The 2023 Soul Train Awards will premiere on both BET and BET Her this Sunday, November 26th at 8 PM ET/PT. It will be hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress, musical artist, producer, and entrepreneur Keke Palmer.
The award show is committed to recognizing and celebrating the best in soul, R&B, and hip-hop; as such, there will be performances by BJ The Chicago Kid, Coco Jones, Danté Bowe, Fridayy, Muni Long, SWV, and the aforementioned Keke Palmer.
Yonkers rap group, The Lox, will perform at Rams Head Live – 20 Market Place – in Baltimore, Maryland on Thanksgiving Sunday, November 26th. The men are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their 1998 hit album, Money, Power & Respect.
This event, which is schedule to begin at 8:00 PM (local time), is being presented by Creative Nation. Click here for tickets.
Hip-hop legend Nasir Jones (Nas) will do back-to-back shows at Belly Up – 450 South Galena Street – in Aspen, Colorado, on December 30th and 31st.
The Crown Heights, New York MC will unleash from his massive catalogue, which includes old hits like I Can, Hate Me Now, Made You Look, and many more; plus some of his newer tunes from the King’s Disease and Magic album series.
For additional information about the upcoming shows in Aspen, visit the venue’s website.
André 3000 – the American rapper, singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor – who is best known for being one half of the southern hip-hop duo Outkast – has just released his first solo album.
New Blue Sun, an instrumental record made with wind instruments played by 3000, went live on all streaming platforms on Friday, November 17, 2023.
The Atlanta born lyricist surprised a lot of rap fans who were expecting him to drop an authentic hip-hop LP with bars. In an interview with GQ, André made it clear that he is now in a different place in his life, hence the wind music.
American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman is still breaking barriers with her 1988 hit song Fast Car. At the 2023 Country Music Awards – held on November 8th at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee – Fast Car won song of the year.
The record is back in the spotlight because earlier this year, country star Luke Combs released a cover version. Tracy Chapman is the first Black songwriter to win Song of the Year in the CMA’s 57-year history.
Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and her nonprofit organization, The DIVA Foundation, will present Divas Simply Singing! this Sunday, November 19 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, California.
This is an annual event that raises awareness and funds for programs that promote the prevention of HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening health conditions.
There will be performances by Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tatyana Ali, Jessica Betts, Wayne Brady, Laverne Cox, Anthony Hamilton, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi (Young Celie – The Color Purple), Lena Byrd Miles, Dianne Reeves, Amber Riley, Saycon Sengbloh, Jordin Sparks, Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary), and more!
Confirmed presenters are Richard Ayoub (CEO, Project Angel Food), William Stanford Davis (Abbott Elementary), Brandee Evans (P-Valley), Cynthia Erivo, Senator Vincent Hughes, Greg Mathis Jr. & Elliott Cooper, Etienne & Coco Maurice, Niecy Nash, Sharon Stone, Robin Thede, and more!
For tickets and additional information visit divassimplysinging.com.
Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought—is the platinum-selling, Grammy-winning co-founder of The Roots, and one of the most exhilaratingly skillful and profound rappers the culture has ever produced.
In his book, The Upcycled Self, set for release on November 14th, Trotter doesn’t just narrate a riveting and moving portrait of the artist as a young man, but gives readers a courageous model of what it means to live an examined life. In vivid vignettes, he tells the dramatic stories of the four powerful relationships that shaped him—community, friends, art, and family—each a complex weave of love, discovery, trauma, and loss.
His book tour begins on Nov 11th in Philadelphia, and he will go on to make stops in Washington, DC; New York; LA and San Francisco. A virtual event is also on the schedule.
Pre-order the book now and get tickets for the book tour at tariqtrotterbook-dot-com/.
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