(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s something about Will Downing’s voice that feels like a conversation between old friends. It’s warm, wise, and effortlessly smooth—like a glass of red wine at the end of a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Billy Paul was a powerful and distinctive voice in the golden era of 1970s soul and R&B. While most remember him for his iconic hit “Me and Mrs. Jones,” his body of work reveals a ...

CAMERA SOUL is a powerful jazz-funk ensemble, produced by Mr. Marco Rossi of Azzurra Music (Verona) and released and marketed in the Americas by Kathryn Ballard Shut of TIMKAT Entertainment (Denver, ...

*For this holiday single Kenya had the honor of working with an amazing young and emerging producer named Estuardo Galeno Stapleton based in Nashville, TN. The musicians on the song include Dre ...

Hours after shutting down potential drama about their respective beauty brands, Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber each stepped ...

Cymande Cork Opera House ★★★★☆ It’s been a long road. Formed in London in the early 1970s, the group fused funk, soul, reggae, and jazz into a distinctive, ...

Listen to music long enough, and it's almost bound to happen: You're not sure exactly what you want to listen to, but you know that whatever you listen to needs must bump and groove. The Ultimate Soul ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Technically, the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival exists within the confines of the Fair Grounds. But in reality, the festival sparks music in venues all across town. Local favorites and ...

D'Angelo, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer whose retro R&B sound epitomized the neo-soul movement of the mid-'90s, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 51. The singer, born ...