3/25/26 O&A NYC HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARETHA FRANKLIN: Aretha Franklin – Freeway Of Love

Freeway of Love is a classic hit by Aretha Franklin, released as the lead single from her thirtieth studio album, Who’s Zoomin’ Who?. The song marked a major comeback for the Queen Of Soul, becoming her highest-charting single in over a decade and earning her a Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.Happy Birthday Aretha Franklin!
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3/16/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Kiana Ledé – Jury

Jury is by R&B/Soul artist by Kiana Ledé. It is featured as a standout track on the deluxe version of her third studio album, Cut Ties (Deluxe). Continue reading

3/6/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Ledisi – Add To Me

Add To Me is by R&B artist  Ledisi, released as the second single from her ninth studio album, Let Love Rule. Continue reading

2/28/26 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Wattstax Concert (1972)

Wattstax was a benefit concert organized by Stax Records  to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots  in the African American community of Watts, Los Angeles. The concert took place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on August 20, 1972. The concert’s performers included all of the Stax’s prominent artists at the time. The genres of the songs performed included soul, gospel, R&B, blues, funk and jazz. The film stars Isaac Hayes, The Staples Singers, Luther Ingram, Johnnie Taylor, The Emotions, Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas, Albert King and others special guest star Richard Pryor. Continue reading

2/11/26 O&A NYC LIVE PERFORMANCE: Jill Scott – Noochie’s Live From The Front Porch

Jill Scott recently appeared on Noochie’s Live From The Front Porch, a popular D.C.  based performance platform, where she debuted her new single Lifting Me Up. Continue reading

2/3/26 O&A NYC LIVE PREFORMANCE: Tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack (Grammys 2026)

Excerpt from the tribute to D’Angelo and Roberta Flack at the 2026 Grammys.An 11-minute medley began with Nothing Even Matters, continuing with Brown Sugar and featuring Raphael Saadiq and Anthony Hamilton performing Lady. Continue reading

1/19/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Jill Scott – Don’t Play | A Color Show

Jill Scott’s Don’t Play on A Color Show is a powerful, soulful live performance of her new single, released around January 16, 2026, serving as a bold anthem about setting boundaries and demanding good love, featuring her commanding voice and signature energy, and previewing her album To Whom This May Concern. Continue reading

1/15/26 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Bruno Mars – I Just Might

Bruno Mars signaled the start of a new era with the release of I Just Might, the infectious lead single from his highly anticipated upcoming album, The Romantic. Continue reading

12/25/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: The Voices of East Harlem – Right On Be Free

The Voices of East Harlem was an African American vocal ensemble that originated in an inner-city action project in East Harlem, New York City. The song Right On, Be Free enjoys continued exposure as the last movement of Alvin Ailey‘s masterwork Cry.  Continue reading

12/12/25 O&A NYC HOLIDAY SONG OF THE DAY: Donny Hathaway & Lalah Hathaway – This Christmas (Duet)

The Donny Hathaway and Lalah Hathaway This Christmas duet is a posthumous collaboration, featuring Lalah’s newly recorded vocals alongside previously unreleased tracks from her late father Donny Hathaway, released in late 2022. Continue reading