Following stunning showings from the likes of and Tems, Tierra Whack, Queen of Funk Chaka Khan, Gospel princess Kierra Sheard is the latest to reign over NPR’s Tiny Desk in honor of their 2024 Black Music Month live series.

Unveiled on Friday (June 14), Sheard’s set saw her armed with a band of talented instrumentalists that included her brother and longtime producer J. Drew Sheard on drums supporting some jaw-dropping background vocalists.

Reaching deep into her vault of hits, the multi-Stellar Award winner cranked out live renditions of fan favorites like ‘It Keeps Happening,’ ‘Indescribable,’ ‘You Don’t Know,’ ‘Hang On,’ and album deep cuts.

Hop inside to see KiKi rock the house like only she can.

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12 hours after unveiling the studio version of ‘2 Million Secrets,’ his first single as an independent artist, Ne-Yo lifted the lid on the tune’s cinematic accompanying music video.

“This song took a little bit of growth on my part to even write, and even more to sing. This song is basically about owning your s—Nobody is above mistakes, nobody is above redemption. You do better and you keep pushing,” he said previously about ‘Secrets.’ “This song is not a song, this song is a confession.”

Among those confessions is the seeming address of his failed marriage to ex-wife Crystal Smith amid her claims he had “unprotected sex with numerous other women” and fathered a child with one of his extramarital exploits.

Get acquainted with ‘Secrets’ inside courtesy of Ne-Yo’s self-directed music video for the deeply personal song.

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Amid ongoing controversy and criticism surrounding his highly publicized split from ex-wife Crystal Smith including accusations of having “unprotected sex with numerous other women” and fathering a child with one of his extramarital exploits, Ne-Yo drops the deeply introspective new song ‘2 Million Secrets.’

Premiered during his critically acclaimed live performance on Tiny Desk earlier this year, Friday (June 14) brought with it the arrival of the tune’s studio-recorded version.

“Never held you to your duties as a wife, let you do what you want to / ‘Cause I had a couple in the background down to give me what I couldn’t get from you, that ain’t an excuse / I made a promise and then I hurt you / I’m really sorry to be honest for once,” he sings in the Remo the Hitmaker-produced tune.

Hear it in full inside.

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Chaka Khan continues to serve as the gift that keeps giving.

Already one of music’s most enduring talents, the icon showed up and showed out on NPR Tiny Desk Concert Series.

Serving as one of the platform’s crown jewels of Black Music Month, Khan and her band blazed with a stacked set comprised of ‘Tell Me Something Good,’ ‘What Cha’ Gonna Do For Me,’ ‘Stay,’ ‘Sweet Thing,’ ‘Through the Fire,’ ‘Ain’t Nobody,’ and the rousing ‘I’m Every Woman.’

Watch the Queen of Funk in action after the jump…

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Sean Paul is the latest name to scorch NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series.

As one of music’s most revered party starters, the Dancehall icon brought a bevy of back-to-back hits that ensured that the turn-up did not stop.

Indeed, the Jamaican star shone with classics such as ‘Gimme the Light,’ ‘Like Glue,’ ‘Temperature,’ and ‘Get Busy.’

What are you waiting for? Watch Sean Paul in action after the jump…

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Nelly Furtado is the latest GRAMMY winner to bring her brigade of hits to ‘Tiny Desk’!

Gracing the NPR office in Washington, D.C., Furtado delivered an electric showing of 11 songs including performances of tunes like ‘Promiscuous,’ ‘Maneater,’ and ‘I’m Like a Bird’ as well as new releases ‘Love Bites’ and ‘Eat Your Man.’

Backed by Jim Beanz and Anjulie Persaud (vocals) with support from William Lamoureux (violin), Brian West (guitar), Hrag Sanbalian (keyboard), Daniel Stone (percussion), Lionel Jarvis (bass), and more, hop inside to see Nelly put it down like only she can.

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The 2024 BET Fan Fest is almost here and the performers for the event have been announced.

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Just days after offering a stunning set on NPR’s wildly popular ‘Tiny Desk,’ singer-songwriter Willow took her talents to ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’

Acting as Friday night’s musical guest (May 3), Willow – on hand to celebrate the release of her latest album ‘Empathogen‘ – delivered a live rendition of the project’s fan favorite ‘Home.’

“I live my life in a river of grace, oh-oh, oh-oh /  I trust this river to carry me home,” she crooned in front of the live audience.

Hop inside to watch her wow with an all-female band.

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Ne-Yo is the latest music superstar to rock NPR’s Tiny Desk concert series.

The acclaimed singer made an appearance on the show in a video uploaded on April 26. While there, Ne-Yo sang many of his biggest hits as well as some songs that he wrote for other artists like ‘Irreplaceable.’ As for his own songs, Ne-Yo sang hits like ‘Because of You,’ ‘So Sick,’ ‘Miss Independent,’ and many more.

Ne-Yo’s performance comes as the singer gets ready to head to Europe as part of his ‘Champagne and Roses Tour.’ He will be there for select dates in June.

Check out his dazzling performance at NPR below…

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Taylor Swift is set to tower taller than tall with her latest studio album, ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’

The LP was already one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated, only for the Pop force to pull quite the wildcard of dropping an additional 15 tracks to the already stacked LP in the form of ‘The Anthology.’ An unprecedented move that effectively rendered the project a double album, it saw the set’s overall tracklist swell to 31 songs.

Between the buzz, record-breaking streams, bountiful physical editions, and the freshly added tracks to consume, Swift was always looking at a gargantuan launch.

Find out how high the numbers are looking below…

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Doechii has declared enough is enough.

The rising star has been subject to a series of jabs from Azealia Banks, who has made clear her displeasure with the constant comparisons fans have made between her and the rising rapper.

Now, after another unprovoked diss hurled in her direction, Doechii has clapped back at the ‘212’ femcee.

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Beyonce has reaffirmed her status as UK royalty with the arrival of her latest studio album, ‘Cowboy Carter.’

For, not only has the LP made history on the album tally, it’s seen Queen Bey cement her reign over on the singles count too.

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