Currently, the iconic band New Edition is embarking on their second U.S. tour within the span of a year. Following their “Culture Tour,” which ran from February to April 2022, New Edition recently hit the road once again for the “Legacy Tour.” The 30-city tour is in collaboration with The
The illustrious R&B singer Luther Vandross would have turned 70 today. In honor of his legacy, Google has paid tribute to him with a lively and colorful animation that captures the spirit of Vandross. In the video, we’re taken through notable moments of the singer’s career, while his classic 1981
NEW YORK (AP) — A night after winning the top Grammy Award for songwriting, R&B singer H.E.R. and her collaborators Tiara Thomas and D’Mile have become Oscar-nominated songwriters. H.E.R.’s protest anthem “I Can’t Breathe” won song of the year at Sunday’s Grammys, and another soulful song with poignant lyrics by
H.E.R.’s original song “Fight For You”, written for Judas and the Black Messiah, appropriately pulls inspiration from the late sixties and seventies. Inspired by soul artists like Marvin Gaye, Sly and the Family Stone, and Nina Simone, the song is filled with freedom and hope. The encouraging, upbeat song speaks
NEW YORK (AP) — It wasn’t “You get a car!” but Oprah Winfrey gave TV executive Jesse Collins something equally, if not even more, cool: “You get to produce the Oscars!” Emmy-nominated Collins has had success over the years with the BET Awards, the Grammy Awards and various TV specials,
On Sunday night, the marvelous Andra Day became just the second Black woman to win the Golden Globe for Best Drama Film Actress through her exceptional role in The United States vs. Billie Holiday. What makes this victory even more outstanding is that The United States vs. Billie Holiday marks
NEW YORK (AP) — Before a late night rehearsal in December, Terrence Floyd couldn’t remember the last time he squatted on a drum throne, sticks in hand and ready to perform. Surely, he said, it had not happened since his brother, George Floyd, died at the hands of police in
In an uplifting, hip set, WRLDFMS Tony Williams and band Terminal D rendered live covers of classic songs by David Bowie, Prince, Kanye West, and Lenny Kravitz in “The Fame Medley.” Taking place at the electrifying and immersive artistic space of the Psychedelic Robot in Dallas, Texas, the colorful tone
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A new museum two decades in the making is telling the interconnected story of Black musical genres through the lens of American history. The National Museum of African American Music, which opened with a virtual ribbon-cutting on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, is seated in the
NEW YORK (AP) — Stevie Wonder released two new songs Tuesday reflecting the current times that he hopes inspires change. The piano-playing icon dropped the tracks “Where Is Our Love Song” and “Can’t Put It In the Hands of Fate,” which he also announced would be released through his
