R&B

Usher has announced his Past Present Future Tour dates. The 24-city North American leg kicks off Aug. 20 at Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C. From there, Usher will perform shows in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Toronto, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Miami and Atlanta. The tour will conclude Oct. 29 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois.  Presale tickets will

Victoria Monét has taken over another radio chart. The three-time Grammy winner’s hit single “On My Mama” has reached No. 1 at rhythmic radio, knocking Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me” to No. 2. The 2000s-inspired track received 5,883 spins this week with an audience impression of 16.2 million, according to Mediabase.  “WOW!! ON MY MAMA

Mariah Carey is returning to Las Vegas. The global icon has announced her residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM.  The Celebration of Mimi: Live in Las Vegas will run from April 12 through April 27.  Presale tickets will be available Wednesday, Feb. 7, at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general

Keith Sweat’s debut album, Make It Last Forever, and Eric Benét’s sophomore effort, A Day in the Life, will be reissued on vinyl via Rhino Records.  The record company announced both vinyls will release on Feb. 23 as part of its Black History Month celebration. Sweat’s Make It Last Forever will be available as a 1LP, while Benét’s A Day

The 66th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony was held Sunday (Feb. 4) at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California.  At the ceremony, hosted by Justin Tranter, many of the award winners were announced ahead of the televised Grammy ceremony, including the majority of the categories in the R&B field.  Four of the five categories in the

Victoria Monét is now a three-time Grammy Award winner. The singer and songwriter took home awards in different fields, including the coveted General Field.  At the premiere ceremony, held before the main telecast, Monét won Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical for her debut album, JAGUAR II. She shares the award with John Kercy, Kyle Mann, Patrizio “Teezio” Pigliapoco,

Coco Jones is now a Grammy-winning artist. The singer won Best R&B Performance for her breakout single “ICU” at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday. “ICU” was nominated among other solid R&B tracks, including Chris Brown’s “Summer Too Hot,” Robert Glasper’s “Back To Love” featuring SiR and Alex Isley, Victoria Monét’s “How Does It Make

Daniel Caesar is back with a new song, “Waiting In Vain,” a cover of Bob Marley & The Wailers’ 1977 classic.  Caesar’s self-produced version is from the Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack. The seven-track project will release Feb. 14 via Tuff Gung/Island Records. Speaking on his connection to Marley’s music, Caesar recalls: “My dad used to sing

Ledisi is ready to celebrate the Good Life on her 11th album, hitting digital retailers on March 1 via Listen Back Entertainment/BMG. Physical copies will be available on March 15. Along with her album announcement, Ledisi has shared a new track, “Perfect Stranger,” featuring Kenny Lattimore. The romantic track was produced by Ledisi’s longtime collaborator Rex Rideout. 

The 2024 Sol Blume Festival lineup has been revealed. The three-day festival returns Friday, May 3, to Sunday, May 5, at Discovery Park in Sacramento, California. Snoh Aalegra is the headlining act for day one. JoJo, Omar Apollo, Maeta, PinkPantheress, Naomi Sharon, RAAHiiM, UMI and others will hit the stage ahead of Aalegra’s closing performance.

R&B megastar Usher has teamed up with Nigerian singer Pheelz for his new track, “Ruin.”  The R&B-meets-Afrobeats groove is an earworm at first listen. On the silky groove, produced by Pheelz, Usher brings closure to a failed relationship. Even though he’s heartbroken by the situation, he doesn’t hesitate to move on with his single life.

Lifetime has announced its new original movie, Single Black Female 2: Simone’s Revenge. Amber Riley, K. Michelle, and Raven Goodwin will reprise their roles in the sequel to the 2022 film. Per the logline, “Three years after narrowly escaping the murderous clutches of her half-sister Simone (Amber Riley), Monica (Raven Goodwin) is ready for a fresh

Rising R&B singer Norelle has returned with her new single “Again.”  On the song, produced by Emmy winner Adam Blackstone and Steve McKie, Norelle sings about the sensational feeling of continuously falling in love with her partner.  “Moving through me like a hurricane / Never imagined I’d feel this way ’bout you / Got me

John Legend is heading back on the road later this spring. The EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) award winner will perform three special engagement shows at Wolf Trap in Washington, D.C. The Wolf Trap Orchestra will join Legend at the venue, where he will perform music from his renowned catalog and share stories.  The shows

Isaac Hayes’ groundbreaking sophomore album, Hot Buttered Soul, will be reissued on vinyl to commemorate its 55th anniversary.  The small batch reissue will be available on March 1 via Craft Recordings.  According to the company, Hot Buttered Soul will feature “lacquers cut from the original tapes (AAA) by Bernie Grundman and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at

After much anticipation, Usher has unveiled the official tracklist for his ninth album, Coming Home. The R&B icon’s album will release Feb. 9 via his mega imprint in partnership with gamma.  The 20-track album will include Usher’s previously shared songs “Good Good” featuring Summer Walker and 21 Savage, “Risk It All” with H.E.R. and “Standing Next to

Keyshia Cole has scored a new Billboard entry. Her song “No Love Lost” opens at No. 28 on the Adult R&B Airplay chart (dated Feb. 3).  It’s the Grammy-nominated singer’s 18th entry on the chart, currently led by Mary J. Blige’s “Still Believe in Love.” Cole’s previous appearance on the list was in February 2021

Legendary R&B singer Toni Braxton and comedy king Cedric the Entertainer have announced their co-headlining Las Vegas residency, Love & Laughter. The limited-engagement affair will take place at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, beginning April 27. The two will perform seven shows through July 13.  According to press materials, “Throughout the show,

BJ The Chicago Kid’s promo trail for his latest album Gravy continues. The Grammy-nominated singer recently performed his sweet track “Honey” with Chlöe at Vevo Studio in Los Angeles. It’s the pair’s second time performing the song, following their appearance on The Tonight Show earlier this month.  BJ The Chicago Kid also performed “Never Change,” which features

Chris Brown has tallied his 117th entry on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. His “Sensational” single with Davido and Lojay debuts at No. 96 this week on the Hot 100, which is led by Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me.” It marks Davido and Lojay’s first career entries on the popular singles chart.  According to Billboard,