Tracy Chapman’s “Give Me One Reason” was released on her 1995 album New Beginnings. She first performed it during a 1989 episode of Saturday Night Live. Chapman’s bluesy acoustic plea to a lover to possibly save the ending of a relationship was a delicately expressed emotional stalemate. Her nuanced feelingsContinue Reading
[youtube id=”vb2qkrt3T04″]Victory Boyd makes her late night television debut performing “Jazz Festival” with Jon Batiste and Stay Human on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The up and coming singer and her family of musicians signed to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation last year. They got their start when their parents foundedContinue Reading
Raury shared his The Woods album today after posting the songs a few days ago indicating they were part of a larger project. The 22-song album has appearances from Corinne Bailey Rae, Mecca, Jaixx, Telana and Adia. The Georgia-based artist who recently parted ways with Columbia referenced the split onContinue Reading
[youtube id=”O8hm2Ml-pA8″] Khalid covers Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” for the BBC’s Live Lounge and brings her classic song into 2018. He also performs as Chapman does acoustically with only a guitar. It was an ambitious choice because of how iconic the song is but his tone and emotional candor didContinue Reading