AVAILABLE TODAY! GEARING UP TO RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM (September 18, 2020) Multi-talented, singer/songwriter Sevyn Streeter releases new track “HMU” and accompanying visual to her fans today via TStreetz Corp/Groundwērk/eOne. “HMU” was written and produced by Sevyn and Smash David (Big Sean, Chris Brown), and channels the emotional transformation within an intimate situation when feeling young and free. The accompanying…
BJRNCK RELEASES A NEW MASTERPIECE OF SENSUAL ART WITH “WAITING ON YOU”
(September 18, 2020) Rising singer Bjrnck is here and clearly, she did not come to play. The Chicago-born singer released today her second single “Waiting On You” off her upcoming EP Love Language. The Jnico-directed video showcases Bjrnck’s dynamic flair for sensuality, aesthetically pleasing and alluring backdrops, and sensual movements that help convey what she is feeling. ”Waiting On You”…
BET, National Urban League and an Expanding List of Key Impact Partners Unite on National Black Voter Day, Friday, September 18 to Energize and Mobilize Black Voters
JOINING THIS IMPORTANT CAUSE IN EXCLUSIVE CALL-TO-ACTION VOTING PSAs THAT WILL KICK-OFF NETWORK’S NEXT PHASE OF ITS #RECLAIMYOURVOTE CAMPAIGN INCLUDE BLAKE GRIFFIN(BASKETBALL ALL-STAR), DESMOND MEADE (PRESIDENT, FRRC/VOTING RIGHTS ACTIVIST), DWANE CASEY (CHAMPION BASKETBALL COACH), ERICA CAMPBELL (RECORDING ARTIST), JAREN JACKSON JR. (PRO BASKETBALL PLAYER), JONICA T. GIBBS (ACTOR, TWENTIES), MARC H. MORIAL (PRESIDENT & CEO, NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE), MORGAN DEBAUN (FOUNDER & CEO, BLAVITY, INC.), MAJOR. (GRAMMY NOMINATED MUSICIAN), MIGNON VON (ACTOR, TYLER PERRY’S SISTAS), OFFSET (RAPPER), RAPSODY (RECORDING…
The Bounce Forward During a Pandemic: Stories of Pivoting Through Faith
As the world’s operations and life as known to everyone came to a screeching slowdown, over seven billion people got an unexpected courtside view to what seemed to mirror many previously created movies. Grappling with complex new norms that resulted from disrupted social, political, and economic systems, the virus’ wide-ranging and relentless impact quickly became…
WEIRDO WORKSHOP PRESENTS…RISING FEMALE R&B BAND THE SHINDELLAS SINGS LOUD AND CONFIDENT THAT “FEAR HAS NO PLACE”
PROMOTES FAITH, SELF LOVE, AND CONFIDENCE AMONG BLACK WOMEN (September 16, 2020) Whether it is the abolitionist movement, prohibition, civil rights, politics, education reform, Black women are legendary! From the mother of the Underground Railroad to today’s current Democratic Vice President candidate, Black women are known for their perseverance, dedication, and persistence. And to remind…
Entrepreneuring While Black: Equipping Entrepreneurs
As the adage goes, you get more mileage teaching one to fish rather than giving them a fish. The same goes for Black entrepreneurship: If we want to achieve lasting change, it’s critical to provide the necessary resources so talent can blossom. As a follow-up to my last post, Entrepreneuring While Black: Driving Awareness, increased…
Benny The Butcher & BSF Release New Video “Fell in Love With The Streets” Featuring Heem
Benny The Butcher & DJ Drama Presents: Gangsta Grillz X BSF Da Respected Sopranos Project Out Now Benny The Butcher’s Black Soprano Family releases a new video, “Fell in Love With the Streets,” featuring Heem. The track is featured on the most recent project Benny The Butcher & DJ Drama Presents: Gangsta Grillz X BSF…
AND THE WINNER IS…R&B AND THE CULTURE!!
