Category: Urban

Musicians Across all Genres Honor Black Out Tuesday

Musicians across every genre were posting black boxes yesterday, June 2nd, to disconnect from work to focus on community. The music industry is taking a pause to observe what is being called “Black Out Tuesday”, an “urgent step of action to provoke accountability and change.” In honor of yesterday’s action, dozens of artists, from Rihanna […]

Nick Cannon and Ariana Grande Join Black Lives Matter Movement in LA

Ariana Grande took to the streets of Los Angeles over the weekend, joining the Black Lives Matter protest in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The singer shared her experience at the protest on Twitter this past Sunday, May 31st. The Tweet read, “Hours and miles of peaceful protesting yesterday that got little to no […]

Bob Marley Legacy Documentary’s Fourth Episode Drops

It has been reported that episode four of Bob Marley’s Legacy documentary series was released; this time exploring Bob’s well known love of soccer and his longstanding connection between the game and his music. Delving deep into the archives, never before told anecdotes are revealed on Bob’s life and his impact on the world. Rhythm […]

Rapper HeidiBe Drops New Music Video

DOOi Entertainment and rap musician HeidiBe recently announced the release of her new music video to pair with her latest single, “Laughing At You.” The popular single is a sassy hit-back for those who have ever stood in another’s way for no good reason. Since 2014, HeidiBe has been writing, singing, producing, and marketing her […]

Lil Yachty Drops New Double Feature Music Video

On Tuesday, May 26th, Lil Yachty gave his fans a brand new music video, “Split / Whole Time”. As he readies his forthcoming album Lil Boat 3, the “Minnesota” star felt the need to release a new project to hold his fans over. This year, he unleashed his starry track “Oprah’s Bank Account,” featuring Drake […]

Common Performs Remotely for Charity Telethon

The Chicago CEO COVID-19 Coalition again hosted their Sweet Home Chicago Telethon and was rebroadcast on NBC Sports Chicago this past Sunday, May 24th at 12 pm CDT, and Monday, May 25 at 2:30 pm CDT. The telethon, originally broadcast on May 16, is also available on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Founded and led […]

Who is Wiz Khalifa?

Cameron Jibril Thomaz, better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, “Say Yeah”, received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap […]

Nelly and Jeremih Collab to Launch ‘Artist Ambassador Program’

LiveXLive Media, Inc has announced that they have teamed with Grammy award-winning rapper and singer-songwriter Nelly and American R&B singer-songwriter Jeremih to kick off LiveXLive’s new Artist Ambassador Program. These two artists have a combined reach of over 34.6 million followers on social media platforms. “The music industry and how artists make money is ripe […]

dvsn, Shaggy and More Slated for ETalk Open House

The show must go on! Even during isolation, ETalk continues its unprecedented access to artists and talent around the world with the all-new weekly music performance series, ETalk Open House, airing Thursdays at 7 p.m. ET on CTV and 7:30 p.m. ET on CTV2 and everywhere CTV content can be found, beginning May 28. As […]

Mary J Blige, Steel Pulse and More Featured on ‘4 All Ages’

With families spending a lot more time together these days as everyone adjusts to the new normal of working and schooling at home, finding music that parents can enjoy together with their kids can be challenging in a seemingly endless scroll of albums and playlists. A new branded music series 4 All Ages has taken […]