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May 24, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Sade Adu may have appeared confident when she hit the stage on her massive U.S. tour…
May 22, 2012
D'Angelo, best known for his '90's hits 'Brown Sugar' and 'Lady' is back and ready to release a new album...
May 18, 2012
OPINION - Certainly she is the Queen of Disco, no question, but Donna Summer was so much more than that.…
May 17, 2012
Adele has reached another milestone in sales. Her album '21' has sold 9 million copies in the U.S...
May 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go…
May 8, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - R&B singer Tank sat down with theGrio to discuss his new album, _This Is How I Feel_...
May 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - D'Angelo is making his comeback. The reclusive singer will give his first U.S. performance in 10…
May 1, 2012
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Charles 'Skip' Pitts, the longtime Memphis guitar player whose distinctive riffs helped define soul and make…
April 25, 2012
CLUTCH - Left-Eye's spontaneity, quirkiness, guts and soul inspired a generation of young women to boldly claim their own femininity...
April 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Platinum-selling soul singer Maxwell will kick off his first shows since 2010, touring LA, Atlanta, and Newark…
April 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Today marks the Rev. Al Green's 66th birthday, a milestone day in the life of a man…
March 26, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Soul singer Bobby Womack has been released from the hospital following a successful recovery from pneumonia...
March 25, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Aretha Franklin has a lot more than her 70th birthday to celebrate: She's reuniting with one…
March 20, 2012
OPINION - Esperanza Spalding by far is one of the most interesting female voices out now, and her cross-over success…
March 15, 2012
OPINION - Despite Ashanti's record-setting accomplishments, she's never been particularly respected as an artist...
March 14, 2012
Adele may have taken home a boatload of Grammys and sold more albums than any other artist last year but…
March 9, 2012
ROCK HILL, South Carolina (AP) - James T. Ellis, who belted out the refrain "Burn, baby burn!" in a 1970s-era…
February 28, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - It's been four years since British R&B singer Estelle dropped her U.S. debut 'Shine'. Today, she's releasing…
February 1, 2012
OPINION - This year, on the first day of Black History Month, Americans, and the African-American community in particular, mourn…
February 1, 2012
OPINION - 'Soul Train' always managed to stay fresh, alluring and project the unmistakable magnetism of black dance, song and…