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The good news keeps rolling in for Brent Faiyaz following the success of his sophomore album.
May 3, 2023
When discussing today’s popular R&B artists, Brent Faiyaz is one who enters the conversation. Whether it’s headlining shows or racking up hundreds of millions of streams, the Grammy-nominated artist has been on a consistent streak of wins.
Mar 9, 2023
Brent Faiyaz has shown appreciation for the ladies since his music career kicked off. In the beautiful spirit of Women’s History Month, the R&B singer is taking his pen from writing lyrics to checks to support his fans. Faiyaz has launched his second annual Show U Off grant — named after his track released in March 2021 — to financially support Black women entrepreneurs, according to Billboard. https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca5SE7JPceS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Black women founders face the most trials when attempting to secure VC funding, so the Grammy-nominated artist aims to play a role in helping to alleviate that by providing funding to jumpstart their innovative ideas. “I want this to be the future of how Black business is done,” he said in a statement, according to Billboard. “Black people fund Black people.” Similar to last year’s program, as previously reported by AfroTech, the $60,000 fund will be awarded among six Black women entrepreneurs.
Mar 10, 2022
Black businesswomen have been the highlight of Women’s History Month this year, and now one of the music industry’s brightest stars is pitching in to help support these women. Grammy-nominated artist Brent Faiyaz has launched a new grant program alongside his latest music video, “Show U Off,” to pledge support toward today’s Black women entrepreneurs making moves. The Show U Off grant program is offering $50,000 in funds to these Black businesswomen as a small investment in their professional ventures. Qualified applicants for the grant program must record and submit a one-minute video introducing themselves and their business/startup, discussing any challenges their business has encountered and how the grant money will help support them. Courtesy Graphic Video submissions should be sent to showuoff@thehintongroup.co by 1 p.m. EST on March 16. Five winners will then be selected and announced by Brent and his team next week. Check out the newly released music video below:
Mar 15, 2021