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Qwest TV, the streaming video service dedicated to high-calibre, world-changing music and artists, is now available on Amazon Fire TV worldwide.

Production team Golden Aquarians has released their debut single “High Enough” today. Sonically, the track fuses sounds of the duo's adopted home of New York City and their Texan roots, blending sampled beats, chopped synths and layered vocals with ethereal pedal steel guitar performed by Eric Swanson (Israel Nash).

ARTECHOUSE debuts 'We Rise Above,' a nationwide collaboration with Afrosurrealist artist, Vince Fraser, for the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington on August 28.

Today, Seattle rapper Dave B releases an uplifting music video entitled “Worthy” that champions the excellence, beauty and joy of black lives. Video director Bailey Williams, a black queer woman from Dave B's hometown, captures the joy of black pride that spans all ages, shapes, sizes and gender identities.

Following the release of last week's 'Levitating' Remix ft. Missy Elliott and Madonna, the Blessed Madonna and Dua Lipa today reveal the full list of collaborators for Club Future Nostalgia, out August 28th.

Who will become the next Crossover champion? Green Light Group Productions (GATSBY: A New Musical) will present the world premiere of Crossover: A New Pop Musical, streaming digitally September 24th-26th as part of the 2020 Philadelphia Fringe Festival.

Born in Ivory Coast, raised in Boston and currently residing in Iceland, rising international musician snny has released his latest single, 'Postmodern Black' (5th of August) via Radio Silence.

Urban Legends today announced a month-long celebration of Black Music Month that includes live DJ sets, new mini-documentaries about James Brown, new episodes of the docu-series Through the Lens, and new releases of re-mixes of classic songs.

Rising British artist Olivia Swann shares the quirky official music video for her latest single, 'Salty' feat. Jane Handcock.

Captain Planet is proud to announce the release of his newest single 'Big Man' featuring Shungudzo, out today.

London based singer-songwriter Lisabel has released her debut album, A Work Of Art on May 5th.

GRAMMY-nominated funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-experimental titans Lettuce are renowned for their remarkable live shows.

As LETTUCE prepare for the release of their seventh studio album Resonate, out May 8th via Round Hill Records, the GRAMMY-nominated funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-experimental titans have released 'House of Lett,' the latest single off the forthcoming collection.

BRIC, the pioneering Brooklyn arts and media institution, continues the 2020 season of BRIC House Sessions on April 2 with GRAMMY Award-nominated singer, songwriter, MC, and activist Maimouna Youssef (AKA Mumu Fresh). The evening starts at 8pm at BRIC House a?" one of the best spaces for live music in Brooklyn a?" with a performance by MC and poet KAMAUU. 

Avant Neo-Soul meets jazz musician KID BE KID has released her new single, 'Slide feat. Julia Kadel & Simon Denizart', on the 6th of March. The track premiered via BBC Radio 1Xtra's Jamz Supernova and is lifted off of her upcoming EP, Lovely Genders which will be released on 20 March via SPRINGSTOFF. While she composed and produced the EP herself, KID BE KID sought assistance from LAD AGABEKOV (Grand Corps Malade, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Octave One) for the master engineering. She has made quite a name for herself on the jazz festival scene, appearing at Fusion Festival (Kate Tempest), Festival International de Jazz de Montreal (Norah Jones, Jacob Collier, Melody Gardot), Elbjazz (Jamie Cullum, Kamaal Williams, Jason Moran) as well as the European Hip Hop Studies Conference, where she appeared as both a speaker and a performer. A number of publications have begun to take note of KID BE KID with features appearing in COMPLEX, BADISCHE ZEITUNG and Qiez and airplay from Worldwide FM and KCRW.

The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA) is thrilled to feature saxophonist, Jacques Schwarz-Bart as part of its monthly a?oeJazz at MOCAa?? series on Friday, March 27. Schwarz-Bart grew up in Guadeloupe where he learned how to play the Gwo ka drum as a child. He was coached by Anzala, one of the top percussionists in Guadeloupe and learned the biguine style of music. At age six, while living in Switzerland, Schwarz-Bart discovered jazz music and taught himself how to play the guitar by playing along with jazz records.

On Friday, April 3, New Amsterdam Records will release composer Ted Hearne's Place, a 72-minute work created in collaboration with renowned poet Saul Williams as 'a fiery meditation on gentrification and displacement,' in Williams' words.

Austin Film Society is thrilled to announce more honorees for their 20th annual Texas Film Awards.

Jordan Rakei—the innately talented multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and live performer—will release a deluxe edition of his sublime 2019 album Origin on March 13th via Ninja Tune. The release contains a wealth of new material, including a collaboration with Grammy, Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning artist Common. Arising from a long-held mutual appreciation of each other's work, the veteran rapper blesses “Signs” (from Jordan's 2019 album Origin) with his unmistakable tones.

As the follow up to their 2019 GRAMMY® Award-nominated album Elevate, genre-defying funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-rock-experimental music titans LETTUCE have announced their seventh studio album, Resonate, will be coming this spring. Set for release on Friday, May 8th via Round Hill Records, Resonate finds the acclaimed six-piece once again breaking rules, pushing boundaries and uplifting spirits as evidenced with the first single, the funkified 'Checker Wrecker' - listen below!