Trademarked by Kedar Massenburg — the former president of Motown Records who discovered and signed Badu to his label, Kedar Records — in the late ‘90s, neo-soul was created as a promotional tool amid ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz and R&B musician known as the "godfather of neo-soul" music, has died following a "long illness." He was 84. The news was shared Wednesday night to Ayers' social media accounts, ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BET announced three-time GRAMMY® award-winning singer-songwriter and producer Maxwell will receive the ‘Legend’ award at the 2021 “Soul Train Awards”. Award-winning ...

Sound On is a concert series highlighting rising local musicians. Artists run the gamut from fresh faces new on the scene and experiencing a meteoric rise, to tried-and-true musicians who’ve been ...

School’s back, rent’s paid. Here’s your rain-or-shine roster of free films, mixers, workshops, and fun in the city. “Neo-soul, to me, was for us. It was our evolution of [jazz]. We still respect the ...

On her groundbreaking, Grammy-winning debut, 1997’s “Baduizm,” Erykah Badu famously sang about seeing you “Next Lifetime” — as if this mystical priestess of otherworldly R&B was operating on a whole ...

Welcome to “Slept On Songs”. In this column, you will find recommendations of songs and artists that you have never heard of but will undoubtedly love. Whether it be music released by an unknown ...

Floetry's Neo-Soul R&B and PoetryNeo-soul duo Floetry drops in on The Tavis Smiley Show to talk about their unusual blend of R&B and poetry, featured on their debut CD Floetic.