I recently had a chance to catch up with rising star Elle Varner, as she performed at the AT&T ’28 Days’ event celebrating Black History and spoke very briefly with her about the things that inspire her and what’s coming up next. The songstress put on an electric...
VIDEO: Miguel –...
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Fresh off his Grammy win, Miguel drops the video for ‘Candle In The Sun’, a heartfelt record from his latest album Kaleidoscope Dream, in stores now. The song is more introspective, as Miguel vocalizes his thoughts on social and political strifes in the world. The video takes a...
WATCH: Justin Timber...
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Check out the video below of Justin Timberlake performing his new single ‘Mirrors’ on The BRIT Awards 2013, the annual British pop music awards ceremony, held yesterday. Timberlake released the single on Grammy night, following his performance of Suit and Tie. Both singles...
VIDEO: Chris Brown &...
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Chris Brown takes fans all around the world with him in the clip for his new song ‘Home‘, a new single from his forthcoming sixth studio album ‘Carpe Diem’ due out later this year. The video features clips from his most recent world tour, Carpe Diem, which took him to...
PHOTOS: AT&T Presents ’28 Days’ W...
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Happy Valentine’s Day to all! Last night, Sound-Savvy was invited to attend ’28 Days’, an AT&T-sponsored event celebrating Black History month with a concert/speaker series. Last night’s event was held at the Historic Carolina Theatre in Durham NC and featured tech blogger and entrepreneur Corvida Raven as the featured speaker, while Elle Varner joined as feature performer. Check back for our interview with Elle where she discusses the inspiration she draws upon in her career, and plans for her sophomore album! Special thanks to AT&T for the invitation, check out the photo gallery below! *All images owned by...
VIDEO: Melanie Fiona...
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R&B songstress Melanie Fiona pays tribute to a legend and one of her personal musical icons Whitney Houston with a performance of one of her most well-known, inspirational songs ‘One Moment In Time‘. In her interview with Billboard, Melanie describes this as one of...
VIDEO: Justin Timber...
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Justin Timberlake drops off his Valentine’s gift to his fans, the official video for his feel-good new single ‘Suit and Tie‘, which features hip-hop superstar Jay-Z. It’s a classy clip, directed by David Fincher and centers around a performance of this new jam by...
MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD : J. Cole – Truly Yours
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J. Cole dropped this gift for his fans today, which he says is neither a mixtape nor a preview of the album, just tracks he recorded in the sessions for his forthcoming album “Born Sinner“, due out later this year. This new release features 5 tracks, one of which appears to have been recorded back in 2009. These tracks were released via a post on Cole’s Dreamvillain site, and came with the accompanying letter to his supporters: It’s time. I appreciate you giving me the time I needed to grow, experiment, and find the direction for my 2nd album.. And I have. Along the way I’ve recorded at least 4 albums worth of...
VIDEO: Rihanna Strip...
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Rihanna releases the video for her new single ‘Stay‘ following her performance of the song on Sunday night’s Grammy awards (which was quite nice!). This somber ballad comes from her latest album Unapologetic and features singer/songwriter Mikky Ekko. Excellent visuals,...
NEW MUSIC: Justin Ti...
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Well, if you didn’t have faith in his first single… Justin Timberlake is definitely back! After his show-stopping Grammy Performance, the singer released his new single Mirror, a new signature ballad produced by Timbaland for JT’s forthcoming album “The 20/20...
VIDEO: Brandy Perfor...
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I totally missed the BET Honors last night, completely forgot it was even on. But I came across this clip of Brandy performing her new single ‘Without You‘ and I was stunned. The single comes from her amazing new album “Two Eleven“, in stores now (and highly...
28 Days To Inspire: Black History Month Concert/Sp...
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“Take a forward look at Black History Month as you create your own history.” In honor of Black History Month, AT&T has launched it’s ‘28 Days‘ campaign, a concert and speaker series of events hosted by radio personality Rickey Smiley and featuring African American speakers and performers with messages of inspiration. Currently in it’s fifth year, the tour is once again free to the public on a first come-first serve basis, and will include 4 stops with the following speakers: Kevin Powell, social activist; Lincoln Theater; Thursday Feb 7 in Washington DC Corvida Raven, tech guru, blogger and...
Justin Timberlake Us...
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With his new single Suit & Tie (click to listen) currently catching on with music fans everywhere, Justin Timberlake reveals the cover art for his forthcoming 3rd solo album “The 20/20 Experience“. The track list shows 10 songs and lists no features at the moment. So where is...
VIDEO: P!nk ft. Nate...
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From her latest album The Truth About Love, P!nk releases the video for her latest single Just Give Me A Reason featuring the vocals and songwriting of Nate Ruess, lead singer of the band fun. The clip, directed by Diane Martel toggles between performance shots of P!nk and Ruess, and a dreamy...
VIDEO: Kendrick Lama...
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In case you missed it, Kendrick Lamar appeared on SNL this past weekend as the featured musical guest alongside Adam Levine who hosted the weekly variety show. Backed by his own band, K. Dot gave live interpretations of two of his hit singles, Swimming Pools and Poetic Justice (sans Drake)....