While Music World mourns Roy Ayers, the godfather of Neo-Soul and a jazz-funk pioneer who died at the age of 84 on March 4, the hip-hop community will always remember him as one of its brightest inspiration. “Everyone loves the sunshine,” the sustained hit from Roy Ayers Ubiquity’s 1976 album of the same name became … Read more
Roberta Flack, the diagram topping, Grammy-winning Singer-Songwriter, whose series of hits broke sophisticated pop and vintage soul, died Monday (February 24) at the age of 88. A product of piano-based classic training and gospel stylings of The Ame Church, Flack signed with Atlantic Records in 1968 after years as a teacher and club practitioner around … Read more
Welcome to Billboard Pro’s Trends up Newsletter where we take a closer look at the songs, artists, curiosity and trends that have caught the attention of the music industry. Some have come out of nowhere, others have taken months to get hold of, and all of them could become ubiquitous in the flash of a … Read more
Adele obviously enjoyed herself under NBCs SNL50: Homecoming concert. On Saturday (February 15), the 36-year-old British superstar shared a video of himself with pleasure to sing and dance to Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, who performed the grout’s classic “Killing Me Softly.” “Wow @nbcsnl just wow. Incredible! I can’t believe what I look at, … Read more
The Weeknd lands its fifth # 1 on the Billboard 200 album card with the debut of Hurry up tomorrow On top of numbers (dated February 15). The set earned 490,500 equivalent album units in the United States in the week ending February 6, according to Luminate. It marks the biggest week for any album … Read more