MONICA PERFORMS TINY DESK HOME CONCERT

As a part of Black Music Month, Monica performs for NPR’s TinyDesk (Home) Concert. Starting the showcase off with “Angel of Mine,” Monica performs “Love All Over Me,” “Why I Love You So Much,” “So Gone,” New Single “Friends,” and “Before You Walk Out Of My Life”

Check out the video below.

MUSICIANS

• Monica: vocals

• Priestly Johnson: vocals

• Ashley Minnieweather: vocals

• Alexis McKinnon: vocals

• Herman "P-Nut" Johnson: drums

• Ruben Royster: bass

• Adrian Forbes: keys

• Dave Maiorino: guitar

CREDITS

• Executive Producers: Monica, Melinda Dancil

• Associate Producer: Maurio Jackson

• Production Coordinator: Rolanje Armstead

• Creative Director: Daniel "Baby Yu" Nakayama

• Set Designer: Akeem Clayton Designs

• Live Audio/Recording Engineer: Joseph Spencer III

• Live Audio/Recording Engineer: Tech: Ricky William Horton

• Director: JT Colston

• Director Of Photography: Sam Aldrich

• Digital Photography: Cyndi Brown

• Camera Operator: Tara Diiorio

TINY DESK TEAM

• Producer: Bobby Carter

• Video Producer: Michael Zamora

• Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin

• Animator: Kaz Fantone

• Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer

• VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

• Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

USHER PEFORMS TINYDESK CONCERT

As a part of Black Music Month, Usher performs for NPR’s Tiny Desk. Starting this showcase off with “You Make Me Wanna,” and performing “Superstar,” “U Don’t Have To Call,” “Nice & Slow,” “Confessions,” and “My Way,” — Joined by his band and singers Eric Bellinger and Vedo

MUSICIANS

• Usher: vocals

• Eric Bellinger: vocals

• Vedo: vocals

• Dmitry Gorodetsky: bass

• Lemar Guillary: trombone

• Brandyn Phillips: trumpet

• Jay Flat: saxophone

• Darek Cobbs: keys

• Erick Walls: guitar

• Ryan Carr: drums

TINY DESK TEAM

• Producer: Bobby Carter

• Audio Recording & Mix Engineer: Josh Rogosin

• Director: Kara Frame

• Editor: Michael Zamora

• Series Creator: Bob Boilen

• Videographers: Kara Frame, Joshua Bryant, Michael Zamora, Pierre Kattar, Alanté Serene

• Production Assistant: Ashley Pointer

• Tiny Desk Team: Suraya Mohamed, Marissa Lorusso, Hazel Cills, Jill Britton, Joby Tanseco, Maia Stern

• VP, Visuals and Music: Keith Jenkins

• Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann

Brandy - Rather Be | A COLORS SHOW

Brandy rounds off COLORS series of shows with Motown Records celebrating Black Music Month with a masterful performance of ‘Rather Be’, a highlight from her latest album ‘B7’.

The series commissioned a team of talented Black creatives to produce each video. On-set crew:

Director & Photographer— Munachi Osegbu
Head Producer— Tameesha Holder
Producer— Azure McBride / COLORS
Director of Photography— Sade Ndya Young
1st AC— Keitu Mokhonwana
Sound Engineer— Jayda Love
Photo/Lighting Assistant— Byron Nickleberry
Production Assistant— Ashaki George
Production Assistant— Leah Myton
Key Grip— Ricky Irizarry
Gaffer— Theo Hyppolite
Set Designer— Rochelle Bennett
Curation - Brandon Payano / COLORS

See more of the showcase at colorsxstudios.com

CHRIS BROWN RELEASES VISUALS FOR "WE (WARM EMBRACE)"

Ahead of the release of his next studio album Breezy, Chris Brown has released the video for his latest single “WE (Warm Embrace) as well as new song “Call Me Every Day” featuring Wizkid. The visual features singer Normani in the Arrad-directed video with Chris Brown falling into a dark-turned-multicolor abyss as a sneak peak of his track “Sleep at Night” soundtracks his dreamy descent. Brown abruptly wakes up, only to find Normani showing her sultry side in a silk bustier slip dress that sweeps the floor she and Brown waltz on.

See the visuals below

Breezy will release June 24. In a recent interview with Big Boy for BigBoyTV, Brown revealed a few updates about Breezy, including that he recorded nearly 250 tracks for the project. “I be having so many songs. I think for this actual project, I had almost 250 songs,” Brown said. “I was like, ‘Yeah, we gotta scale it down and figure out what we gon’ do.’” Previously, Heartbreak on a Full Moon saw two releases, initially with 45 tracks, then an added 12 tracks. Indigo also released with 32 tracks and then an addition 10 tracks. Breezy is expected to release with 23 tracks.

