Music

Doja Cat performed her song Aaahh Men! live on Saturday Night Live for the season 51. The performance was part of her musical guest debut, appearing alongside host Bad Bunny. Continue reading

Gospel singer and songwriter VaShawn Mitchell has produced several Stellar Award-winning projects and songs for Grammy Award winners Vanessa Bell and Smokie Norful. Continue reading

The official music video for Skido by Victony featuring Olamide was released on September 26, 2025.The video was directed by Jyde Ajala.  Continue reading

Watch Kanye West and Jamie Foxx in a battle of the bands HBCU style perform Gold Digger / Touch The Sky live at 48th Grammy Awards (2006).  Continue reading

Original Dancehall Ting by Beenie Man and QQ was released on August 21, 2025.The track, produced by QG Productions, and its visuals were released to provide a party-friendly, vintage dancehall vibe. Continue reading

Joey Bada$$’s latest song Supaflee was released on September 30, 2025. The song features Bri Steves and is part of his 2025 album, Lonely At The Top. Continue reading

Producer, songwriter and keyboardist Kevin Flournoy features legendary vocalist Phil Perry on his first solo project. Flournoy unveils his version of a SOS Band classic Tell Me If You Still Care written by Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam. Continue reading

The Branford Marsalis Quartet’s performance of Long As You Know You’re Living Yours was recorded live at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA, on March 10, 2025. The performance was later released on video and as part of the studio album Belonging. The tune is a Keith Jarrett… Continue reading

Been So Good is a worship song by the collective Elevation Worship, featuring vocals by Tiffany Hudson. It was released on May 19, 2023, as part of the live album Can You Imagine?. The song is a powerful and heartfelt declaration of God’s faithfulness and goodness. Continue reading

Safe is a song by Cardi B featuring American singer Kehlani. It was released on September 19, 2025, through Atlantic Records as the third single from Cardi B’s second studio album Am I the Drama? (2025). Continue reading

Everything is by Junior Kelly was released on August 15, 2025. It premiered on the Reggaeville platform and was produced by Josh Harris of Big Feet Records. Continue reading

Here We Are is by R&B artist Gloria Estefan. It was released on December 5, 1989, as the third single taken from her debut solo studio album Cuts Both Ways  by Epic Records. Continue reading

The official music video for Raekwon’s song “1 Life,” featuring Stacy Barthe, was released on September 20, 2025. The track is from his album The Emperor’s New Clothes, which was also released in 2025. Continue reading

Selena Gomez ft. Billie Eilish – Where Do We Go is not an official song by the artists. It is an AI-generated fan creation, not a genuine collaboration between Selena Gomez and Billie Eilish. Continue reading

Jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Sphere Monk performs the 1936 jazz classic Caravan by Duke Ellington and Juan Tizol in Berlin (1969). Continue reading

James Brown, The Godfather Of Soul, leads his flock through a spirited version of The Old Landmark (look for an angelic Chaka Khan is the choir).  Continue reading

Augustine Miles Kelechi Okechukwu (born 17 December 1992), popularly known as Tekno, a Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. Continue reading

  The Major Lazer featuring Busy Signal and Kybba – Gangsta (Live in Brussels) performance was from Major Lazer’s set at the Grand Place in Brussels on August 28, 2025. A video of this live performance was later released on September 11, 2025. Continue reading

Bohemian Rhapsody British rock band Queen, released as the lead single from their fourth studio album, A Night At The Opera (1975). Written by Queen’s lead singer Freddie Mercury, the song is a six-minute suite. It is one of the only progressive rock songs of the 1970s to have proved… Continue reading

Back In That Mode is a track by Offset featuring YFN Lucci, released on August 22, 2025. The song is featured on Offset’s third solo album, KIARI. Continue reading

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.  Continue reading

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

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… Continue reading

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

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

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

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

Reverend W.R. “Smokie” Norful, Jr. is an internationally renowned musician, music composer, and recording artist. His debut compact discs entitled I Need You Now and Smokie Norful Limited Edition have garnered favorable accolades and awards across the world, including the 2005 Grammy Award for Contemporary Soul Gospel Album of the… Continue reading

  BROKEN” – a hauntingly emotional duet by R. Kelly and Rihanna, tells the story of two hearts torn apart by pain, betrayal, and longing. This powerful collaboration, written and created by AI under human production by Lovetunez, blends soulful vocals with raw vulnerability, capturing the essence of heartbreak and… Continue reading

All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm featuring Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers is from the movie A Day at the Races (1937). The singer in the segment is Ivie Anderson from Duke Ellington’s Orchestra. The list of dancers is including Troy Brown, Dorothy Miller, Johnny Smalls, Norma Miller, Leon James, Snooky Beasley, Willa… Continue reading

