Is India.Arie right about Meg Thee Stallion and Janelle Monáe’s current stage shows being too explicit and lacking artistry? How did Google mistake Master P for Luther Vandross? Are the Grammys lowering standards by allowing music with any kind of AI elements to be eligible for aContinue Reading
Google honored Luther Vandross yesterday with a doodle on their homepage for what would have been the singer’s 70th birthday. Atlanta-based guest artist and animator Sam Bass collaborated with Google on the project that was set to Vandross’s first no. 1 hit “Never Too Much.” The Vandross family released aContinue Reading
Google honors what would have been Dr. Maya Angelou’s 90th birthday today with a Doodle. The doodle’s audio is set to her Still I Rise poem with the voices of some people she has inspired including Oprah Winfrey, Alicia Keys, America Ferrera, Martina McBride, Laverne Cox and her son GuyContinue Reading
[youtube id=”HOJgralVcrs”] Nas shares his love of Black music in a video for Google’s Black History Month celebration. He recants the history of music in his household starting with his father jazz musician Olu Dara. Sarah Vaughn and Slick Rick were equally important in his appreciation of great storytellers. TheContinue Reading