Chris Brown’s hit single “Sensational” featuring Davido and Lojay remains No. 1 for a fifth consecutive week on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart. The DJ Hardwerk-produced track is the second longest-running song atop the airplay chart in 2024. Mary J. Blige’s 2023 single “Still Believe in Love,” featuring Vado, held the top spot for eight […] The post Chris Brown’s ‘Sensational’ Reigns at No. 1 for Fifth Week on Billboard’s […]

Ledisi has scored her first award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Grammy winner’s 2011 single “Pieces of Me” is now certified gold. It has sold over 500,000 equivalent units. Ledisi co-wrote the empowering anthem with the song’s producers, Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony, who are also known as Louis York. In […] The post Ledisi Earns Her First-Ever RIAA Certification With ‘Pieces of Me’ appeared first […]

After declaring a final album nearly a decade ago, Tyrese returns with Beautiful Pain on his label Voltron Recordz in partnership with Create Music Group. The independently released double album consists of 17 tracks, including the previously shared singles “Love Transaction,” “Don’t Think You Ever Loved,” featuring Lenny Kravitz and Le’Andria Johnson, and the most recent […] The post Tyrese Releases New Album ‘Beautiful Pain’ appeared first on Rated R&B.

R&B trio FLO has announced their anxiously-awaited debut album, Access All Areas, releases Nov. 15 via Island Records. “Access All Areas is a labour of love. To us it represents our growth and dedication to making girl group history, to making a project we are truly proud to call our debut album,” FLO says of […] The post FLO Announces Debut Album ‘Access All Areas,’ Shares New Song ‘Bending My […]

Paramount and MTV announced the nominees for the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, which will be held Sept. 10 at UBS Arena in New York. SZA leads the pack among R&B artists with five nominations, including “Snooze,” which is up for Video of the Year and Best R&B. The hit single, which has surpassed over […] The post MTV VMAs 2024 Nominees Announced: SZA, Victoria Monét, Usher and More appeared […]

Leon Bridges has landed a new certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The Grammy winner’s 2018 single “Bad Bad News” has been certified gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 equivalent units.  The swaggering song, produced by Ricky Reed and Nate Mercereau, is the second title from Bridges’ sophomore album, Good […] The post Leon Bridges’ ‘Bad Bad News’ Scores Gold RIAA Certification appeared first on […]

Lucky Daye visited ABC’s GMA (Good Morning America) on Thursday (Aug. 8) to perform music from his third album, Algorithm. Wearing a chocolate-colored leather outfit, the New Orleans native and his band performed two songs: “That’s You” and “HERicane.” At the time of this publication, “That’s You” has had a steady presence on Billboard’s Adult […] The post Lucky Daye Performs ‘That’s You’ and ‘HERicane’ on ‘GMA’: Watch appeared first […]

Chloe Bailey, also known as Chlöe, has been cast in Goons, a horror film set in New Orleans, Louisiana. Per Deadline, Michael Rainey Jr. of the Power universe will also co-star in the film, directed by Gerard McMurray, who also directed The First Purge. Goons is currently in production under New Fear Unlocked Productions, the recently […] The post Chloe Bailey to Star in New Horror Movie ‘Goons’ appeared first on […]