Stereogum — Earlier this year, Victoria Monét covered Usher during her performance at Coachella. Today, the singer is releasing the new song “SOS” — standing for “Sex On Sight” — and it features the R&B icon himself. more info

New York Post — We can't wait to see Shakira, Usher and Childish Gambino, too. more info

New York Post — Are you ready for even more Usher? more info

New York Post — The inimitable showman has 4 (!) concerts at the Barclays Center this September. more info

Stereogum — The 2024 Emmy nominations are live, and as usual there are some musical artists in the mix. Some of them come from people who do a lot of work in both the music and film/TV realm: Donald Glover (who has a new album out this week) is up for Outstan... more info

Stereogum — Shaboozey, the Nigeria-born, Virginia-raised country singer, now has the #1 song in the country. All year long Shaboozey has been building steam with “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” which cleverly flips J-Kwon’s signature song (itself a #2 smash in 20... more info

Stereogum — This year’s BET Awards aired live last night from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theatre. SZA, Victoria Monét, and Tyla won big awards, but nobody watches the BET Awards for the actual awards. The performances are the main draw, and this year had some ... more info

New York Post — Other big names on the bill include Busta Rhymes, Keke Palmer and Big Boi. more info

New York Post — It was the ultimate soul-man showtime at the Apollo, raising more than $3 million for the Harlem theater that, for 90 years, has been the music mecca for everyone from Louis Armstrong and James Brown to Tuesday night's honorees Usher and Babyface. more info

Stereogum — The London trio FLO has dedicated itself to resurrecting the poppy R&B glide of the late ’90s and early ’00s, so it’s a little surprising to find out that their new single “Caught Up” has nothing to do with the Usher song of the same nam... more info