Category: Urban

Lil Baby Runs Through Paris in New Video for ‘Close Friends’

Among the group projects to release in 2018, Lil Baby and Gunna’s Drip Harder stood out as the priority. The project cemented their pair of ATL-bred rappers as certified leaders of the new generation. Even though the effort released over fourth months ago, Baby delivered the visual to the heavy-hearted “Close Friends,” one of his […]

Kodak Black Announces Dying to Live Tour

Yesterday, February 12th, Kodak Black announced that he will be hitting the road in 2019 for the Dying to Live Tour in support of releasing the intimidating “Transgression” visual. The North American trek comes in support of his No. 1 album of the same name and kicks off March 14 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater […]

‘This Is America’ Becomes First Rap Song to Win Grammy for Record of the Year

On Sunday night, February 10th, Childish Gambino won record of the year at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards for his political anthem “This Is America,”. This track has made history being the first rap song to ever take home the honor, and rounding out a night of wins for the multi-talented Atlanta rapper. The prestigious […]

Grammy for R&B Album goes to H.E.R.

Last night, just moments after dazzling the Grammy audience with a spellbinding, breakout performance, H.E.R.,born Gabriella Wilson, took home the Grammy award for best R&B album, thanks to her 2017 self-titled project. H.E.R. was R&B’s only nominee represented in the “big four” categories, and she definitely looked surprised and speechless when her name was called […]

CALIBASH Concerts Sell Out In Los Angeles And Las Vegas

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc announced that its heritage “CALIBASH” Concert Series once again delivered both attendance and profitability records for SBS through multiple performances at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Due to popular demand, a second show was added in Los Angeles and for a third consecutive […]

Pitbull Returns In 2019 To Headline Las Vegas Engagement “Time Of Our Lives”

Following the tremendous success of his shows, GRAMMY®-winning global superstar Armando Christian Perez, aka Pitbull, will return to Las Vegas in 2019 for the fifth consecutive year of his residency, taking the stage at Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and delivering eight high-energy performances of “Time of Our Lives” presented by SiriusXM. […]

Rapper Nas Partners with LiveXLive To Co-Create, Produce, And Distribute Original Hip Hop And Urban Culture Content

LiveXLive Media, Inc, a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, Mass Appeal, an entertainment company focused on urban culture and Nas, one of the most influential and respected hip hop artists of all time, today announced the creation of a 360 degree partnership to create, produce, and distribute original urban-focused content. Mass Appeal […]

Patti La Belle, John Legend and More are Celebrating Aretha Franklin in Style

Starting the new year on a high note, Alfred Haber, President of Alfred Haber, Inc., announced today that the company has secured the exclusive international distribution television rights to “Aretha! A GRAMMY® Celebration For The Queen Of Soul”, the 2-hour CBS Television Network special scheduled for broadcast later in 2019. Performing songs from Aretha Franklin’s […]

J. Cole’s new #1 hit “Middle Child” is powered by a sample

Tracklib is announcing the first major charting hit featuring a sample taken from its extensive library of original music. J. Cole’s “Middle Child” is currently taking US charts by storm and is based on a sample from Reservoir Media Management’s Philly Groove catalog powered by Tracklib. The Swedish company has transformed the way samples are […]

Barry White’s Love Unlimited Orchestra Celebrated With 7CD Box Set To Be Released March 29

Music legend Barry White released his first solo album with 20th Century Records in 1973. His string of hugely successful singles and albums established him as music’s leading pioneer of orchestral soul, a genre that became a staple in the 1970s and beyond. Backing his work throughout his seven years with the label was Love […]