Tracks like “Next Lifetime” and “Otherside of the Game” showcased her storytelling ability, blending vulnerability with wisdom, while the iconic “On & On” became the album’s breakout hit. The song ...

The future of music is female—at least according to Billboard, which is bringing back its annual Women in Music event on March 29 at YouTube Theater in Inglewood. Hosted by Laverne Cox, the night will ...

On a special episode of Hard Knock Radio, I had the honor of sitting down with Maureen “Ma Dukes” Yancey, the mother of legendary producer James “J Dilla” Yancey, in celebration of J Dilla Day. With ...

DETROIT, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- When you hail from the Motor City with a grandmother who sang the blues, and a cousin who was one of the original Motown Temptations, music just kind of ...

For Rapsody’s 2025 Grammy Awards style moment, the final result was, in her own words, “Afro Futuristic, ancestral [and] royal,” Rapsody declares. She was guided by the idea of purity. “For me that ...

Erykah Badu for Best Melodic Rap Performance; and, of course, Beyoncé’s double-digit nods. Yes, we display excellence when it comes to the talent onstage, but we’ve also made a name for ...

‘Baduizm’ introduced the world to Erykah Badu’s idiosyncratic style in 1997, topping the R&B chart and crowning her the High Priestess Of Neo Soul. Can it really be that long ago? In many ...

Originally from the Dallas area, Rickey Offord is also a Texas A&M University alum. While the Grammys’ website only listed one nomination for him this year, Offord said on Instagram he worked on three ...