This Saturday Erykah Badu Will Go Up Against Jill Scott In The Verzuz Challenge (@verzuzonline)

After the success of the Teddy Riley / Babyface music challenge in April, the organizers are gearing up to do it again. This time around they are highlighting two of the biggest female R&B stars: Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.

Songs from the ladies will go head to head this Saturday, May 9th, starting at 7:00 PM EST. All the links to stream the showdown are available HERE.

This Friday Iba Mahr Will Be Live On Ghetto Youths International’s IG (@IbaMaHr @GYIINTL)

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This Friday, May 8th, Iba Mahr will be the featured guest on Ghetto Youths International’s Fan Linkup. It is expected that he will shed some light on the just released single, “Stay Positive,” which is produced by Stephen Marley.

The Fan Linkup will be streamed live via Ghetto Youths International’s Instagram account. It is scheduled to begin at 4:00 PM (JA time).

Canadian Music Week 2020 Now Cancelled! (@CMW_Week)

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After initially rescheduling from May to September in the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis, Canadian Music Week 2020 is now officially cancelled. CMW CEO Danya Dixon emailed conference and festival attendees last night, May 4th, to confirm the news.

All ticketed concerts have been refunded or are in the process of being refunded, according to CMW.

Brandy & Chance The Rapper Release New Song & Video “Baby Mama” In Time For Mother’s Day (@4everBrandy @chancetherapper)

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On May 1st Brandy released her new single – a R&B track titled “Baby Mama” – done in collaboration with Chance the Rapper. A few days later, on the 4th, she followed up with the official video, which was accompanied by a powerful message about what inspired the project.

Click here or on the image above to watch the video and remember to like, comment and share.

Iba Mahr & Stephen Marley Partners On New Single “Stay Positive” (@IbaMaHr)

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Over the past few days Iba Mahr has been on social media promising his followers new music; well today he delivered! This morning the artist shared “Stay Positive,” a hard hitting, heavy-bass reggae track, produced by Stephen Marley for Ghetto Youths International.

As the name implies, the record is all about encouraging listeners to stay productive, optimistic and effective, as opposed to indulging in negativity. Click here to stream and download “Stay Positive” via iTunes.

New Afrobeat Release: Tekno – Sudden (@alhajitekno)

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Tekno, one of Africa’s biggest pop artist, has just shared his latest single called “Sudden.” On the record he brings to light some of the inconsistencies on display by world leaders in light of COVID-19.

Click here to stream and download “Sudden” from your favorite music platform.

Anthony B Releases New Album “King In My Castle” (@anthonybfireman)

International recording artist Anthony B kicked off the month of May with the release of his new album, “King In My Castle.”

The project, which is on the Born Fire Music label, has a total of nineteen (19) songs and five (5) collaborations. The five combinations are with the following artists: Chantal, Zamunda, Pressure, Japanese and Kerri.

“King In My Castle” is now available on all digital music stores. Click here to check it out via your preferred platform.