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Playlist: What Happened in Vegas? Kelly Clarkson Deep Cuts!

August 1, 2023

What Happened in Vegas? Kelly Clarkson Deep Cuts! On July 28th, the superstar singer-songwriter, inaugural American Idol, and daytime talk queen kicked off her first, long-awaited Las Vegas residency, “Chemistry: An Intimate Night With Kelly Clarkson” at Planet Hollywood’s Bakkt Theater. Across the ten-night run, Clarkson promises fans each night will be different, rotating certain songs in the setlist to perform

Featured·Kelly Clarkson·Music·Reviews

Kelly Clarkson’s Journey From “You” to “me”

Amid increasing suspense, layer upon layer – voice, organ, and then strings, Kelly Clarkson proclaims, “I’m always pleasing someone, honestly, now I’m done,” as her voice itself is stacked into a one-woman choir. Turns out, she’d actually been waiting a lifetime for a moment like this. Kelly Clarkson’s new single

Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love” is the most influential vocal performance of all-time.

In May of 1990 Long Island native Mariah Carey “realized a dream,

Nippy is 60: Whitney Houston’s Greatest Live Performances

Whitney Elizabeth Houston lived a life that was akin to a Greek

Toni Braxton’s Secrets is unforgettable

June 19, 2016

Featured·For the Nostalgia·In Depth·Music·Then

June 18, 1996. In 1993, Toni Braxton strutted onto the scene with a sultry voice and a seeming penchant for sad love songs. She quickly became an R&B superstar and racked up the hits. Naturally, the follow up to her debut was hotly anticipated, coming three years after her debut, arriving

Black Music Month Spotlight: Bobby Womack

June 13, 2016

Featured·Music

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 singers and songwriters in the R&B world, Mr. Bobby Womack. With a career spanning 6 decades, Womack first started making moves in the music world in the

The 7 Wonders of Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour

June 7, 2016

Featured·Music·Now·Reviews

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter is the epitome of Black girl magic. It’s been two weeks since her Chicago concerts and I still don’t have myself together. As a matter of fact, I’m writing his review from the afterworld, because Bey put me in Formation, stole my soul and then took it with her to

The Purple Print: how Prince left his mark on popular music

May 21, 2016

Featured·In Depth·Music

A month after Prince’s untimely death, we have decided to honor his lasting legacy not by discussing his extensive catalog, but by shedding light to the influence his music has had on Pop and R&B music for three decades. Have you ever heard a song and went “hmm that sounds a little bit like Prince!”? If

Album Review: ‘VIEWS’ by Drake

May 9, 2016

Featured·Music·Now·Reviews

It’s been a defining year for Drake’s career, with the release of three bodies of work in such a short span of time he’s proven to be a very prolific artist and his status has definitely seen a rise. Just this past winter Drake scored the biggest hit of his

SURVIVOR: Destiny’s Child’s defining album endures

May 1, 2016

Featured·For the Nostalgia·In Depth·Music·Then

May 1, 2001. Long before Kelly aired her “Dirty Laundry,” before Michelle had a Journey to Freedom, and before Beyoncé turned her lemons into Lemonade, Destiny’s Child at just 19 and 20 years old stepped out as voices of empowerment for our generation. It’s hard to believe two decades have

Yes, Beyoncé’s “Formation” is a Civil Rights anthem

February 7, 2016

Featured·In Depth·Music·Now

Beyoncé has created an anthem; a pro-black, pro-women, pro-LGBT, anti-establishment, anti-hater anthem. Naturally, her haters have responded with… well, hate. Naysayers criticize the song for being basic, the lyrics for being silly, and the song for being ratchet. They seem to believe that just because the song makes you want to twerk

With “Nasty,” Janet Jackson gave pop music feminism its first beat

February 5, 2016

Featured·For the Nostalgia·In Depth·Janet Jackson·Music·Then

“GIMME A BEAT!” Ms. Jackson delivered this iconic catchphrase at the start of her classic hit “Nasty,” the second single, and track, from Janet’s Control album, and with it, the music world would never be the same again. In response to Janet’s demand, producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis certainly

This is a story about “Control,” by Janet Jackson

February 4, 2016

Featured·For the Nostalgia·In Depth·Janet Jackson·Music·Then

February 4, 1986 Janet Jackson has never required an introduction, whether it’s today or 1986, she has been a household name by default. She is one of nine siblings in pop’s most successful musical family, the Jacksons, and grew up in the spotlight. Her entertainment career began in 1976 on

Why I fell in love with Tori Kelly (and you should too)!

January 25, 2016

Featured·In Depth·Music·Now

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 11, on the television show America’s Most Talented Kids. Six years ago, she appeared on Season 9 of American Idol, where she auditioned before Simon and

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Playlist: What Happened in Vegas? Kelly Clarkson Deep Cuts!

Kelly Clarkson’s Journey From “You” to “me”

Mariah Carey’s “Vision of Love” is the most influential vocal performance of all-time.

Nippy is 60: Whitney Houston’s Greatest Live Performances

Toni Braxton’s Secrets is unforgettable

Black Music Month Spotlight: Bobby Womack

The 7 Wonders of Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour

The Purple Print: how Prince left his mark on popular music

Album Review: ‘VIEWS’ by Drake

SURVIVOR: Destiny’s Child’s defining album endures

Yes, Beyoncé’s “Formation” is a Civil Rights anthem

With “Nasty,” Janet Jackson gave pop music feminism its first beat

This is a story about “Control,” by Janet Jackson

Why I fell in love with Tori Kelly (and you should too)!

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