As a child, Kem said he remembers feeling worthless, lonely and out of place. His mother abused alcohol and he describes his father as a “tyrant.” He discovered drinking in his teens, and he did not ...

KEM hadn’t come through Milwaukee in eight years. Ledisi had only played in town once before over a 23-year career. They sure made it up to Milwaukee fans Saturday, teaming up for the “Soul II Soul” ...

There’s a spot on the Detroit riverfront, just behind the city’s main post office, where Kem experienced his life’s lowest moment and, in a certain regard, one of his highest. These days, the singer ...

Before becoming an international R&B star, Kem experienced homelessness and struggled with addiction in Detroit, where he grew up. He says he doesn’t regret that period of his life because, now, on ...

Detroit-raised, Grammy-nominated R&B singer-songwriter Kem will be joined by genre legends the S.O.S. Band and Loose Ends this weekend in two concerts at The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre. A portion of ...

Kem has never been averse to change during his 20-plus-year recording career. Now he’s making his biggest pivot yet. After 23 years signed to Motown Records, the Oakland County-raised R&B singer is ...

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"It was all part of me. It was my inheritance.” For R&B singer Kem, music is a map to himself For R&B singer Kem, music is a balm for pain and addiction, for a family life that wasn’t always pretty.