Power1047 Nightcap August 12 2026: Wallo267, Eric Benét and Ravens QB News

The Power1047 Nightcap August 12, 2026 closes with a set of late-day developments built around access, longevity and next moves. Wallo267 and YouTube are opening a new educational lane for emerging rap talent, while Eric Benét is reflecting on the work and perspective that keep an R&B career moving as he approaches 60.

Scripted television also added a familiar face to a returning CBS drama. Closer to home, federal weather officials confirmed that a waterspout became an EF-0 tornado near the Port of Baltimore, and the Ravens made a direct change to their quarterback room ahead of the preseason opener.

Hip-Hop and creator business: Wallo267 opens “Avenues” with YouTube

Wallo267 and YouTube are launching Avenues, a new series designed to give underrepresented rap artists practical guidance on building an audience and navigating the platform. The first episode is scheduled for August 19, with Wallo and YouTube Artist Partnerships lead Brittany Lewis serving as hosts.

The announced first-season conversations include DaBaby, Concrete Boys, Rich The Kid and Bun B. Rather than treating visibility as the only goal, the program is framed around the less glamorous parts of artist development: learning how the platform works, understanding the tools available to creators and hearing directly from people who have already moved through the business.

That distinction matters. A viral moment can introduce an artist, but a durable channel requires consistent programming, audience habits, catalog organization and a plan for converting attention into an identifiable career. Avenues is positioning access to that knowledge as part of the product, not simply promising exposure.

Wallo’s role also fits the project. His public work has increasingly centered on turning personal experience into mentorship and practical encouragement, and the series extends that approach into a platform where many new artists first build measurable demand.

The launch details and August 19 start were reported by Complex, which also linked the official YouTube teaser.

R&B: Eric Benét keeps longevity, humor and mental health in the same conversation

Eric Benét is letting more of his full personality into public view. In a new ESSENCE conversation, the veteran singer discusses music, mental health, writing fiction and the sense of humor that audiences have not always seen beside the romantic seriousness of his catalog.

The timing gives the interview weight. Benét is approaching 60 with decades of recordings, touring and industry change behind him, yet he is speaking about continued creative work rather than presenting the moment as a farewell. That approach pushes against the narrow idea that mature R&B artists should exist only through nostalgia.

His recent independent chapter has already emphasized collaboration and ownership. The Co-Star brought multiple generations of women in R&B into a duet-driven project, while JBR Creative Group created a structure through which Benét could connect his own releases to artist development. The new conversation widens that picture by placing emotional health and offstage interests beside the music.

For listeners, the useful takeaway is not a manufactured reinvention. It is range. A singer known for intimacy can also be funny, curious about fiction and direct about the internal work required to remain present. Longevity becomes less about preserving an old image and more about allowing the public image to grow.

The full interview was published August 12 by ESSENCE. Follow additional current releases and artist interviews in Power1047’s R&B coverage.

Scripted television: Marque Richardson joins “Marshals” Season 2

Marque Richardson is joining Season 2 of the CBS scripted drama Marshals in a recurring role. Deadline reports that Richardson will play Assistant U.S. Attorney Patrick Burns, adding a new legal figure to the series as production builds toward its fall return.

The casting gives Richardson another broadcast and streaming chapter after work that has moved between comedy, drama and socially observant storytelling. Details about Patrick Burns beyond the job title remain limited, so the confirmed news is the recurring assignment—not an unverified prediction about how the character will intersect with Kayce Dutton or the U.S. Marshals unit.

CBS has scheduled Season 2 to premiere Sunday, October 4, at 8:30 p.m. ET after the network’s football coverage and 60 Minutes. Beginning October 11, the show moves to its regular Sunday 8 p.m. slot, with episodes also available through Paramount+ under the service’s stated viewing terms.

That schedule places Marshals inside a high-traffic Sunday lineup and gives Richardson a role in an established franchise while the series is still defining its identity beyond the first season. The next meaningful update will be a fuller character description, episode information or an official first look that includes the new cast.

Richardson’s casting was reported by Deadline, while the premiere schedule is confirmed by Paramount+.

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Power Beat: Port of Baltimore waterspout confirmed as an EF-0 tornado

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a brief waterspout on the Patapsco River moved ashore Monday and became an EF-0 tornado near the Seagirt Marine Terminal. The late Wednesday confirmation gives Baltimore a clearer account of a storm that moved from the port area toward Dundalk.

According to the federal survey information reported by CBS Baltimore, the tornado produced winds of up to 65 mph, traveled about two miles and reached an estimated width of roughly 90 yards. It moved east-northeast after coming ashore, with survey teams documenting uprooted or snapped trees and damage to infrastructure along its path.

The classification is important because it replaces speculation with a surveyed weather finding. EF-0 is the lowest category on the Enhanced Fujita scale, but the label does not make downed trees, damaged lines or dangerous debris insignificant for residents, workers and businesses near the route.

For Power Beat readers, the story is also a reminder of the way Baltimore’s waterfront geography can shape severe weather. A circulation that begins over the Patapsco can quickly become a land hazard across port, industrial and residential areas, making prompt warnings and post-storm verification especially important.

The confirmation and survey details were reported by CBS News Baltimore. Find more Baltimore-first reporting in Power1047’s Power Beat.

Ravens: Austin Reed arrives as Skylar Thompson moves to injured reserve

The Baltimore Ravens have signed quarterback Austin Reed and placed Skylar Thompson on injured reserve, changing the competition behind Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley. Undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano remains in the room as Baltimore moves closer to Saturday’s preseason opener.

Thompson had missed Sunday and Tuesday practices before the roster move. The Ravens did not disclose the nature or severity of the injury in their announcement, so the transaction should not be turned into a diagnosis or a firm season-long timetable without additional team information.

Reed arrives after a productive United Football League season with the Dallas Renegades. The Ravens say he finished second in the league with 1,923 passing yards and set a UFL single-season record with 21 touchdown passes. His 376 yards in the opener were also a league single-game record.

His path includes a Division II national championship at West Florida, an FBS-leading 4,746 passing yards for Western Kentucky in 2022 and previous preseason work with the Chicago Bears. That background makes him more than an unfamiliar camp arm, but the immediate task is still practical: learn the offense quickly and give Baltimore another available quarterback for preseason snaps.

The roster move and Reed’s background were confirmed by the Baltimore Ravens. Follow more local team coverage on Power1047 Sports.

The late-night handoff

The Power1047 Nightcap August 12 2026 continues in a separate edition of The Grown & Sexy Slow Jams, featuring ten 1990s and 2000s R&B records inside the approved first-click Apple Music preview player. Keep Power 104.7 Baltimore | Power1047.com on for the soundtrack after midnight.