Kid Cudi Announces 2022 ‘To The Moon’ World Tour

Kid Cudi has shared the news of his upcoming world tour, slated to kick off later this summer. The tour will see Kid Cudi make 27 stops on his To The Moon World Tour, beginning on August 16 in Vancouver, Canada. The tour announcement comes after the previously announced Moon Man’s Landing Festival which Kid Cudi will headline in his hometown Cleveland, OH.

Don Toliver and the YSL rapper Strick will feature as supporting acts on the 20 shows in North America. Denzel Curry and 070 Shake will serve as additional support on select dates. Guest artists for the international portion of the To The Moon tour will be announced at a later date.

Kid Cudi is currently gearing up to release his new album Entergalactic, as well as an animated Netflix show of the same name, slated for release this fall.

Tickets for Kid Cudi’s To The Moon 2022 World Tour go on sale this Friday, June 24 at 10 a.m. local time.

Beyoncé's new single "BREAK MY SOUL" off RENAISSANCE.

After removing all images from social media, Beyoncé released cryptic pieces leading up to announcing her forthcoming LP Renaissance to be released in July 29. With the announcement, new items appeared on her website with 4 different merch boxes to include the album and the rollout continued — with Beyoncé announcing the first single “BREAK MY SOUL,” which serves as the lead single from her forthcoming seventh studio LP. The dance-ready track sees production from Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, and Beyoncé herself, and begins with a sampling of Big Freedia’s “Explode.”

Beyoncé revealed to Harper’s Bazaar that RENAISSANCE took a year and a half to create. “Sometimes it takes a year for me to personally search through thousands of sounds to find just the right kick or snare. One chorus can have up to 200 stacked harmonies. Still, there’s nothing like the amount of love, passion, and healing that I feel in the recording studio.” RENAISSANCE will follow 2016’s Lemonade, 2018’s Everything Is Love (joint album with JAY Z) and The Lion King: The Gift (Soundtrack).

SZA RELEASES DELUXE OF 'CTRL' ON ITS 5TH ANNIVERSARY

On the 5th Anniversary of CTRL, SZA has shared a deluxe edition of her debut studio album. The deluxe edition of the album arrives after SZA teased its release on Twitter. 7 songs have been added to the tracklist, including an alternate version of the Grammy-nominated hit “Love Galore.” Also added after the original album’s 14 songs are “2AM,” “Miles,” “Percolator,” “Tread Carefully,” “Awkward,” and “Jodie.”

SZA previously gave an update on the possibility of a new album arriving soon, telling Vogue that we should all expect this summer to be “a SZA summer.”

KID CUDI REVEALS TEASER FOR UPCOMING NETFLIX SERIES 'ENTERGALACTIC'

Jabari, a charming, creative visionary with a splash of goofball voiced by Kid Cudi

The trailer/teaser for Entergalactic has arrived. Entergalactic, the adult-animated music series based on the upcoming album of the same name by Kid Cudi is slated to premiere on Netflix this fall. With a cast that includes Jessica Williams, Timothée Chalamet, Ty Dolla $ign, Laura Harrier, Vanessa Hudgens, Christopher Abbott, 070 Shake, Teyana Taylor, Jaden Smith, Keith David, Arturo Castro and Macaulay Culkin.

Entergalactic will showcase music from Kid Cudi’s album. The series follows a young artist named Jabari, voiced by Mescudi, as he attempts to balance love and success. Finding the latter brings Jabari a step closer to the former, when moving into his dream apartment introduces him to his new neighbor, photographer it-girl, Meadow, voiced by Williams. An explosion of art, music, and fashion, Entergalactic takes place in the only city that can handle all three: New York. Mescudi will write, star, and executive produce the series. How To Make It In America creator Ian Edelman will co-write with Mescudi and will also executive produce along with Barris.

Kid Cudi also announced the upcoming release “Do What I Want” from the album/soundtrack which can be heard in the teaser.

MEGAN THEE STALLION RELEASES VIDEO FOR PLAN B

Megan Thee Stallion’s music video for her single “Plan B.” premiered today. The visual, directed by Casey Cadwallader (the creative director of Mugler) and John Miserendino, places Megan against a black background and showcases Mugler fashions. “Plan B” was debuted in a Coachella performance the week just before Meg gave the song its official release. Watch the video below.