R&B Soul

R&B legend Ike Turner was born on November 5, 1931, in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and grew up playing the blues. In 1956, he met a teenager and singer named Anna Mae…

When India Arie sings, “I’m not the average girl from your video,” it has got to be the understatement of the year. Charismatic, emotional, and impossible to pigeonhole, her Motown…

Hudson’s new record, I REMEMBER ME, is a remarkable step forward for one of the biggest and most talked-about stars to emerge in recent years. It’s the follow-up to 2008’s…

Kelis was born August 21, 1979 in Harlem, New York. In 1999 she released her debut album Kaleidoscope. Due to controversies with Virgin Records, her second album, Wanderland, was released…

Kool & the Gang are an American jazz, R&B, soul, funk and disco group, originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. They went through several musical phases during…

It’s the year of Y2Kim, which is precisely why Brooklyn’s own diminutive diva is massing her musical troops at the border – preparing for a no-prisoners hip hop takeover of…

Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer who has sold more than 100 million records. Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Richie grew up…

The voice of Macy Gray is a wondrous thing. It can be as intimate as the wee small hours or as exciting as a packed nightclub; disarmingly sweet on one…

Marc Broussard is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms. This gift has been a matter of common…

Mariah Carey was born March 27, 1970, in Huntington, Long Island, New York, and began taking voice lessons at age four. At 18 she signed with Columbia records, and her…