R&B artist Mary J. Blige will star in “Body Cam,” a new horror thriller film being released under the Paramount Players banner on May 19th. It was directed by Malik Vitthal and produced by Matt Kaplan.
According to SF Gate, “Body Cam” centers on several LAPD police officers who are haunted by a malevolent spirit that is tied to the murder of a black youth at the hands of two white cops, all of which are caught on a body cam video that was destroyed in a cover-up. Watch the trailer here.
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.
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.
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.
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.
R&B artist Tank is considering doing an online concert with support from his band. A few days ago the Milwaukee native posted the following question to his more than one million followers on social media: “Should i do an online concert with my band?.. R&B Music!..”
If he goes forward with it, Tank would join a growing list of established artists who are now using digital concerts as a way to keep their audiences engaged.
Towards the end of March, we learned that legendary hip-hop artist Scarface contracted the novel corona virus. He was apparently in really bad shape as he struggled to breathe.
Today, April 30th, we are happy to announce that the MC is doing much better. Although he is not completely clear, all indications are that he is winning the battle against the deadly disease.
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