Sultry singer Goapele is keeping the weekly releases going strong!
Following “Power,” and “Secret,” the Bay Area songstress has dropped the sexy duet, “Stay” with BJ The Chicago Kid.
Produced by Cornelio Austin, “Stay” is the fourth release off Goapele’s new EP, Dreamseeker, due out May 19. The set follows her 2014 album Strong As Glass.
Take a listen below.
It’s finally here!
Emerging artist TeaMarrr has dropped her debut EP, Thanks for the Chapstick, and it’s everything we could have wanted and more. Equal parts therapeutic, honest, and ethereal, the 7-track project tells the story of the Boston based singer surviving some of the coldest parts of her life and coming out even stronger.
The EP features “I Do… But” and “In My Mind,” two songs that we loved last year, and is executive produced by Tea and her partner Keith Bell. Each song is laced with her soothing voice and real instruments that makes you feel like she’s singing just for you.
Some of the other stand out tracks on ‘Thanks for the Chapstick’ are “100 Yu-Gi-Oh Cards” and “The One.”
On “100 Yu-Gi-Oh Cards,” Tea sings about wanting the guy she’s interested in to be all the way 100 with her as she opens up about her own truth. “Keep it 100 baby, keep it 100 bae / Why you always fronting’ babe,” she sings. “He likes to fuck with bitches that like Barbie dolls / I like to fuck with niggas that play Yu-Gi-Oh.”
“The One” is a track pleading for her lover to realize she’s not his forever person, but rather just his right now. “In the meantime, you can call me when you need someone to share your weed with / Call me if you need someone to waste a seed with, please believe it,” TeaMarrr sings out. “My priorities are fine, I know that you’re not mine / I swear, I promise, no I’m not the one / So please tuck your heart in, ’cause I’m not the one.”
This is only just the beginning for Tea, and we’re excited to see what’s next!
Check out her debut EP below.
British songstress Vanessa White is stripped and she’s ‘Running Wild.’
Continuing with the promotion for her stellar sophomore EP, Chapter Two, the singer brings fans into the studio to watch her give an excellent acoustic performance of the project’s opening song, “Running Wild.”
Showing off her vocals, the former member of girl group — The Saturdays, belts out the sultry ballad about fantasizing provocative thoughts for her love interest.
“I’ve been thinking all these f**king thoughts about you / Can’t hold it in any longer, make these fantasies come true / Yea, do me right there / Love it when you’re pulling my hair / I’ma make ya come back for more and more / Do it like it’s the last time ever yeah,” she sings.
Get lost in Vanessa’s deep fantasies with her performance below.
Ne-Yo is back serving up bite-sized teasers of his upcoming music with his third new release in three weeks.
Following “Earn Your Love” and his take on Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE,” the R&B gentleman debuts a surprise collaboration with two of his Compound artists, RaVaughn and Candice Boyd. The ladies join the hitmaking singer/songwriter on the dramatic, “More Than I Should: An Audio Soap Opera.”
Ne-Yo kicks off the theatrical jaunt into the minds of three lovers, who have found themselves in an experimental love triangle. Singing out to his platonic girlfriend, the crooner begins to discover a deeper, romantic love connection. “Not even my lady knows me like you know me,” sings Ne-Yo. “Damn, you just my homie / But I love the way you hold me down / Shouldn’t be feeling how I’m feeling right now / ‘Cause you got me liking you way more than I should.”
RaVaughn takes the second verse from the perspective of his homegirl. “Now, I’m feeling filthy / When I didn’t know her, it was something else, but now I’m feeling all guilty,” she sings. “Cause she cool as hell, but I still find myself / Here, liking you way more than I should.”
Candice wraps up the soap opera by playing the role of the girlfriend. “I’ve never been a fool, I’ve never been stupid,” she sings. “He’s feeling you and I always knew it.” But, then the plot twist hits with some girl-on-girl action.
“She let me kiss it / I know we agreed not to tell / But given the circumstances, oh well,” she sings. “Is it me, is it him? Tell me what’s good / Because I find myself here, liking you way more than I should.”
