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During a recent visit to New York’s Power 105.1 FM, Philadelphia singer/songwriter Jade Alston broke out her guitar and gave an impromptu interpretation of Drake’s “Girl Love Beyonce” complete with rearranged lyrics and an interpolation of Destiny’s Child “Say My Name” and Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love”. Alston, a huge Beyonce fan, took the time [...]
*Former NBA player Eric Williams has stayed busy since his NBA career ended in 2007; the 10-year vet dabbled in real estate and frequently appeared on the first two seasons of VH1’s “Basketball Wives.” We got a glimpse of his next move during his time on “Basketball Wives” as he talked with Royce Reed and [...]
*How do you celebrate your birthday? If you’re Maya Azucena, you call some old friends and decide to introduce New York City to its newest live music venue, SubCulture. Nesteled in The Village, SubCulture is the perfect place to play host to Azucena’s first concert since returning home from touring through Europe and Africa and [...]
Abiah’s Life as a Ballad is filled with an undeniable beauty that reaches listeners in a way their soul creates visuals to accompany the tracks on the album and “Goodbye” is no exception; but I’m sure not many cooked up the treatment the way director Francis Augustine, the artist and wife Maameyaa Boafo did. The [...]
*Around ten years ago I was invited to a concert by a group of promoters looking to partner with the group I was working with; nothing came of the meeting, but I was introduced to an act that, ten years later, is still cranking out good music. Kindred the Family Soul was onstage that night [...]
Project Hygiene™ NYC will launch Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 at The Legendary SOBS (Sounds of Brazil). Hosted by Q Parker of the R&B group 112, the fundraising event will feature the talent of R&B, Pop, Rock and Hip hop artists from the tri-state area including: DJ Shazzle Dazzle, Poet Just Greg, Grammy-Nominated Singer/Songwriters Aaron Camper, [...]
*You don’t listen to a Bilal album, you experience it; the latest experience comes courtesy of A Love Surreal, a suite of songs that tug and poke at your emotions until you’re completely enthralled by his amazing vocals and the depths of his lyrics. Anyone who’s experienced 1st Born Second, Airtight’s Revenge or managed to [...]
*On January 14th Maya Azucena launched her latest effort, “Dance Revolution,” a song commissioned by the One Billion Rising campaign. Produced by DJ Spinna, and music video directed by Rae Maxwell, “Dance Revolution” marked the 1-month countdown to One Billion Rising, a Global Day of Action to End Violence Against Women and Girls. One Billion [...]
*Name: Collette Southern Belle: Born and reared in Columbia, South Carolina Influenced by Storytellers: Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers, Jill Scott, Amel Larriuex, James Taylor and Duke Ellington A Degree and a Prayer: After leaving Howard University, Collette journeyed to New York City (Harlem specifically), to take her shot at sharing her gift and her experiences [...]
Name: Abiah (translation: God is my Father) Represents: Rochester, New York Style: Art Soul – a unique blend of jazz, soul, gospel, classical and world music. Influences: Anita Baker, Oleta Adams, Rachelle Ferrell, Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughn Musical Pedigree: Mother was pianist for opera singer William Warfield; cousin of Robert Glasper; Voice major at [...]
*”So much of music today is adults pretending to be children, but that doesn’t really interest me,” Anthony David says of his new eOne/Purpose Music release Love Out Loud. “I like being able to create something that sounds really good on the surface, and then later people can hear it again and think ‘What?!?!? I [...]
*“Madness” is the first video release for newcomer Aaron Camper. The Salisbury, Maryland native is a Grammy nominated singer/songwriter and “Madness” is his high-energy debut, the first single from his untitled upcoming EP. Before stepping out on his own, he worked with a virtual who’s who of talent, ranging from Stevie Wonder to Jill Scott [...]
*Winston Warrior has a lot to learn. In less than a year he’s released his debut album, Lifeology 101 and returned to the studio to ready its follow-up, Lifeology 101: Back 2 School. The frequency of this output is amazing when you take into consideration that he didn’t make music for over a decade, foregoing [...]
*Over the last ten years, Kem has cemented his place atop the Urban/Adult Contemporary charts and in the hearts of many; from “Love Calls” to “You’re on My Mind”, he’s stirred from his soul emotional ballads and mid-tempo grooves that have become his signature. This time around, he’s applying his formula of smoothness and intimacy [...]
*en·dan·gered/enˈdānjərd/ Adjective: (of a species) Seriously at risk of extinction. The changes throughout the music industry have been wide-ranging over the last twenty years; everything from how the music is purchased, marketed, and even created has undergone multiple variations over the course of the time. Chief among the changes has been the disappearing live instrumentation in [...]
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