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- News
Big Sean and Jhene Aiko Are Expecting Their First Child Together
Steve Lacy Announces ‘Gemini Rights’ Release Date – Shares New Song
300’s Kevin Liles Talks Young Thug, Staying Motivated, Russell Simmons’ Impact, And Protecting Black Art
Day N Vegas 2022 Canceled Due to ‘Logistics, Timing and Production Issues’
Disney Taps Raphael Saadiq as Music Producer for Marvel’s ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’
- Industry News
Babyface signs with Capitol, will release new album featuring Ella Mai, Ari Lennox, Kehlani this fall
Pro Music Rights, Inc., one of the world’s largest music licensing companies, announces licensing agreement with Tiktok
Dot Hip Hop, LLC Announces Reintroduction of the .HipHop Top-Level Domain
THE 7TH ANNUAL BLACK MUSIC HONORS RECOGNIZES POWERFUL ICONS DRU HILL, TEVIN CAMPBELL, MARY MARY, KERI HILSON, KARYN WHITE AND THE WHISPERS
Breonna’s Garden Launches Intimate VR Experience at SXSW
- Music
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Reunite to Perform Fugees Classics at 2022 Essence Festival
Day N Vegas 2022 Canceled Due to ‘Logistics, Timing and Production Issues’
3 Michael Jackson songs suddenly removed from YouTube and Apple Music, but not because of lawsuit, spokesman says
Usher Performs Hit After Hit for NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk’ Concert
Babyface signs with Capitol, will release new album featuring Ella Mai, Ari Lennox, Kehlani this fall
- New Music
Steve Lacy Announces ‘Gemini Rights’ Release Date – Shares New Song
Beyoncé releases cover art, inspiration for new album, ‘Renaissance’
REVERED MUSIC ICON-NELLY CELEBRATES 20th ANNIVERSARY OF LEGENDARY NELLYVILLE LP WITH FIRST-EVER VINYL RELEASE ON JULY 29
Tamela Mann & Yolanda Adams Team Up For Stunning New Single “Superheroes Prayer”
Chris Brown’s 12th Studio Album “Breezy” Out Today VIA RCA Records — “C.AB. (Catch A Body)” Video Featuring Fivio Foreign Out Now!
- Events
Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean Reunite to Perform Fugees Classics at 2022 Essence Festival
Jazz Music Visionary Wynton Marsalis Visits Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club on Saturday July 9 at 7:00 & 9:30 P.M.
ONE Musicfest & Live Nation Urban Announces 2022 Lineup; Performers Include Lil Baby, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan, Rick Ross, Gucci Mane, Jeezy, Ashanti & Ja Rule, City Girls, Beenie man, Tems, and More
Kid Cudi Announces Dates For 2022 ‘To the Moon’ World Tour
R&B Artists Omarion & Mario To Face Off In Upcoming Verzuz Battle
- TV & Film
News
Congratulations are in order for Big Sean and Jhené Aiko. The hip-hop power couple is expecting their first child together. Sean confirmed the exciting...
New Music
“After years as a side player, Gemini Rights (the follow-up to his 2019 debut album Apollo XXI) is a full-fledged declaration of identity made in the spotlight...
Events
Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean joined forces to perform a handful of Fugees classics at the 2022 Essence Festival. The surprise reunion occurred...
News
Music aristocrat Kevin Liles has come a very long way. The head of 300 Entertainment is leading the charge in the music industry with...
Music
Festival organizers announced Friday (July 1) that Day N Vegas 2022, which was originally slated for Labor Day weekend, has been canceled. “We’re sorry...
News
MMusical multi-hyphenate Raphael Saadiq has been tapped as executive music producer for Disney’s latest Marvel series, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur. Based on a...
News
The NFL is teaming up with Ice Cube. The league announced Thursday that it is partnering with Contract with Black America Institute, an economic...
Industry News
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds is preparing new music. The 12-time Grammy Award-winner signed a new recording contract with Capitol Records and plans to release a...
New Music
Beyoncé unveiled the cover art for her forthcoming “Renaissance” album on Thursday. The superstar singer also disclosed some new details about the creative process...
Music
Two decades ago today, Nelly unveiled his legendary second full-length offering, Nellyville, on June 25, 2002. Twenty years later, the St. Louis-raised GRAMMY® Award-winning hip-hop icon,...
Music
GRAMMY® Award-winning Gospel songstress Tamela Mann announced the release of a stunning new single, “Superheroes Prayer,” from the forthcoming deluxe edition of her acclaimed Tillymann Music Group...
Music
Global superstar Chris Brown drops his highly anticipated 12th studio album BREEZY via RCA Records – click here to listen. The 24-track project is star-studded, enlisting features from major artists such as H.E.R., Jack Harlow,...
Music
A week after Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager opened the doors to Studio 54 in April 1977, a moment of pure spectacle launched the...
Music
Drake‘s surprise album, Honestly, Nevermind, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (June 17) on Billboard,...
Music
John Legend and Muni Long officially have a contender for song of the summer. The R&B power duo just dropped a sultry, jazz-inspired new...
Music
Queen Bey is back. On Thursday (June 16), Beyoncé shared a few sparse details about her forthcoming album, Renaissance, via social media, including the...
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THE AMERICAN EXPRESS® PRESALE STARTS TODAY, JUNE 15, ENDING ON JUNE 16 GOOD MORNING GORGEOUS IS BLIGE’S FIRST TOUR SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC...
Music
Three songs from the late Michael Jackson’s 2010 album, “Michael,” were suddenly removed from YouTube, Apple Music and other streaming services. The songs have...
News
Who would Chris Brown go up against in a Verzuz battle? We might find out soon. In a new interview with Big Boy on...
Music
Good things come to those who wait. It’s a timeless, unquestioned truth that’s never been more accurate than when considering the legendary CeCe Winans’...
Music
An attorney for the man on trial for killing rapper Nipsey Hussle pressed the woman who says she served as the unwitting getaway driver over errors...
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On Saturday, June 18, 2022, Urban One founder, Cathy Hughes, was inducted into The Black Music and Entertainment Walk of Fame (BMEWOF) during its...
News
STEM, a new lineup of insecticides and repellents powered by plant-derived active ingredients, is kicking off a partnership with Pharrell Williams’ educational organization, YELLOW,...
Events
Kid Cudi will spend the summer circling the globe on his To The Moon — 2022 World Tour. The 27-city jaunt will take the...
Music
Lil Baby will be crowned ASCAP songwriter of the year for the second year in a row at the 35th annual ASCAP Rhythm &...
News
Qaasim (aka “The Strongest”) and Khalil (aka “TallBoy The Rilla”), of The Juggernaut War Party, will be live at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn...
Music
Motown Records and COLORSxSTUDIOS have partnered for an exclusive performance and content series to celebrate Black Music Month in June. The week-long series launched...
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Chris Brown recently dropped a new single, “Call Me Every Day”, featuring WizKid. The song will feature on Brown’s upcoming album Breezy, out Friday,...
