In between appearing in big-budget action films (most recently "Fast Five," and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon,") and writing a successful self-help book (How To Get Out of Your Own Way), singer Tyrese recorded a new album, Open Invitation. His first studio album in five...
BET’s “Sunday Best” runner-up Jessica Reedy debuts at the top of the Billboard Gospel Album Chart this week with the September 27, 2011 release of her debut album, From The Heart, on Light Records. Produced and co-written by Warryn Campbell, Reedy, Claude Kelly, Chuck...
Lil Wayne remains unstoppable with his hotly anticipated, critically-acclaimed new album for Cash Money Records/Universal Republic Records, Tha Carter IV, breaking the iTunes record for first-week U.S. album sales in only four days with over 300,000 units sold. Lil Wayne...
Multi-platinum selling duo New Boyz, comprised of Ben J and Legacy, are celebrating their fifth consecutive Top 10 song at Rhythmic radio with their current single, "Better With The Lights Off" featuring R&B superstar Chris Brown. The duo has had tremendous success since...
Multi-platinum hip-hop artist Eminem has become the first artist ever to sell one million digital copies in the U.S. of an album as his 2010 release — the chart-topping, Grammy Award-winning Recovery — surges past the one million mark this week. This record-setting...
Three time Grammy-winning singer/actress Jill Scott triumphantly returns after a four year musical hiatus to mark her first #1 album in the country with "The Light Of The Sun" (Blues Babe/Warner Bros). With sales of over 135k, Scott bests Bon Iver and Adele -- who cites Jill as...
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-actress-dancer KELLY ROWLAND has announced the title of her eagerly awaited upcoming third solo album, HERE I AM, to be released by Universal Motown in Fall 2011. She revealed the title of HERE I AM and explained the inspiration for it...
Johnny Gill's new single "In The Mood" will hit radio in the next few weeks & iTunes on May 31st! The single is the lead single from Johnny's upcoming Notifi Music Group (Universal) album release due later this year. His first new album in 15 years! Lil' Mo will...
Multi Grammy award winning duo Mary Mary does it again as their 6th studio album SOMETHING BIG debuts at #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with an impressive 42,390 units sold in its debut week. Upon its release, SOMETHING BIG immediately shot to the top of the iTunes...
The Return of Karyn White: The UB EXCLUSIVE InterviewShe possesses one of the most memorable, distinctive voices ever heard in popular music. She's an accomplished singer/songwriter who etched herself into music h...
90′s R&B Interview Series: “The First Lady” Faith Evans Speaks to UrbanBridgez.comThe year was 1995, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs had recently started his own record label Bad Boy Entertainment & in June he introduced the world to the First La...
UB 90′s Special: Top 50 Essential Ballads of The 90s!If you ask many, you will get no argument, that the 90's provided some of the best music of our lifetime! In celebration of our "Love 90's R&B Interview Serie...
UB EXCLUSIVE First Listen: Ruben Studdard’s First Single “June 28th (I’m Single)”June 28th (I'm Single) is the first release from Ruben Studdard's most prolific and personal album yet entitled "Letters From Birmingham". June 28th (I'm S...
[updated] First Look: Mindless Behavior’s Single Cover for Valentines Day Single “Valentine’s Girl”Tuesday February 7th teen sensation Mindless Behavior will release their single for Valentine's Day to iTunes; entitled "Valentine's Girl." UrbanBridgez.com...
