Beyoncé Reopened B’Day and Put Selena on It
Twenty years after her birthday album, the deluxe puts Houston on the spine: Slim Thug was already there. The Selena estate said yes.
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Before the World Blows, Dallas Heard Erykah Badu First
She and The Alchemist finished a sixteen-track record in Dallas and Los Angeles. Last Wednesday she played it on vinyl downtown. Friday it went out.
What Dolly Parton Left Black Culture — and What She Practiced
She died Tuesday in Nashville at 80. The catalog was country. The method was how she treated people when the hit left her hands.
Wale and Smino Brought “Everything Is A Lot.” to Stubb’s in Austin
A new album, a first co-headline, and a Stubb’s crowd that knew every word.
Timbaland Made an AI Girl from the Bronx and People Are Right to Be Mad
Stage Zero. TaTa. Suno, ChatGPT, a backstory, a career. Real women from that zip code are still waiting on a call.
GloRilla Went Back to Church in the “Rain Down On Me” Video
Kirk Franklin, Maverick City, Kierra Sheard, lace socks, choir robes. Gloria Hallelujah Woods never left.
Cardi B’s Second Album Is Called Am I the Drama? Of Course It Is
Seven years after Invasion of Privacy. Am I the Drama? lands September 19. Twenty-three tracks.
Kehlani’s “Folded” Is a Quiet Goodbye
Clothes still folded. Door still open. Not a screaming breakup song — the kind that stays in the car.
Kehlani, EmpowHer, and a Show That Didn’t Happen
EmpowHer postponed over a “safety & security matter.” She had posted about Palestine. The cancellation still happened.
