RCA Records, RCA Inspiration and Legacy Recordings collaborate to release a never-before-heard solo version of “Never Gonna Break My Faith” by the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, featuring The Boys Choir of Harlem. Co-written by award-winning singer/songwriter Bryan Adams, the Grammy Award winning song was originally released as a duet with Mary J. Blige for […]
Today New York based singer, songwriter and producer Amber Mark releases ‘My People’, a cover of “My People…Hold On” by Eddie Kendricks, lead singer of The Temptations, via PMR/Interscope Records. The poignant cover was recorded in reaction to the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests around the world, with the single artwork featuring the names of […]
For Teyana Taylor, not only will she be rejoicing the liberation of her race, but also the deliverance of her elusive project, The Album. A follow-up to her 2018 mini-opus KTSE, Taylor’s fourth album is a fountain of different emotions: across a 23-track effort, the Def Jam singer looks to galvanize the Black community with her candor, lucid […]
Nigerian musician and creative auteur Cruel Santino has released a new single titled “End of The Wicked” (Monster Boy/Interscope Records). The song featuring French rapper Octavian is sombre in tone, fluttering across a shimmering production of piano keys and 808s. In the track, Cruel doubles down on his ‘Santinese’ — “those whole time kini hickidy wickidy wickidy end of the wicked” […]
CELEBRATE BLACK MUSIC MONTH AND JUNETEENTH WITH A SPECIAL DJ SET FROM THE LEGENDARY DJ/PRODUCER CLARK KENT TODAY, JUNE 19TH @ 4PM PT/7PM ET Stream the set on YouTube here or on Instagram here. Credited for discovering Jay-Z, DJ Clark Kent has produced for some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop and R&B including Mariah […]
Parisian electro duo Polo & Pan today released their first single since last summer, a timeless and joyful record to lift spirits. “Feel Good,” is the lead track off their forthcoming EP of the same name, a bite-sized look into their second full-length album currently in the works. Much like their previous releases, “Feel Good,” […]
In honor of Juneteenth, WQXR is devoting the entire day to spotlighting the work of Black composers and performers from around the globe with an all-day tribute “Music for Juneteenth: A Celebration of Black Classical Artistry.” Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19 and commemorates the date in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was finally […]
South Florida-bred POORSTACY has released his latest single and music video “Choose Life,” a collaboration with Blink 182’s Travis Barker, via 10K Projects. The prolific artist’s newest single “Choose Life” follows up his debut album, The Breakfast Club, less than four months after its release. Inspired by the famous monologue from the UK film Trainspotting, […]
18-year-old artist Kierra Luv returns with her debut mixtape Take It or Leave It. Featuring a wide range of rap offerings, including the previously-released hit “Can’t Stand It” (feat. Tory Lanez), Kierra shows off her versatility and her powerful voice as an artist. A 2020 high school graduate, Kierra Luv celebrates her independence on Take […]
Motown Records released “Lucky,” a new track from Tiana Major9. A warm, soulful celebration of winning at love, “Lucky” is from her forthcoming EP. SPIN premiered the song, which Tiana wrote with Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman (J. Cole, H.E.R., Anderson .Paak), who also produced, and PRGRSHN (WSTRN, Stormzy, Wizkid). Download / stream “Lucky” HERE. View the accompanying visualizer HERE. Tiana Major9 says, “I’m so excited to share ‘Lucky’ with the world. It’s taken from my […]
