Erykah Badu has put out just four studio albums and two interstitial projects since 1997, but they’re all canonical. Her spaced-out hippie persona conceals a razor-sharp wit, and though the kicker on ...

Welcome to the (re)launch of Mercury Music Picks! Every week we’ll sift through the sea of concerts, gigs, and shows to let you know what’s really good in Portland. This week we’ve got three(!) local ...

DALLAS — Dallas’ Erykah Badu has long been known as an icon, but soon, she’ll get an official award for it. Billboard will honor the R&B legend and "queen of neo-soul" with the Icon Award at ...

Built on a live sample of Erykah Badu, “F.U.” reprises the hybrid dance approach of In Waves by offering a raw, off-the-cuff vocal performance atop a clean, thumping house instrumental.