Concerts

The festivities continued on day two of the AfroPunk Fest in Brooklyn on Sunday (Aug. 25). The day’s main acts featured hip-hop icon Chuck D as well as Questlove, Big Freedia and numerous others.

Every year, AfroPunk Fest celebrates a fusion of both music and culture. This year’s event kicked off over the weekend on Saturday (Aug. 24) in Commodore Barry Park in Brooklyn, N.Y. The day’s main performances included Theophilus London, Dead Prez, Mykki Blanco, Rye Rye and much more.

With the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards only a day away from making its debut in Brooklyn, N.Y., Robin Thicke and Macklemore, who are both set to perform on Sunday (Aug. 25) night, wanted to give New York fans a taste of their sets with a free show at Terminal 5 last night (Aug. 23).

Budweiser's Made in America Festival, one of the biggest of the year, is quickly approaching. The two-day event features a wide-range of artists and is probably one of the only shows where Beyonce and Nine Inch Nails both headline. As ambitious as the festival is, the Black Hippy crew still stands out in the list of performers. Jay Z's Life+Times blog followed Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the famous Birmingham Civil Rights movement, where Martin Luther King Jr. --  one of the movement's defining figures -- penned his highly regarded 'Letter from Birmingham Jail.' The BBVA Compass Concert for Human Rights will be held in Birmingham to help commemorate the event, and the star-studded concert will be hosted by Jamie Foxx.

Hot off the release of his project (better known as his latest mixtape), 'R.O.S.E., Phil Ade turned up the heat at the Studio at Webster Hall in New York City last night (Aug. 12). Featuring Kid Daytona as a co-headliner, this was definitely not an average Monday night affair.

It’s a great year for B.o.B. fanatics, not only is the rapper on tour this summer, but he's gearing up for the release of his third studio album, ‘Underground Luxury.’

Imagine yourself washing clothes at a laundromat and all of a sudden, Solange comes in and performs an impromptu concert. Well, Beyonce's sister did just that Monday night (July 29) in Brooklyn, N.Y., as part of vitaminwater and FADER’s #uncapped series.

You can never have too much R. Kelly and the singer proved it with a 38-song setlist at the Pitchfork Music Festival over the weekend in Chicago.

It wasn’t Derek Jeter or Mariano Rivera that fans were cheering for Friday night (July 19) at Yankee Stadium, instead rapper and New York City native Jay Z graced the stage with Justin Timberlake during their New York stop of the Legends of the Summer tour.