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Common Gets Caught Up In The Rapture With Marsha Ambrosius & PJ On ‘LoveStar’
Though it seems like Nobody's Smiling just dropped yesterday, it's actually been about two years since Common has gifted us with a proper album. Of course since then our man Lonnie Lynn from the City...
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Robert Glasper Sings While The Robert Glasper Experiment Is ‘Thinkin Bout You’
Robert Glasper Experiment's ArtScience is on the way and will be in our hands and on our playlists very, very soon. But before it arrives in stores, the quartet is giving us an extra special gift. If...
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Common Taps Stevie Wonder & A Few Friends To Make ‘Black America Again’
The current racial and political climate of the United States is starting to remind us of the turbulent civil rights era — if not worse. That being the case, more and more artists are speaking out on...
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Lalah Hathaway, Gregory Porter, Robert Glasper & More To Set Sail On The...
With promises of tropical climates, beautiful water, limitless libations and lovely accommodations, who wouldn't want to go on a cruise? This is especially true as the arrival of fall is the harbinger...
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Common Brings ‘Black America’ To The White House For NPR Music’s ‘Tiny Desk...
Come January, there's a good chance we'll be inconsolable as they vacate the White House and make room for whoever will be the next POTUS (which, Lord willing, will not be the talking cheese puff known...
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Bounce-Worthy: Rose Gold
Musician/producer extraordinaire Terrace Martin’s Velvet Portraits album was a tour de force when it dropped earlier this year in March. Featuring a number of guest stars, including Kamasi Washington,...
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Dannis Winston Delivers A Love Note ‘4 Black Men’ & A New EP
Though I stand in unity with my brothers, as a woman, I’ll never know what it’s truly like to live as a Black man. The new song “4 Black Men” from Dannis Winston offers a glimpse through the eyes of...
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Daniel Crawford Is ‘Living’ Just Fine On This Stevie Wonder Classic
For the past several years, Daniel Crawford has been wowing us with his fresh takes on some of music's most iconic songs. Who could forget his spin on the Isley Brothers' "Summer Breeze" or his...
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Laura Mvula Is ‘Ready’ To Share Some New Music
Laura Mvula's critically-praised sophomore effort The Dreaming Room was a daring experiment of sound and sight. Her voice remained as brilliant as ever, but complex arrangements and bold accompanying...
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Karriem Riggins Drops ‘Bahia Dreamin”& Promises New Album In 2017
Karriem Riggins is that dude. You know the type, right? A behind-the-scenes maestro, sought-after musician and session player, highly regarded in the music industry but yet relatively unknown by a...
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Ne-Yo, Angie Stone, Tyrese & Gladys Knight Participate In The Soul Cypher At...
One of the many highlights of the Soul Train Awards 2015 was the introduction of the Soul Cypher segment. The stroke of genius took a cue from the cyphers at the BET Hip Hop Awards and flipped the...
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LA Bouncers: Win Tickets To See Robert Glasper Experiment In Concert!
Robert Glasper has had a full 2016 on the music tip, most recently dropping the Robert Glasper Experiment album ArtScience this past September. Glasper and crew are currently on a world tour to support...
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Common Delivers A Powerful Visual To Match His ‘Letter To The Free’
Common spoke to the Black consciousness with his latest opus Black America Again, and he continues to bring a message to his art with the video for "Letter To the Free," which appears both on the album...
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Jill Scott, Bilal & Eric Roberson To Celebrate Jeff Bradshaw At Brotherly...
Last month, we were saddened to learn that trombonist Jeff Bradshaw was suffering from a rare case of diverticulitis, a painful and serious condition affecting the digestive system. As he undergoes...
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Omar To Release New Album ‘Love In Beats’ This Month
It's been four years since the release of Omar's last album, 2013's The Man. Four years isn't that long of a wait, considering that we've waited longer (glares in D'Angelo and Maxwell's direction), but...
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This Bryan-Michael Cox & Robert Glasper Collaboration Will Make Your ‘Day’
Still widely respected and in-demand after almost 20 years in the business, multi-GRAMMY award winning producer/songwriter/singer/DJ Bryan-Michael Cox has nothing left to prove. Except to himself,...
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Stokley Williams Takes Us To A New ‘Level’& Announces Solo Album
Musically, 2017 is on a roll. The soulful stars have aligned, and the rhythmic gods have showed up and will soon bless us with a debut solo album from the one and only Stokley Williams. Yes, you read...
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Robert Glasper, Common & Lianne La Havas Come Together To Bear ‘The Cross’
The Netflix original film Burning Sands wasn't released without controversy. The film, which focuses on the hot topic of hazing in black fraternities and sororities, was met with an uproar from black...
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Karriem Riggins Dances With The Unexpected In ‘Bahia Dreamin”
For the past couple of months Karriem Riggins has been all over our playlists. In addition to the superlative collection of beats known as Headnod Suite released back in February, he co-wrote the...
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Robert Glasper Experiment, Macy Gray, Moonchild & More To Perform At The 40th...
Established in 1978, the Atlanta Jazz Festival has showcased jazz legends and up-and-coming artists to millions of music lovers from all around the world who flock to the capital of Georgia annually....
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