Tag: Rhythm and Blues (Music)
‘Renaissance’ Review: America Has a Problem and Beyoncé Ain’t It
It’s too much, this being alive. Too heavy, too uncertain, too chronically cataclysmic, too bellicose, too unwell, too…
Beyoncé’ Unveils ‘Renaissance,’ the First of Three New Projects
Since “Lemonade” (2016), her last solo studio LP and accompanying film, Beyoncé has tided fans over with a…
What Is Beyoncé’s Definitive Album?
Much is made of pop star “eras” these days, but the term is deployed as a tool of…
Lizzo Conquers Self-Doubt With an ’80s Jam, and 7 More New Songs
“2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)” — from Lizzo’s new album, “Special” — is a self-questioning self-help pop…
The 1975’s Chamber-Pop Confessions, and 8 More New Songs
Matty Healy, the proudly enigmatic singer-songwriter of the 1975, leads his group into chamber-pop with “Part of the…
Cardi B’s All-Star Team-Up, and 9 More New Songs
An event record that sounds like an off-the-cuff late-night studio session, “Hot ____” is lean verging on spare,…
Yeah Yeahs Yeahs’ Apocalyptic March, and 10 More New Songs
The first new Yeah Yeah Yeahs song in nine years isn’t a guitar blast. It’s a solemn, cavernous…
Sam Smith’s Ode to Self-Acceptance, and 10 More New Songs
“Every day I’m trying not to hate myself,” the pop crooner Sam Smith sings on a new single,…
Kamasi Washington Blasts Into a Fresh Era, and 13 More New Songs
The Los Angeles-based saxophonist and spiritual-jazz revivalist Kamasi Washington, 40, made his American late-night TV debut this week,…