Soul and Funk

Madison McFerrin Speaks Her Truth and Lives Out Her Legacy with 'You + I'

PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2020

In many respects, Madison McFerrin is American music royalty. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter is the daughter of Grammy-winning jazz l...

Moses Sumney Shares "Me in 20 Years"

PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2020

Moses Sumney just dropped another track from his forthcoming double album græ. The song is called "Me in 20 Years" and arrives today alongs...

Sunday Service Choir

Jesus Is Born

PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2020

Released on Christmas Day, the anticipated project by Kanye West's backing gospel choir delivers, well, deliverance with this wholly uniron...

​Nick Gordon, Ex-Boyfriend of Whitney Houston's Late Daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, Dead at 30

PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2020

Nick Gordon, the former boyfriend of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown's late daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died at the age of 30. Gord...

R.I.P. Inuk Singer-Songwriter Kelly Fraser

PUBLISHED Dec 27, 2019

Kelly Fraser — a Juno-nominated pop singer-songwriter who performed in both Inuktitut and English — has died. Fraser passed away December 2...

Kanye West's Sunday Service Choir Release Gospel Album 'Jesus Is Born'

PUBLISHED Dec 26, 2019

Just a couple months on from Jesus Is King, Kanye West has released another new album — kind of. This one is called Jesus Is Born, and Kany...

​Watch Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin in 'Respect' Teaser

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2019

Jennifer Hudson will portray Aretha Franklin in the upcoming biopic Respect, and the first teaser trailer has arrived.   Naturally, the cli...

​Kehlani and Keyshia Cole Team Up on "All Me"

PUBLISHED Dec 23, 2019

Kehlani has gifted fans an early holiday present in the form of a new song called "All Me."   The track features Keyshia Cole and arrives a...