The Roots perform Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around from the 2014 soundtrack of the film For A Revolution. In this clip, which juxtaposes black and white footage of 20th-century Civil Rights protests with color footage of the band performing in a recording studio. Continue reading
Tag: Contemporary R&B
12/25/25 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY SPECIAL: Destiny’s Child – 8 Days of Christmas


8 Days of Christmas is the fourth studio album and the only holiday-themed project released by R&B group Destiny’s Child. Continue reading
10/27/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Tyla – Water
Water is by South African Pop artist Tyla released through Fax and Epic Records on July 28, 2023 as the lead single from her upcoming debut EP. The song went viral with a dance challenge on Tik Tok and made Tyla the youngest-ever South African and the first South African soloist in 55 years to enter the US Billboard 100. Continue reading
5/20/22 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Ne-Yo – Don’t Love Me

Ne-Yo’s latest visual to accompany his new single, Don’t Love Me, may be his most cinematic thus far. Starring P-Valley‘s Tyler Lepley and Empire‘s Serayah, the abstract black and white video shows the crooner in the foreground narrating the story of the I hate you and I love you relationship trope. Continue reading