BRANDY AND MONICA BREAK THE INTERNET WITH OVER 1.2 MILLION VIEWERS WITH THE LATEST INSTALLMENTOF VERZUZ TV IG LIVE FEATURES NEW SINGLE “BORDERLINE” & #1 HIT SINGLE “LOVE AGAIN” OFF HER NEW ALBUM b7, OUT NOW! (September 1, 2020) Last night, GRAMMY Award-winners Brandy and Monica celebrated R&B music and the culture on the biggest…
NEW R&B SINGER-SONGWRITER BJRNCK BRINGS THE “REAL” WITH NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FEATURING RAPPER WS BOOGIE
(August 24, 2020) Rising LA-based singer-songwriter Bjrnck (byo͝or’nik) releases her new single and video for “Real” featuring Cali rapper WS Boogie today via ATS Records/HITCO. Written by Bjrnck and produced by her longtime producer Eesh, the single is seductive yet vulnerable. It uses Bjrnck’s captivating angelic tone along with WS Boogie’s melodic story-telling rhymes of…
Entrepreneuring While Black: Driving Awareness
Introduction In the first post, Entrepreneuring While Black: Here’s Our Situation, I indicated that while entrepreneurial startup activity is on the rise, Black entrepreneurs still face barriers their white counterparts do not. To that end, I want to continue the series offering fact-based recommendations and guidance in the hopes of making gainful advances that have measurable…
SINGER/SONGWRITER DAVID LYN DROPS SURPRISE NEW VISUALS “4AM” AS HE GEARS UP FOR RELEASE OF DEBUT EP
FEATURED ON APPLE MUSIC’S DISCOVERED BY EBRO DARDEN! CHECK OUT FEATURE HERE Download HERE Los Angeles, CA (August 21, 2020) – Miami native David Lyn is bringing a different type of energy to his listeners, contrary to his racially charged single “Can’t Breathe.” Displaying his distinct, diverse talent David Lyn releases his new steamy jam…
Entrepreneuring While Black: Improving Access
Introduction Let’s improve access for Black Entrepreneurs by making resources readily available along with revisiting vehicles that have a direct impact on capital availability. As a follow-up to my initial post, Entrepreneuring While Black: Here’s Our Situation, improved access should allow for 1) better informed, equipped and prepared entrepreneurs; and 2) increased capital availability opportunities for individuals seeking…
Entrepreneuring While Black: Here’s Our Situation
Introduction While entrepreneurial startup activity is on the rise, Black entrepreneurs still face barriers their white counterparts don’t. Despite this, Black entrepreneurs make powerful contributions to the U.S. economy: According to the National Minority Supplier Development Council, minority businesses produce more than $400 billion in annual revenue and actively employ more than 2.2 million people,…
GRAMMY NOMINATED R&B SINGER STOKLEY GETS “VIBRANT” WITH SNOOP DOGG IN NEW VIDEO
PERFECT SUMMER SONG THAT WILL KEEP YOU ON THE DANCE FLOOR PREMIERES ON BET HER & BET SOUL TODAY! (August 3, 2020) Today, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Stokley follows up his chart-topping single with returns with his newest video, “Vibrant,” featuring the one and only Snoop Dogg. The video premiered on BETher and BET Soul today starting…
THE WAIT IS OVER…GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING R&B ICON BRANDY RELEASES NEW ALBUM, b7, TODAY!!
POWERFUL NEW VIDEO FOR SINGLE “BORDERLINE” OUT NOW “[b7] … is a Brandy project that feels more ‘Brandy’ than ever, with vocal production and arrangements that lean all the way into her instantly recognizable rich and smoky tone” – EW “After years of being the muse for songwriters and producers including Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins,…
PLATINUM-SELLING R&B SUPERSTAR TANK ANDBEAUTY MAVEN ZENA FOSTER-BABBS LAUNCHES “BABBS TO THE BONE”
LOVE, FAMILY, FUN & QUARANTINE…SHOW PREMIERES VIA YOUTUBE TODAY!! (Los Angeles, CA – July 21, 2020) Love, family, fun, and quarantine…if anything we all have learned – family first. R&B Superstar Tank, his beauty maven wife Zena Foster-Babbs, and their children are knocking down the velvet rope with the premiere of “Babbs to the Bone” airing weekly on YouTube…
