Popblerd’s list of the Top 40 albums of the year reaches its’ second half, featuring albums by Bilal, Erykah Badu, and El DeBarge.
Posts tagged "El DeBarge"
Hump Day Flashback: “There’ll Never Be”
Today’s Hump Day Flashback pays tribute to the band Switch, a Motown group that marked the first recorded contributions of the DeBarge family.
Moonlighting: Reviews of The Black Eyed Peas & El DeBarge on Popdose!!
Links to reviews of new albums by The Black Eyed Peas and El DeBarge on popdose.com
New Release Report 11/30/10: It’s R&B Tuesday
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There are lots of new albums coming out 11/30, including the latest from The Black Eyed Peas. Also out, new albums by the “Glee” cast, Tim McGraw, and a bunch of solid-seeming R&B records.
My Soul Train Awards Not-So-Live Blog
A live-blog of the 2010 Soul Train Music Awards. This show featured performances by Erykah Badu and Cee-Lo Green, as well as tributes to Anita Baker and Ronald Isley.
Hump Day Flashback: “Who’s Johnny?”
I was playing around with my USB turntable last night (because I finally got it to hook up to my main computer again without getting an error message) and pulled El DeBarge’s self-titled 1986 debut out of my collection. Despite having had the album for something close to two years, I’d never actually pulled the liner notes out and looked at them. As I perused who played what, my eyes focused on a very familiar yet somewhat unexpected name-Michael McDonald. […]
The 5ive at 5: They Went Solo Too (#1)
Because I couldn’t think of a clear cut favorite for this week’s 5ive, I’m gonna be a lame-o and give it to a general concept: The Family Group. When you’re in a group or a band, the natural order of things dictates that eventually you’re gonna spread your wings and fly solo-at least temporarily. Once ego comes into play, that need to fly alone increases, especially in cases where more than one band member feels as though they are most […]
El Yes!: Mr. DeBarge Releases the Video for “Second Chance”
As you know if you are a regular reader of this here site, I am VERY excited for the return of El DeBarge later this month. It’s pretty safe to say that “Second Chance” is one of the two or three albums scheduled for release this fall that I am anticipating the most. Taking another step towards a well-deserved comeback, the album’s title track now has a video. The clip matches the mood of the song pretty well-it’s reflective but […]
Back for Good? El DeBarge’s “Second Chance”
There are many things I could criticize BET for. Quite frankly, the network that created the lane for Black programming on television has been lapped by Centric and TVOne. Even their annual award show tends to be an exercise in general coonery with a handful of moments that makes the ceremony almost worth watching. This year’s show was no different. Thankfully, BET made up for Chris Brown’s crocodile tears by featuring El DeBarge in two separate segments. El has not released an album […]
Chart Chat 7/7/10: Mid-Year Report
Surprising no one, Eminem’s “Recovery” maintains a second week on top of Billboard’s album chart. Perhaps surprising some folks, “Recovery” experiences a less steep second-week decline than usual, moving a still healthy 313,000 units. This vaults it over the million sold mark in only 2 weeks. It is only the fifth album in 2010 to cross the million-sold threshold. Beginning a series of quiet weeks in the music industry, the highest debut is the third effort from R&B singer/songwriter The-Dream. […]
Does El DeBarge Deserve a “Second Chance”?
The best thing about Sunday night’s BET Awards? The return of El DeBarge. Looking typically crisp and clean despite his recent incarceration, the singer/songwriter led the crowd through a medley of the hits made famous by his family group DeBarge-“I Like It”, “All This Love”, “Time Will Reveal” and “Rhythm of the Night”. Not only was he hitting impossible falsetto notes without breaking a sweat, but he turned the auditorium into a party with “Rhythm of the Night”, dancing through […]
Popblerd (Sort of) LiveBlogs the 10th Annual BET Awards
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Sometimes it pays to have other plans. The 10th Annual BET Award ceremony is tonight. Now, normally, I live blog these things so I can share in the shocks and horrors along with everyone else. This time, I had to work (yes, on a Sunday night. I know, right?), so watching the show live isn’t an option. Thank God for DVR. Now I can still deliver snark, but I can speed through the show in half the time! The BET […]