On Sept. 17 of this year, the Global Citizen Canada concert is going down and a few big names are already lined up to play. Usher is the biggest of names for this free concert and is more than enough reason to attend. Make sure to sign up for the lottery on the Global Citizen […]
Category: Urban AC
The Never Ending Saga That Surrounds Prince
You knew the storm is coming, but the winds are beginning to blow in the Prince Estate settlement suits. The bank managing Prince’s estate has asked the courts to begin liquidating the late singer’s assets at the objections of Prince’s immediate heirs. Paisley Park, the home of Prince, is estimated to be worth over $7 […]
Frank Ocean Explains Delay in Album on Reddit
Reddit is a website that is run by the inmates in a sense. The people that view the site and post on it are what make it great. Well, on Reddit they do what they call “Ask Me Anything” interview types with all sorts of celebrities. Recently, Frank Ocean hosted an AMA and information regarding […]
Pennsylvania to Tax Streaming Services
More and more states are joining a movement to tax streaming services and one of the newest to do so is Pennsylvania. On Aug. 1, the new six percent sales tax on streaming services became introduced as a part of a much bigger revenue package. Per CBS Pittsburgh, this tax was put together to help […]
Adele Never Given Offer for NFL Championship Game
Just the other day, Adele said that she turned down the opportunity to perform at halftime of the NFL Championship game. Well, this could be a lie as the NFL and Pepsi have come out and said that they never offered her that opportunity. Adele made the announcement on Saturday, but these two major entities […]
Prince’s Private Services
Recently Prince’s family put together a private service for those close to him to be able to celebrate his life. His tragic death occurred on April 21 and the world hasn’t been the same since. There were actually two services held in Minneapolis, one on Friday and the other on Saturday. For those close to […]
The Weeknd Makes Another Donation
Earlier this week, we discussed The Weeknd’s donation to a university in his home country and now he has done more for his community. This time, he has donated a quarter of a million dollars to the Black Lives Matter movement. This movement started back in 2013 by Opal Tometi, Alicia Garza and Patrisse Cullors. […]
Alicia, Usher and Janet In Your Top 10 This Week
This week’s top 10 Mediabase Urban AC chart has all of the stars in it with a whole lot of great music. With artists like Alicia Keys, Usher and Janet Jackson again on the charts this week, you could have thought it was five years ago. These oldies but goodies are still putting out hit […]
Usher Still Going Strong
If you thought Usher was gone from the spotlight of the music industry then you certainly have thought wrong. He has been a part of two great jams that have been released recently and are worth taking a listen to if you haven’t already. He is the main artist on the track, “No Limit,” which […]
The Weeknd Gives Back to Hometown University
The Weeknd has had one heck of a run recently and he’s doing great things with the money he has earned. He recently donated $50,000 to his hometown university, University of Toronto. More specifically, he donated the money to the school to fund an Ethiopic Studies program. The Bikila Award group, who is helping in […]