Thursday, October 3, 2024

New Music: October London - “A Beautiful Woman” (from Upcoming Album “October Nights”)

R&B sensation October London shares the release of his new single “A Beautiful Woman”.

“A Beautiful Woman” follows October London’s previous single “She Keeps Calling Me” and set to appear on his upcoming album October Nights on October 11th.

October London is joining Maxwell and Jazmine Sullivan on The Serenade Tour. Click HERE for more details.

New Music: Ciara (featuring Busta Rhymes) - "Wassup"

Grammy Award-winning R&B Superstar Ciara has released her new single entitled “Wassup” featuring Hip-Hop Icon Busta Rhymes on all streaming and digital music platforms via her Beauty Marks Entertainment imprint.

Described as a fun flex record, “Wassup” was produced by J.R. Rotem and written by Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Courtlin Jabrae and follows Ciara’s previous single “Run It Up” featuring BossMan Dlow.

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Mary J. Blige Announces The "For My Fans" Tour 2025 with Ne-Yo & Mario

Tickets Available Starting Tuesday, October 1 with Artist Presale

General Onsale Begins Friday, October 4 at 10AM Local on LiveNation.com


New Album “Gratitude” Releasing November 15


Grammy and Emmy award-winning and Oscar-nominated, “Queen of Hip-Hop Soul,” Mary J. Blige announced her 2025 “The For My Fans Tour” with special guests NE-YO and Mario. The tour comes on the heels of her new album “Gratitude,” releasing on November 15. The tour and album are a celebration of the love and gratitude that Mary has towards her life, family, friends, and her beloved fans. 

Produced by Live Nation, the 27-city tour kicks off on January 30 at Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC making stops across North America in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York, and more before wrapping up in Boston, MA at TD Garden on April 14.

“I am so excited to kick off this tour. I have amazing fans and am so grateful for all of the love and support they have given me throughout the years,” said Mary J. Blige. “This tour is for them, and I cannot wait to be able to travel to all these cities and see everyone. I am in such a place of immense gratitude and peace at this moment, so also having the chance to release my new album “Gratitude” on November 15th ahead of this tour is really special to me.”

Blige will release her new studio album, “Gratitude,” on Friday, November 15th, through her own Beautiful Life Productions and in partnership with 300 Entertainment. In August, she dropped the first single off the album, “Breathing” featuring Fabolous.

Ahead of both the album release and tour, Blige will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the rest of the class of 2024 on October 19th in Cleveland. 

VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets including reserved booths & tables, access to the VIP Lounge, exclusive VIP merch item, limited edition VIP poster & more. For more information, visit vipnation.com!

TICKETS:  Tickets will be available starting with artist presale beginning Tuesday, October 1. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, October 4 at 10AM local time at LiveNation.com

PRESALE: Citi is the official card of The For My Fans Tour presale. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, October 2 at 10AM local time until Thursday, October 3 at 11:59PM local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com

MARY J. BLIGE – THE FOR MY FANS TOUR 2025 DATES: 

Thu Jan 30 – Greensboro, NC – Greensboro Coliseum 

Fri Jan 31 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center

Mon Feb 03 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena 

Thu Feb 06 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center

Sat Feb 08 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena 

Tue Feb 11 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live 

Fri Feb 14 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center

Tue Feb 18 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center

Fri Feb 21 – Ft. Worth, TX – Dickies Arena 

Tue Feb 25 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena 

Sat Mar 01 – Los Angeles, CA – Intuit Dome 

Fri Mar 07 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center

Sat Mar 08 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center

Wed Mar 12 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center

Fri Mar 14 – Chicago, IL – United Center

Sun Mar 16 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

Wed Mar 19 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena

Sat Mar 22 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center

Mon Mar 24 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena

Wed Mar 26 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena 

Fri Mar 28 – Atlantic City, NJ – Boardwalk Hall 

Wed Apr 02 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena 

Fri Apr 04 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena 

Sun Apr 06 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center

Thu Apr 10 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden 

Fri Apr 11 – Elmont, NY – UBS Arena 

Mon Apr 14 – Boston, MA – TD Garden


Monday, September 30, 2024

Jermaine Dupri Presents... "A SoSo R&B Experience" In ATL, Saturday, Oct. 12th


Legendary Music Mogul Jermaine Dupri Presents A SoSo R&B Experience, an unforgettable night of R&B music on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at Wolf Creek Amphitheater in Atlanta, Georgia. The star-studded lineup features live performances from today’s hottest R&B artists including Muni Long, DVSN, Eric Bellinger, Vedo, and Jermaine Dupri himself with special surprise guests and a “Ladies Love R&B” presentation from songwriters and producers Bryan-Michael Cox and Keith Thomas rounding out the evening.


“R&B music is making a huge comeback, and I wanted to put together a show to celebrate that,” said Jermaine Dupri, music legend and CEO of SoSo Def Recordings. “A SoSo R&B Experience is going to be an amazing night of intimate performances and collaborations from some of the genre’s brightest stars.”


As founder of SoSo Def RecordingsJermaine Dupri, a Grammy Award winner, has worked with and developed many of music’s biggest stars including Mariah Carey, Usher, TLC, Xscape, and more. His imprint, SoSo Def, has been instrumental in launching the careers of artists like Jagged Edge, Bow Wow, Kris Kross, and Anthony Hamilton. His ability to stay connected to the cultural zeigiest is why he continues to remain relevant and develop new talent which is evident with the recent success of Ari Lennox’s “Pressure” becoming her highest charting solo single and Muni Long’s global and viral smash “Made for Me.”



Tickets for the SoSo R&B Experience are on sale now at VarietyEnt.net. starting at $55 and gates open at 3 p.m. with the show starting at 5 p.m. Don’t miss your chance to experience an unforgettable night of R&B music from some of the genre’s hottest stars and today's reigning hitmakers. For more information, visit VarietyEnt.net.


A SoSo Def R&B Experience arrives on the heels of Jermaine Dupri announcing an exciting, new SoSo Def Internship in partnership with Emory University. Dupri made the announcement during the keynote session of the inaugural Ideas Festival on Sept. 20.

Saturday, September 21, 2024

New Album: Calvin Richardson - "Five Years Later..."


The Prince of Soul Calvin Richardson has released his new album Five Years Later... on all digital music platforms via Music Matters Entertainment.

The 11-track album includes the singles "Ready for the Weekend" and "Can't Let Go 2.0"


Five Years Later... comes five years after Richardson's previous album Gold Dust.