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Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Wins (Again) With Roman Gianarthur’s ‘OK Lady’ EP

Imagine D’Angelo and Smokey Robinson had a baby, and Prince donated some DNA for good measure. That would give you Roman GianArthur, the newest phenom from Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Records. Talk about a deep bench. Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Records is chock full of talent. The stable of singers, songwriters, and musicians are doing their damnest to ...

D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ Returns Magic to Music

I considered many titles for this post. I thought “D’Angelo Saves Music” or “D’Angelo Shows Beyoncé How It’s Done” would be fitting. But after listening to his new release Black Messiah, one thing resonated with me: the musicality. Not just the instrumentation or his voice, but the overall musicality. The classic soul elements. The honesty. The ...