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

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.  Continue reading

After taking over the Kennedy Center Donald Trump has decided to make Swan Lake great again. The president will take over the role of the Black Swan.  Continue reading

By Walter Rutledge It seems our narratives, our cultural and historic legacy, is being erased or altered to fit a new national fiction. It is becoming extremely important to tell our own stories and to share and protect our narratives. This was the mission of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy… Continue reading

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.  Continue reading

The Rap Kingpin is by Hip Hop artist Ghostface Killah. The video is a throwback-style visual that coincides with the rapper’s album Supreme Clientele 2. Continue reading

As Donald Trump ponders his ticket to heaven, the rest of us all know where he his headed. Trump does his best to fool the angels. Continue reading

Tyler The Creator revealed another captivating visual from his CHROMAKOPIA album. This one is for Darling, I and features appearances from Ayo Edebiri, Nia Long, Teezo Touchdown, and Willow Smith. Continue reading

This full length performance, recorded at Estival Jazz Lugano in 2009, features Hugh Masekela and his sextet performing eight numbers including his famous hit Grazing In The Grass. Continue reading

The Caravans (Inez Andrews, Dorthy Norwood, Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, Delores Washington) singing at the 2007 BET Gospel Celebration.  Continue reading

Celebrate the legendary career of Chaka Khan, the multi-genre vocalist at a concert at the Harris Theater in her hometown of Chicago. Performances include Khan’s greatest R&B, pop, funk and jazz hits, including I Feel For You’ and ‘Tell Me Something Good. Continue reading

Classic old school rendition of Feel The Fire performed by Stephanie Mills and Teddy Pendergrass. This popular track was released in 1980 and was written by Peabo Bryson. Continue reading

Imaginary Playerz is Hip Hop artist Cardi B. It was released on August 15, 2025, through Atlantic Records as the second single from her upcoming second studio album Am I The Drama?  Continue reading

Sammy Davis Jr. plays Big Daddy in Sweet Charity, performing the iconic hit “Rhythm of Life” as Charity (Shirley MacLaine) and Oscar (John McMartin) join the strange new church! Continue reading

Jazztet was a jazz sextet, co-founded in 1959 by trumpeter Art Farmer and tenor saxophonist Benny Golson. In the first phase, the Jazztet lasted until 1962 and helped launch the careers of pianist McCoy Tyner and trombonist Grachan Moncur III.Farmer and Golson revived the group in 1982 and toured again.… Continue reading

Move by Gospel artist Darrel Walls and PJ Morton is a song from their collaborative album titled Heart Of Mine. The music video for “Move” was released on August 8, 2025, and the official audio was released on August 10, 2025.  Continue reading

By Walter Rutledge Los Angles urban dance warriors perform Krump, Memphis dancers have the Juke, New Yorkers are Flexn and Chicago homies dance Footwork. Footwork music began evolving in Chicago in the early 90s, drawing on Ghetto House and Juke but adding complex layers of odd, almost compulsively frenetic rhythms;… Continue reading

Ready or Not is performed by R&B male – group After 7, issued as the third single from the group’s eponymous debut album.In 1990, the song became the first #1 R&B single for the group. Continue reading

Giveon Dezmann Evans, who goes by the mononym Giveon, is an R&B artist known for his soulful songs and deep voice. Continue reading

Tommy Lee Sparta a Dancehall artist releases music video for his new single called Road. The song was also produced by Top Scheme Music. Continue reading

Gospel music has experienced a great loss with the passing of one of it’s legends – Mama Mosie Burks of the Mississippi Mass Choir, she was 92. Known as “Mama” Burks, the former lead soloist of the Mississippi Mass Choir’s gospel was born June 17, 1933 in Forest, Mississippi. Continue reading

Reggae and Dancehall Icon Capleton was officially honored with the Reggae Icon Award for his outstanding contribution to Jamaican music and culture during the  Independence Grand Gala 2025 in National Stadium Kingston, Jamaica. Continue reading

Let God Sort Em Out is the fourth studio album by the Clipse. Self-released on July 11, 2025, it marks the duo’s first album since Til the Casket Drops; Pusha T and Malice split in 2010, before reuniting in 2019. Continue reading

Kiari Kendrell Cephus known professionally as Offset, is Hip Hop artist. He rose to prominence as one third of the Atlanta-based Hip Hop trio Migos. Continue reading

