(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK – ESSENCE Communications, Inc., the leading media, technology, and commerce company dedicated to serving Black women and their communities deeply, has announced the 100% physical return of the ESSENCE FESTIVAL OF CULTURE™ to New Orleans with extended virtual experiences and a commitment to creating opportunities that will economically benefit, invest and contribute […]
Dallas, TX – March 4, 2022 – Marvin Sapp is an artist of vast repertoire and style, and he is a singer with an undeniable musical signature. There is a certain way that Sapp punctuates songs with unbridled, deeply felt emotion that beckons from a place of someone who knows what they are singing about. It […]
(Los Angeles, CA) Grammy Award winning R&B/Pop Singer, Songwriter Howard Hewett, returns to the international music scene with another smash hit song and video, “To Thee I Pray,” on LaKiva Music, Inc. The emotional lead single is a plea for God to comfort and guide us through these unprecedented times. Primed for crossover success, “To Thee I […]
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Global megastar and eight-time GRAMMY Award-winner Usher will headline a new Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, beginning Friday, July 15, 2022. Usher’s move to Dolby Live at Park MGM is the next generation follow-up to his extraordinarily successful 20-show Las Vegas residency in 2021, which sold-out every date, bringing in record grosses. Presented in partnership […]
LOS ANGELES ( January 22, 2022) – Today, the NAACP and BET announced that the “53rd NAACP Image Awards” will broadcast Saturday, February 26, 2022 (at 8:00 PM, live ET/5:00 PM, live PT) on BET. NAACP will also recognize winners in non-televised Image Awards categories February 21- February 23, which will stream on www.naacpimageawards.net and during the NAACP Image […]
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK–Veteran R&B group New Edition headlines an iconic lineup with the legendary Charlie Wilson, along with special guest, Jodeci, the bad boys of R&B. The Culture Tour kicks off a 30-city tour February 2022, in Columbus, Ga., with stops in Los Angeles, New York, and New Edition’s hometown of Boston. In 1983, New Edition […]
SERIES CREATOR AVA DuVERNAY AND OWN ANNOUNCE CONCLUSION OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES “QUEEN SUGAR”
Los Angeles – Series creator Ava DuVernay and OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that the critically-acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar”, from Warner Bros. Television and ARRAY Filmworks, will conclude in its seventh season this year. Writing on the final season has commenced and production will begin in early 2022 in New Orleans. “To everything, […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – January 19, 2021– The 2022 Grammy Awards has locked in a new day for its award show. Due to the ongoing rise of COVID cases, April has become the new month and Las Vegas has become the new home for the recently postponed Award ceremony. The awards will also be broadcasted […]
(SILVER SPRING, MD) – November 27, 2021 – Today, Urban One announced the return of the annual URBAN ONE HONORS taping in Atlanta, GA on Friday, December 3, 2021. Themed, “the Soundtrack of Black America,” the two-hour telecast premieres Monday, January 17, 2022, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on TV One and Cleo TV, a division of Urban One. Wireless […]
ATLANTA, GA. – Multi-platinum-selling performer and award-winning songwriter Dante Bowe is closing out a record year with two GRAMMY Award Nominations. He is up for Best Gospel Performance/Song for “Voice of God” as well as “joyful,” the lead single from his critically acclaimed album, circles. Dante is also nominated for Best Gospel Performance/Song with Elevation […]
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mariah Carey launched her very first Holiday Collection today, announcing the news with a commercial shared across Carey’s social accounts. Available this season at Target and Wal-Mart, fans can shop the collection now at MariahCarey.com. Inspired by her record-breaking classic “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” fans and those who […]
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The Black Promoters Collective (BPC), a coalition of the top Black, veteran, and independent live entertainment promoters, announces today its official formation as a 100 percent, Black-owned organization dedicated to advancing the profile of independent Black promoters in the music industry and placing urban music back in the hands of Black promoters at […]
