1/1/26 O&A NYC DIVA ALERT: Diana Ross – 2025 Times Square ball drop (I’m Coming Out)

Diana Ross headlined the 2026 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve celebration in Times Square on December 31, 2025. At 81 years old, the Motown legend led the countdown to the new year and performed a career-spanning medley of hits. Continue reading

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

12/23/25 O&A NYC HOLIDAY SONG OF THE DAY: Vanessa Williams and Bobby Caldwell – Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1996)

Baby, It’s Cold Outside, performed by Vanessa Williams and Bobby Caldwell, is a soulful duet featured on Williams’ first holiday album, Star Bright. Continue reading

12/19/25 O&A NYC HOLIDAY SONG OF THE DAY: Boyz II Men – Silent Night

Boyz II Men’s Silent Night is a popular track from their first Christmas album, Christmas Interpretations, showcasing their signature smooth R&B harmonies on the classic carol and appearing on various holiday compilations. Continue reading

12/17/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: T-Pain – Club Husband

Club Husband is a single by T-Pain, through his label, Nappy Boy Entertainment. The track blends smooth R&B with T-Pain’s signature humor, centered on the persona of a “Club Husband”— a man ready for holy matrimony after just a few drinks and a good song on the dance floor. Continue reading

12/16/25 O&A NYC HOLIDAY SONG OF THE DAY: Sounds Of Blackness – Soul Holidays

Soul Holidays is a classic seasonal track by the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Sounds of Blackness, known for its uplifting blend of Gospel, R&B and Soul. Continue reading

12/15/25 O&A NYC HOLIDAY SONG OF THE DAY: Dru Hill – Favorite Time Of Year


Favorite Time of Year is a 2017 holiday single by the R&B group Dru Hill. The song is featured on their first-ever holiday album, Christmas in Baltimore, which was released on November 24, 2017.The group consist of  Sisqo, Nokio, Jazz and Woody Rock. Continue reading

12/12/25 O&A NYC HAPPY BIRTHDAY DIONNE WARWICK: Dionne Warwick Walk On By Really Live In 1964

Dionne Warwick sings Walk On By at age 24 live in an intimate restaurant bar, the ‘27 Club‘ in Knokke, Belgium, on New Year’s Eve 1964.Happy Birthday to an R&B icon. 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