black music
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Janelle Monáe Is Serving Lewks on Lewks on Lewks … and We Like That
Another day, another Janelle Monáe drop. This time it’s the accompanying visuals to “I Like That,” which we declared The Glow Up Anthem of the Week on Friday. So of course we’ve gotta follow up with the video—plus, it’s #MeCrushMonday, and we can’t think of a better soundtrack. We’re just glad she dropped the single…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Janelle Monáe’s ‘I Like That’
A little crazy, little sexy, little coolLittle rough around the edges but I keep it smoothI’m always left of center and that’s right where I belongI’m the random minor note you hear in major songsAnd I like thatI don’t really give a fuck if I was just the only one … Guys, we tried, J.…
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Don’t Disrespect Our Anthems: 6 Black Songs Off-Limits to Taylor Swift and Other White Musicians
When I first called the Department of Homeland Security to report Taylor Swift for suspected terrorist activity, the federal agents hung up on me just as I was explaining why I didn’t consider Swift’s remake of “September” an attack on the legendary band Earth, Wind & Fire so much as I regarded it an assault…
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Beyoncé x Balmain = Best Coachella Homecoming Ever
What happens when the reigning prince of fashion gets a request to dress Queen Bey for her takeover of one of the most famous music festivals in the world? You get some major fashion moments to go along with all of that amazing music. Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, turned heads during Paris Fashion…
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We Got the ‘Pynk’: Janelle Monáe’s Got Girl Power on Lock
Just when Drake thought he’d written the #GirlPower anthem of the season, here comes Janelle Monáe to remind us of the power of the … pynk. With “Pynk,” the latest single from her upcoming release, Dirty Computer (due out April 27), Monáe builds on the momentum of February’s “Make Me Feel” with another Prince-tinged melody…
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The Glow Up Anthem of the Week: Lizzo’s ‘Fitness’
From the time we launched The Glow Up, we’ve known that music would play a part in our mission to inspire, uplift and empower our readers. After all, your managing editor is also a musician (and may or may not also have been a DJ in her pre-recording-deal years). Besides, what glow up is complete…
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Sister Act: Chloe x Halle Cover Nylon Magazine’s Music Issue
Stripes, spots, suits, sisterhood, and lots and lots of smiles; that’s what “it” girls Chloe and Halle Bailey—better known as Chloe x Halle—are made of for their cover shoot for this month’s issue of Nylon magazine. Wearing eclectic and embellished ensembles, including pieces from Burberry, Tibi, Ellery, Tessa Matthias and Chanel, our current favorite sister…
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#SisterhoodSaturday: Yes, Chloe x Halle, The Kids Are Alright
It’s #SisterhoodSaturday here at The Glow Up, so it’s only natural to feature one of our favorite sister-acts, Chloe x Halle (aka Chloe and Halle Bailey), whose premier album, The Kids Are Alright, debuted Friday. Frankly, it seems like just yesterday that we were watching these two as preteens, performing lushly harmonic YouTube covers of…
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Red-Carpet Roundup: It’s All Love at the iHeartRadio Awards (With a Healthy Dose of Cardi B)
Working in digital media as a middle-aged person can be challenging. After all, there’s a constant need to know what the kids are into these days, and without kids of my own, it can be tough. Thankfully, we’ve got the annual iHeartRadio Awards to tell us old heads who’s hot and who’s on the come…
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Double Vision: Janelle Monáe Drops 2 New Baddie Anthems on Us
In case you haven’t had your fill of African royalty this week (as if), Janelle Monáe dropped in on us today with not one, but two new singles sure to be in heavy rotation over the coming weeks, accompanied by stunning visuals that are already giving us fashion inspiration. In “Django Jane,” the artist formerly…