Silk Sonic, the R&B duo composed of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars, will not submit their debut album, An Evening With Silk Sonic, for Grammy consideration, Rolling Stone reports. Mars told Rolling Stone in a statement, “Silk Sonic would like to gracefully, humbly and most importantly, sexually, bow out of submitting our album this year.” He
Burgeoning R&B trio FLO were recent musical guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, as part of its Mercedes-EQ concert series. For their late-night television debut, they performed “Cardboard Box” from their debut EP, The Lead. The British trio, composed of Jorja, Stella and Renée, brought the look, attitude and vocals for this amazing performance.
Chris Brown is adding more steam behind his sleeper hit “Under the Influence.” As the song continues to climb the charts, the R&B star has announced that an official video is underway. On Wednesday (Oct. 12) evening, Brown shared a 20-second trailer for the official video. In the clip, a woman softly utters, “Your addiction
Leven Kali is ready to shower fans with new music. The singer, songwriter and musician has announced his new EP, Let It Rain. Kali will independently release the six-track project on Oct. 28. It will include the previously shared songs “EEK,” “Everything I Want” and the title track. “I heard u needed something to dance to,”
R&B newcomer Eli Derby is back with a sweet new song titled “Recognize,” which he co-wrote with Najee Travis and Paul Phamous. Produced by Malay (Frank Ocean, John Legend), “Recognize” is a tenderhearted tune that describes the feeling of falling in love for the first time. Derby sings in the first verse: “I just know
Emerging singer Mikhala Jené is gearing up to release her major label debut EP, The Missing Peace. It will arrive on Friday, Oct. 14, via Def Jam. In anticipation of the forthcoming project, Jené teams up with Rated R&B to premiere a short film dubbed The Missing Peace. The four-minute visual examines an unspoken tension
Chris Brown continues to enjoy the fruits of his labor. The R&B star’s 2019 song “Under the Influence” has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It has sold more than one million equivalent units. The song, which appears on his Indigo (Extended) album, has been making waves over the last few months
Grammy-winning band Sade could formally break their musical silence after 12 years, Billboard reports. In a recent Billboard cover story, Oscar-winning actor Brad Pitt and French composer and producer Damien Quintard discussed the renovation of the legendary recording facility, Miraval Studios, in Correns, France. Quintard and Bitt named the band the first artist to lay
Emerging singer/songwriter Floyd Fuji has released his new EP, Sunspots. The five-track project includes the previously shared songs “Tongue Tied,” “Breadwinner” featuring Topaz Jones and “Inside.” Of his new EP, Fuji explains, “Sunspots is a summer journey/love letter to myself and the people around me. It’s about finding the balance between the sun and the shade
Leven Kali has debuted a visual for his single “Let It Rain” and it’s far from dry. The cinematic clip, directed by Riley Lattanza, shows Kali catching his groove to the party-ready bop on a dreary night. The video co-stars Chase Alexis, who also shows off her slick moves. Kali independently released “Let It Rain”