Tag: R&B

The R&B connoisseur Glenn Lewis came through to Cadillac Chronicles TV with some real sophisticated classics and a new joint. The messages in his music are impeccable and positive. Great conversation about life and staying consistent through the valleys. Very dope experience. Thankful for the link up.

Rest in peace to Dolly Parton, who passed away peacefully today in Nashville at 80. She wrote "I Will Always Love You" in 1973 as a goodbye to her mentor Porter Wagoner. Elvis wanted to record it, but his manager demanded half the publishing, and Dolly turned him down. Twenty years later, Whitney Houston turned it into the biggest-selling single by a woman in history, and every dollar stayed Dolly's. Her family asks that donations be made to her Imagination Library in place of flowers.

It's been a quarter century since Aaliyah's tragic death and even though she's gone way too soon, the late legend's legacy will live on forever. She was only 11 years old when she first started performing, hitting the Sin City stage alongside her aunt, Gladys Knight. Aaliyah dropped her debut album in 1994, when she was just 14. Her second album went double platinum, and her third and final album scored her a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album.

25 years ago today we lost Baby Girl, and it still doesn't feel real. She was 15 when she arrived and only 22 when she was taken, and in those seven short years she changed R&B forever. "One in a Million" took two unknowns named Missy Elliott and Timbaland and built a sound the whole genre is still chasing, the cool, the futuristic drums, that whisper-soft voice floating over hard beats.

Tems co-headlined All Points East in London, performing in front of 45,000 people at Victoria Park. The highlight was bringing out Dave for their UK No. 1 'Raindance.' From her custom crochet look to her vocals, Tems proved she's one of the most magnetic performers right now.

Destin Conrad just did something different. His new album 'Roadrunner' leans all the way into reggae and dancehall, a tribute to the Jamaican heritage he was raised on, and a real left turn from the alt-R&B and jazz he built his name on. With songs like 'Favorite Lover' setting the tone, the project is about life on the road and what it takes to be a touring artist.