GENA Debut The Pleasure Is Yours Review: Liv.e and Karriem Riggins Craft a Neo-Soul Masterclass
LOS ANGELES, CA- GENA (the newly formed duo of Liv.e and Karriem Riggins) have officially arrived with their debut album The Pleasure Is Yours, out now via Lex Records. And for those of us who’ve been following Riggins’ work for years, this collaboration feels less…
Leigh-Anne Finds Her Voice on “Goodbye Goodmorning” and Debut Album My Ego Told Me To
LOS ANGELES, CA- When the press release for “Goodbye Goodmorning” landed in my inbox and I hit play, I was not expecting to be pulled in that quickly. But from the opening bars, Leigh-Anne had me. There is something immediately arresting about the sonics….
St. Panther’s “The Deal” Live Performance Finds Soul in Stillness Ahead of Strange World EP
LOS ANGELES, CA- Back in September, I wrote about St. Panther’s Strange World a project that felt like a bold reawakening for an artist who has never fit neatly into any single genre. With “The Deal,” the latest single and accompanying live-performance video, Dani Bojorges-Giraldo…
Kent Jamz Surprises with Soulful New Single “mi sombra” Ahead of FEAR EP
LOS ANGELES, CA- Every once in a while, a song lands in your headphones that forces you to reassess everything you thought you knew about an artist. For me, Kent Jamz’s latest single “mi sombra” is one of those moments. I’ve known Kent mainly…
RAYE Drops Bold New Single “Where Is My Husband!” and Announces 2026 World Tour
LOS ANGELES, CA- RAYE is absolutely smashing it right now. Her new single “Where Is My Husband!” and its accompanying video are pure fire. I simply can’t get enough. The sonics are so on point: that breakbeat snaps, the horns punch with precision, and the…
St. Panther Returns With Strange World EP and Rae Khalil Collab
LOS ANGELES, CA- Los Angeles’ St. Panther has always been hard to pin down, and that’s the point. The Mexican/Colombian artist, producer, rapper, and multi-instrumentalist moves effortlessly between soul, R&B, jazz, hip-hop, and alt-pop, but it’s the charisma in their delivery… sometimes bluesy grit,…
Blessing Jolie Evolves With Defiant New Single “20teens”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Three months ago, I wrote about Blessing Jolie’s debut single “Frown Lines” and praised it as “a slow-burn blend of folk and R&B, carried by that velvety tone and an undercurrent of lyrical complexity.” That track introduced her as an artist willing…
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram Glides Into A Soulful Groove With “Nothin’ But Your Love”
LOS ANGELES, CA- Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has never been shy about wearing his influences on his sleeve, but what makes him such a compelling figure in modern music is how naturally he bends traditions into something uniquely his own. With his latest single “Nothin’ But…
Uncle Charlie Wilson’s Cookout at the Hollywood Bowl: A Celebration of R&B Memory and Legacy
LOS ANGELES, CA- There are concerts you walk into with expectations already set. Charlie Wilson is one of those artists. The man is a known commodity. I’ve seen him at the Hollywood Bowl before. I’ve even had the opportunity to shoot him, so I knew…
Johnny Gill’s “One Night” Proves the Grown & Sexy Still Reigns
LOS ANGELES, CA- I can still remember the moment I first stumbled onto Johnny Gill. Back when Bell Biv DeVoe dropped Poison, I was curious enough to start digging into where they came from, tracing the lineage back to New Edition. That search led me…
