A couple months ago, In June, Mary J. Blige announced that she would be doing a 23-city tour in support of her latest album, Good Morning Gorgeous. On select dates, the queen of hip-hop and RnB will be joined by emerging artists Ella Mai and Queen Naija.
The first show is set for September 17th in Greensboro, North Carolina, followed by Washington, DC on the 18th. It will go on- stopping in most of the major cities across America, before wrapping up on October 29 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
On Thursday, September 22nd, the current king of the dancehall – Beenie Man – will perform live at Eventim Apollo – 45 Queen Caroline Street – in London, England.
The event will feature other guest artists as well Sir DJ Corey, DJ Face – from Classique Sound – Andrew Fresh, DJ Sparks and Movie Star Johnny; all hosted by Robbo Ranx. Tickets are available on axs and ticketmasteruk.
Earlier today pop star Usher announced that he has added new shows to his Las Vegas Residency. The new dates will commence in March 2023 and will run until July of that year. Pre-sale tickets will be available as of this Wednesday, August 24.
One Caribbean Inc. will present the Jerk & Curry Music Festival on Saturday, September 24 at Francis Field – 25 West Castillo Drive – in St. Augustine, Florida.
The event – which will be hosted by one of best dancehall entertainers that ever lived: ProfessorNuts – will have performances by Inner Circle, Talmagila, Round Head, Everton Blender, Pato Banton, Anthony B and many more.
In addition to the live entertainment, there will also be alot of family games and food. Early bird tickets are now going for $20 USD on Eventbrite. It will be $35 on the day of the event.
British reggae band Steel Pulse will kick off the month of September with a live performance at the Arcata Theatre Lounge, located at 1036 G Street in Arcata, California. They will be supported by Santa Cruz’s reggae ensemble Pacific Roots. The show will be on Thursday, September 1.
The event is scheduled to run from 7pm to midnight. Advance tickets are currently going for $39 USD; and it will be $44 on the day of the event. Get tickets here.
If you will be in Las Vegas on August 31st through September 4th you should add attending Boombox to your list of things to do. Boombox is the ultimate 80s, 90s hip-hop party experience that promises to feature all the greatest songs from the past.
Hosted by Kid ‘N Play, this throwback show will have live performances by CeeLo Green, Tone Loc, J.J. Fad, Snap! and celebrity DJ Eric B. It will be repeated from September 28th to October 2nd. Tickets are available on ticketmaster’s website.
Touch, the new single performed by reggae artist Tony Curtis, is now available on all music platforms. It went live earlier today – August 19 – via Big Feet Records. The song was written by award-winning singer-songwriter John Coinman and veteran musician, producer and songwriter Josh Harris; with additional input from Tony Curtis.
This beautiful love song dates back to the early 90s, which is when it was first penned. According to Harris, the tune was done for the Whitney Houston movie – The Bodyguard – but was never featured on the soundtrack. And with his label, Big Feet Records, now recognized worldwide as a formidable reggae imprint, he decided to reach out to Curtis and have him redo it.
Production credits are as follows: Tony Curtis (lead and harmony ), Nikki Burt (backing vocals), Josh Harris (bass & keyboard), Santa Davis (drum), Jallanzo (lead guitar), Tommi Tikkenen (mixing engineer) and Earle Holder (mastering engineer).
For months now Josh Harris and his team at Big Feet Records have been consistently putting out stellar music. When pressed on what is inspiring this level of dedication, he simply said: “I just want to make beautiful music.”
MARIA JACKSON 27 MAGAZINE 