Ne-Yo shared the track by calling it “another appetizer.” He added: “The only thing that matters even more than the music is the story you tell.”
The singer is plotting for the release of his seventh studio album, the follow-up to 2015’s Non-Fiction, which is expected to be released later this year.
Take a listen to “More Than I Should: An Audio Soap Opera” below.
Buzzing singer-songwriter, Khalid will be hitting the road once again in promotion of his acclaimed debut album American Teen.
The 19-year-old artist has announced his second headlining tour, “The American Teen Tour,” which is scheduled to kick off July 12 in Portland, OR. Khalid is set to make stops in 25 cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Philadelphia, and more before closing out Sept. 21 in San Francisco.
The RCA Records signee emerged on the scene as one of 2016’s breakout stars, spurred by his hit single “Location,” which peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, and still remains in the chart’s top 20.
In addition to bringing his sounds to fans this summer, Forever 21 has announced the launch of their Global Campaign featuring the singer. He will become the face of Forever 21’s Summer Digital Campaign, #F21xMusic, and Men’s Line.
See his full tour itinerary and ticket info below.
The nominations are in for the 2017 BET Awards, and it’s to little surprise that Beyoncé is reigning supreme.
Queen Bey leads the pack with seven noms, including Album of the Year (Lemonade), Video of the Year (“Sorry”), Best Female R&B/Pop Artist, Best Collaboration (“Freedom” with Kendrick Lamar), and more.
Mr. 24k, Bruno Mars follows right behind Bey with five noms, including Album of the Year (24K Magic), Video of the Year (“24K Magic”), and Best Male R&B/Pop Artist. But competition is stiff this year. Chance the Rapper, Solange, and Migos are all tied with four nods apiece.
Arguably the night’s biggest award, Album of the Year, features Beyoncé and Mars, as well as Solange’s A Seat at the Table, J. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only, and Chance the Rapper’s Coloring Book.
The Knowles sisters will also take on Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, and Kehlani for Best Female R&B/Pop Artist. Bruno will battle Chris Brown, The Weeknd, Trey Songz, and Usher for Best Male R&B/Pop Artist.
Last year, Beyoncé opened the BET Awards with a surprise performance of “Freedom” with Kendrick Lamar. Queen Bey also won five awards at the event, including Best Female R&B Pop Artist.
The 17th annual BET Awards will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 25 at 8 p.m. ET. The ceremony will follow the BET Experience at L.A. Live, which is scheduled to run June 22-25.
See the list of nominations below.
Mary J. Blige is bringing her ‘Strength’ to a city near you this summer!
Hot on the heels of releasing her acclaimed new album, Strength of a Woman, the 9x Grammy Award-winner has announced her upcoming “Strength of a Woman Tour,” which kicks off July 30 in Chicago.
The North American trek is scheduled to travel to 21 cities, including New York, Atlanta, Miami, Nashville, Dallas, Los Angeles, and more before culminating Sept. 9 in Oakland, CA at The Paramount Theatre.
Blige has invited fellow R&B songstress Lalah Hathaway to join the tour as her supporting act. The tour will continue to support the release of Mary’s 13th studio album, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard R&B Album Chart.
See the full tour itinerary and ticket info below.
Last month, British singer Jay Sean returned with the catchy Pop/R&B single “Do You Love Me,” produced by Cory Enemy & Rock Mafia.
Today (May 15), he has premiered the accompanying music video, which shines a light on social media addiction and uses many familiar social media tropes from platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and Facebook.
“This video is very different from all of my others,” says Jay Sean about the video concept. “I wanted to create a conversation about our growing obsession with social media and how it takes over everything in our lives. This story is about a girl who can’t get past her own phone even in the middle of a lit party. The love affair is with herself…reflected by the phone and all the social media platforms she uses every day.”
In the visuals, Sean plays a DJ at a house party, where he sings over the Afrobeat inspired dance track about making a late night phone call to a love interest.
“It’s 2 AM in LA / I’m too messed up to think straight / I’m trying hard not to break / I’m blowing up your phone, like, do you love me?” he sings.
“Do You Love Me” is Jay’s first release through his newly inked partnership with Sony Music. Check out the video below.
