Urban Daypop Archives

Lionel Richie will be honored with the prestigious Icon Award at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs). The AMAs represents the year’s top achievements in music determined by the fans, for the fans. The...

Just days before Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to debut in theaters, the star-studded soundtrack for the Marvel sequel has arrived.  The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack contains 19 tracks, led by...

J. Cole and Dreamville Records’ annual festival is set to return in Spring 2023, with the label confirming the show will return to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina on April 1 and...

Meek Mill has announced a special homecoming concert to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his debut album, Dreams and Nightmares. The one-time-only event will take place Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday, November 26th, at the Wells...

Pharrell announced in a recent Instagram post that ‘Something in the Water Festival is back in the 757 for 2023,” confirming that his annual festival would return to Virginia Beach next year. “Something in the...

Chlöe Bailey shared the release of her new single and music video for “For the Night”, featuring Latto. The 24-year-old said in a Twitter Spaces session earlier this month that she wrote “For the Night” about...

Lil Baby has shared the music video for his track, “From Now On,” featuring Future.  The visual sees the pair performing the track in the studio, on the streets and in shops. “From Now...

Eminem is celebrating 20 years of 8 Mile with a deluxe edition of the film’s soundtrack.  The semi-autobiographical film, directed by Curtis Hanson and written by Scott Silver, starred Eminem as Jimmy Smith Jr.,...

Takeoff, one third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas. He was 28. Houston police say they responded to the scene of a shooting in downtown...

SZA has released the video for her long-awaited new song, “Shirt,” which she first teased two years ago.  The song, which surfaced in 2020 on Instagram,  gained traction on TikTok and became a viral soundbite,...