The R&B singer was poised for a big breakout after her 2006 hit song “Me & U.” But her second album never arrived.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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John Morris, Who Brought Rock Legends to the Stage, Dies at 84
As a coordinator of the Woodstock festival and the hallowed New York venue Fillmore East, he helped showcase the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin.
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‘The Stones and Brian Jones’ Review: Sympathy for a Founding Rocker
A new documentary looks back at Jones’s rise and fall, but also underlines his crucial strand in the Rolling Stones’ DNA.
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Es Devlin Imagines Worlds That Don’t Exist
The stage designer and artist Es Devlin brings decades of work to life in an experiential monograph and exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt in New York.
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Book Review: ‘Living the Beatles Legend,’ by Kenneth Womack
A new biography resuscitates the colorful, tragic life of Mal Evans: roadie, confidant, procurer, cowbell player.
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Vince Clarke, a Synth-Pop Mastermind, on His Unexpected Solo Album
He’s made irresistible hits with Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. But going alone for the first time at 63, his inspirations were more sober, and more personal.
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Henry Diltz Won’t Stop Until He’s Partying on the Other Side
At 85, Henry Diltz is one of the last great rock photographers still living (and working). His new book is a document of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, the ’60s and his own history.
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Taylor Swift’s ’1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ Repeats at No. 1
Jung Kook of BTS’s solo album “Golden” debuts at No. 2 in another dominant week on the charts for Taylor Swift.
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For Joan Armatrading, Classical Music Is Just Another Genre
The pioneering singer-songwriter is unveiling her first classical composition, Symphony No. 1, this month.
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boygenius on Its First Grammy Nominations and Keeping Rock Fun
Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus earned six nods for their debut LP, “The Record.” Texts from fellow nominees Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish followed.
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PinkPantheress Leaves the Bedroom for the Wider Pop World
A conversation about the 22-year-old singer, songwriter and producer’s new album and the art of sampling.