(EMI)The British R&B girl group’s follow up to 2024’s Access All Areas is lyrically spicy and musically diverse but lacks the hedonism the title suggests When Flo burst out in 2022, the trio were hailed as the second coming of ...
(Atlantic)Evoking an astonishing range of artists, the US singer follows up her huge hit Love Me Not with stylistic diversity – and lyrics that defy her doubters It sometimes seems like no musical success in the 2020s is allowed to ...
Day26 is ushering in a new chapter. The R&B quintet — consisting of Brian Angel, Mike McCluney, Que Mosley, Robert Curry and Willie Taylor — has signed a deal with producer-songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox’s creative content company, Illustrate New Ideas. Under ...
The City of Detroit honored one of its own, internationally acclaimed, platinum-selling, and GRAMMY®-nominated R&B artist KEM with a secondary street sign bearing his name at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Third Street on Thursday, July ...
Ari Lennox’s Vacancy era isn’t over just yet. The Washington, D.C., native has announced a deluxe edition of her third album, Vacancy: The Late Checkout, arriving later this year via Interscope Records. The forthcoming expanded set will include the newly ...
K. Michelle’s longtime dream to release a country album will become a reality this year. The Memphis singer has announced her first country project, Jesus & Whiskey, will release Oct. 16 via Real Outlawz Records/BBR Music Group. She co-wrote the ...
In a career spanning six decades, photographer Gered Mankowitz has nurtured trusting relationships with many of the twentieth century’s defining artists. As he celebrates his 80th birthday, Mankowitz opens up about the stories behind iconic images of Elton John, Jimi ...
Rated R&B is bringing you the most essential releases this week. From the traditional R&B that purists love to the boundary-pushing sounds of the alt-R&B scene, this new music roundup keeps its pulse on what’s happening in the genre. Dive ...
One of modern music’s most prolific songwriting catalogs is receiving a Caribbean reimagining with the release of Songs in the Key of Diane: A Reggae Compilation of Diane Warren Songs. Released via Regime Music Group’s Island Empire label, the landmark ...
Grammy-nominated R&B sensation Ari Lennox has officially returned to the airwaves with her brand-new single, “Hookah Baby.” Available now across all major digital streaming platforms, the track serves as a bold and infectious reminder of why Lennox remains one of ...