“King Creole” was the name of a mythic Cajun guitarist known for his command of various styles of rock and roll, made famous by the 1958 film named after him…
From Dijon and Figmore to Mereba and Cleo Sol, the best R&B albums of the year were born out of reshaped perspectives in the face of the post-pandemic facade we're now calling reality.
From Dijon and Figmore to Mereba and Cleo Sol, the best R&B albums of the year were born out of reshaped perspectives in the face of the post-pandemic facade we're now calling reality.
For the bravest, most unique voices working in R&B, it's clear that priorities have shifted. In 2021, Mereba and Cleo Sol journaled their way
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Making the Band 3, Dawn Richard has been making music for almost 20 years. After her pop group Danity Kaneâs dissolution in 2009, she was the only member not let go from her contract with Bad Boy, where all five members had been originally signed. That same year, she joined Diddy-Dirty Money alongside the groupâs namesake and singer/songwriter Kalenna Harper. In less than two years, they recorded an album,
Last Train to Paris, plus two mixtapes before going the route of DK and disbanding in 2012. Since then, Richardâs trajectory as an independent artist has involved balancing artistic freedom alongside financial restraints. Her sixth album