Taken from Burna Boy‘s album “Twice As Tall,” which was released on August 13th, “Real Life” is arguably one of the more powerful tracks on the project. The song is a collaboration done with British rapper Stormzy, and it deals with the challenges faced by inner-city youths in the UK.
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On Friday, October 9th and Saturday, October 10th, Musiq Soulchild will do back to back performances at the BB King’s Blues Club – 1801 Eddie L Tullis Rd. – in Montgomery, Alabama.
The organizers are promising patrons that they will be able to social distance, and that they are honoring all covid-19 health protocols. Click here for tickets and additional information.
On October 9th, UK singer Sade will release a box-set featuring remastered versions of all her studio albums on pure 180-gram black vinyl.
All six of the band’s acclaimed albums: ‘Diamond Life‘ (1984), ‘Promise‘ (1985), ‘Stronger Than Pride‘ (1988), ‘Love Deluxe‘ (1992), ‘Lovers Rock‘ (2000) and ‘Soldier of Love‘ (2010) are packaged into the beautifully finished white case-bound box.
Over an exceptional career spanning more than three decades, Sade‘s six albums have amassed over 60 million worldwide sales and have been certified platinum 24 times over. Click here to pre-order.
On September 30th The Lox premiered the official video for the track “Gave It To Em,” which is featured on the recently released “Living Off Xperience” album.
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Organizers of the popular music show, South by Southwest (SXSW), have announced that in 2021 the event will be held virtually. Held each year in Austin, TX, SXSW is one of the largest annual indie music festivals and music industry conferences in the world.
Called simply SXSW Online, organizers say they’re working on a digital experience in March that brings the benefits of sessions, film festival screenings, music showcases, networking, and exhibitions the physical event is known for. The dates for SXSW EDU Online, which is the conference portions, are March 9-11, 2021 and SXSW Online will take place March 16-20, 2021.
For more information as it’s available, go to www.sxsw.com
Trapsoul and RCA Records present the official video for “Right My Wrongs,” performed by r&b star Bryson Tiller. The visuals, which is basically a short story about the cost of miscommunication in relationships, were shared on September 25th.
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Nigerian recording artist OLAMIDÉ will release his forth album, Carpe Diem, on Oct. 8 through a new partnership between his long-running YBNL Nation imprint and U.S. indie powerhouse, EMPIRE.
The project features collaborations with: Fireboy DML, Omah Lay, Peruzzi, Phyno, Bella Shumrda and Bad Boy Timz. 18-year-old prodigy P.Priime (Fireboy DML, DJ Cuppy) produces the majority of the tracks on Carpe Diem, with the remainder coming from a production squad of Pheelz, VStix, ID Cabasa and Young Jonn.
Widely regarded as the Voice of Nigeria’s streets, OLAMIDÉ is among the most successful and acclaimed hip-hop acts from Africa, with over 430 million streams of his music to date.
The first single off Carpe Diem, “Eru,” debuted as the No. 1 song on streaming platform Audiomack earlier this month.
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