In celebrating 2009 accomplishments of out-and-proud R&B artists, Nhojj and Ari Gold, I want to know when we’ll hear more music this year from the R&B/soul vocalists are that out-and-proud. Will they be some new Rashaan Patterson or Donnie this year? Tim’m West mentioned that he was also planning an R&B/soul project. [...]
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When fellow gay musicians celebrate their own: The 2009 OutMusic Awards
Here’s some music news in the community building department. The Alliance of LGBT Recording Artists & Performers is hosting their 2009 Out Music Awards in New York on December 8th, 2009. Many of these artists have Viacom’s MTV/LOGO to thank for some visibility, as well as bloggers and podcasters who keep their names and [...]
Nhojj nominated for two Velocity Awards
Out-and-proud vocalist, Nhojj, has been nominated for two Velocity Awards for his latest project, Soul Comfort. These nominations for Best R&B Album and Best Alternative Artist are a continuation of a very good year for Nhojj’s music, as he’s performed at the 4th Annual Barbados Music Awards earlier this year with the likes of [...]
the popolio pop quiz series
In August of this year, I began co-editing a new blog called popolio with my friend in Austin, Freddie Rodriquez a.k.a. “Freddie Beat”, and one of our favorite features on the blog is the popolio pop quiz. The quiz poses random questions to musicians and groups working and/or touring the D/FW and Austin area [...]
Nhojj on Popolio
He’s a cool cat with a smooth vocal and uses his instrument to bring healing to all who listen. I’m talking about Nhojj, who’s the feature of this week’s popolio pop quiz. This link will take you to the popolio pop quiz and feature a track from his latest work, Soul Comfort, called [...]
Jazzy Tuesday Mixtape (or New Year's Mixtape part 2)
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This time around, I’m keeping the soul grooves rap-free. Nhojj has a delicious new serving of musical treats called Soul Comfort that’s available at CD Baby. The cut, “Love”, is my personal groovepoint right now. It sounds like what I love about the mid-tempo grooves of Maxwell and even Atlantic Starr.
Congrats [...]
