Grammy-winning singer and songwriter SZA has released her highly anticipated sophomore album, SOS. The 23-track album includes the previously shared songs “Good Days,” “I Hate U” and “Shirt.” Opening with the title track, SZA sets the premise for the rest of the album: there’s a lot on her mind. On the Jay Versace-produced track, which samples Gabriel
Beyoncé’s latest album Renaissance continues to be showered with accolades. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has presented Beyoncé with a platinum certification. It has sold more than one million equivalent units. It’s her seventh album (eighth project overall) to be awarded by the organization. Here are Beyoncé’s other album and project certifications: I
Anderson .Paak and Smokey Robinson have earned a new award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their 2019 single, “Make It Better,” from .Paak’s Grammy-winning album Ventura is now certified gold with more than 500,000 equivalent units sold. It’s .Paak first song from Ventura to be honored with a certification. It also is his
Kelela has unveiled dates for her headlining RAVE:N Tour, which kicks off March 16, 2023, at Terminal West in Atlanta, Georgia. The tour will cover cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., Toronto, and Los Angeles, before it concludes April 7, 2023, at Outernet in London. “Get in stink, we goin for a ride!!!” Kelela wrote
Grammy-nominated artist Masego has announced his headlining You Never Visit Me Tour. The North American tour begins March 12, 2023, in Santa Ana, California, at The Observatory. From there, Masego will visit major cities, including Seattle, Minneapolis, Cleveland, New York, Atlanta, Miami and Houston, before he concludes on April 27, 2023, in Los Angeles, California
Monica’s long-awaited radio show, Mo Talk, will now premiere in February 2023 on Apple Music. The show has been delayed multiple times since its original premiere date (Sept. 13, 2020). It was rescheduled to Sept. 20, 2020, and later to October 2020. “I have taken the need for this to be far more than a
Brent Faiyaz has earned another career achievement. The Columbia, Maryland, native’s sophomore album Wasteland is now certified gold, surpassing more than 500,000 equivalent units. It marks Faiyaz’s first album or project to be certified by the RIAA. His previous releases, including 2020’s F*ck the World and his 2017 debut Sonder Son, have yet to be
Beyoncé’s “Break My Soul,” the lead single from her album Renaissance, has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA); it has sold one million equivalent units since its summer release. It’s the first track from Beyoncé’s seventh album to obtain an RIAA award. “Break My Soul” was initially certified gold in
Jazmine Sullivan’s “Hurt Me So Good” has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart this week. It’s the second time the two-time Grammy winner has taken hold of the summit, as “Pick Up Your Feelings” did so during the week of March 20, 2021. “Hurt Me So Good” is lifted from Sullivan’s Heaux
THEY., the R&B duo composed of vocalist Drew Love and producer Dante Jones, have shared their new song “Set Me Free.” Incorporating micro levels of hazy rock, Love sings about moments of hope, where an unnamed rescuer helps him come out on the other side. “I’m on my knees / Prayin’ that somebody / Will