Entertainment

Today is the anniversary of Prince‘s death and many people around the world are still mourning the icon’s untimely passing. In a week that is sure to be filled with purple-themed parties, we at Global Grind recall some of the best tributes following the passing of the GOAT — as well as the not so […]

Entertainment

BET delivered on their promise to rightly honor the Purple One

National

Via SoulBounce Bilal Oliver is on a campaign to make people moist with his music — whether its tears or the sexy kind of condensation. The acoustic version of “Move On” is yet another example of this man’s immense ability to move emotions. This song, like “Think It Over,” is another tear jerker and will […]

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After nine years of fans trembling from his studio absence, Bilal has finally released a sophomore studio album called Airtight’s Revenge. He hasn’t been totally absent from the R&B scene though. He has appeared on a slew of artists’ projects, including Jay-Z, Erykah Badu and Beyonce. He hit a snag with his old label Interscope […]

New Music

Bilal joined conductor/violinist/producer Miguel Atwood-Ferguson and his ensemble at a July 23rd performance in Los Angeles where the highly underrated singer tackled Donny Hathaway’s classic song “Someday We’ll All Be Free.”

National

VIA SUITE903 This weekend UCLA gathered an array of some of the most talented artists in jazz and reggae music. Luckily for us by “jazz” they meant R&B and soul considering the lineup including Raphael Saadiq, Bilal, Foreign Exchange, Quadron and Q-Tip to name a few. One after another: Coco, Bilal, Phonte, Sy Smith, Q-Tip, […]