Streaming Gives New Life to the Legacy of Aaliyah
It’s been 21 years since the tragic death of rising R&B star Aaliyah. Her music in the late 1990s and early 2000s, especially wit...
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Celebrating 35 Years of ‘Whitney’
Imagine: it’s the summer of 1987, and Whitney Houston just dropped “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” The R&B-influenced, dance-pop s...
Sampling by Drake: Reinventing R&B
Anyone who listens to rap music knows that sampling is a key foundation of the hip-hop world. During the late 1970s and 1980s, rapper...
Artist Spotlight: Kali Uchis
If there is any artist whose music is a culmination of diverse genres and cultures, it’s Kali Uchis. Colombian-American singer Kali U...
Don’t ‘Trip’ on Ella Mai’s ‘Heart On My Sleeve’
Summer 2022 is already kicking off with hot new music for listeners of R&B and hip hop. On May 6, Ella Mai dropped her second alb...
Who Run the World? My Favorite Girl Groups
For decades, girl groups have been beloved and celebrated in the music industry. The individuals within some of the most famous girl...
Artist Spotlight: Jazmine Sullivan
If you’re a fan of R&B music, you have likely listened to or even belted out the lyrics to the iconic breakup ballad “Bust Y...
Gen Bello Drops “So Good”
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Gen Bello’s artistry is explicit, both in content and its target. For the Harlem singer, doubt is...
Album Review: ‘Ctrl’ by SZA
This June will mark five years since R&B songstress SZA’s iconic debut album, Ctrl, was released to widespread critical acclaim....
Grammys 2022: Highlights of Music’s Biggest Night
April 3, 2022 was a long time coming this year for Grammy Award hopefuls. After the Recording Academy announced a postponement from...