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    Kehlani, SweetSexySavage [📷: Atlantic]
    LGBTQ

    Kehlani, Advice | Track Review 🎵

    Up-and-coming R&B artist Kehlani drops another superb single with “Advice.” “Advice” arrives ahead of her proper debut, ‘SweetSexySavage.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 9, 2016 ago
    Empire © Twentieth Century Fox
    Music

    Empire Cast, Aces High (Serayah) | Track Review 🎵

    “Aces High,” a song performed by Serayah on the third season of Empire, suffers from the pitfalls of the soundtrack cut.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 9, 2016 ago
    Childish Gambino, "Awaken, My Love!" [📷: Glassnote]
    Album 💿

    Childish Gambino, “Awaken, My Love!” | Album Review

    Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – trades rhymes for singing on his ambitious third studio album, “Awaken, My Love!”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 6, 2016 ago
    John Legend, Darkness and Light © Columbia
    Album 💿

    John Legend Shines on ‘Darkness and Light’

    John Legend delivers another captivating solo album with Darkness and Light. While his sound is tweaked, fundamentally he remains the same artist.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 5, 2016 ago
    John Legend, Love in the Future [📷: Getting Out Our Dreams / Columbia]
    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.’

    By the musical hype, 9 years ago
    The Weeknd, Starboy © Republic
    Album 💿

    Examining Lyrics: The Weeknd, ‘Starboy’

    Canadian R&B standout The Weeknd Returns with ‘Starboy,’ an album filled with intriguing lyrics worth analyzing.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 2, 2016 ago
    Trey Songz, Comin Home © Atlantic
    Music

    Trey Songz, Comin Home | Track Review 🎵

    Trey Songz ushers in the Christmas spirit (and love) on his superb new single, “Comin Home.”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 1, 2016 ago
    Jhene Aiko, Maniac © Def Jam
    Music

    Jhene Aiko, Maniac | Track Review 🎵

    Jhene Aiko is unafraid to get ‘down and dirty’ on risqué new single, “Maniac.” Innuendo runs rampant here.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsDecember 1, 2016 ago
    Childish Gambino, "Awaken, My Love!" [📷: Glassnote]
    Music

    Childish Gambino, Redbone | Track Review 🎵

    Childish Gambino returns with an ambitious second single, “Redbone,” ahead of his R&B full-length, “Awaken, My Love!”

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 29, 2016 ago
    John Legend, Darkness and Light © Columbia
    Music

    John Legend, I Know Better | Track Review 🎵

    John Legend may not earn another no. 1 hit with single “I Know Better,” but he keeps traditional R&B on the ‘up and up.’

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 29, 2016 ago
    John Legend, Darkness and Light © Columbia
    Music

    John Legend, Penthouse Floor | Track Review

    John Legend keeps soul alive and well on “Penthouse Floor,” the second single from his fifth studio album, Darkness and Light.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 28, 2016 ago
    The Weeknd, Starboy © Republic
    Album 💿

    The Weeknd, Starboy | Album Review 💿

    Canadian R&B standout The Weeknd returns with a massive, urban-pop effort (‘Starboy’) that offers something for a variety of listeners.

    By the musical hype, 9 yearsNovember 28, 2016 ago

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