BackBeat R&B recently caught up with Debbie and Camille of the legendary “Sister Sledge” who achieved global success at the height of the disco era and were one of the…

The Pandemic hurt the music festival industry in such a way that it could take years to recoup. Many employees had become disengaged from work during Covid. From stage crew,…

BackBeat R&B is very pleased to do a Q&A interview with Jackie Poindexter. Jackie is the co-writer for the classic R&B song,  “Thin Line Between Love And Hate”.   The song…

Mary Wilson, a co-founding member of  “The Supremes” passed away suddenly on February 9th. As of this date, no cause of death was given.  Ms. Wilson was at her home…

The tunefulness of the song  “This Christmas” has been harmonized vocally and instrumentally by probably the most gifted musical craftsmen on earth. In the song, they offer their happiness and…

The original stars of multi-Grammy winning legends The 5th Dimension are giving tribute to LaMonte McLemore’s cherished mother, known warmly by all as “Mama June,” who passed away peacefully at…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 19. 2020   PHILADELPHIA – Legendary Philadelphia International Records (PIR) co-founders and R&B pioneers Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff have a new commercial placement from their massive…

New Single From KHX (Kevin Harrington Xperiment) feat. Roy Richardson Jr From The Upcoming EP “GROOVIN @ 432hz” KHX- Multi Instruments & Programming Roy Richardson Jr- Sax John “Groovalicious” Willis…

Edna Wright (1945–2020), Honey Cone lead singer Obituary-https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/edna-wright-1944-2020-honey-cone-lead-singer/   Ronald ‘Khalis’ Bell, Co-Founder of Kool & the Gang, Dies at 68 Obituary- https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/9446726/ronald-bell-kool-the-gang-co-founder-dies-68 The Emotions Singer Pamela Hutchinson Dies at 61…

Here is a notification received from Voice Distributions LLC and Sessoms Group regarding the postponement of the 14th Annual Classic R&B Weekend scheduled for Dec 4th-6th 2020. Greetings friends and…