REVIEW: The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul’s latest album not only shows Blige lyrically on the other side of embracing her body and spirit, but fusing new sonic influences into her signature sound. Mary J. Blige has always put her heart on her sleeve, or the sleeve of her liner notes, […]
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Written by Leah Dolan, CNN Throughout the 20th-century record sleeves regularly served as canvases for some of the world’s most famous artists. From Andy Warhol’s electric yellow banana on the cover of The Velvet Underground & Nico’s 1967’s debut album, to the custom-sprayed Banksy street art that fronted Blur’s 2003 […]
Zara Larsson’s upcoming album, ‘Poster Girl’, is inspired by Swedish pop legends ABBA. The ‘WOW’ singer is set to release her third studio record on March 5, and she’s revealed she embraced her Swedish roots and was inspired by the artists she used to listen to for “escapism” growing up. […]
This Friday on Youtube, Nipsey Hussle fans will be able to catch a “visual album experience” titled The Marathon live at 6 pm PT / 9 pm ET. The video was teased by Nipsey’s Instagram, the Marathon Clothing account, and by animation studio Oki Doki, who apparently handled the rendering […]