The video for “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” brought him new levels of fame, but not always the kind of attention he sought.
Category: Rhythm and Blues (Music)
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D’Angelo: 14 Essential Songs
The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music.
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D’Angelo, Acclaimed and Reclusive R&B Innovator, Dies at 51
After hitting No. 1 with “Voodoo,” his genre-melding 2000 album that he promoted with a risqué music video, he vanished for more than a decade.
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Cardi B Rips From Her Own Headlines for ‘Am I the Drama?’
On an uneven but sometimes inspired second album, the rapper is pugnacious, reflective and rarely short on charisma.
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45 Albums, Concerts and Festivals Coming This Fall
A crop of artists on the verge of what’s next are returning with new releases, and Taylor Swift is reuniting with some of her poppiest collaborators.
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The Fall’s Most Anticipated Albums: 10 Picks
Cardi B’s long-awaited return, Jeff Tweedy’s low-key magnum opus, Silvana Estrada’s latest poetic release and more.
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10 New Songs You Need to Hear: Khalid, Jay Som, Steve Lacy and More
Listen to tracks by Dijon, Woody Guthrie, iLe and others.
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Bobby Whitlock, Keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, Dies at 77
With Eric Clapton, he wrote “Bell Bottom Blues” and built one of the greatest — if most short-lived — supergroups of the 1970s.
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California’s ‘Souldies’ Scene Puts a Fresh Spin on a Beloved Sound
For decades, a soft-touch style of soul music has found a strong Chicano and Latino audience in Southern California. A record label based there is helping it bloom.
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Chappell Roan Guts Out a Breakup, and 10 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Hayley Williams, Kehlani, Tame Impala and others.
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I Don’t Know if I Believe in God, but I Believe in Gospel Music
How music convinced a religious skeptic to rethink faith.
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‘Swag’ Album Review: Justin Bieber Finds His Old Soul
“Swag,” a new album of dreamy beats and unexpected collaborations, eschews formulaic pop to lean into the singer’s R&B instincts.