A stellar previously unreleased track from Patti LaBelle, “Ain’t Nuthin’ But A Feelin’,” recorded during the sessions for her 1989 album Be Yourself, is out today for the first time, on a digital EP from Geffen/UMe with […]
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“SUNDAY BEST” Season 10 Winner Stephanie Summers Welcomed To New Music Home
RCA Inspiration celebrates the new winner of BET’s “Sunday Best” – Stephanie Summers – announced on the Season 10 finale episode, which aired on August 23rd. After public voting on the two finalists, for the […]

Tyrese Addresses Civil and Social Unrest With New Music
In the wake of yet another senseless police shooting, six-time GRAMMY® nominee and box office star, Tyrese Gibson (“Fast and Furious,” “Transformers”) today delivers a new single that captures the urgency with which we need to address […]

Song of The Day: Koryn Hawthorne ‘Speak To Me’
Listen If you haven’t heard this song and you are stating your day pretty confused. I promise if you press play on this you will feel better. She did an excellent job hosting the 35th […]

2020 Stellar Awards Winners
The Stellar Awards went on this year with in a safe and inspirational way. Here are this year’s winners. They chose to use recorded performances this year. Now, before you shrug it off know that […]

LE’ANDRIA JOHNSON DEBUTS NEW MUSIC
GRAMMY® and Stellar Award-winning singer and songwriter, Le’Andria Johnson, unveiled her single, “Hold On”. The song is the first new music from Johnson since her last album, Bigger Than Me (2017), and her 2018 hit, […]

Nick Cannon to Discuss Antisemitism on AJC
Nick Cannon will appear Monday on the popular American Jewish Committee online program, AJC Advocacy Anywhere, for a candid conversation about antisemitism, racism, and Black-Jewish relations. The online series has attracted more than three million […]

Timeless Tuesday Tip: Be Kind To You
There are some ideas and concepts that are just timeless. I hope that you will give me a moment to talk to you about kindness. Kindness is something we all learn about as children. When […]

LiveXLive To Launch Pay-Per-View Live Stream Music Events
LiveXLive Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIVX) (“LiveXLive”), a global digital media company focused on live entertainment, announced today its launch into pay-per-view (PPV) live stream performances and events. LiveXLive’s Pay-Per-View (PPV) initiative will drive a new […]