Category: Urban

Usher Teams Up To Celebrate Two Cultures Of Excellence

It has been recently announced that Rémy Martin is dropping a collaborative new campaign with multi–Grammy award winning musical artist, Usher to celebrate the harmonious blending of two cultures of timeless excellence: Music and Cognac. “Team Up For Excellence – The Film” highlights the cultural connection between Cognac and American music since 1917 in France, […]

Usher Adds Six Dates To Headlining Las Vegas Residency

As he prepares to launch his headlining residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on Friday, July 16, 2021, global megastar and eight-time Grammy Award-winner Usher has announced six additional dates from August 4 to 14, 2021 for his Las Vegas residency. The multi-talented showman will give his fans an extraordinary experience that only Usher, […]

Lil Nas X, Doja Cat and More Slated for SHEIN Together

It has been announced that global fashion retailer SHEIN will be hosting its 2nd annual virtual music festival, “SHEIN Together Fest” on May 2, 2021, to be streamed via SHEIN’s free app. The online event aims to bring people together in celebration of love, music, and fashion. SHEIN will also donate $300,000 to three charities […]

The Weeknd Celebrated as 2021 Songwriter of the Year at Ascap Pop Music Awards

Honoring pop music’s hottest songwriters, producers and publishers, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers has announced the winners of the 2021 ASCAP Pop Music Awards, which will be celebrated on @ASCAP social media through April 15. After a record-setting year following the release of his double platinum album After Hours, pop superstar Abel […]

Lionel Richie’s ‘Louder Than Words’ Turns 25

While Lionel Richie and his American Idol colleagues continue their mission to discover music’s next superstar, today marks the 25th anniversary of Louder Than Words, the Top-30 Billboard album that ushered in a new chapter for one of the most successful Pop and R&B artists of all time. Island Def Jam Music Group/UMe will celebrate […]

J Balvin, H.E.R. and More Slated for “VAX LIVE: The Concert To Reunite The World”

International advocacy organization Global Citizen has recently announced VAX LIVE: The Concert to Reunite the World, a global broadcast and streaming special that aims to inspire vaccine confidence worldwide and help get the COVID-19 vaccines to everyone, everywhere. During the special, Global Citizen, will call on philanthropists and corporations to donate enough “dollars-for-doses” to vaccinate […]

Partners In Rhyme Ice-T And Afrika Islam Back At It!!!

Extreme Production Music, Ice-T and Afrika Islam have partnered to create UNCUT, a collection of hardcore gangster cuts, crafted specifically for professional music users. With the first release planned for this month, the three album collection will take an authentic deep dive into the hip-hop genre, combining instrumentation from the golden era of gangster rap […]

Supah Mario Signs Worldwide Deal with Sony

Sony Music Publishing has recently announced the signing of hip-hop songwriter, producer and beatmaker Jonathan DeMario Priester, also known as Supah Mario, to a worldwide deal. Recently, Supah Mario’s career has continued to rise – in March, he reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Producers chart and the Hot 100 chart for the first time […]