Billie Eilish’s third is a triumph, Shabaka goes woodwind and Yunchan Lim makes the most thrilling piano debut of the decade … here are our music team’s picks of the best LPs from the first half of the year Being ...
Disenchanted with Motown, star songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland set up a pair of bold new labels: Hot Wax and Invictus. As a new box set is released, its artists remember their personal, political songs – and exhausting battles Motown Records famously churned ...
Ciara has new certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to add to her collection. The Grammy winner’s debut album, Goodies, has been certified 4x platinum with four million equivalent units sold. It remains her best-selling album to date. ...
We recently talked to Mýa who has continued to strive as an independent artist after going independent in the late 2000’s. It was recently announced that she will be hitting the road with SWV, Xscape, Total and 702 for the ...
The 9th annual Black Music Honors was an extravaganza of music excellence celebrating revolutionary artists and musicians who have impacted African-American Music over the years. The annual event was held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in Atlanta, GA ...
R&B/Soul poetic and lyricist Raquel ‘Ra’ Brown is making strides with her debut album, “There’s No Place Like Knowing,” and touring nationwide. Brown’s upcoming tour dates include June 8-City Winery, Philadelphia June 16- Centre Stage feature Maimouna Youssef, Atlanta July ...
The ever-competitive music market is a maniac battle of metrics. Amid the big three’s (hip-hop, pop, and country) constant fight for dominance, little old soul tends to get lost in the shuffle. Over the last decade or so, that hasn’t ...
(RCA)The Canadian dance producer doesn’t lack for guests on a banger-filled, club-focused album Canadian producer and DJ Kaytranada has spent the past decade perfecting the art of the bounce. Since his dancefloor-focused rework of Janet Jackson’s 1993 track If went ...
(RCA) The Lagos-born singer’s rocket-fuelled rise to stardom continues on a debut album peppered with swaggering bangers Temilade Openiyi’s three-year rise from Lagos buzz to international contender has been vertiginous. The vocalist/producer has already scored one Grammy, plus further Grammy ...
(Stones Throw)The producer-singer duo’s sweet nostalgia-funk now has a sour vibe as Paak switches between anger and self-pity While the second outing for Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge’s two-man supergroup NxWorries recaptures the soft-edged nostalgia-funk sound of their 2016 debut Yes ...