Mahalia is back. The Grammy-nominated singer has released her new EP, Letter To Ur Ex, via Atlantic Records. The five-track project includes the previously released songs “Whatever Simon Says,” “In The Club” and the title track. On “Forever,” produced by GRADES, Mahalia shows how devoted she is when she’s in a relationship but isn’t interested in…
The Shindellas have returned with their new summertime anthem, “BBQs & Body Rolls Intro.” Written and produced by Louis York (Chuck Harmony and Claude Kelly), “BBQs & Body Rolls Intro” hears the trio harmonizing over a sweltering backdrop as they get reacquainted with having a social life. “The sun is heating up / Brown liquor…
Ravyn Lenae’s moment is now. The emerging singer-songwriter has released her debut album, Hypnos, her first project since 2018’s Crush EP. Hypnos is left-field R&B at its best, consisting of 16 songs, four of which have cameos from other artists of the same caliber. Those upstarts include Steve Lacy, Fousheé, Smino and Mereba. The first featured…
You can count on one hand how many albums Maxwell has released in his faithful music tenure, which is now in its fourth decade. Think back to April 2, 1996. The irony of a 23-year-old Maxwell releasing Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite, his glorious debut album, on the birthday of one of his biggest influences Marvin…
Nick Cannon has many jobs, from hosting VH1’s Wild ‘n Out to hosting Fox’s The Masked Singer, among others. The common thread between the gigs is music. So it is not surprising that the multi-hyphenate would release an album mixing his comedic charm and vocal prowess and featuring some of the biggest names in music…
Mary J. Blige continues to collect her well-deserved flowers in 2022. The reigning Queen of Hip-Hop Soul is featured on TIME’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 list. She joins a range of prominent public figures, including Issa Rae, Jazmine Sullivan, Oprah Winfrey, Quinta Brunson and Zendaya. Edward Felsenthal, TIME’s editor-in-chief and CEO, said, “Our…
Most music fans want to know the artists they support are empathetic to what goes on in their everyday lives. Mychelle speaks an identifiable language on her latest project, Someone Who Knows. There’s a sense that the six songs that comprise Someone Who Knows are approved tales from first-hand experiences. The first tune, “Pressure,” is…
Fousheé is determined to convince herself that all is well. The extreme volume of chaotic rock roars planted in between the half-whispered vocals and lines of deception on her new single “I’m Fine” would beg to differ. She softly sings, “I am fine / I swear I don’t mind / Sticks and stones to curb…
Leven Kali has found his match and tells the world about it in his woozy new single, “Everything I Want,” produced by Robin Hannibal. A petite mid-tempo, leaning more toward fluid R&B, Kali sings about the simplicity most men desire when establishing a connection: someone who can match their sexual appetite. Here, the shawty of…
Iman Omari may be breaking some male code on his new song “All They Wanna Do,” co-written and produced by K, Le Maestro. It begins with a thick bass before Omari anxiously awaits to jump into like a game of double-dutch to present his case on why he’s not like other men. He asserts that…