AP - Jun 15, 2009
They were chanting Bruuuuuce at Bonnaroo all weekend, as Bruce Springsteen performed a three-hour set with the E Street Band one night and joined Phish on stage another. Springsteen and Phish were the...
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It took 20 years, two groups and two solo albums, but soul singer Raphael Saadiq finally feels completely comfortable in the spotlight. After making his debut in the late 1980s with classic R&B group...
More »Reuters - Mar 19, 2007
Romancing is Musiq Soulchild's game, so it's refreshing that a label shift (Def Jam to Atlantic) hasn't changed his ways. Instead, the soul singer's fourth effort, Luvanmusiq, offers...
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When she made her debut several years back at only 15, Brit belter Joss Stone was an instant wow, a young girl mining soul s past with a voice beyond her years. Now 19, with a stunning new album, Introducing...
More »E! Online - Dec 7, 2006
Here s the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles: Album Of The Year Taking the Long Way, Dixie ChicksSt. Elsewhere, Gnarls...
More »Reuters - Sep 10, 2006
Lionel Richie, one-time member of 70s soul group the Commodores, is back on the R&B charts for the first time in 10 years. His single I Call It Love is No. 23 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Also claiming...
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You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, Modern Times, shares a title with Chaplin s 1936 classic about automation, big business and...
More »E! Online - Dec 28, 2005
Looks like Mary J. Blige made Santa s nice list. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul handily held off strong challenges from Jamie Foxx and the Notorious B.I.G. to lead the Christmas album chart. Blige...
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Dwele boils down his style of R&B to this phrase: all-purpose music. The singer-songwriter was one of the few R&B newcomers to elicit critical praise in 2003 with his debut album for Virgin, Subject...
More »Reuters - Sep 19, 2005
ARTIST: BON JOVI ALBUM: HAVE A NICE DAY (ISLAND) People like Bon Jovi for its power-chord-laden songs and Jon Bon Jovi s gravelly vocals. But the frontman has been touting Have a Nice Day as a new...
More »Yahoo! Music - Jan 31, 2003
(1/31/03, 4 p.m. ET) -- Raphael Saadiq was joined onstage Wednesday night (January 29) by two of his biggest fans, Angie Stone and Musiq, during his performance at the House Of Blues in West Hollywood...
More »USRN - Jun 12, 2002
(6/12/02, 6 p.m. ET) - Peers of artist/musician/producer Raphael Saadiq give Saadiq s solo debut, Instant Vintage, released Tuesday (June 11), unanimous praise. *NSYNC s Justin Timberlake, TLC s T-Boz...
More »USRN - Apr 23, 2002
(4/23/03, 5 p.m. ET) -- Raphael Saadiq is gearing up for the release of his solo debut, Instant Vintage, on June 11. He recently shared that another of his projects, the supergroup Lucy Pearl, is now...
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(2/12/02, 3 p.m. ET) -- Former Tony Toni Tone and Lucy Pearl member Raphael Saadiq hooked up with D Angelo on Sunday (February 10) to shoot the video for their collaboration, Be Here, the first release...
More »USRN - Jan 23, 2002
(1/23/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Former Tony Toni Tone member Raphael Saadiq is scheduled to release his long-anticipated solo debut, Instant Vintage, on May 28, 2002 on Universal/Pookie Records. Be Here, a duet...
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