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Recapping 40 Stunning Ballads from 2018 | Year in Review
Brandi Carlile, Ella Mai, Hozier, Mariah Carey, and Shawn Mendes are among artists providing the soundtrack for “Recapping 40 Stunning Ballads from 2018.”
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Music
Mary J. Blige, Only Love | Track Review 🎵
Post-divorce & post album-flop, Mary J. Blige returns ferociously on her throwback, neo-disco single, “Only Love.”
Music
Toni Braxton, ‘Long as I Live’ | Track Review
Adult contemporary R&B veteran Toni Braxton sounds as classy and vibrant as ever on “Long as I Live,” her first single of 2018.
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Album 💿
Retrospective Review: John Legend, Love in the Future (2013)
R&B singer-songwriter John Legend makes genuine love sound both respectable and desirable on his fourth solo album, ‘Love in the Future.’
Music
Mary J. Blige, Thick of It | Track Review 🎵
Mary J. Blige makes stunning, emotional return with post-divorce single, “Thick of It,” the promo single for her album, Strength of a Woman.
Album 💿
Tamia Sounds Incredibly Classy On ‘Love Life’
Canadian R&B artist Tamia delivers classy, monogamous, grown-folks R&B on ‘Love Life.’
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Charlie Wilson, Love Charlie | Album Review
Following an illustrious career, with nothing to prove, veteran R&B musician Charlie Wilson delivers a solid R&B affair on his 2013 LP, ‘Love Charlie.’