Candy Rain: soul for real This song is one I grew up listening to ... Hearing it live during their tour was even better.

The sophisticated, refined soul of the ‘60s turned into raunchy ... With apologies to the Ohio Players, here are ten funk ...

In the ‘90s, there were more than ten songs that had weeks atop the charts ... Ingram wrote and produced it with Thom Bell, ...

November is upon us and this list celebrates songs written in honor of the 11th month of the Gregorian calendar. A very famous piano ballad by Guns N’ Roses won’t be listed here because you probably ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...

Both tracks come from Charles’s big band classic “Genius + Soul = Jazz ... solo from jazz great Lee Ritenour. Singling out songs from Jones’ brilliant work with Michael Jackson is ...

Ab-Soul has released his first new single in two ... and they just announced a new album, Songs Of Yesteryear, due December 6 via Burial Whisper. Here’s new single “Terrible.” ...

The Cure have spent the last ten years playing generous ... Soft Tissue's songs are simultaneously dour and uplifting; smooth ...

Other historical musical influences were key to giving jazz identity. Work songs sung by African slaves, gospel hymns and ...

I want to challenge myself to evolve out of my comfort zone.” The major distinction between Ab-Soul and the Soul Burger persona is the latter’s desire to turn up. Ab-Soul has become respected as one ...

with names like “Rainy Day Songs” or “90s Rap Workout” that betray the dearth of soul and inspiration to be found therein. Thankfully, there is better stuff out there, and human curators ...

Ahead of an all-star tribute concert at the Hollywood Bowl, the 75-year-old producer and songwriter looks back at some of the songs that defined ... by the psychedelic-soul eccentric Shuggie ...