Category: Urban

Shakira, Quavo and More Came Together for ‘Global Goal: Unite For Our Future’

International advocacy organisation Global Citizen and the European Commission are partnering on Global Goal: Unite for Our Future—The Concert, a globally televised and digitally streamed special that aired over the weekend. The show highlighted the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has on marginalized communities – including people of colour, those living in extreme poverty and others facing […]

Learn the Lyrics: Playing Games by Summer Walker

“Playing Games” is a song by American singer Summer Walker from her debut studio album, Over It (2019). The song was released as the lead single from the album on August 23, 2019. The extended version features guest vocals from American singer Bryson Tiller. The song samples Destiny’s Child’s song “Say My Name” (1999). The […]

J Balvin Partners Up On New 21-Day Meditation Experience

Chopra has announced the launch of an all-new, free 21-Day Meditation Experience titled, Renew Yourself: Body, Mind & Spirit, featuring guided meditations, powerful storytelling and self-care wisdom from wellness pioneer Deepak Chopra and international music superstar and Latin Grammy Award winning artist J Balvin. The special audio experience focuses on building resilience, finding healing, and […]

Pitbull Announces Latest Ambassadorship

Pitbull has announced his latest investment and ambassadorship, HALO. As a result of a cash injection into the Company, the international super-star will become a significant shareholder, and will work with the HALO team to advise on brand development, strategic investor relations, international expansion, as well as marketing initiatives and retail expansion & distribution strategy. […]

Usher to Launch Virtual Youth Mental Health Summit

Usher’s New Look has announced its collaboration with Cricket Wireless to host a Disruptivate Racial Inequity & Mental Health Trauma Summit for youth on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm ET. The virtual event will provide a forum for teens to discuss the effects of racism, socioeconomic inequality and the COVID-19 pandemic on […]

Alvin Garrett Drops New Single “Something’s Different This Time”

Grammy®-nominated songwriter, Alvin Garrett, has written and produced the theme song for today’s racial and social justice issues in America with his new single, “Something’s Different This Time”. With classic soul style and a passionate sound for racial justice reminiscent of Motown in the 1960’s, “Something’s Different This Time” harnesses the cry for change within […]

Grammy Nom Kirk Whalum Launches New App for Improvising Musicians

UK Music Apps Ltd has this week launched a special edition of its award-winning SessionBand play-along music app with Kirk Whalum – one of the world’s most celebrated saxophonists. The app is the world’s only chord-based loop app and enables musicians of all abilities to quickly create professional-quality music tracks to the chords they choose. […]

Lord Finesse Remixes And Reimagines Classic Motown

Legendary rapper, hip-hop producer, and founding member of the influential collective Diggin’ In The Crates Crew, Lord Finesse is back with his most ambitious project to date: Motown State of Mind, a set of handpicked Motown classics remixed and reimagined. The inspired new remix album will be available to stream on June 26 via Motown/UMe […]