Shelley FKA DRAM could have an Edible Arrangements jingle on his hands. His new single “Chocolate Covered Strawberries” contains culinary content as mouth-watering and sweet as the treats sold by the well-known company. His candied voice is rich in sincerity and love. The foundation of this digital serenade brilliantly draws memory to a super duo…
Rotimi has jumped the broom on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. “I Do,” the current single from his debut album All or Nothing, has moved to No. 10 in its 25th chart week. It marks his first appearance in the top 10 of this chart. Additionally, the wedding-friendly jam is noted as the first song…
Talented singer/songwriter Destiny Briona – image courtesy of Instagram The sultry artist Destiny Briona has just released her latest single, “No Drugs” on 2 June, 2022 across all the usual streaming platforms. “No Drugs” is now the seventh single by this talented young woman. Destiny Briona has been busy in the recording studio since 2018.…
History Of Music In America To understand why a lot of today’s music trends start in the United States, you need to look back at the history of iconic American music. Beginning with Native Americans, the music at that time was primarily spiritual and was used in conjunction with religious practices. The type of music…
By Alyson Stewart Brooklyn-bred Independent hip-hop artist, producer, and owner of the FLTBYS brand, Kota the Friend, is known for creating impactful songs and visuals, which is obviously why the producers of Amazon Prime Movies chose a Kota the Friend track to end their thought-provoking Amazon Original movie titled ‘EMERGENCY’. EMERGENCY is a deep movie…
“I’m just trying to create a world for people to experience and feel something,” Josh Levi tells Rated R&B over a video call one afternoon in April. The 23-year-old singer/actor is metaphorically speaking about his vision for creating a body of work, more specifically his new EP Disc Two, out June 9. The multi-dimensional entertainer…
Anthony David and Algebra Blessett have teamed up to remake BeBe & CeCe Winan’s classic “Heaven.” Their superb cover of this late ’80s inspirational has no bells and whistles to fill out the production. It’s for a good reason. Blessett’s and David’s soul-searching vocals do the heavy lifting, mounting and descending at the right moments…
No one should be surprised that T-Pain is still collecting certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). While on his Road to Wiscansin Tour, the rapper-turnt-sanga’s sophomore album Epiphany graduated to double-platinum status with more than two million equivalent units sold. It becomes his only album to climb over the multi-platinum level. Released…
The 2022 Roots Picnic is happening on Saturday, June 4, and Sunday, June 5, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Hosted at The Mann at Fairmount Park, the two-day festival is headlined by Mary J. Blige and the Roots, and Summer Walker. Other performers on the star-studded lineup include Jazmine Sullivan; Summer Walker; Alex Isley; Tone Stith; Robert Glasper &…
The last big song titled “Magic Stick” united Lil’ Kim and 50 Cent and occupied the number two spot on the Hot 100 without a video. None of that is intended to add pressure on Trè Samuels, the newest Warner Records signee who released his major-label debut single of the same title. Nothing about the…