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Leon Bridges, Why Don’t You Touch Me | Track Review

Contemporary soul standout Leon Bridges delivers a classy, relatable, and well-rounded ballad on “Why Don’t You Touch Me.”

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Jazmine Sullivan, Manchester Orchestra, Olivia Rodrigo, Shelley FKA DRAM and St. Vincent appear on 25 Best Albums of 2021 (So Far).

On this 46th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with the SOUTH in some form or fashion.

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: May 2021 features Anthony Hamilton, Bella Poarch, Burna Boy, Olivia Rodrigo, P!nk, & Twenty One Pilots.

Anthony Hamilton oozes with soul (and heartbreak) on his first new single of 2021, “You Made a Fool of Me.”

Awesome Songs That Tickled My Fancy: April 2021 features Doja Cat, The Isley Brothers, Olivia O’Brien, Regard & serpentwithfeet.

Gifted, versatile Louisianan musician Jon Batiste delivers one of the year’s best and most satisfying R&B albums with We Are.

On this the 14th edition of 5ive Songs, 2021, we select five songs that are associated with the word LIFT or LIFTING in some form or fashion.

On this edition of 3BOPS, we select three awesome songs that are associated with MERCY in some form or fashion.

On this edition of 5ive Songs, we select five songs that are associated with the word ACT, ACTING, or ACTIONS.

11 News Songs That Are Definitely Newsworthy features Aaron Frazer, Anthony Hamilton, Fleetwood Mac, Fiona Apple & Kehlani.