Michael Jackson recorded “Ben” for the soundtrack of the film of the same name. Songwriters Don Black and Walter Scharf originally wrote “Ben” for Donny Osmond, but because Osmond was on tour when it was time to record, they offered the track to Jackson instead. Ben was a horror filmContinue Reading
Meshell Ndegeocello and Lianne La Havas have teamed up to revamp Dennis Edwards’ 1984 duet with Siedah Garrett, “Don’t Look Any Further.” The reimagined track is part of Ndegeocello’s upcoming album, Synonym. She collaborated with a stellar roster of artists—including La Havas, Chaka Khan, Robert Glasper, Nick Hakim, WILLOW, and more—toContinue Reading
Wax Poetics has officially launched Shaolin Style: The Duane Grant Archive, a new archival auction featuring rare and largely unseen artifacts from the personal collection of Staten Island designer and entrepreneur Duane Grant. Developed alongside his late cousin Oliver “Power” Grant, the archive documents the creation of Wu Wear and theContinue Reading