Six years is a long time. Can Nelly Furtado pick up where she left off with “The Spirit Indestructible?”
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The Singles Bar: Nas (feat. Amy Winehouse,) “Cherry Wine”
Nas’s upcoming “Life Is Good” project keeps spinning out the potential hits. Check out “Cherry Wine,” featuring vocals from the late Amy Winehouse.
Blerd Briefs: “UnSung” Nas & Maxwell
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If you’re watching TV tonight, make sure you’re checking out the season premiere of “UnSung” on TvOne, which profiles Sly & The Family Stone. Also, Maxwell cancels his tour and Amy Winehouse joins Nas on his new album.
Spin Cycle: Usher, Looking 4 Myself
Usher’s seventh album, Looking 4 Myself, finds the singer straddling the worlds of pop and soul. Is his genre blend successful? Check our review and find out.
Spin Cycle: Amy Winehouse’s “Lioness: Hidden Treasures”
One thing that can’t be denied was that Amy Winehouse was a unique talent, and as it turns out, quite influential. Despite Adele’s tremendous talent, it was Amy that paved the way for the renaissance of full-voiced British soul vocalists with a throwback sound. She was truly taken from us too soon, and the world will never know if she would have been able to come up with an album that matched the genius that was Back To Black. Despite […]
Nelly Furtado’s “Night is Young”: Swing & a Miss
Some people are more talented than they’re given credit for. I dug Nelly Furtado when she first came out because she went against the grain a little bit. She had some hippie-chick in her, but she added a little bit of flavor to that hippie vibe. “I’m Like a Bird” was quirky and cool, but she sounded equally at home on the “Get Ur Freak On” remix with Missy Elliott. After a relatively unsuccessful second album, “Folklore” (which is actually […]
