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Musiq Soulchild Buddy Re-Release Date: 3/13/2007 Anthony Rupert (4 out of 5 stars) "Musiq stated in an interview that the reason he dropped "Soulchild" from his name after his first album Aijuswanaseing is because that he didnt feel hed perfected his craft yet. Well, since he reattached it for his fourth album Luvanmusiq, its probably safe to assume that he believes he has now indeed perfected the craft. And I have to agree. To be honest, this is only the second album from Musiq that I even l...

February 26th, 2021 by KRNB Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images D’Angelo is set to take the stage this weekend for another legendary Verzuz battle to close out Black History Month.  The soul singer will be coming to fans live from the Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York, where in 1995, he performed his classic “Brown Sugar,” supported by a live band.  Swizz Beatz and  Timbaland shared the exciting news from the @Verzuztv Instagram account, along with old footage from D’Ange...

By Stacy Lambe‍ This video is unavailable because we were unable to load a message from our sponsors. If you are using ad-blocking software, please disable it and reload the page. Embed Code Now playing After breaking out in 2015 with the empowering hit single, “Rise Up,” Andra Day is about to make a bigger name for herself, portraying legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in Lee Daniels’ biopic, The United States vs. Billie...

By: Pollstar Staff In honor of Black History Month, Pollstar is spotlighting seminal live performances by Black artists every weekday throughout February. With a deep, rich tradition of transcendent and powerful performers across genres and the ages, we are well aware we can only scratch the surface of so many thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of brilliant Black performance. In fact, any one genre by itself, be it jazz, soul, R&B, hip-hop, blu...

Cadillac Muziks Stayin Alive Will Revive Your Soul News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- After hitting Billboard Magazine charts several times and charting on numerous radio charts for their previous single "Gamble Love", the Texas-based band Cadillac Muzik continues to keep the momentum going with their 5th independently released project titled "Stayin Alive."  They kick the EP off with their first single "Feeling Filter".  The song...

Andra Day had two 2016 Grammy Award nominations and another in 2018 to her credit before being cast in the lead role in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” the provocative new film by Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels. Andra Day Age: 36 Advertisement SoCal migration: Day was 3 when she moved to San Diego with her family, including her sister and two brothers. First steps: She began studying dance at age 5 and sang in the choir at First United Methodist Church in Chula Vista. First c...

Inside the Melodious Mind of Raphael Saadiq Christopher A. Daniel © Provided by The Daily Beast Moses Mitchell When Raphael Saadiq was hired by Sheila E. and Levi Seacer, Jr. in 1986 to tour Japan as part of Prince’s “Parade” tour, he saw the gig as a masterclass in building longevity. Those candid talks Saadiq had with Prince about what it takes to be successful encouraged him to pay close attention to how his prolific bandleader communicated his ideas to management, r...

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How Andra Day Transformed Herself Into Billie Holiday for Lee Daniels Film Jazz Tangcay, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Singer-turned-actor Andra Day brought versatility to Lee Daniels’ biopic “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” She performs the Golden Globes-nominated song “Tigress & Tweed,” which she co-wrote with soul and R&B singer Raphael Saadiq, and she sizzles in the title role as the jazz legend, portraying her as a significant civil rights activist. Below, she shares w...