The Marley Brothers, including Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian Jr. Gong, arrived in Toronto and delivered an epic performance at Budweiser Stage. They celebrated the music of their father, the legendary Bob Marley, performing a large number of classic songs. Continue reading

Maya Plisetskaya, Prima Ballerina Assoluta of the Bolshoi Ballet, danced Maurice Bejart’s Bolero set to the famous Ravel score in 1975. Plisetskaya created a stunning theatrical experience. What makes the piece so compelling is that although Plisetskaya may be accompanied by dozens of other dancers mirroring her movement, the first and… Continue reading

The Grammy Award winning jazz quartet, Yellowjackets performed at the Java Jazz Festival in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 5, 2016. Continue reading

Dylan Baranski usually prefers old-school rap over the crap we’ve been getting since the 2000s. However, a friend of Dylan showed him a parody of Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us called Trump Not Like Us by The Lincoln Project, so Dylan Baranski decided to do a remix of it. Continue reading

Is It is by Afro Pop artist Tyla. It was released on July 11, 2025 by FAX and Epic Records, as the second single from her upcoming mixtape, We Wanna Party. Continue reading

  Legendary jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams performs a one-hour cabaret show at Les Mouches in NYC, 1978. Carline Ray, one of the original Sweethearts of Rhythm, is on bass. Continue reading

Keke Wyatt performing the song For Every Mountain alongside Kurt Carr & The Kurt Carr Singers. Continue reading

Spark Up by Reggae artist Collie Buddz and Busy Signal is available on all music platforms.The video was released on May 8, 2025 and directed by Demarco. It was filmed at Jacana Wellness in Kingston, Jamaica. Continue reading

To Be Free is the new single by R&B artist  Sam Smith, the singer leads what can only be described as an exuberant revolution. While Sam sings on stage in an empty theater, the lobby is suddenly filled with high-spirited youths who dance across the bar on their way to… Continue reading

Donald Trump struts, sings, and “drains the swamp” in a 1930s musical spectacular… with flappers, prison kicks, and the Epstein list. Continue reading

Watch the performances of The Voice UK 2019 coaches, Sr. Tom Jones, Will.I.Am, Olly Murs, and Jennifer Hudson together. To open the show, they sing “Sweet Dreams” of Eurythmics. The production is so cool that it’s like watching a video clip. Continue reading

The Jackson 5 performed Body Language on the Carol Burnett Show in July 1975  and again on January 21, 1976. Continue reading

  Folded is by R&B artist Kehlani, released on June 11, 2025. It was produced by Andre Harris, D.K. The Punisher, Don Mills and Khris Riddick-Tynes. Continue reading

What a Friend We Have in Jesus was recorded in January 1972 at New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles. Aretha Franklin (1942-2018) then 29 years old and Reverend James Cleveland (1932 – 1991) performed with Southern California Community Choir led by Reverend Dr. Alexander Hamilton (1945-2022). Continue reading

Happy birthday to Millie Jackson! She turned 81 years old on July 15th. Millie Jackson is a R&B and soul singer-songwriter, renowned for her powerful vocals, often explicit storytelling, and stage presence. Many fans are celebrating her birthday by listening to her music and sharing well wishes. Continue reading

Dynamq from South Sudan meets legendary Black Scorpio at Rebel Salute. Continue reading

An amazing song and tap routine from Carolina Blues (1944) – with a huge cast of dancers and singers, and headed up by the wonderful Harold Nicholas. Continue reading

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr. Clipse has recently dropped the music video for “Chains & Whips,” a fan-favorite off their long-awaited comeback album Let God Sort’Em Out. Featuring a standout verse from Kendrick Lamar, the track dives deep into themes of systemic oppression, generational trauma, and the complicated relationship between survival… Continue reading

This is the live version of Something Inside So Strong ft Annatoria & Ché Kirah. Originally released on TBN as a powerful tribute to songs that have marked monumental moments in black history, music and culture; singer/songwriter, Junior Garr and choir conductor, Marsha B. Morrison, navigated The Spirituals Choir in… Continue reading

In his second film Under The Cherry Moon worldwide musical sensation Prince stars in this offbeat love story of two young people who fight to stay together. Scheming to get rich quick, Christopher (Prince) and his friend Tricky travel to the French Riviera. But Christopher’s plans go awry when he… Continue reading

One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the Jazz Festival In Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997. Continue reading

Jeremy Rosado grew up in a large Puerto Rican family in Queens, New York. He got his start singing at neighborhood block parties. At age 10 his family moved to Florida where he participated in choir at school and church. At 19 he made it to the top 12 of… Continue reading

