delivering the music their core fan bases craved. Newcomers emerged, pushing the boundaries of R&B into new directions. The greatest among us embraced creativity and challenged listeners to join them on their new journeys. And while this decade wasn’t the...
It was also a multi-week chart-topper in country music, and really became the first song you mention in a conversation of all time greatest Lonestar songs. "Amazed" was one of the contenders for No. 1 on the 50 Greatest Country Love Songs list. The fact that it lands here speaks to ...
The Warner Music Group team has spent the year celebrating hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, “encompassing live events, vinyl releases, [merchandise] and bespoke playlists,” Torres says. These projects include new vinyl from Wiz Khalifa, Kevin Gates, Wale and Sean Paul. As part of the label’s...
the Black Music Action Coalition launched June 19. It has since aligned with over 200 artists, producers, DJs, managers, lawyers and industry professionals to “help end the systemic racism that’s baked into
“Lonely in December” works as a New Jack Swing-style Christmas jaunt; while its B-side, “What It’s All About” (featuring fellow Tsunami Mob imprint artist Marteen Estevez), could have easily nuzzled its way in the rotation of adult contemporary holiday playlists with its out-...
Senior vp A&R, Universal Music Group Red-Hot Blueface and Brown:Before transferring to UMG in early September, Bynum worked as a senior vp for Cash Money and UMG-owned Republic Records Group. At RRG, she helped break rapper Blueface, who came out of nowhere to land three Hot 100 hits,...
Advice for a Young R&B/Hip-Hop Artist:“This is going to sound cheesy, but to make music that is true to who they are and excites them, and not what they think is going to get them on playlists or be the easiest way for them to cut through.”– Hamad ...
Senior vp A&R, Universal Music Group Red-Hot Blueface and Brown:Before transferring to UMG in early September, Bynum worked as a senior vp for Cash Money and UMG-owned Republic Records Group. At RRG, she helped break rapper Blueface, who came out of nowhere to land three Hot 100 hits,...