R&B icon Brandy announces her first holiday album, Christmas with Brandydue November 10. Pre-save HERE via Motown Records. The project is the superstar’s first since 2020’s critically acclaimed B7. Christmas with Brandy sees the genre-defining vocalist delivering classic covers and original holiday material that’s sure to be listened to for years to come. Brandy will be showing off her Christmas spirit
“I think the success of the first album opened the door to where the label almost didn’t even want to be involved in the second album,” Kenny Lattimore reflects over a video call with Rated R&B. “I think that they felt like the team that I had created had some kind of magic and had
Emerging R&B singer-songwriter Jai’Len Josey dials out on her new project, Conversations From A Payphone. The two-track release, released on Hillman Grad Records/Def Jam Recordings, arrives ahead of her forthcoming tour. With a clear and self-explanatory title, “Mixed Signals” featuring lyricist Matt McGhee, depicts Josey’s struggles with a man who is indecisive and plays with
Ethiopian-American artist Berhana has returned with his sophomore album, Amén: የዘላን ህልም (The Nomad’s Dream), via EGT Recordings. The 12-track project includes the previously shared songs “Gone (Abebe Bikila),” “Like a Habit” and “Break Bread.” The first two of the trio were accompanied by accompanying visuals. Berhana commented on the latter track in a previous
Grammy winner Daniel Caesar was the musical guest on CBS’ The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Wednesday night (Oct. 18). On a dimly lit stage, Caesar performed “Always,” his latest single from his third album Never Enough. Caesar’s late-night spot comes on the heels of him announcing leg three of his Superpowers World Tour
Arin Ray is turning over a new leaf. “I don’t want to be stressed about too much of anything. What I can’t control, I can’t control. I’m in a place where I’m trying not to be so caught up in self and wound up on what I gotta do all the time,” Ray tells Rated
“Brothers and Sisters for Israel” formed initially to protest judiciary reform. After Oct. 7, they shifted their mission to helping victims of the attacks, and together with volunteers from Israel’s leading tech companies, created a sophisticated data operation to help find out more about those missing, taken hostage or killed.
Hotels hold secrets, and some of them are a little stranger than others.
Joseph Félix Badio, a former government official, has been wanted for years in connection with the 2021 killing of President Jovenel Moïse.
An address by President Biden.