“I wear my heart on my sleeve,” Bibbs says. This is true. With the honest and eager funk of “Red,” the third single from his second album, “The Color of Love,” Bibbs announces the return to a genre ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When discussing soul music’s golden age, names like Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, and Wilson Pickett tend to dominate the conversation. But nestled quietly among the legends is William ...

“Swag,” a new album of dreamy beats and unexpected collaborations, eschews formulaic pop to lean into the singer’s R&B instincts. By Jon Caramanica In 2007, back when YouTube was in its infancy and ...

For decades, a soft-touch style of soul music has found a strong Chicano and Latino audience in Southern California. A record label based there is helping it bloom. For decades, a soft-touch style of ...