Category: Urban AC

Romeo Santos Made History Breaking All-Time Concert Gross Records

This past Saturday, Romeo Santos delivered an epic, sold out concert and became the first Latin artist to headline MetLife Stadium. The “King of Bachata” performed 22 songs over the course of 4 hours, achieving his “Utopia” with surprise guests the legendary bachateros Raulin Rodriguez, El Chaval, Zacarias Ferreira, Joe Veras, Elvis Martinez, Frank Reyes, […]

The Big Sean Foundation Has ‘Moguls in the Making’

Sean “Big Sean” Anderson, states the issue at the beginning of a short documentary from Ally that debuts today: “Thirteen percent of the American population is black, but only one percent of VC (venture capital) backed startups have black founders. The Moguls in the Making program is out to change that.” The documentary captures the […]

Janet Jackson Revisits Rhythm Nation 1814

A&M/UMe and Janet Jackson are proud to announce the release of Rhythm Nation 1814: The Remixes, which will be made available across digital platforms for the first time on September 20. The digital-only reissues of these nine historic remix mini-albums honor the 30th anniversary of one of Ms. Jackson’s most successful albums, Rhythm Nation 1814. […]

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie and Liam Payne Collab on New Track ‘Stack It Up’

On Wednesdsay, September 18th, Liam Payne and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie dropped their collaboration tit;e “Stack It Up”. The rapper and the  former One Direction member came together for a club ready track. “So if ya wanna/ Stack it up, man you gotta work for it/ (I-I-I-I-I-I)/ Ain’t nobody gonna be doin’ it for […]

Orice Jenkins is Going on Tour with Northeast’s First “Street Choir”

For the past year and a half 30 Hartford residents who are homeless or housing/food insecure have come together to make music at “Cleo’s Place”, the street name for a soup kitchen beneath Christ Church Cathedral. They gather to sing soulful renditions of popular songs like Hey Jude or Lean on Me, and they sing […]

Lil Yachty Slated to Headline “Destination: Atlanta”

“Destination: Atlanta,” an immersive, one-day music event created by Journeys and adidas Originals today announced Lil Yachty as the headliner for their second annual festival on September 28 in Atlanta. The GRAMMY-nominated rapper will take the main stage and perform fan favorites at the Georgia Freight Depot in downtown Atlanta. Lil Yachty, also known as […]

Young Thug Drops New Music Video for ‘Just How It Is’

Despite the rapper revealing that he underwent a recent surgery, Young Thug dropped a new project, an artistic new music video for his new song, “Just How it Is”. The track is featured on his latest album, So Much Fun, which skyrocketed to the top of the Billboard 200, with nine of the tracks ranking […]

N*E*R*D’s ‘In Search Of…’ Revisited For Urban Legends’ New Deluxe 4LP Vinyl Edition

N*E*R*D’s debut album, In Search Of…, was first released in Europe on August 6, 2001. The album’s first edition featured mainly electronic instrumentation for its 13 tracks. On March 12, 2002, N*E*R*D released a new version of In Search Of… worldwide, with the original album’s electronic soundscape replaced by instruments played by funk-rock band Spymob. […]

Freddie Jackson, Yolanda Adams, Tamia and More Celebrated at Black Music Honors

The highly anticipated 4th Annual 2019 Black Music Honors hosted by television and radio personality Rickey Smiley and Grammy® Award-winner and actress LeToya Luckett-Walker is currently airing in national broadcast syndication. The star-studded show was taped live at The Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA. Honoree Xscape, received the Urban Music Icon Award […]

Post Malone Drops Music Video ‘Saint-Tropez’

On Wednesday, September 11th, Post Malone delivered a scenic visual from the project with solo cut “Saint-Tropez.” Despite the new material being released, Malone also made some history.  Posty and Swae Lee’s “Sunflower” anthem broke the record for most weeks in the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart after securing a record-breaking 45th week. […]