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Don’t Comment on My Body, Do Not Reply
Opening night of the Eternal Sunshine Tour in Oakland produced one of the best vocal performances of Ariana Grande’s career, and the replies from the…
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Tai Lawson
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Album Review: in this body by Sparklmami
Cut live and mostly in single takes, Sparklmami’s debut moves between Spanish and English over a band steeped in boleros and 1970s Brazilian jazz.
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F. Qureshi
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Album Review: THEE IMMACULATE by Thurz & 14KT
Thurz is a brawler and a block-level storyteller, and his peaks have real teeth, a murdered ice cream man, plus a pawned watch and a flat-out colorism…
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Tariq Belson
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Album Review: A Little Bit of Me by Mica Millar
Cut live with a band of soul, blues, and jazz players in Provence, Mica Millar’s second album moves between plainspoken desire and the language of the…
11 hrs ago
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Raya Sinclair
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The Uncensored Nature of Millie Jackson
She never achieved a reputation in some countries on par with her popularity among American and British audiences, but Millie Jackson deserves far…
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Monica LaSalle
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What Happens When R&B Stops Pretending to Be Chill
Steve Lacy narrates his own heartbreak, Fana Hues isn’t sure she’d know love if it hit her, Ama runs the seduction, FLO threatens a boyfriend, and BOY…
Jun 7
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Soulpolitan
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The Handguide to ALT-R&B (2010-2015)
We spotlight the important releases from 2010 through 2015 that defined the Alternative R&B movement and provocative albums that, while influenced by…
Jun 6
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Phil
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Shanté
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James Anthony Carmichael Built the Records Everyone Else Sang On
He turned a Tuskegee party band into a ballad machine and piano demos into number ones, and his name stayed in the small type the whole time.
Jun 5
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Renée Holloway
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Album Review: Therapy Wasn’t Enough by Inayah
Inayah’s fourth album turns a public breakup into a grievance she can’t stop airing, and the writing goes slack the minute she decides to forgive him.
Jun 5
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Jen Mauvais
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Album Review: Cry Baby by Vince Staples
Staples aims his Long Beach dread at the whole country over live guitars, the most direct work of his career. He never lets go of his own body.
Jun 5
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Phil
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Album Review: Doctrine of Love by Jalen Ngonda
Ngonda’s second album sings love from the losing side, a man pleading with a train conductor, another staying through cruelty.
Jun 5
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Imani Raven
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New Music Drops: June 5, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of June 5th. We know it can be a…
Jun 4
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