Pharoahe Monch finally releases the video to my favorite song from his 2011 album W.A.R., “Still Standing” featuring the incomparable Jill Scott. Director Terence Nance places the semi-autobiographical narrative in a vintage recording studio where Monch relives some life threatening moments. http://admin.brightcove.com/js/BrightcoveExperiences.jshttp://admin.brightcove.com/js/APIModules_all.js// RELATED POSTS: Soul Food: 10 Albums I’m Thankful For In 2011 Pharoahe Monch […]
“VH1 Divas” aired last night and all the ladies (with their larger-than-life voices) brought their A-game, singing classics, solo hits, and tributes alongside their fellow legends (and legends-in-the-making). The show will air again tonight at 11pm, but if you can’t wait until then, here are 5 must-see performances. Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige and Kelly […]
VH1 Divas Celebrates Soul went down last night in New York and all of our favorite ladies – legends and rising stars – dressed their best before blowing the roof off the theater with their larger-than-life voices. The show won’t air until tonight, December 19 at 9pm, but we’ve got a teaser for you until […]
Young Jeezy seems to have taken a note from his nemesis Ricky Rozay’s playbook by hooking up with Jill Scott and producers J.U.S.T.I.C.E League for the survivors’ anthem, “Trapped.” The dark and soulful first single is from his long awaited fourth album TM103: Hustlerz Ambition, available Tuesday. “The record with Jill Scott basically sums up […]
It was definitely all about R&B music at the 2011 edition of the Soul Train Awards, and there were more performances than awards given! Performers included The Time, Joe, Robin Thicke, Common, Marsha Ambrosius, Kenny Lattimore, Dave Hollister, Freddie Jackson, Gladys Knight, Mindless Behavior, Tamar Braxton, Chrisette Michele, Anthony Hamilton, BeBe Winans, Boney James, Mary […]
Since you are what you eat, as a hip-hop junky in his 30s a lot of what is being served out there just isn’t palatable to me. But thankfully my position at TheUrbandaily brings me in contact with sounds and artists that may have otherwise gone overlooked. Following the relative drought of music in 2010, […]
Happy 11-11-11 Day! It’s common knowledge you only get one chance to make a first impression. That old adage is especially true in the entertainment business. One false move and it could grand opening, grand closing for a career. With that being said, The Urban Daily decided to discuss the best debut albums of the […]
My #thirst for Jill Scott is well documented, so when I first heard “So Gone”(What My Mind Says) from her new album Light of The Sun I secretly wished we’d get a video. Where do they make women like THIS?? While the stan in me was never sold on Paul Wall riding shotgun for this […]
“VH1 Divas” will celebrate soul music with performances from Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Hudson, Jill Scott, Florence + The Machine, Kelly Clarkson and Jessie J. The show will pay tribute to the cities where soul gave birth to music’s most powerful classics and inspired today’s divas. Each singer will pay homage to these cities and […]
The UNCF’s “An Evening Of Stars” brought out some of black entertainment’s best singers and actors last night (August 14) for it’s 33rd annual gala. Jill Scott & Erykah Badu performed while Tatyana Ali presented and Keke Palmer attended. The televised program serves as national public service announcement campaign aiming to helping to raise money […]
THE CHARTS DECODED Every Monday, Frequency News will take a close look at what is going on with the Urban Mainstream, and Urban Adult radio airplay charts AND the album sales charts from the previous week. We will keep track of what is happening with your favorite music so that you don’t have to! __________________________________________________________ […]
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