Spotlight
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Mariah Carey sets sights on an Academy Award!
Dearest Academy, Secure your wig. Clutch your pearls. Get your life all the way together. Do what you must to prepare, because Mariah Carey is...
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Cancelling R. Kelly: A Former Fan’s OpEd
I have a confession. Until far too recently, I was a HUGE R. Kelly fan. As a native of the South Side of Chicago, I’m...
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The Diana Ross Essentials Playlist
The Boss March is definitely Diva Month. After celebrating the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin‘s birthday yesterday, we celebrate the birth of another great today: It’s...
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Celebrating Mariah Carey’s Underrated Glitter Album, 15 Years Later
For the last 15 years, grouping the terms “Mariah Carey” and “Glitter” together has typically resulted in conversations and recollections of “flop”, “disaster”, and “train...
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Spotlight: “Pray You Catch Me (The 1997 Mix)” by AlanMichael
So, back in April, two days after Lemonade dropped, I wrote a tweet comparing the iconic sixth albums of Mariah, Janet and Beyoncé — Butterfly, The Velvet Rope, and Lemonade. Since...
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Black Music Month Spotlight: Phyllis Hyman
It’s week three of our month-long Black Music Month celebration, and today brings us to one of my favorite vocalists of all time, the incomparable...
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Black Music Month Spotlight: Bobby Womack
As we continue our journey through the decades, this week we would like to put the spotlight on one of the best and most prolific...
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Black Music Month Spotlight: Nina Simone
I never really listened to Nina Simone until a few years ago. I was familiar with her name, knew her voice a bit especially from...
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Why I fell in love with Tori Kelly (and you should too)!
Tori Kelly has had quite the come up. The 23 year old California native had her first brush with fame 12 years ago, at age...
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Spotlight: Michael Mott and Loren Allred are a promising pairing to watch
Last Monday, September 21st, Michael Mott held yet another showcase of his latest Pop and R&B songs at New York City’s Rockwood Music Hall. Once...
