Maxwell

10 R&B albums you may have missed while waiting for Timberlake

Chris Martin

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - With tomorrow's new release from crooner Justin Timberlake (The 20/20 Experience), who's been championed as the savior of R&B, we at theGrio want to highlight a few albums within the past seven years that deserve more recognition....

Trey Songz added to Essence Fest lineup

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - R&B singer-songwriter Trey Songz, who has collaborated with hip-hop artists Jay-Z, Drake and others, has been added to this year's Essence Festival lineup...

Back to New Orleans: Beyonce to perform at Essence

Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Beyoncé is coming back to New Orleans and back to the Superdome...

theGrio’s 100: Gary Clark Jr, brings blues music to a new generation

theGrio

theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in Austin, TX, Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at age 12. He performed small gigs throughout his early teens before being signed to major record label...

Jill Scott, Maxwell return to re-branded Essence Fest

Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Essence Music Festival is dropping the music — from its name, that is...

Maxwell cancels tour due to voice

theGrio

NEW YORK (AP) - R&B singer Maxwell has cancelled his short U.S. tour after developing vocal swelling and hemorrhaging...

Maxwell to perform full albums on new tour

Briana Lopes

theGRIO REPORT - Platinum-selling soul singer Maxwell will kick off his first shows since 2010, touring LA, Atlanta, and Newark over the summer...

D'Angelo returns: Is neo-soul stuck in the past?

Mychal Denzel Smith

OPINION - More than a decade since his last full-length release, D'Angelo still has the ability to get people excited...

Slideshow: The most influential Afro-Latino stars

Dalia Colón

SLIDESHOW - Afro-Latinos, once relegated to the sidelines because they didn't fit neatly into a single box, are stepping the limelight...

Slideshow: Christmas with the Obamas

theGrio

SLIDESHOW - Ring in the holidays with these charming photos of the first family as they celebrate Christmas...

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