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Photo credit: Adrienne Raquel 'Grammy-winning singers Victoria Monét and Usher have collaborated on a new single titled "SOS (Sex on Sight)." The track, produced by Camper, was released on digital platforms on August 27, marking the first musical partnership between the two accomplished R&B artists. Monét, who gained widespread recognition with her 2023 album "Jaguar II," described the song in a press statement. "['SOS (Sex on Sight)'] is about desire," […]

Credit: Photo: Estefania Mitre Have you ever been in a room where you can feel a palpable, collective swooning? Welcome to a Maxwell Tiny Desk. The crooner’s sensual falsetto and rooted baritone have seduced audiences since his debut album dropped in 1996. One of the leading voices in the resurgence of soul music during the late ’90s, Maxwell’s albums are full of tender songs recounting love, life and heartbreak that […]

Quantum Baby is Tinashe's seventh album, and the second in a purported trilogy that began with last year's BB/ANG3L. Raven B. Varona “I don't like to be stuck in the ‘R&B box,’ ” Tinashe told USA Today in 2014. By that point, “R&B” had come to feel almost like a pejorative to a certain kind of artist, particularly Black women experimenting with form. As Dawn Richard put it in 2017: […]

Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding recorded much of their new album from Nascimento's home in Brazil.Goathi Diniz Updated August 09, 2024 at 11:21 AM ET It was esperanza spalding’s longtime dream to make music with Milton Nascimento. The bassist was a student at Berklee College of Music when she first became a fan of the Brazilian singer-songwriter. A friend showed her Wayne Shorter’s 1975 album Native Dancer, which features Nascimento. […]

JPEGMAFIA performs in 2023 at The Rooftop at Pier 17 in New York City. Keeyahtay Lewis on behalf of The Rooftop at Pier 17 In January, the rapper and producer JPEGMAFIA ignited some frustrated chatter online when a photo of him and Kanye West, hinting at a collaboration, appeared on his Instagram. JPEG had long been vocal about how much he revered Kanye, and the role that the G.O.O.D. Music […]