By Chris Stevens Ari Lennox is one of today’s favorite R&B artists, but it seemed she was out of place or constantly lost in the shuffle on J. Cole’s Dreamville Records imprint. No longer is that the case as Ari celebrated the release of a new single “Soft Girl Era”…
By Chris Stevens The secret is out…sort of. Alex Isley’s major label debut EP WHEN has drawn long overdue widespread attention to her soothing vocal talents and clever songwriting skills. The daughter of legendary Isley Brothers guitarist Ernie Isley, Alex has forged her own path through sweet and authentic meditations…
This past weekend, the long-awaited documentary Love To Love You, Donna Summer debuted on HBO’s Max streaming service as well as traditional cable. The 1-hour and 46-minute experience, co-produced by Donna’s daughter Brooklyn Sudano, lived up to expectations as a truthful and serious look at the life and times of…
Bootsy Collins’ run of success leading Bootsy’s Rubber Band in the late 1970s established him as an all-time great bassist and a first-class front man in his own unique way. That uniqueness was evident in the music, especially Side B of 1977’s Ahh…the name is Bootsy, Baby!, which consists of…
Today is Philip Bailey’s 72nd birthday and what better way to celebrate one of the premier falsetto singers of all-time than to look back at the lead single from his third solo album, Chinese Wall. Prior to the release of Chinese Wall, Bailey had already lent his incredible voice to…
To say it’s good to have one of the true talents of R&B back is an understatement. After a few years between projects and releases, Miguel is back on the scene with the Scoop Deville-produced single “Give it to me,” a mid-tempo thumper that is all about working towards getting…
That is the (altered) mind of 29-year-old George Clinton in the winter of 1971 when Funkadelic recorded their third album Maggot Brain, which was released 50 years ago today. Clinton says that he and the late, great guitarist Eddie Hazel were trippin’ on acid when he told Eddie to play…
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have waited 35-plus years to release an album under their own names after giving countless acts in the music industry scores of hits and classics in that same time period. Their first “solo” effort, Jam & Lewis: Vol. 1, proves that good things indeed come…