When you hear the hip-hop-styled piano rhythm of “Pof,” the opening cut on Ari Lennox’s second album age/sex/location, the first thing you’ll notice is her voice, flowing full and wry like Erykah Badu circa “On & On.” Yes, this is a real, honest-to-God soul singer: no autotune effects, no flattening croon that approximates laptop software, no double-time rhythm meant to approximate a rapper’s inflections. Lennox isn’t a traditionalist, though, and her music feels utterly modern. Much like Summer Walker, Chlöe Bailey — both of whom guest...
- 9/12/2022
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
Warning: This post contains spoilers from The Underground Railroad.
Just as he has for both of Barry Jenkins‘ films, Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, composer Nicholas Britell provided the sweeping and emotionally wrenching instrumentals for the Oscar winner’s new limited series The Underground Railroad, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
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The strings that play in Episode 8 after Cora (TVLine’s...
Just as he has for both of Barry Jenkins‘ films, Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, composer Nicholas Britell provided the sweeping and emotionally wrenching instrumentals for the Oscar winner’s new limited series The Underground Railroad, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime.
More from TVLineBarry Jenkins on How The Underground Railroad Counters the Black Trauma Debate: 'These Things Happened'Underground Railroad's Thuso Mbedu on Silently Capturing Cora's Emotions: Slaves 'Weren’t Allowed to Feel'Performer of the Week: Thuso Mbedu
The strings that play in Episode 8 after Cora (TVLine’s...
- 5/15/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Fox hasn’t officially confirmed it, but sources close to American Idol are buzzing that Season 12 Top 4 week will be a two-theme kind of party: One-Hit Wonders and Contestant’s Choice.
The former — which topped an At&T “fan’s choice” vote — has the potential to be fantastic, as long as producers don’t try to force the contestants toward novelty hits or tired old songs that have been covered on Idol a million times before (and simply happen to qualify under the one-hit wonder header).
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The former — which topped an At&T “fan’s choice” vote — has the potential to be fantastic, as long as producers don’t try to force the contestants toward novelty hits or tired old songs that have been covered on Idol a million times before (and simply happen to qualify under the one-hit wonder header).
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- 4/19/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
American Idol‘s Season 11 Top 12 are set to cover the frequently traversed theme of “Songs From the Year You Were Born” tonight. (Way to cook up new and exciting ideas, Uncle Nigel)! I’m already saying a novena that Jessica Sanchez won’t get stuck in the Thia Megia ghetto (aka singing “Colors Of The Wind”) and that Joshua Ledet won’t be offering up Idol‘s eighth rendition of “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” in 11 seasons. (But, alas, hearing one of those ballads is almost as likely as Jermaine Jones performing nothing at all; read all about that scandalé here!
- 3/14/2012
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
With Shut Up and Listen, she's introducing her music to people who only know the rumors, in Mixtape Daily.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Shanell
Photo: Young Money
This Week's Main Pick
Artist: Shanell
Holding It Down For: Young Money
Mixtape: Shut Up and Listen
Real Spit: Young Money singer Shanell has been inspired by challenges almost her entire life. She grew up encouraging and battling her sister, former Danity Kane singer D. Woods, in songwriting.
"It was me, my sister, and we have an older brother," Shanell said on a recent trip to NYC. "We used to watch him. He did music before either one of us. He did television, movies, and we used to run around the house singing his songs, until we started writing our own. It was friendly competition between me and my sister, because we would always help each other and challenge each other.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Shanell
Photo: Young Money
This Week's Main Pick
Artist: Shanell
Holding It Down For: Young Money
Mixtape: Shut Up and Listen
Real Spit: Young Money singer Shanell has been inspired by challenges almost her entire life. She grew up encouraging and battling her sister, former Danity Kane singer D. Woods, in songwriting.
"It was me, my sister, and we have an older brother," Shanell said on a recent trip to NYC. "We used to watch him. He did music before either one of us. He did television, movies, and we used to run around the house singing his songs, until we started writing our own. It was friendly competition between me and my sister, because we would always help each other and challenge each other.
- 5/17/2010
- MTV Music News
With Shut Up and Listen, she's introducing her music to people who only know the rumors, in Mixtape Daily.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Shanell
Photo: Young Money
This Week's Main Pick
Artist: Shanell
Holding It Down For: Young Money
Mixtape: Shut Up and Listen
Real Spit: Young Money singer Shanell has been inspired by challenges almost her entire life. She grew up encouraging and battling her sister, former Danity Kane singer D. Woods, in songwriting.
"It was me, my sister, and we have an older brother," Shanell said on a recent trip to NYC. "We used to watch him. He did music before either one of us. He did television, movies, and we used to run around the house singing his songs, until we started writing our own. It was friendly competition between me and my sister, because we would always help each other and challenge each other.
By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes
Shanell
Photo: Young Money
This Week's Main Pick
Artist: Shanell
Holding It Down For: Young Money
Mixtape: Shut Up and Listen
Real Spit: Young Money singer Shanell has been inspired by challenges almost her entire life. She grew up encouraging and battling her sister, former Danity Kane singer D. Woods, in songwriting.
"It was me, my sister, and we have an older brother," Shanell said on a recent trip to NYC. "We used to watch him. He did music before either one of us. He did television, movies, and we used to run around the house singing his songs, until we started writing our own. It was friendly competition between me and my sister, because we would always help each other and challenge each other.
- 5/17/2010
- MTV Music News
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