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Aloe Blacc Releases New Song, Announces Next Album <i>All Love Everything</i>

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Aloe Blacc Releases New Song, Announces Next Album All Love Everything

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Yo, 2000 Was a Really Good Year for Soul Music

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Obituary5/10/20

We've Lost Another Icon: <i>No Pain (No Gain) </i>Singer Betty Wright Has Died at 66

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We've Lost Another Icon: No Pain (No Gain) Singer Betty Wright Has Died at 66

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Jul 19

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News7/19/19

Earth, Wind & Fire Becomes First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors. Taylor Swift Snubbed Again

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Dec 27 2018

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Music12/27/18

'This Christmas' and the Next: Donny Hathaway to Receive Posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

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Nov 28 2018

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Music11/28/18

In a New Interview, Smokey Robinson Says He Regrets Not Recording With Friend Aretha Franklin

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Aug 16 2018

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'R-E-S-P-E-C-T': Aretha Created a Women’s Anthem Out of a Song Written for a Man

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Jun 29 2018

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Entertainment6/29/18

You Gotta Put Me On: For the Artists Who Haven’t Quite Reached Mainstream Success but Are Killing the Game

Danielle Young

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Jun 19 2018

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6/19/18

Black Music Month: Soul Music; We Make It, They Take It

Danielle Young

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Jan 4 2018

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Real Love: Mary J. Blige Is Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Dec 13 2017

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Feeling Good, Finally? Nina Simone’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Is a Bittersweet Victory

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Dec 8 2017

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12/8/17

The 10 Best Brown-Liquor Christmas Songs, Ranked

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Dec 6 2017

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12/6/17

10 Best Christmas Soul Songs, Ranked (Also Known as the Hardest List of All Time)

Panama Jackson

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Sep 21 2017

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9/21/17

Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day!

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Sep 13 2017

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9/13/17

10 Songs for Your Black-Ass Playlist for Days You’re Feeling Particularly Black

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Dec 8 2016

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12/8/16

An Ode To Donny Hathaway and "This Christmas"

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5/24/16

Black Music Month Means Studio Sessions at The Root

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Lawyer for Michigan Couple Who Pulled Gun on Black Family Says They Were Victims of 'Ethnic Intimidation'

150 Minneapolis Cops File Disability Claims for PTSD, Which They Attribute to George Floyd Protests

'We Were Over': Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith Discuss Previous Separation and Jada's Relationship with August Alsina

Aloe Blacc Releases New Song, Announces Next Album All Love Everything

Yo, 2000 Was a Really Good Year for Soul Music

We've Lost Another Icon: No Pain (No Gain) Singer Betty Wright Has Died at 66

Earth, Wind & Fire Becomes First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors. Taylor Swift Snubbed Again

'This Christmas' and the Next: Donny Hathaway to Receive Posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

In a New Interview, Smokey Robinson Says He Regrets Not Recording With Friend Aretha Franklin

'R-E-S-P-E-C-T': Aretha Created a Women’s Anthem Out of a Song Written for a Man

You Gotta Put Me On: For the Artists Who Haven’t Quite Reached Mainstream Success but Are Killing the Game

Black Music Month: Soul Music; We Make It, They Take It

Real Love: Mary J. Blige Is Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Feeling Good, Finally? Nina Simone’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Is a Bittersweet Victory

The 10 Best Brown-Liquor Christmas Songs, Ranked

10 Best Christmas Soul Songs, Ranked (Also Known as the Hardest List of All Time)

Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day!

10 Songs for Your Black-Ass Playlist for Days You’re Feeling Particularly Black

An Ode To Donny Hathaway and "This Christmas"

Black Music Month Means Studio Sessions at The Root

About the Wayfair Child Trafficking Conspiracy...

Gary Larson just shared his first new Far Side comics in over 25 years on his website

Jeep Grabs The Ford Bronco's Spotlight By Teasing A Wrangler Or Gladiator With A Hemi

Aloe Blacc Releases New Song, Announces Next Album All Love Everything

Yo, 2000 Was a Really Good Year for Soul Music

We've Lost Another Icon: No Pain (No Gain) Singer Betty Wright Has Died at 66

Earth, Wind & Fire Becomes First R&B Group to Receive Kennedy Center Honors. Taylor Swift Snubbed Again

'This Christmas' and the Next: Donny Hathaway to Receive Posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

In a New Interview, Smokey Robinson Says He Regrets Not Recording With Friend Aretha Franklin

'R-E-S-P-E-C-T': Aretha Created a Women’s Anthem Out of a Song Written for a Man

You Gotta Put Me On: For the Artists Who Haven’t Quite Reached Mainstream Success but Are Killing the Game

Black Music Month: Soul Music; We Make It, They Take It

Real Love: Mary J. Blige Is Getting a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Feeling Good, Finally? Nina Simone’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Is a Bittersweet Victory

The 10 Best Brown-Liquor Christmas Songs, Ranked

10 Best Christmas Soul Songs, Ranked (Also Known as the Hardest List of All Time)

Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day!

10 Songs for Your Black-Ass Playlist for Days You’re Feeling Particularly Black

An Ode To Donny Hathaway and "This Christmas"

Black Music Month Means Studio Sessions at The Root