If you missed Jazmine Sullivan‘s Tiny Desk Home Concert, you can check out the amazing acoustic performance of “Girl Like Me,” done with H.E.R. The song is featured on the new album Heaux Tales, released in January.
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The much anticipated Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival kicks off tomorrow, Thursday, March 4th, and will end on Saturday, March 6th. The virtual event will present a very strong set of artists from several genres.
Here is the official lineup for this year: Jon Secada, Lila Ike, Richie Stephens, Freetown Collective, Jah9, Sevana, Tessellated, Mortimer, Zia, Teddyson John Project, Moon, Earth and Fullness, Janine Jkuhl, Eye of The Brainstorm, Bunny Rose and Beky Glacier.
The show will begin streaming at 7PM (Jamaica time) via the Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival Facebook page, as well as on VP Records’ YouTube channel.
American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician and dancer, Bruno Mars, is now one half of the newly formed duo Silk Sonic. The other half is rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist Anderson .Paak.
While we were all in quarantine these two talented men got together and recorded an album. The first single is expected to be released on March 5th.
Comedian Mike Epps will be hosting a party and live concert dubbed ‘Funny Virtual Skate’ on Sunday, February 28th starting at 5PM PT. The event, which will see performances from D Smoke, Musiq Soulchild and of course Epps, will livestream via sessionslive dot com.
Although the aforementioned acts are the only ones announced, there will also be several music and celebrity guest appearances, as well as product giveaways. There is a general admission fee of $15 USD.
One of the reasons we like India Arie and are always supporting her work is because she is 100% authentic. Nowadays artists that have achieved her level of success tend to be very ingenuine and in some cases outright fake.
India Arie literally just released a new song with British singer and musician Jake Isaac. Based on her post on social media, which we’ve shared below, it is clear that she is all about the music, not the fame, stats or anything of that sort.
The new song is titled “Gold” and it is now available on all music platforms.
See India Arie‘s post below:
“SURPRISE!
New Song : GOLD Jake Isaac ft. India Arie
I met @iamjakeisaac via IG summer of 2020 ~ he asked if I’d do a song with him, so I went to listen to his music, and I was so impressed, it was a EASY yes. When it comes to music I do ONLY what I FEEL. Thats the only way (for me) to get a great performance. @iamjakeisaac had a song in mind for is, that I liked, but didn’t hear myself on.
So, I told him my rule … I have to LOVE it. Smart of him! lol ~ he sent a link with all the songs he had for his project ( I’m VERY selective lol) … and I heard GOLD and I KNEW!, it was the one.
Today, 7pm (EST) GOLD Jake Issac ft. India Arie is released and it so delicate and soulful and lovey. Link in my bio
Thank you Jake.”
The team at Verzuz just switched it up on us! For the very first time, at least to my knowledge, they are announcing one act and not saying who that person is going up against.
Therefore, on Saturday, February 27th at 8:00 PM ET, neo-soul singer D’Angelo will hit the Verzuz stage. It is being promoted as a show starring “D’Angelo & Friends.” The event will broadcast live from the Apollo Theater in Harlem.
The Revive Big Band is announcing a major crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter launching in February coinciding with Black History Month, to fund the completion of its long-awaited debut album. Produced by Grammy Award Winner Nicholas Payton, the record is set to feature some of the most celebrated and recognized musicians today, such as Talib Kweli, Bilal, Terrace Martin, Cory Henry, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Jean Baylor, Sean Jones, among others.
Led by Igmar Thomas, current Band Director for Ms. Lauryn Hill and former bandleader for Nas, the 20+ piece big band combines jazz, hip-hop, funk, soul, blues & gospel, and is comprised of some of the most in-demand musicians today, including Ben Williams, Mark Whitfield, Marcus Strickland, Marquis Hill, Marc Cary, Raydar Ellis, Theo Croker, Jumaane Smith, Frank Lacy, to name a few. All-Stars in their own right, the band’s members have collectively garnered 27 Grammy nominations and 13 Grammy wins between them.
The band has been working on their 1st record for nearly 2 years, self-funding and recording the instrumentals necessary to bring on its special guests. Now recorded, the group is seeking to raise more than $80K to mix, master, record, market, license, and pay its core team and an array of special guests, who have already signed on to the project.
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