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Black Music Month Spotlight: Phyllis Hyman

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June 20, 2016
It’s week three of our month-long Black Music Month celebration, and today brings us to one of my favorite vocalists of all time, the incomparable Phyllis Hyman. Born on July 6, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this multifaceted songstress was born with all of the natural gifts needed to become a superstar, except for sadly, the right team to push her sound

Black Music Month Spotlight: Bobby Womack

June 13, 2016
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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
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Spotlight: “So True” by AlanMichael

June 19, 2015
This isn’t the first time we have featured talented singer-songwriter AlanMichael on the site. You may recall his cover of Janet Jackson’s “Got ’til It’s Gone” last fall. Today, we bring you the latest from the rising star, a new song and accompanying music video titled “So True.” The song
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Spotlight: “Lose Control” by Holly Elle

March 5, 2015
Reviewing new talent and help new artists get more visibility is something we, at EST. 1997,  feel is important because not everyone has the opportunity to be signed by a major label and have the kind of support machine behind them that a contract would guarantee to them. Holly Elle is one
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Spotlight: Mila J

October 3, 2014
Some of you may have heard this song on the radio around the same time a more known hit song called “The Worst” was being spun heavily through the airwaves earlier this year. It’s a case of two sisters sharing a moment in the spotlight. Yes, Jamila Akiko Chilombo, better known
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