Power1047 Nightcap: Lecrae, Stevie Wonder and a Ravens Update
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Tuesday’s Power1047 Nightcap closes with moves that reach from independent music infrastructure to Baltimore football. Reach Records has a new global distribution and marketing alliance, ESSENCE has placed one Stevie Wonder classic at the top of its R&B countdown, and Boris Kodjoe is headed back to scripted television in a recurring role.
Closer to home, a Maryland film festival is preparing a seven-day program in Howard County, while the Ravens received an encouraging update after cornerback Nate Wiggins left practice. For tonight’s stream, Netflix’s newest chart leader brings Greta Lee and Wagner Moura together for a family-centered science-fiction thriller.
Hip-Hop and music business: Reach Records builds a wider lane
Reach Records has entered a strategic alliance with Exceleration Music that gives Lecrae’s independent label access to broader distribution and marketing support while preserving the label’s creative and operational independence. Exceleration’s Redeye Worldwide will handle global physical and digital distribution, and the arrangement covers Reach releases beginning in 2026.
The first release under the alliance is Jackie Hill Perry’s “Clean.” The larger story is infrastructure: Reach has spent more than two decades building a distinct audience and catalog around Hip-Hop, faith and entrepreneurship. The new setup adds international scale without turning over day-to-day creative control.
For artists watching the independent market, that balance matters. Distribution is no longer only about placing music on platforms. It includes retail relationships, international marketing, data, inventory and the ability to coordinate a release across territories. Reach is betting that it can add those capabilities and still keep its identity intact.
R&B culture: ESSENCE puts Stevie Wonder’s “As” at No. 1
ESSENCE has placed Stevie Wonder’s “As” at No. 1 in its editorial countdown of the 50 greatest R&B songs. That is the publication’s critical judgment—not an official chart or an objective industry designation—but it creates a worthy argument about what makes a record endure.
Released on Wonder’s 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life, “As” turns a declaration of love into something expansive and almost elemental. Its melody, rhythmic lift and layered vocal arrangement have given generations of listeners a record that can live at weddings, family gatherings, radio sets and quiet personal moments.
The ranking also underlines how a canon is built: not only by sales or awards, but by the way a song continues to be sung, sampled, covered and carried into new rooms. Whether listeners agree with No. 1 or choose another classic, the debate sends people back to the music—and that is a good night for R&B.
Entertainment: Boris Kodjoe joins Memory of a Killer
Boris Kodjoe has joined Season 2 of Fox’s scripted crime drama Memory of a Killer in a recurring role. Deadline reports that he will play a character named Tré.
The casting gives Kodjoe another high-profile television chapter after years of work across drama, comedy and action. Details beyond the character’s name remain limited, so the important confirmed development tonight is the addition itself: Kodjoe is part of the show’s returning-season expansion, not the subject of an unconfirmed plot leak.
Power Beat: Columbia Maryland Film Festival returns in September
The Columbia Maryland Film Festival will return September 7–13 for its eighth season with more than 55 films from Maryland, across the United States and around the world. In-person screenings and programs are planned for the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center at Howard Community College, the Maryland Innovation Center and Collective Encore, with virtual access through Eventive.
Opening night begins September 7 at 6 p.m. with selections from the Best of the 48 Hour Film Project. A “Colors & Curves” program is scheduled for September 11, and the festival closes September 13 with Maryland shorts and a filmmaker conversation.
For Howard County, the value is bigger than a screening calendar. A regional festival gives local filmmakers an audience, creates connections between independent artists and working professionals, and brings visitors into Columbia’s arts and business spaces. Tickets and the complete schedule are available through the festival’s official site.
Tonight’s streaming pick: The Last House reaches No. 1 on Netflix
Netflix says The Last House debuted at No. 1 on its English-language film list with 27.5 million views. The PG-13 science-fiction thriller stars Greta Lee and Wagner Moura and runs 1 hour, 52 minutes. It arrived August 7; tonight’s new development is its first reported Top 10 result.
The film follows a family confronting a threat that pushes survival, trust and sacrifice to the front. It is a fit for viewers who want a compact, high-concept watch rather than a long series commitment. The chart position shows that the movie found a sizable opening-weekend audience; whether it holds that attention will become clearer in next week’s list.
Sports — UPDATE: Ravens get encouraging Nate Wiggins news
There was a material update after Tuesday afternoon’s edition. Ravens cornerback Nate Wiggins was carted from practice after a lower-body injury, but Baltimore’s official team report and Reuters later said testing showed no structural damage.
That is encouraging, but it is not a confirmed diagnosis or return date. The Ravens had not announced a timetable by late Tuesday, so the next meaningful update will be his practice status, a specific medical designation or a roster move. Until then, “no structural damage” is the verified headline—and the limit of what should be inferred.
Tomorrow in Baltimore: Ultra Naté at the BMA
The Baltimore Museum of Art is scheduled to host Ultra Naté on Wednesday, August 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. for a roundtable centered on collaborators, producers and Baltimore’s global influence on house music. It offers a timely local bridge between artist history and the behind-the-scenes creative work that helps a sound travel.
The late-night handoff
The Nightcap story continues in a separate edition of The Grown & Sexy Slow Jams, with ten 1990s and 2000s R&B records and a one-click preview player. Then keep Power 104.7 Baltimore | Power1047.com on for the soundtrack after midnight.
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