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The Marley Family, Island Records, and UMe are celebrating the rich legacy of reggae legend Bob Marley with a new music short inspired by the music of Bob Marley and that exemplifies the joy of his beloved birthplace, Jamaica. This piece is a virtual mirror into some of the themes that are reflected in Marley's internationally renowned body of work. "Easy Skanking," directed by Brian Kazez, was beautifully shot on […]

Some of the past year's most influential chart-topping, award-winning songwriters will be on hand to provide inspiration to the next generation of aspiring music creators at this year's ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, May 2 – 4 in Los Angeles. Panels and panelists for the 14th annual ASCAP EXPO will include Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next and Sweetener collaborators Victoria Monet, Tommy Brown and Charles "Scootie" Anderson, who will be […]

Last night, February 17th,  Miami's III Points Music Festival was enchanted by SZA while she took fans on a little trip back to the late '90s with her cover of Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me." After her performance of the classic tune, she beamed "That song just makes me happy as f--k and I wish it was '98 right now". "Kiss Me" spent 33 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 […]

Four-time GRAMMY® winning artist/songwriter India.Arie releases her eighth studio album WORTHY (SoulBird/BMG) today, her first full-length in five years. An epic opportunity for fans to get reacquainted with the influential superstar and her new collection of uplifting songs, WORTHY resonates as a work of overlapping purpose, soaring as the iconic star's most textured and lively offering to date; an intuitive, multi-layered effort from a mature artist at the top of […]

Rising Hip Hop Artist, MillsWasChosen released his latest single, "REACHIN" on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and Tidal on February 8th, 2019. After much speculation and anticipation, the music artist's latest single provides the authenticity of his artistic rap and astronomical beats. The Inland Empire, California native states of his release, "My talent, and music showcase an accurate description of the way I grew up, telling my authentic life story helping […]

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 two solo tracks, yesterday, February 13th. The Daps-directed clip follows the 24-year-old around some of the […]

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 in New Orleans. Produced by Live Nation, the tour hits 32 cities in total. Additional […]

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 award was accepted on behalf of co-writer and producer Ludwig Göransson, engineer/mixer Derek "MixedByAli" Ali […]

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 out by the K-Pop superstars, BTS. Wilson thanked God, her family, her label, and all […]