Amindi, When Her Voice Cracks, I Remember My Mother
When Amindi sings, she sounds like she’s telling me a secret she might regret. There is a careful hesitance in her delivery, not insecurity, but intimacy. Like a friend pulling you into
To Be Loved Loudly: Alex Vaughn and the Prayer for Gentle Black Love
There were nights I whispered her name like a psalm. Not because I knew her but because I needed someone to tell me I wasn’t foolish for wanting love to look like
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
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,
Discovering Chace: The Sound of Stillness in a World That Moves Too Fast
There are songs that feel like skin. Not in the flesh-and-blood sense, but in the way they wrap around your body before you even realize you’re cold. That’s what happened the first
Erika Tham – Take Me (Piano Performance Video)
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
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
R&B Touring in 2025: A Quiet Pulse Beneath the Stage Lights
There’s a hush, not absence, but a soft undercurrent. The R&B tour circuit in 2025 hums differently than it did passing through the pandemic five years ago. The roar of full arenas
When the Music Waited for Him: J.P.’s Took A Turn Finds Power in the Pause
Sometimes the best art is made in the stillness that follows collapse. For J.P. , the Milwaukee-born artist formerly known as Jody P, stillness didn’t come as a creative retreat, but as
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.
Somewhere Between Seen and Slept-On: Listening to Jordan Ward
There was a week where I didn’t laugh. Not even a chuckle. I sat through sitcoms, scrolled through memes, watched friends try their best. Nothing. Then I played WHITE CROCS by Jordan