Today, sister duo Chloe x Halle announce very special club dates in New York City, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta to coincide with their appearances on the OTR II stadium tour with JAY-Z and Beyoncé. The group is set to perform at Bowery Ballroom in New York City, the Bottom Lounge in Chicago, El Club in Detroit and The Loft in Atlanta. All of these club dates are all
ByStorm Entertainment/RCA Records recording artist Deante’ Hitchcock premieres his new video today for “Wide Open” feat.GoldLink. Click here to watch or catch the broadcast premiere on BET Jams throughout the day. “Look at the world, all of the violence, the hate and the killing I see; then I look at my girl, shawty just give me the opposite feeling” spits Deante’ in the opening
Chicago-based television production company Central City Productions (CCP) announced today the 2018 Black Music Honors – the annual two-hour television special that honors artists and musicians who have influenced and made significant contributions to American music. The television special is set to take place on Thursday, August 16th in Nashville, TN. This year’s honorees for the 2018 Black Music Honors include Bobby Brown, who will receive
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter announces the eight recipients of the Homecoming Scholars Award for the 2018-2019 academic year. The Homecoming Scholars Award Program for 2018-2019 is a merit program and was announced in April. It is the second scholarship merit program from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and BeyGOOD. The Formation Scholars Award Program was announced in the spring of
Adam Blackstone, known as the musical director to Justin Timberlake, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Maroon 5, Eminem, Drake and dozens of others A-list artists, has been nominated for his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake. Blackstone’s musical direction of twelve songs, tightly woven into
BMI is proud to announce that multiplatinum superstar Janet Jackson will be named a BMI Icon at the 2018 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards. The event will be held Thursday, August 30, at The Woodruff Arts Center’s Symphony Hall in Atlanta, and will be hosted by BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill and BMI Vice President Creative
ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, has awarded Dr. James LaVirt Netters Sr. with its annual “Spirit of ALSAC” award. The annual award honors St. Jude friends and advocates who have provided significant support to ALSAC in terms of inspiration, fundraising or awareness efforts to help St. Jude continue
Phat Bass Entertainment, Inc. announces that Nate White (www.natewhitemusic.com), a Cincinnati based solo bass artist with decades of performing, writing, and playing for crowds and fans across the country, this week will be releasing his 3rd CD for worldwide listening: “Up Close.” Due for release this summer 2018, the new CD’s single, titled “Migration” will be available for downloading
The 2018 ESSENCE Festival® presented by Coca-Cola® attracted more than 510,0000 attendees to New Orleans this Fourth of July weekend, marking one of the largest gatherings in the event’s 24-year history. For the first time ever, all three nights of the ESSENCE Festival concert series at the Louisiana Superdome sold out. The extraordinary turnout underscores ESSENCE’s engagement
Several notable celebrities, community leaders and entertainers descended on the city of New Orleans once again to attend the 15th Annual McDonald’s 365Black Awards, held today at the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans. They were joined by attendees from across that nation who converged to recognize this year’s recipients of the distinguished awards, including popular Political