Billboard announced Monday, November 19th that it will honor SZA at its 13th annual Women in Music event in New York City on December 6th, in conjunction with the release of its “Women in Music” issue. SZA will be given the rule breaker award, which recognizes female artists who use their music and platform to […]
Returning to the public eye after a long silence, Frank Ocean teased new music on Instagram on Monday morning, November 19th. After making private Gram account public last week, Ocean posted a clip of what sounds like a new song on his story. The video features an upbeat track and the repeated phrase “I’ve got […]
It’s been seven years since Drake released his sophomore album, Take Care. The album is argued as Drake’s best body of work to date, which isn’t to discredit the rest of his discography, but he hasn’t released a more cohesive project that Take Care. The album, which produced hits like “Headlines,” “Take Care,” “Crew Love” […]
Dissatisfied punters have flooded to Facebook to demand refunds and voice their disappointment about Melbourne’s leg of RnB Fridays Live Festival, citing terrible sound and visuals, long-wait lines for food/drinks and bathrooms, no-shows from artists and unsafe conditions. The festival took over Marvel Stadiums this past Saturday, boasting a line-up that featured RnB heavyweights Usher, […]
Janelle Monáe has been pretty transparent about naming the artists who inspire her music. Along with her musical idol Prince, whose sound heavily influenced her astounding album Dirty Computer, Monáe has previously mentioned reggae legend Bob Marley as one of her major inspirations. The singer paid homage to Bob Marley in her new set of Spotify Singles, released […]
Netflix has announced Chance the Rapepr, Cardi B, and T.I. will judge a new hip-hop competition series called “Rhythm + Flow,” which is slated to debut on the streaming service in 2019. The three Hip Hop moguls will embark on a “search for the next breakout hip-hop star” in the new show, which will have 10 […]
Travis Scott kicked off his hyped Astroworld Tour this past Thursday in Baltimore, Maryland, and the tour has since romped through Raleigh, N.C., and Miami for riotous shows over the weekend. Sadly, production issues are starting to pop up over Scott’s intricate, carnival-themed stage design, prompting La Flame to cancel a handful of dates, including Monday night, […]
It took an elaborate satire for two of hip-hop’s biggest acts to address the elephant in the room of rap. Saturday night on SNL, musical guest Lil Wayne performed two songs from his recently released LP The Carter V. He brought out pop singer Halsey for backing vocals on “Can’t Be Broken,” and producer Swizz […]
Kehlani is leaving fans in anticipation with the promise of new music sometime within the coming months. She took to Twitter yesterday, November 8th, promising to “stop teasing” until the album is nearing completion. “Imma stop teasing y’all i have a lot to do,” she tweeted, “mixing/clearing/shooting/etccccc. but yes i will stop teasing until we are […]
Usher is known for his late 90s and early 2000s hits, including ‘You Make Me Wanna’, ‘Confessions’, ‘Burn’, ‘U Got It Bad’ and ‘U-Turn’. And on Wednesday, American crooner was seen arriving in Sydney, Australia, ahead of a string of throwback shows for the RNB Fridays Live concert series. Usher is the headline act at this […]