Lizzo and SZA are collaborating together for an official remix of the title track of Lizzo’s album, Special. Lizzo performed “Special” at the 65th Grammy Awards recently, where she took home Record of the Year for “About Damn Time.” She also became the first Black woman since Whitney Houston in 1994 to win the trophy. […]
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Rihanna Takes Over With Super Bowl Halftime Performance
The Philadelphia Eagles were leading the Kansas City Chiefs at the 2023 Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, 24-14 when Rihanna took to the field for her half-time performance. The icon was on a platform dangling above the field as she got her performance started with “B-tch Better Have My Money.” Rihanna marked the first ever […]
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 […]
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. […]