9/16/25 O&A NYC DIVA ALERT: Ella Mai – Tell Her

The latest music video for Ella Mai’s song Tell Her was released on September 12, 2025. The video, directed by Cole Santiago, came out a couple of weeks after the song was initially released on August 29. 

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9/14/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Tasha Cobbs Leonard – The Hand That Keeps Holding Me

Natasha Tameika Cobbs Leonard, better known by her stage name Tasha Cobbs Leonard, is a Gospel artist and songwriter.She released the extended play Grace in 2013 with the hit lead single Break Every Chain.  Continue reading

9/12/25 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Sean Paul – Ginger

Groundbreaking is just one of the words critics are using to describe the music video for Sean Paul‘s latest single Ginger.The dancehall legend dances on the smooth edge of cutting technology by employing AI (artificial intelligence) to direct the clip – a move touted as a “bold fusion” of cinema and science. Continue reading

9/11/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Keith Sweat feat. Athena Cage – Nobody

Nobody is a song by R&B artist Keith Sweat featuring Athena Cage from the band Kut Klose. The song spent three weeks at No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. Continue reading

9/10/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Latto, Ice Spice – Gyatt

Ice Spice and Latto dropped a new joint single, Gyatt, alongside a dynamic music video for the track. The video, directed by Hidji World, features cameos from Deshae Frost, Tylil James and Love Island’s JaNa Craig. Continue reading

9/9/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Ciara, Diamond Platnumz – Low

Ciara has unleashed fresh heat with the video for her summer anthem Low.The track, a collaboration with Tanzanian superstar Diamond Platnumz, arrived as part of the deluxe edition of the GRAMMY winner’s latest studio album, CiCi. Continue reading

9/8/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Lady Gaga – The Dead Dance

In a perfect fusion of gothic theatrics and pop artistry, Lady Gaga has released the official music video for her song The Dead Dance, a track featured in the second season of Netflix‘s Wednesday. Continue reading

9/4/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Snow – Informer

Informer is by Canadian Reggae artist Snow, released in August 1992 by East West Records as the first single from his debut album, 12 Inches of Snow (1993).  Continue reading

GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Ndlovu Youth Choir – Bohemian Rhapsody isiZulu version

The Ndlovu Youth Choir’s blessed us with an isiZulu version of Bohemian Rhapsody was released on August 28, 2025, and is available on all musical platforms. The choir is the first group to receive official permission from Queen’s surviving members to commercially release a translated version of the iconic song. 

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8/28/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Stay With Me – Black Violin (Sam Smith Cover)

Black Violin released their cover of Sam Smith’s Stay With Me in July 2014.At the time of the cover’s release, the duo had signed with Universal Music Classics and was preparing for their 2015 major-label debut album, Stereotypes. 

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