Rising star Eric Hall was born into a musical family so it totally makes sense why music is his world. He first picked up a flute at the age of 7 but also studied the piano and alto sax. Now if that wasn’t enough he also sang in the church choir which truly was his introduction into performing. At the age of 20 Eric formed DEA Horns with his brother Danny Hall and friend Adam Burton on Trumpet. During his junior year in college he got the opportunity of a lifetime to go on tour with Mary J. Blige which he gladly jumped at, and as the saying goes the rest is history.
Over the years Eric has worked with some of the greatest artist including Beyonce, Madonna, Zendaya, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan, Stevie Wonder, Jaheim, Juelz Santana, Method Man, Jeremih, Chrisette Michelle, Shaggy, Sean Kingston, Slim from 112, Chico De Barge, Estelle, Melissa Ford, Fantasia, Regina Belle, Ben E. King, Camron, Jim Jones, Dipset, Joan Jett, Kid Cudi, Trey Songz, Ron Isley, The Isely Brothers, Demi Lovato, Rick Ross, New Kids On The Block, Naughty by Nature, Bel Biv Devoe, Fetty Wapp, Queen Latifah, Redman, Wyclef Jean, AZ and more.
Now of course touring the world is a dream come true for any artist but it was clear that Mr Hall wanted to showcase his gifts as a singer,songwriter and producer. In 2013 he finally took a leap of faith and released his fan favorite single ‘My World’, which was off to a great start for hun but the demand for him to continue touring with other artists led to him to pushing his solo career to the side. As an artist he never stopped cresting music but as the world shut down due to the pandemic Eric decided to once again focus on his solo music which led to him recently being featured on the legendary Naughty By Nature‘s latest EP ‘Forgotten Quarantine Archives’ as a guest artist on their single ‘Hard Times’. He would then go on to release the single ‘Dolla’ which was just a warm up for more to come. Now he’s back with his latest release ‘Disaster’ which is just a taste of so much more in store from his highly anticipated debut.
Minaj originally submitted the track — which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart in August — to the rap categories at the Grammys, but the decision was overturned by the Recording Academy’s rap committee, according to a source. That group determined that Minaj’s playful and pop-sounding song sampling Rick James’ 1981 classic “Super Freak” should compete for best pop solo performance instead of rap awards.
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In my honest opinion, this was the right move! The song was produced by a Pop producer and it was also promoted as a Pop song. This isn’t an attack on Nicki Minaj, as it has happened across all genres. Some of the more notable people to have this happen would be Kacey Musgraves, The Weeknd, Iggy Azalea, Lil Nas X and so many more.
However, Nicki took to twitter to share her thoughts, per usual:
I have no prob being moved out the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY. If SFG has 2B moved out RAP then so does Big Energy! ANY1 who says diff is simply a Nicki hater or a troll. I’d actually LUV 2 c a more street record win- male OR female! IJS rightIsRight 🫡
At this time, Big Energy by Latto, hasn’t been announced which category it will be in. It will likely be in the running for the same Pop awards, based on the fact that Dr. Luke also produced it and the Remix featured Mariah Carey’s rendition of Fantasy, which was also nominated in the Pop category.
R&B showstopper Aaron Fresh has come a long way from when he was first introduced to the word back in 2010. The former Teen heartthrob made a huge splash with his Def Jam debut singles ‘Spending All My Time’ & ‘Dirty Girl’ which was in heavy rotation across BET, MTV, VH1 & Nickelodeon. The Trini native was truly born to do this and as a kid watching some of his idols like Michael Jackson, Usher , Chris Brown & Machel Montano was all the inspiration he ever truly needed. When Aaron hit the stage his electrifying performances compared him to the greats the came before him which is exactly why Nick Cannon and so many others saw the star power in him. In no time he was co-hosting ‘The Night Life’ alongside Nick on Nickelodeon where the also gave him the opportunity to become a special celebrity correspondent on Teen Nick. It was clear that his star was steady on the rise, but as label politics changed his time at Def Jam was over, but that only fueled him to continue his success as an indie artist. Over the years he’s also found success as a songwriter working with K-Pop stars EXO and NU’EST which kept him fulfilled, but his fans were ready for him to return to music. Now he’s back and better than ever with the release of his latest single ‘Tabanca’ as he teamed up with Ronnie Young Jr and Micky Monday on the track. The buzz worthy single is just the re-introduction he needed to show the world his new and refreshing sound. Watch the accompanying video for the track which is only just a taste of so much more in store.