Robert Glasper unveils 'Black Radio III'
The Jazz FM Award-winning Robert Glasper has revealed the third instalment in his 'Black Radio' series
Last updated 24th Feb 2022
Robert Glasper has unveiled his highly-anticipated album Black Radio III - released on the 10th-anniversary of the original Black Radio.
Black Radio was released to critical acclaim, leading to Robert Glasper's first Grammy Award as well as a Jazz FM Award for 'Cutting Edge Award For Jazz Innovation' too in 2013.
The announcement was met with the release of the single 'Black Superhero' featuring Killer Mike + BJ The Chicago Kid + Big K.R.I.T, accompanied with an official music video shot in Los Angeles and directed by award-winning Director/Filmmaker, Charlie Buhler.
Reflecting on the announcement of the album, Glasper said "I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Black Radio than by releasing Black Radio 3...Hopefully, it inspires more to come."
Like its predecessors, the new studio album celebrates Black joy, love and resilience and features Grammy-winning single 'Better Than I Imagined' featuring H.E.R + Meshell Ndgeocello and 'Shine' featuring D Smoke and Tiffany Gouché.
Black Radio III’s guests also include Q-Tip, Jennifer Hudson, H.E.R. Yebba, Common, Ty Dolla $Ign, Esperanza Spalding, Ant Clemons, India.Arie and** more.
The four-time Grammy and Emmy winning artist, composer and producer made history with Black Radio as the first album to debut in the top 10 of 4 different genre charts simultaneously: Hip Hop, R&B, Urban Contemporary, Jazz and Contemporary Jazz, as did the follow-up album Black Radio 2. The ongoing Black Radio brand has become synonymous with Black music culture and has placed Glasper alongside some of music’s most legendary- from early days with J Dilla, Bilal and Yasiin Bey to playing alongside Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Herbie Hancock, Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Brandy and more.
Glasper is nominated for two 2022 Grammys, including 'Best Progressive R&B Album' for Dinner Party (Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington and 9th Wonder) and Best Traditional R&B Performance for 'Born Again' with Leon Bridges.
When will Black Radio III be released?
Robert Glasper's Black Radio III is set to be released on February 25th 2022 via Loma Vista Recordings. The album will be available as a double vinyl, CD and digitally too.
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