By Walter Rutledge The Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC) presented A Ramp To Paradise at the Ailey Citicorp Theater on June 27th and 28th. The two-day spring performance season showcased the third rendition of the dance theater narrative. The story begins in 1985 at the now celebrated underground nightclub-… Continue reading

This film documentary is a portrait of the blues poet Gil Scott-Heron, who gives a personal tour of Washington, D.C. and performs a concert with his Midnight Band. Continue reading

The announcement is accompanied by a new video for Lila Ike single Romantic, featuring another popular Dancehall star Masicka. Produced by Jamaica’s Dunw3ll and British-Ghanaian hitmaker Juls, the upbeat track channels dancehall royalty Patra’s 1994 classic Romantic Call. Continue reading

Rise is a song written by Andy Armer and Randy Badazz Alpert, and first recorded by Herb Alpert. The instrumental track was included on Alpert’s solo album “Rise” and released as a single in 1979. Continue reading

The Roots originated in Philadelphia with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter while they were both attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Continue reading

Don’t Let Me Drown is by Burna Boy, featured on the soundtrack for the F1 movie. The song was released as part of F1 The Album, the official soundtrack for the movie, which came out on June 27, 2025. Continue reading

The Rain is by  R&B artist Oran Juice Jones, released from his debut album, Juice.The song’s lyrics involve a man confronting his lover regarding her infidelity. Continue reading

ScarLip Runaway Love Freestyle is a powerful and visually striking reinterpretation of Ludacris and Mary J. Blige’s 2006 track.The video uses the original track’s foundation to explore ScarLip’s personal story of trauma, survival, and her roots in the Bronx. Continue reading

Davido and Omah Lay’s new music video for With You, a romantic visual ode with an unforgettable cameo by highlife legend Bright Chimezie. Continue reading

The song is a collaboration between the Dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and producer Rvssian. Rvssian confirmed the song and video release through social media. The song was released as a single on the same day as the video.  Continue reading

Just Be Good To Me by The S.O.S. Band was released in 1983 as the lead single from their album On The Rise. The song was written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.  Continue reading

Clipse’s latest Hip Hop song  So Be It was released on June 17, 2025, as the second single from their upcoming album, Let God Sort Em Out, scheduled for release on July 11, 2025. Continue reading

Type Dangerous is by R&B artist Mariah Carey. It was released on June 6, 2025, as the lead single from her upcoming sixteenth studio album through Gamma.Carey co-wrote and co-produced the single alongside Anderson .Paak, NWi, and Daniel Moore. Continue reading

Website Moses Uyoh Enang, popularly known as Moses Bliss, is a Nigerian Gospel Artist, worship leader and songwriter.He is the founder of Spotlite Nation, a Nigerian record label.  Continue reading

Everything Goes With Blue by Tyla, which is featured on the soundtrack of the Smurfs movie. Continue reading

If You Want Me To Stay is a 1973 hit single by Sly and The Family Stone, from their album Fresh. Continue reading

2 Chainz releases a new track Not The Same, the third single from the upcoming Red Clay soundtrack, teaming up with Ne-Yo for a soulful and introspective record.Not The Same stands as a moving reflection on the pain of loss and the power of growth, offering another glimpse into the… Continue reading

Parkour Pat (Flexn) versus Sly Mazin (Lite Feet) was an interesting battle due to the fact of seeing a lot influences of acrobatic and hat tricks movements. Roundz Of Flame always introduce all style of dance to the floor. Continue reading

Joseph Guillermo Jones II, better known by his stage name Jim Jones, is a Hip Hop and record executive. He is a founding member of now-defunct hip-hop group the Diplomats, who formed in 1997 with fellow Harlem native Cam’ron. Continue reading

Following a groundswell of excitement and anticipation, Harlem-born trailblazing artist, auteur, actress, and visionary Teyana Taylor shares a new single and music video entitled Long Time out today via Def Jam Recordings. Continue reading

Lizzie Berchie is a R&B artist and producer born and raised in East London. Continue reading

My Darling  by Chella, but it sounds like a great track. Chella is definitely a talented artist who has managed to captivate his fans with his unique style of music. It’s no surprise that his releases consistently gain many streams and commendations for his excellent work. Continue reading

Alyssa Michelle Stephens, a Hip Hop artist from Atlanta, is known professionally as Latto (formerly called Mulatto). Continue reading

Oh Happy Day is a 1967 gospel music arrangement of an 18th-century hymn. Recorded by the Edwin Hawkins Singers, it became an international hit in 1969. Hawkins’ arrangement quickly became a “standard” and has been recorded by hundreds of artists. It was included on the RIAA Songs of the Century list and… Continue reading