Jon Batiste’s BIG MONEY: A Soulful Album Rich in Spirit and Sound

Jon Batiste’s BIG MONEY: A Soulful Album Rich in Spirit and Sound

There is a kind of wealth that cannot be counted, only carried. The kind you don’t spend but live. The kind passed between hands at the end of a hard day, or

Mama’s Good: Badu’s Anniversary Tour Is a Ritual of Return

Mama’s Good: Badu’s Anniversary Tour Is a Ritual of Return

Erykah Badu has always made music that feels like stepping into a carefully tended room. Tea steam coils upward in invisible spirals, a soft rug cushions the soles of your feet, and

Track 7 Was Always the One: She Told Twitter “I’m Not the Only One”

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

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

The Business of R&B: How Streaming Shapes Today’s Soul

The Business of R&B: How Streaming Shapes Today’s Soul

There’s a song playing. Not loudly, but constantly in bedrooms, cars, midnight headphones. It’s soft enough to miss, but it lingers. A voice half-whispered, a drum loop barely touched, a harmony layered

Softness Ain’t Free: Daniel Caesar Sings for What Love Costs

Softness Ain’t Free: Daniel Caesar Sings for What Love Costs

There is a different kind of heaviness to Daniel Caesar’s voice that doesn’t always announce itself in pitch. It lingers. Even when his lyrics dance with irony or attempt to coat longing

Tori Kelly and Lucky Daye Deliver an R&B Lullaby with a Grown-Folks Title: “Make a Baby”

Tori Kelly and Lucky Daye Deliver an R&B Lullaby with a Grown-Folks Title: “Make a Baby”

Tori Kelly has always had the kind of voice that could cut through marble. Raw but refined. Gospel-slick, pop-polished, R&B-bred. Lucky Daye, on the other hand, floats like incense, sultry, hypnotic, and

Mariah The Scientist’s ‘Hearts Sold Separately’ Makes Love Spiritual and Unapologetically Intimate

Mariah The Scientist’s ‘Hearts Sold Separately’ Makes Love Spiritual and Unapologetically Intimate

Apologies, I gotta admit, I slept on Mariah the Scientist’s pen and now I see she’s has always been a student of love. Not the rom-com version. The version that lingers, that

Amber Mark – Let Me Love You (Official Music Video)

Amber Mark – Let Me Love You (Official Music 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

SZA Named Artistic Director at Vans, Launches New Chapter in Fashion and Freedom

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