The Queens—4 Legends, 1 Stage—is arguably the biggest tour announced so far for 2025. It will star Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Patti Labelle, and Stephanie Mills, four women who are all giants in the music industry.

As of this writing, the ladies have approximately twenty shows confirmed. See dates and locations below, and visit blackpromoterscollective.com for additional information and links to tickets.

09 May
Michelob ULTRA Arena
Las Vegas, NV

10 May
Oakland Arena
Oakland, CA

11 May
Kia Forum
Los Angeles, CA

16 May
Colonial Life Arena
Columbia, SC

17 May
Legacy Arena at BJCC
Birmingham, AL

18 May
Bridgestone Arena
Nashville, TN

23 May
CFG Bank Arena
Baltimore, MD

24 May
Barclays Center
Brooklyn, NY

30 May
United Center
Chicago, IL

31 May
Heritage Bank Center
Cincinnati, OH

01 June
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, IN

19 Sept
First Horizon Coliseum
Greensboro, NC

20 Sept
State Farm Arena
Atlanta, GA

21 Sept
FedExForum
Memphis, TN

25 Sept
Prudential Center
Newark, NJ

27 Sept
Fiserv Forum
Milwaukee, WI

28 Sept
Little Caesars Arena
Detroit, MI

03 Oct
Capital One Arena
Washington, D.C.

04 Oct
Boardwalk Hall
Atlantic City, NJ

05 Oct
Rocket Arena
Cleveland, OH

Atlanta’s #1 R&B station, KISS 104.1 FM, will host Dave Hollister at the City Winery on April 16 and 17. Hollister, who found fame during the 1990s as one quarter of the R&B group Blackstreet, before going on to have a solo career, will do a total of 4 shows: two on the 16th and two on the 17th.

On each night there will be an early (6:30pm) and late (9:30pm) set. Atlanta’s City Winery is located at 650 North Avenue NE. Links to tickets and additional information are available at citywinery.com/atlanta.

The celebration of Chaka Khan‘s 50 years in music continues with a short stint in Europe this spring. She will close off the month of March at the Retro Festival in Switzerland before heading to New Zealand and then Australia. See all dates and locations below.

Mar. 28 – 29, 2025
Luzern, Switzerland
Retro Festival

Apr. 16, 2025
Auckland, New Zealand
The Civic

Apr. 18, 2025
St Kilda, Australia
Palais Theatre

Apr. 20, 2025
Tyagarah, Australia
Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025

Apr. 22, 2025
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Apr. 22, 2025
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall

Apr. 23, 2025
Sydney, Australia
Sydney Opera House

On March 13, Nneka published a new song and video called “Go Within.” The release was preceded by a strong statement shared by Nneka on her social media platform. It reads:

“my people una..I dey support myself these days as I talk am earlier this year. we dey do things dem slightly different this year oh…

so I say make I drop another song wen I take do wen dem big big record company dem no want commot/release.(na joy I dey use take give una dis correct kangpe music wen go totori your mind.i dey commott all these songs take give una..so I dey very grateful…

March 14th I go drop “go within”… d song na to help us take remember say na only we be d master of our own waka for this earth…(Ofcos with the help of our prime creator yah)..so make una stay tuned..
one love”

Click here or on the image above to check out the official video for “Go Within,” and remember to like, comment, and share.

The Otis Redding Foundation will be hosting the grand opening for the Otis Redding Center for the Arts on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 436 Cotton Avenue in Downtown Macon, Georgia.

The center will provide services for young people between the ages of 5 and 18 who are interested in music and the arts. Plans are also in place to roll out programming for toddlers and senior citizens.

Following the grand opening, ORCA will host two of the Otis Redding Foundation’s signature programs, the Otis Music Camp (June 2–20, 2025) and Camp Dream (July 14–25, 2025). For additional information, visit their website: www.orcamacon.org.