Whether in blues, rock, gospel or jazz, Black female artists in the music industry have made historical impacts over the years. From pioneers like Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross, to modern-day icons Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Beyoncé and Rihanna, numerous women have paved the way for young Black girls aspiring to be singers or rappers one day. Like women in many other professions, however, female musicians -- especially Black women -- still have a different experience at their...
UPDATE (February 22, 2021): Shortly after debuting "Overdrive," an escapist anthem recounting young love, Conan Gray has unveiled a music video for the soaring single.Transporting viewers to a post-COVID world, the visual shows Gray embarking on a whirlwind romance. "Oh, we met on a weekend," the singer begins as the video cuts to him and his lover. The carefree duo sneak into a restaurant, ride bikes together and speed down the highway in a convertible, scenes that, as it turns out, are just f...
Jaden Smith has dropped a new music video for his track "Photograph" off his third studio album CTV3: Cool Tape Vol. 3 released back in August 2020. Directed by the artist himself, the latest visuals were shot in New Providence, Bahamas.Accurately depicting the song's lyrics, scenes feature Jaden on the beach holding a Polaroid photograph while being pulled in rough ocean waters and being fully submerged underwater. "'Cause you, you just found a special part of me/That's sinkin' me by pulling me...
Over the last three years, Conan Gray has garnered over three billion streams, attaining platinum singles and catching the attention of some of the industry's bests like Sir Elton John and Taylor Swift. Following his recent single "Fake" in collaboration with Lauv, the 22-year-old artist has now dropped a brand new track titled "Overdrive.""I wrote 'Overdrive' to escape reality. I’ve spent the entire past year moping around alone in my house, I wanted to make something to get me to dance aroun...