Sunday’s Best most recent winner Amber Bullock just dropped the official video for her first single “Lord You’ve Been So Good” from her debut album, So In Love. I really love this song! It’s the perfect balance between inspirational and soul & frankly, Amber has some of the dopest vocal runs I’ve ever heard. All songs on the album were produced by YMCMB’s PJ Morton, who also makes a cameo in the clip. Watch now! Continue reading
Grammy nominated artist Bilal Oliver brings forth the second installment of “Being Bilal,” which displays behind the scenes footage of Bilal and his band preparing for a concert in Washington, DC at the historic Howard Theatre. I love how Bilal speaks of not rehearsing too much because he would rather the band live in the moment & flow spontaneously. Contrary to popular belief, that’s what makes for a great artist! Directed by Brian Luvar and Executive Produced by Bilal Oliver and Hans Elder…watch here!
Meet METY’s latest Center Stage artist Maimouna Youssef…the multifaceted force who is a singer-songwriter, poet and emcee from Baltimore. In 2007, Youssef earned a Grammy nomination for her contribution on Philly band The Roots hit “Don’t Feel Right” in the best rap song category. For the featured video “Meet Me In Brazil,” Youssef collaborated with director Brian Kyle Atkins and you may see a familiar face, actor Lamman Rucker (Meet the Browns, Why Did I Get Married) appears as the leading man. The track is from Maimouna’s sixth release entitled, The Blooming. In the clip, Maimouna is in hopes of reigniting the passion in her marriage that has somehow dwindled due to the couples’ hectic schedules. We LOVE the vibe she’s on! Check out “Mumu Fresh,” watch below…
Rap veteran NAS just delivered the visuals for “Bye Baby,” which is a track about the issues that led up to his divorce from ex-wife, singer Kelis. Off of his latest #1 album, Life Is Good, the track samples “Goodbye Love” originally by Guy and it’s great to see that he incorporated a cameo from the lead singer, Aaron Hall. I am so feeling this record, as well as, the entire album. Watch now! Continue reading
One of my favorite bands Grace Potter & the Nocturnals recently released their new video “Stars,” off of the album The Lion The Beast The Beat. I’ve always loved Grace’s songwriting ability, here she sings, “All those times we looked up at the sky, looking out so far, we felt like we could fly & now I’m all alone in the dark of night, the moon is shining, but I can’t see the light & I can’t look at the Stars, they make me wonder where you are.” Beautiful! Watch below… Continue reading
As former X Factor USA contestant prepares his Epic Records debut, Marcus Canty drops the first video “In & Out” featuring rap artist Wale. Directed by Erik White. Watch below… Continue reading
As you know I’ve been raving about singer Dawn Richard because she always seems to bring something refreshing to the world of music and just released is the third official clip “Wild N’ Faith” from her EP, Armor On. The conceptual video is the final visual from the EP, which segues into Richard’s upcoming project Goldenheart, available October 16th. The clip actually joins two songs in one “Wild N’ Young” and “Faith,” hence the title “Wild N’ Faith.” Dawn explains, “I am the goddess of faith sent to restore faith in my apparitions. This carries the modern day Joan of Arc theme for Goldenheart. Each outfit carries a look of armor.” Directed by Eugene Lee Yang. Watch now! Continue reading
METY was founded because every time I would hear a song that I fell in love with, I always felt that I had to endorse it & share it with someone, as I hope others will do for me in the upcoming months and “Special Delivery” by Roc Nation artist Bridget Kelly is such a goodie that I just cannot get out of my head! The first time METY introduced the artist was following her EP, Every Girl and her infectious Frank Ocean-penned track, “Thinkin’ Bout You” that sparked a plethora of covers. Now Kelly has returned with the studio version of her emotional break-up song, “Special Delivery,” which she previously premiered at the 2012 Essence Music Festival. The track will serve as the first single from Bridget’s forthcoming LP. Produced by Eric Hudson. Listen below… Continue reading
This is the third song we’ve been introduced to that Avant & Keke Wyatt have collaborated on. The first time around was the release of “My First Love,” which was a remake by René & Angela Winbush (LOVE her) that appeared on Avant’s debut album and the following year, “Nothing In This World” featured on Keke’s debut album. Now, back with a new duet “You & I,” from Avant’s upcoming project, Face the Music, the pair try to recapture the magic! Listen below… Continue reading
Following “110%” and “Wildest Moments,” British electro-soul singer Jessie Ware drops her latest single “Sweet Talk” off of her new album entitled, Devotion and this track takes me back to the ’80s in the best way possible. Listen below… Continue reading
22 year-old Lianne La Havas just debuted her new video “Forget” as she continues promoting her brand new album, Is Your Love Big Enough? La Havas explained the inspiration behind her music, stating, “I’m very influenced by the old blues and generally just singing from your heart. Singers like Billie Holiday sang as if they had been through [life], so I’m really influenced by that and I wanted to inject that into the record. I’ve used the songs on the album to demonstrate my head and heart over the last three years. There seems to be a mishmash of things influencing artists these days and their music sounds like you can’t put your finger on it. I think all music feeds other music and then manifests itself in whatever way it does.” Watch now… Continue reading
Rap artist Fat Joe is joined by a host of his comrades for his latest video “Pride N Joy.” The video features Kanye West with cameos by Miguel, Jadakiss, DJ Khaled, Roscoe Dash, Busta Rhymes and previous collaborator Ashanti. The visuals were shot by legendary director Hype Williams in Brooklyn, NY. Crack stated, “I think hip-hop needs to see unity. This whole song been about unity, bring back that De La Soul, that Tribe [Called Quest].” Watch below. Continue reading
