Why R&B Hurts So Good: The Science Behind Sad Songs and the Brain
It usually starts with a bassline. Slow, syrupy. Then the keys come in like raindrops on a windshield. And just as you brace yourself, a voice breaks through the static: wounded, raw,
Track 7 Was Always the One: She Wasn’t My Best Friend
She wasn’t my best friend.But she was my friend. The real kind.The “we met in an AOL chatroom” kind. I was probably in my 20s, talking like I had game. She was
Track 7 Was Always the One: She Told Twitter “I’m Not the Only One”
We never had the breakup conversation.No “what are we?” No “it’s over.” Not even a slow fade into silence. What I got instead… was a tweet. I’m not the only one. –
Love, Loss, and Lyrics: How R&B Stays the Soundtrack of Life
There’s a moment, maybe it’s in the car after a funeral, maybe in a bedroom lit only by your phone screen, maybe walking alone in a city that suddenly feels unfamiliar, when
SZA Named Artistic Director at Vans, Launches New Chapter in Fashion and Freedom
SZA’s creative evolution continues, this time in a pair of Knu Skools. The Grammy-winning artist and cultural tastemaker has officially been named Artistic Director for Vans in a multi-year creative partnership that
BALENCIAGA’S AFTERWORLD: THE AGE OF TOMORROW
Anti-Fashion with Argentinian and Belgian influences create a sensual fashion collection with pieces that convey their own message. SADAEL’s Cumbiancheta Collection is inspired by the 90’s cumbia – tropical music that defined
September’s Flower of the Month: Aster
In the language of flowers, the aster whispers of patience, elegance, and quiet resilience, qualities that echo through the songs we hold close. Just like an R&B track that doesn’t chase the charts but still stays on repeat, asters bloom when most flowers fade. They remind us that beauty doesn’t have to shout, and that late bloomers still bloom. In RnBgarden, the aster is our September muse; soft, steady, and sure of its own magic.
Where Did All the Black Boy Bands Go?
They were choreography and communion and used to wear matching outfits, white linen suits or oversized leather jackets, all standing in formation like a heartbreak collective. You could count on them to