blue, the singer and musician explores this theme across 11 tracks.  Frazer, also a member of the retro band Durand Jones & The Indications, found himself ‘in the blue’ after a relationship

Grammy winner LeToya Luckett stars in the upcoming Lifetime Movie, “I Thought My Husband’s Wife Was Dead.” Based on the novel “Unmissing” by bestselling author Minka Kent, the new thriller is led by two-time Grammy® Award winner LeToya Luckett (Greenleaf, Treme), Sherilyn Allen (Coroner, She Went Missing), and Jamall Johnson (Mahalia, How She Caught a Killer). Angela “Blac Chyna”

Before all the accolades, four childhood friends from Houston – Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, LeToya Luckett, and LaTavia Roberson – came together to follow their dreams. They eventually became one of the most successful girl groups of all time: Destiny’s Child. While their 1998 self-titled debut album introduced them as teenage stars on the rise,

Legendary R&B singer T-Boz has partnered with Glad, a popular household waste solutions brand, for its new campaign, Scents That Take You Back. The new collaboration was established to amplify Glad ForceFlex Scented Trash Bags by connecting scents with memories — or, as the campaign calls it, “scent-stalgia.” For T-Boz, the Pine-Sol scent, the newest

Kehlani may have released their last album, Crash, a month ago, but that’s not stopping them from sharing more music with their fans. The singer recently teased their upcoming mixtape, While We Wait 2, on Instagram. It’s a sequel to their RIAA gold-certified project, which was released in 2019. “I really missed making music at

Kehlani has unveiled the dates for their Crash World Tour, powered by Live Nation. Emerging R&B trio FLO and rising singer Anycia will join Kehlani as special guests. The North American leg begins Sept. 4 at the Armory in Minneapolis. From there, they will make stops in Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Miami, and Las Vegas. The

Award-winning singer and actress Andra Day will star in the Netflix horror film The Deliverance, which premieres Aug. 30 on the streaming service. Inspired by a true story of possession, The Deliverance follows Ebony Jackson (played by Andra Day), a struggling single mother fighting her personal demons when she moves into a mysterious house for a fresh start.