Chris Tian Landed Song Catchy Song on the Grammy Ballot for Grammy Consideration

 

"Feel This Way (So SaXxy)" with Chris Tian and legendary saxophonist, Butch Thomas. 

This vibrant track elevates the dance floor with a hot beat and live saxophone by Butch, who is notorious for touring with Sting, Lenny Kravitz and performing with Queen Latifah. 

The hot track made it on the Grammy ballot for Grammy consideration and placed in Best Dance and Electronic Recording category. 

The over 5 octave vocalist and singer/songwriter, Chris Tian,  met Butch on St. Pete Beach and later collaborated on this masterpiece. 

We asked Chris if he was upset he didn't receive a Grammy nomination, but he told us, "It's about the ride of excitement and connections you make and not always about winning." Chris meant that he made wonderful connections with the Recording Academy members and is so grateful for the opportunity to get his music listened to.  

Please check out the song here below:

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CHARLAMAGNE THA GOD This 'Smart Hulk' Re-Ups With iHeartMedia ... FOR $200 MILLION!!!

 Charlamagne Tha God is here to stay at "The Breakfast Club" and iHeartMedia, despite hater reports ... the radio czar just signed a new $200 million deal with iHeartMedia!!!

Much speculation surrounded Charlamagne's status with iHeart in the wake of the shake-ups at Hot 97, which led to the departure of Ebro Darden, Peter Rosenberg, and a few others.

However, Charlamagne broke the news through Forbes on Friday, expressing his desire to expand his Black Effect network into the "BET" of podcasting!!!

Charlamagne compared himself to Marvel's "Smart Hulk" in the Forbes interview ... "When Bruce Banner learns how to combine himself with The Incredible Hulk, he's Smart Hulk. I'm Lenard McKelvey. Charlamagne is now an extension of that."

The announcement caps off a HUGE week for Charlamagne's 'Breakfast Club' team of DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious and Loren LoRosa -- they inked a Netflix deal earlier this week!!!

Blogger Tasha K claimed her sources informed her Charlamage wasn't renewing with iHeart because of his political views and several others speculated as well ... LOUD AND WRONG!!!

Source TMZ 

Kendrick Lamar at Super Bowl 'Don't Kill My Vibe' ... Cheers & Jeers for Halftime Show

Kendrick Lamar is receiving mixed reactions following his NFL Super Bowl LIX halftime performance ... even after he included his extremely popular Drake diss track "Not Like Us" in the lineup.

In addition to the hit song -- which won him five Grammys last week -- he performed other crowd-pleasers, including "gnx," "peekaboo" and "HUMBLE." He also brought out SZA for their hits "All the Stars" and "Luther," and even had Serena Williams -- who once dated Drake -- crip-walking to "Not Like Us." Samuel L. Jackson opened up the performance dressed as Uncle Sam to preside over the show.

But not all viewers were pleased. Many fans slammed the show as "boring," with some even claiming they switched channels to pass the time.

Some displeased viewers rated Kendrick's as the worst halftime show performance they've ever seen ... and others went as far as demanding Roc Nation -- Jay-Z's company that began producing the halftime shows in 2019 -- be banned from controlling a halftime performance ever again.

Drake is probably loving the hate ... but KL got plenty of praise for his performance, too. Viewers applauded him for keeping Drake's name in "Not Like Us" and for bringing his exes into the mix. Others gave him points for playing new music and not just leaning into nostalgia, while also highlighting his creativity for the political messages. 

Kendrick followed last year's record-setting Super Bowl -- featuring Usher with Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., will.i.am, Lil Jon and Ludacris at halftime -- which brought in 123.4 million viewers. In fact, last year's game is the second most-watched TV program ever, next to the 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing.

Regardless of what people say ... Kendrick is the first rapper to ever headline the big game solo. Plenty of reason for "Pride!"

Source: TMZ

Jackson 5 Member Celebrates Birthday December 11th

 The brother of Michael Jackson and talented bass guitarist celebrates his 70th. 

Happy Birthday to Jermaine Jackson!

As you may know, Jermaine was featured on the hit song, “I’ll Be There,” and another soulful track entitled, “I Want You Back,” when he was with Jackson 5. 

 

 

 

Now let's celebrate for  Jermaine on his special day!

Posted by: UrbanMusicBuzz Team

Andra Day, Usher & Icons Perform At SuperBowl

The SuperBowl starts off with Andra Day singing, "Lift Every Voice," sending her soul throughout the stadium following Post Malone singing, "America the Beautiful" in the city of Las Vegas. 

Following that amazing performance, Reba McEntire eloquently takes the field singing the National Anthem. It was beautifully done! 

During the halftime show, Usher glows in a white suit performing elegantly with other dancers on the football field. 

Usher than presents Alicia Keys at the piano. 

As the "caught up" artist continues he takes his shirts off, not a wardrobe malfunction, singing his heart out! 

Lil Jon appears rhyming within a crowd of people performing with Usher. It was an awesome duo!

This was overall a spectacular halftime show. 

Tracy Chapman Performed Live for the Grammys 2024 with Luke Combs

The beautiful duet performance of, "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs turned many heads at the Grammys this year. 

This song was a major hit back in 1988 on Elektra and this is one of those songs that could never fizzle at any era. 

For those who missed out on this performance, please check it out at the link below:

UrbanMusicBuzz Returns with Love and R&b Sensation Chris Tian

UMB is so excited to continue more years of promo for not only the top legendary artists, but also major indie artists that fit our criteria. 

We are happy to announce that Chris Tian will definitely interview artists on the UMB platform and spread the BUZZ online! 

Due to unfortunate circumstances with the passing of Chris' father, Tian went on hiatus to mourn with his family and now Chris wants to be back on the soulful block to support artist's like himself.

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