Sylvia Rhone is regarded as the most influential female executive in the history of the music business. Recipient of nearly three dozen honors and awards, Ms. Rhone is currently the President of Epic Records, a division of Sony Entertainment. In an acclaimed career spanning more than four decades, Ms. Rhone has helmed senior positions at […]
NE-YO is in a zone of fearlessness. It’s been over a decade since the singer-songwriter dropped his platinum-selling debut LP, In My Own Words, but after more than 10 million albums sold worldwide and three Grammys, the artist born Shaffer Smith is ready to introduce fans to a new and evolved side of himself. Good […]
From barefoot dreadlocked troubadour to suave standard-bearer for contemporary R&B. Eric Benét may have changed his look, but one thing has remained consistent: his dedication to crafting authentic music that engages the soul. “I’m not chasing any current whatevers,” says Benét, a four-time Grammy Award nominee. “It’s about music that gives me goose bumps and […]
Before Jamie Foxx even started his new album, he had an album title. “I’ve always lived my life trying to understand what women are all about, from the hood to the White House,” he says. “So with the album ’Intuition,’ I tried to sing about what women really want—they want to have fun, they want to […]
Jac Ross credits his spiritual and artistic maturity to his father, who was first to introduce Ross to the familiar voices of Sam Cooke, David Ruffin, and Marvin Gaye. Like his musical mentors, Ross wants to “carry the message that breaks barriers and unifies America.” Ross describes his music as “the sound of the people…that […]
For the past almost 19 years Charles Jenkins has served as the senior pastor of the historic and dynamic Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. For several years Jenkins has served as a go to leader, mediator, problem solver, and sought after advisor for leading leaders. Jenkins has used his influence to raise millions of dollars […]
The multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning R&B/pop singer, songwriter, and actress, Brandy, has come roaring back with a fearless and inspired attitude. Born in to a musical family, the Mississippi-born daughter of Willie and Sonja Norwood, became one of the most successful multi-media stars of the ’90s, thanks to her constant presence on both the pop and […]
There’s only one Wale. Since arriving in 2006, he has consistently gone against the grain. An old school lyricist with new-school energy, otherworldly hooks, and a sense of irony tailormade for its own Seinfeld episode, he instantly set himself apart. 2008’s inventive Mixtape About Nothing cemented him as a critical favorite and preceded the major-label debut Attention Deficit in 2009. Bowing at #2 […]
Urban One Honors is headed to the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland on December 5th and some of the entertainment world’s living legends and brightest stars will be on stage for an amazing evening! CLICK HERE AND GET YOUR TICKETS TO URBAN ONE HONORS! Missy Elliott will be honored with the Music Innovation […]
URBAN ONE, INC. HOSTS ITS ANNUAL URBAN ONE HONORS IN CELEBRATION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF RADIO ONE AND RECOGNITION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LUMINARIES ON DECEMBER 5 AT MGM NATIONAL HARBOR (SILVER SPRING, MD) – October 15, 2019 – The annual URBAN ONE HONORS Awards show is set for Thursday, December 5, 2019 at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Cathy Hughes, Urban […]
