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By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) When it comes to music, there is no denying that Atlanta has been home base for some of the most influential artists in the music industry. For decades,...

By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) The beauty of music is that it brings people from all walks of life together. BMI honored that significance at the 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards - held...

By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive) Atlanta rap-duo and newcomers to the game, Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus aka EARTHGANG, took the BMI Urban Showcase stage to perform their many hits, one being...

By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive) Former member of the all-girl R&B group OMG Girlz, Zonnique Pullins sits down with Stacks Magazine to talk everything from her calling up T.I. for...

Hip-Hop and R&B enthusiasts filled Terminal West on Tuesday, April 5 in Atlanta, GA.  The music rights organization, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), hosted its annual BMI Urban Showcase. This year's event...

On Saturday (April 2), V-103 FM, in association with Atlantic Records and DTLR, hosted a meet-n-greet in Atlanta, GA. A long line of die hard fans waited for the opportunity to meet their favorite artist,...

The ladies of Glamour consists of a hot new trio out of Kandi Burruss's Kandi Koated Entertainment camp. They hail from AGI's Extreme Performance Camp and are all triple threats. The three young ladies -...

By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alex_ro_on_air) Naughty By Nature stopped in Atlanta recently to celebrate their more than 20 year stint in the music industry. STACKS Magazine got an opportunity to...

Kevin Gates invaded the ATL on Wednesday at a special meet-n-greet, hosted by Streetz 94.5's DJ Holiday. The event took place at DTLR's Camp Creek Pkwy location. A long line of fans showed up to support the "I...

After getting a glimpse of the group LOUD at a private media meet-n-greet, we were surprised by these four young artists. The dynamic between the group members (Katie Marie, Timothee Alex, Turner, and...

Singer-songwriter Bando Jonez is back with new music for the fans. The project is called Bandoland and features the young R&B artist in rare form, giving a mixture of music that forces you to tune in. To...

On Saturday, December 12, 2015, The Main Event Showcase Series Tour finale went underway at Vinyl (at Center Stage) in Atlanta, GA. The event was the last tour stop that featured performances from independent...

Rapper Kevin Lavell admits he’s had an “on the fence” type of upbringing. He says it was either “you got it or you don’t got it.” Coming from the good and bad parts of Chicago, there were times...

In an exclusive interview with Blac Youngsta, CMG label's newest signee, it was clear that a new breed of artists were emerging from the South. Over the past decade, the street/trap style of rap made artists...

Photo credit: Paras Griffin/Getty Images It must be said that Lauryn Hill generated much of the excitement of the night. Sure, most of the crowd probably haven’t seen her live in years (if ever). And...

B Boi and B Town, of the hip-hop/R&B group Mullage, is back with their latest project Believers Never Die. The talented duo has returned to the music scene after being absent for several years. Since the...

Yesterday (Sept. 2), Def Jam held a conference call with several artists from their roster. It started around 3pm EST, however we got on the call late. Per the moderator, there were some technical...

Music producer, James Worthy, is on the rise and on a mission to create timeless music. The 28-year-old New York-native isn't a household name but he's gradually establishing himself as the next  Quincy Jones...

Drumma Boy (also known as D. Boy Fresh) has come a long way since STACKS Magazine's first interview with the music producer - composer extraordinaire. He's went on to produce numerous hits with many of hip...

On Monday, February 16, Rick Ross and music business entrepreneur Dina Marto united to announce the formation of ARTIST FIRST. Media outlets and key influencers gathered at Marto's Twelve Studios and were...

Gotti (@whoisgotti), Shay Johnson (@iamshayjohnson), and Kore Stacks (@korestacks) D.C. rapper, Kore Stacks, celebrated his mixtape release Tuesday night at Suite Lounge in Atlanta, GA. The event was...

Syleena Johnson, Phil Thornton and Gina Miller The Hard Rock Cafe (Atlanta, GA) was the host venue for a recent gathering of gospel influencers. Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) hosted the annual BMI...

In the early 2000s, a new movement exploded in the South known as "crunk" music. One group that helped catapult the movement nationwide was Trillville. Don P., Lil A, and Dirty Mouth's breakout...

By: Jasmine York, contributing writer   For the first time, the eight-time Grammy-nominated R&B and jazz recording artist joined Interactive One’s HelloBeautiful Interludes Live for an...

Rick Ross released his seventh studio album Hood Billionaire on November 24th and just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Did the timing make a difference in record sales? Early numbers suggest that...

Fans of southern rap music are familiar with the heavy 808s, slurred lingo, and soulful essence of most of its artists. Aesthetically, it is their hard knock upbringing and rags-to-riches life story that...

Johnny Gill, Shanti Das, Kenny Burns, and Marlon Nichols On Tuesday night, ATL Live on the Park celebrated Breast Cancer Awareness month with an incredible lineup of performances including Grammy Award winner...

  R&B music looks quite different nowadays. No longer are the clean cut singers with three piece suits and Stacy Adams shoes. Today's crop of soul singers, especially male vocalists, come from...

  Dri Jack, the pint-sized powerhouse vocalist, is a standout within the new crop of aspiring artists in Atlanta, GA. She's a former student of Tri-Cities High School and is predestined to become...

@twinzak @twinpistols @bryan_m_cox   Real R&B music is making a major comeback and a set of artists that are pioneering this effort is Atlanta-based group, Jagged Edge. JE announced months...