On Friday, August 7th, at 7:00 PM EST, Grubhub will host a live-stream to raise funds to support World Central Kitchen. The objective is to donate up to $100,000 to Black-owned restaurants and underfed communities.
The live-stream will feature performances, as well as a question and answer segment by singer/songwriter UMI and hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco.
Recording artist and musician Mali Music is voicing his disapproval for America’s Confederacy in his own way. In the visuals for his song “Cry” the confederate flag can be seen burning as a young black boy looks on.
For those not familiar, the Confederate States of America, commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized breakaway state that fought against the United States during the American Civil War.
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Mary J. Blige, the legendary singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist and honorary Queen of Hip-Hop Soul, will re-release her acclaimed 1994 sophomore album, My Life, on September 28th via Geffen/UMe.
The album, which celebrated its 25th anniversary on November 29, 2019, will be released in two physical forms: a standard weight black double vinyl, and a triple vinyl edition in translucent blue, including bonus tracks featuring LL Cool J, and Smif ‘N Wessun.
The 3LP edition will also be available digitally and feature commentary by Mary J. Blige on the original album tracks.
“B7,” the new album from R&B singer Brandy, is now available on all music platforms.
This is the singer’s first album in eight (8) years. It has fifteen tracks and three collaborations: Sy’Rai, Chance the Rapper and Daniel Caesar. “B7” is on the Brand Nu, Inc. and Entertainment One U.S. labels.
Click here to check out the just released video for “Borderline,” which is track #6 on the album.
Fans and supporters of American pop icon Beyonce and Ghanaian dancehall star Shatta Wale are in a frenzy! This is because a few hours ago Beyonce released the official video for her song “Already,” which features Shatta Wale.
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Lollapalooza will commemorate this year’s festival weekend with Lolla2020, a free four-night broadcast event taking place on the original dates of the Chicago-based festival, Thursday, July 30th through Sunday, August 2nd.
The 4-night event will include more than 150 performances and appearances, featuring fan-favorite sets from previous festivals, including international editions, original performances from artists all over the world, classic archival sets from some of the festival’s most popular headliners and a series of special late-night performances.
Featured artists include LCD Soundsystem, Metallica, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ellie Goulding, Run The Jewels, Lorde, Alabama Shakes, Tove Lo, Paul McCartney, Chance The Rapper, OutKast, Arcade Fire, and many more.
On Thursday, July 30th, American hip-hop MC, Rapsody, will join award winning journalist, Sofiya Ballin, for an in-depth conversation about activism in music, black women and liberation.
The reasoning will stream live on IG (@thisismoonchild) at 6:30 PM EST. As Rapsody is known and respected for her deep lyrical prowess, her fans and supporters are anticipating a thought provoking discussion.
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