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Tag Archives: R&B
Today’s exclusive track is by a NYC resident whose songwriting draws upon the influence of R&B, Soul, and Hip Hop...
Our podcasting pals from Liverpool bring us an exclusive chat with a giant of the jazz, funk and soul worlds Though he...
Jennifer Hudson, Aloe Blacc and DJ Jazzy Jeff will all be participating in a free show in Brooklyn on Wednesday Next...
Album two from the leftfield R&B artist will be called ‘Beauty Behind The Madness’, and it’s out on 28 August...
This week’s Thursday track exclusive is a very fine slice of rock ‘n’ soul from Philadelphia singer-songwriter Aaron Parnell Brown...
Nile Rodgers has signed a deal with Warners, and the first Chic album in 20 years will be in stores...
Hot on the heels of his Grammy nomination for ‘Best R&B Album’, we speak to fast-rising Norwegian soul singer Bernhoft...
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Two classic albums from the point when NBZ took their bar-locked R&B and attempted to produce something with wider appeal...
The winner of November’s ReverbNation songwriting contest is a jazz-trained singer-songwriter from Connecticut who’s worked with some big names already...
We meet Guy Furious, one-third of hotly tipped songwriting and production team WME who’ve signed a publishing deal with BMG...
Traedonya’s debut single, ‘Another Lie’, is an uplifting, modern but tentative step into the hallowed halls of classic jazz-funk n...
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How I wrote 'Luka' by Suzanne Vega
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I'm going to keep songwriting by reminding myself that overflowing emotions can be relieved when I write them down or sing them out.
I’ve kept writing songs all through lockdown and have just released currently have 4 tunes waiting for me to find the right words. The songs
My best mate and I have been writing songs together for just under a year and we've just released our 1st single! I am so
I have been writing songs now for over 40 years and I am not about to stop.
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I wrote 'Start a party' for Freedom day and the nightclub scene. It all started with Gary Barlow's course, I am now on the TSA
I have plenty of ideas and try to get one end product at one time! Focus, making, listen to it until I am satisfied with