Last week (June 26) Devonté Hynes released a new Blood Orange track featuring The Durutti Column, Caroline Polachek, Tariq Al-Sabir, and Daniel Caesar. The song, titled “The Field,” is Hynes’ first new release since his Four Songs EP in 2022. Along with the new track, Dev Hynes will also be taking his Blood Orange project … Read more
Last week (June 18th) H.E.R. finally released her full-length album, Back Of My Mind. For those of you familiar with the child prodigy turned R&B songmaker, the arrival of Back Of My Mind potentially felt like an afterthought. H.E.R has already delivered some of the best R&B tracks of the decade, such as her Grammy … Read more
Leon Bridges dropped his stunning first single “Coming Home” back in 2015, along with releasing his debut record of the same title. It was hard for fans and critics alike to believe Bridges when he said he never intended to write Soul music, as his voice and singing style immediately drew references to Sam Cooke … Read more
On last night’s episode of the HBO original series Insecure, the alternative R&B singer Kelela debuted the second single from her forthcoming album, Take Me Apart (due Oct. 6). The new single, titled “Frontline“, is far less upbeat than its preceding track “LMK“, but is no less innovative and addicting to the ear. Check out the hazy, futuristic ballad below. … Read more
The Weeknd just wrapped up the North American leg of his current world tour in promotion of his Daft Punk, pop R&B album Starboy. Now, Abel Tesfaye is getting ready to take off across the pond and extensively tour Europe. But those of you who weren’t able to catch the crooner in the states this go round … Read more
For those of you who’ve heard of Sampha, it’s likely because of his collaborative work with SBTRKT, Solange, Kanye West, Drake, Jessie Ware, and others. And he’s been a true blessing to all of those musicians listed, just listen to “Don’t Touch My Hair” by Solange, or the deeply complex “Saint Pablo” by Kanye West. Sampha is … Read more
Three years into their career, Migos—the three member hip-hop group from Lawrenceville, Georgia—released “Versace”, their first viral rap hit. The song was remixed and then performed by Drake at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Awards, a true honor in itself. “Versace” was followed up by “Look At My Dab“, the first of many hits from Migos … Read more
Introduction 1.) Can you get more 90s than the ‘Somebody’ music video? Didn’t think so. 2.) Natalie La Rose is constantly rocking the bare midriff look Something Aaliyah was also very fond of . . . 3.) That attitude (in a good way) Need I say more? 4.) Get that V Formation! Geese know … Read more