Category: Urban AC

John Legend Has Finally Released ‘Legend,’ Solo Piano Version

Pianist, Singer, and songwriter, John legend has finally put out LEGEND, a solo piano version, that includes stripped down songs off of his double album, LEGEND. John Legend stated that, “After releasing LEGEND last fall, a few of the songs kept coming back to me, wanting to take on a new form, I’m excited to […]

SZA’s Sophomore Album ‘SOS’ Has Officially Gone Platinum

Grammy winning singer, SZA, has obtained some more awards from the Recording Industry Association of America this month. Her album, SOS, has now become certified platinum after selling over one million equivalent units. In addition to that, tracks, Low,” “Nobody Gets Me,” Shirt” and “Blind” are now certified gold with over 500,000 equivalent units each. […]

Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson Performed at the 2023 Grammy Awards

Smokey Robinson and Stevie Wonder made an iconic appearance at the 65th Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 5th. They were backed by R&B quartet WanMor, signed by Mary J. Blige’s Beautiful Life Productions and Country singer Chris Stapleton. Robinson initially entered the stage in order to perform “Tears of a Clown,” a song that he […]

Steve Lacy’s ‘Gemini Rights’ Has Won Best Progressive R&B Album at the 2023 Grammys

On Sunday, February 5th, Steve Lacy nabbed a Best Progressive R&B Album trophy for Gemini Rights at the 65th Grammy Awards, marking Lacy’s very first Grammy. The release of the single, Mercury, off of Gemini Rights happened in June of 2022 and was followed up by the release of “Bad Habit” and “Sunshine” featuring Fousheé. […]

Beyoncé’s ‘Plastic Off The Sofa’ Has Won Best Traditional R&B Performance at 65th Grammy Awards

On Sunday, February 5th, Beyoncé won yet another award. Beyoncé’s “Plastic Off The Sofa” won Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 65th Grammy Awards. It marks Beyoncé’s third win in the category and ties her with Lalah Hathaway as the most awarded artist in the category. “Plastic Off The Sofa” is off of Beyoncé’s platinum […]

Beyoncé Breaks Record for Most GRAMMY Wins

Beyoncé has solidified her place in music history with a record-breaking 32 GRAMMY awards, overtaking George Solti’s previous record. This was made possible by her 2022 album, RENAISSANCE, which won her the Best Dance/Electronic Music Album. Prior to the ceremony, she had already tied her husband, Jay-Z, as the most nominated artist in GRAMMY history. […]

John Legend Has Announced ‘An Evening With John Legend’ Valentines Day Performances

The legendary John Legend has announced An Evening With John Legend, which is made up of two special shows at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, California. The shows will take place on February 13th and 14th with tickets available via Legend’s official website, https://www.johnlegend.com/. Attendees can expect “a night of songs and stories.” […]

Beyoncé Has Announced Her ‘Renaissance World Tour’ Schedule

Beyoncé just announced that she will be touring to support her last album, Renaissance. The tour will get started in Europe before date sin Canada and the United States that run from early July to late September. It marks her first tour since her 2018 co-headlining tour along with Jay-Z in support of their collaborative […]

FLO Has Officially Announced North American Tour Dates

Flo a rising R&B group has announced that they will be headlining FLO Live tour dates. The North American tour will see the group first on April 13th in Atlanta, Georgia, at The Loft. Flo will then perform in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and Toronto, as well as additional cities before ending on April 27th in […]

Whitney Houston Earned Five New RIAA Certifications

Whitney Houston just had her 1985 self-titled debut album pass the 14 times multi-platinum mark for surpassing over 14 million equivalent units. Marking the album’s first new certification since July of 1999. Whitney Houston is Houston’s second best selling album behind 1992’s The Bodyguard soundtrack, that has reached 18x multi-platinum status in November of 2017. […]