Welcome to Life Lessons. This week, we’re revisiting Pharrell Williams’ conversation with Michael Jackson from our special August 2003 Music Issue. By 2003, Pharrell had reached the pinnacle of music industry fame—as one half of the […]
20. You Give Good Love (1985) Released when cutting-edge R&B took a turn for the electronic and futuristic, Whitney Houston’s eponymous debut LP pitched her directly into the middle of the road. But hers was […]
Beyoncé has a duet with Roland Isley of the Isley Brothers coming out this week. The ‘Alien Superstar’ singer and the former frontman of the iconic family band have teamed up on a new version […]
The Renaissance isn’t over yet: Just a week and a half after releasing her long-awaited seventh solo album, Beyoncé is teaming up with The Isley Brothers for a remix of the band’s 1975 song, “Make Me Say […]
Beyoncé has more new material on the way in the wake of Renaissance, joining Ronald Isley and the Isley Brothers for a re-work of their 1975 song “Make Me Say It Again Girl (Part 1 […]
Jim Seals, who as the primary vocalist of Seals and Crofts helped pioneer the summery soft rock sound that came to define easy listening in the 1970s, has died at the age of 80. As Variety reports, […]
Shaquille O’Neal‘s ex-wife, Shaunie, is giving marriage another chance! Shaunie’s nine years of marriage to the former NBA player came to an end in 2011 after filing for divorce a second time in 2009. They […]
Norman Dolph, the music industry polymath best known for his early work with The Velvet Underground, has died. He was 83. In a statement issued Friday, Planetary Group confirmed that Dolph had died on May […]
Lil Nas X will be honoured at the Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in June. The Old Town Road singer will be presented with the Hal David Starlight Award, an honour which recognises “gifted young […]
20. Wesley’s Theory (2015) A crash course in To Pimp a Butterfly’s expansive sound – Thundercat’s bass ricochets around, George Clinton is on hand to bolster the P-funk-like chorus – and its lyrical viewpoint. It […]
By Mia Hughes In Toro y Moi’s music video for “Postman,” the first single from his seventh and newest album Mahal, he sits behind the wheel of a loudly ornamented jeepney. A kind of eccentric […]
This essay is adapted from Danyel Smith’s new book, “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” My questions have never changed. Been asking since L.A. was new to me. Since my […]