MULTI-PLATINUM, GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING SINGER/SONGWRITER BRANDY READIES RELEASE OF NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM, b7,FOR JULY 31, 2020
PREORDER/PRESAVE UP NOW “BABY MAMA” FT. CHANCE THE RAPPER #7ON ADULT R&B AIRPLAY CHART PREORDER / PRESAVE b7 (New York, NY-July 21, 2020) GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter Brandy is set to release her highly-anticipated new studio album, b7, on July 31, 2020 via Brand Nu Entertainment/Entertainment One (“eOne”). The album is available for preorder/presave now at…
NEW YORK RAPPER MALIIBU MIITCH RELEASES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO FOR “LET’S BE HONEST”
(July 16, 2020 – New York, NY) Bronx Rapper Maliibu Miitch releases her new single “Let’s Be Honest,” today. The visual for the track, directed by Offjimmer, is also out today (link below). Maliibu Miitch stormed onto the scene with the release of her first EP Hood Foreign in 2013. Since then Maliibu has gone…
GLOBAL SUPERSTAR, SINGER, SONGWRITER, WELLNESS & SPIRITUALITY ADVOCATE INDIA.ARIE HOLDS TRUE TO HER MUSIC AND MINISTRY WITH THE RELEASE OF “ROLLERCOASTER”
RELEASES NEW LYRIC VIDEO (New York, NY – July 14, 2020) Global superstar, Singer-songwriter, Wellness, and Spirituality Advocate India.Arie releases a new lyric video, “Rollercoaster,” a supercharged response to the outrageous iniquities and chaos of the world. Over her 20-year career, India.Arie has released eight albums of social commentary and spiritual teachings starting with her…
BREAKOUT DANCEHALL STAR MOYANNDROPS NEW VISUALS FOR LATEST SINGLE “MAD OUT”
GEARS UP FOR RELEASE OF DEBUT PROJECT DUE OUT LATER THIS YEAR Check out single HERE Kingston, JA (Wednesday, July 15, 2020) – Breakout Dancehall starlet Moyann delivers new visuals for her latest single, “Mad Out.” The anthemic riddim is every girl’s quarantine dream; your girls, the beach, flirty outfits and good vibes. “Mad Out” is an empowering…
GRAMMY-NOMINATED SINGER, SONGWRITER, AND PRODUCER STOKLEY RELEASES NEW UPBEAT SUMMER FEEL-GOOD SINGLE “VIBRANT” FEATURING SNOOP DOGG TO COMBAT THE STRESS OF SOCIAL DISTANCING AND SPARK HOPE
NEW SINGLE HEATING UP ON THE UAC CHARTS WITH AIRPLAY IN LOS ANGELES, DC, CHARLOTTE, AND MORE NEW ALBUM COMING SOON “Perfect feel-good summer song! A four-minute escape designed to help you forget about all of our collective troubles and show your “Vibrant” side!” – Al Payne (WHUR-FM) “It’s a cool upbeat vibe for the…
NEW MUSIC: BLUEFACE “FIRST MISSION”
Stream/buy “First Mission” here Platinum-selling rapper Blueface releases a new track “First Mission” today. LISTEN HERE Follow Blueface: INSTAGRAM TWITTER
ESSENCE Announces 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™: Unstoppable Virtual Experience Presented by Coca-Cola®
First-Ever Virtual Festival Includes Two UNSTOPPABLE Weekends of #ESSENCEFEST with Daytime Empowerment Experiences and Nighttime Concerts Streaming on ESSENCE Studios, June 25-28 and July 2-5 – – Featuring Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Doug E Fresh, BBD, Nas, Andra Day, Master P, Tank and The Bangas, PJ Morton, India.Arie, Kelis, Kirk…
R&B SINGER & SONGWRITER DAVID LYN, BROTHER OF GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING PRODUCER IZYBEATS, OFFICIALLY DROPS FIRST SINGLE “CAN’T BREATHE”
Download HERE Los Angeles, CA, June 16, 2020 – David Lyn, the younger brother of Grammy award-winning producer IzyBeats (Koffee, Jorja Smith, Lila Iké) has just released his debut single “Can’t Breathe,” produced by Neri Beats, off his upcoming EP set to drop this Summer. Amid civil and social unrest, the Jamaican American Miami native…
THE R&B GENERAL GIVES FANS WHAT THEY WANT…TANK RELEASES “WORTH THE WAIT” EP
(Los Angeles, CA – June 12, 2020) A man true to his word, the R&B General Tank has finally delivered his Worth The Wait EP at the request of his fans today. Continuing with the theme of keeping it simple, the piano-based four-song EP is an extension of his While You Wait EP (March release) with all songs written and produced…
