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News Articles: Genre: R&B/Soul

Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars perform as Silk Sonic during the 2021 Grammy Awards broadcast.

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If you love 'An Evening with Silk Sonic,' here's what to listen to next

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, masters of throwback, have delivered a tribute to Black pop's imperial era. If you're feeling the album's sound, there's plenty more where it came from.

November 12, 2021
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Tems performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Tems: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Adorning hues that recall the title of her latest EP, If Orange Was a Place, the Nigerian singer performs a Tiny Desk home concert from an elegant performance space in Lagos.

November 04, 2021
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  • Bobby Carter
The Gap Band's Ronnie Wilson (center) with brothers Charlie and Robert Wilson, circa 1980.

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  • Music News

Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of R&B group The Gap Band, has died at 73

With his brothers Charlie and Robert, the multi-instrumentalist helped define R&B's sound in the 1970s and '80s, bringing a distinct flavor of synth-heavy electro-funk.

November 03, 2021
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  • Hazel Cills
Nicki Nicole performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert.

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Nicki Nicole: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

Nicki Nicole's Tiny Desk home concert is representative of her artistry writ large, as an artist born in 2000 but with a connection to sounds and styles beyond her years.

October 13, 2021
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  • Reanna Cruz
Lara Downes talks with Ledisi.

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  • Music Interviews

Your Music Saved My Life: Ledisi Talks With Lara Downes

The versatile and impassioned singer was ready to throw in the towel until she heard a message in a Nina Simone song that told her, "You're going be fine. I understand how you feel. Keep going."

August 28, 2021
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  • Lara Downes
<em>One In A Million </em>took Aaliyah's air of mystery and the laid-back vibes, and reworked them to help pioneer a new way forward in pop and R&B.

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  • Music Features

What Made Aaliyah So Special Is More Complicated Than It Seems

At 14, she stood out for her cool and "mature" demeanor. But at the heart of that persona was a youth lost too soon.

August 25, 2021
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  • Aisha Harris
Chucky Thompson speaks at a Recording Academy event in January 2009. The late producer created some of the most celebrated hits of the '90s "hip-hop soul" era.

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  • Music Features

In Chucky Thompson, Black Music Found A Borderless, Million-Selling Sound

The producer, who died this month at 53, crafted career-defining records by Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans and The Notorious B.I.G., armed with a desire to understand his artists as people first.

August 19, 2021
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  • Christopher A. Daniel

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  • Music Interviews

Pandemic Lessons: Elaine Welteroth And Jonathan Singletary Talk With Lara Downes

The creative couple, who married in 2020, thrive on gratitude, community and the new approaches they've taken in the wake of the pandemic.

July 31, 2021
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  • Lara Downes
Allison Russell, center, performs during day five of the 2021 Newport Folk Festival on July 27, 2021 in Newport, R.I.

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  • Music Features

Newport Folk Festival Returns, In A Year Defined By Uncertainty

After a silent year in which artists were sent grants instead of invitations to perform, the beloved festival was determined to go on this year, as carefully as possible. And how possible is that?

July 30, 2021
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  • Hilary Hughes
Questlove, here at the Grammys in January 2020, says the pandemic has changed him.

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  • Music Interviews

For Questlove, The Pandemic Meant Embracing Quiet — And Buying A Farm

The Tonight Show music director has been branching out: In addition to buying a farm, he's making his directorial debut with Summer of Soul, a documentary about a 1969 concert series in Harlem.

July 21, 2021
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  • Terry Gross
Jimmy Jam, left, and Terry Lewis stand after being acknowledged by inductee Janet Jackson during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York.

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  • Music Interviews

Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis, Legendary Hitmakers, Release Their First Album

After nearly three decades spent producing massive hits for a long list of (other) legends including Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey, the pair called in some favors for a long-belated debut.

July 08, 2021
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  • Rachel Martin and
  • Phil Harrell
It's not a genre; it's a lifestyle.

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  • Music Lists

Roséwave: Back 2 Basic

Whether you're ready for Hot Vax Summer or preparing for a more cautious reentry to everyday life, roséwave understands. Here are 101 songs to soundtrack your summer, wherever you're at.

June 09, 2021
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  • Lyndsey McKenna,
  • Marissa Lorusso,
  • and 1 more
On a Brooklyn street in September 1971, a sea of fists greets the caskets of several of the incarcerated men killed in the violent clash at Attica Correctional Facility that month.

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  • Music Features

'We Can Rock The World's Foundation': 1971 And Black Music In Revolt

The 50th birthday of What's Going On is an opportunity to listen — not just to Marvin Gaye but to his peers, the tumult around them and the moment Black music made its politics explicit.

May 21, 2021
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  • Mark Anthony Neal
Pervis Staples, second from right, performing with his family in 1965.

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  • Music

Pervis Staples, Founding Member Of The Staple Singers, Dies At Age 85

Staples, a tenor vocalist, helped to ease his family's iconic gospel group into secular territory, and later found success as a manager and club owner.

May 14, 2021
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  • Andrew Limbong

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  • Music Interviews

What Is Activism? Carl Hancock Rux Talks With Lara Downes

The poet and playwright wrestles with the idea of being an activist in America today in its various forms, meanings and misunderstandings.

May 08, 2021
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  • Lara Downes
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