The source code of neo-soul is scattered across a number of genre-defiant projects that pushed, and eventually broke, boundaries in the first half of the 1990s. Neo-soul wasn't always such a nebulous ...

On her groundbreaking, Grammy-winning debut, 1997’s “Baduizm,” Erykah Badu famously sang about seeing you “Next Lifetime” — as if this mystical priestess of otherworldly R&B was operating on a whole ...

Whipping the bewitching voodoo that was Baduizm on the world 25 years ago — when her debut album became an instant neo-soul classic on Feb. 11, 1997 — Erykah Badu never imagined that its spell would ...

In this 2015 photo, popular recording artist D'Angelo performs at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. He's set for a Verzuz battle on Feb. 27; his "opponent" has yet to be named. (Photo by ...

The list of performers for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction show continues to grow. Powered by a relaxed jazz sound bed and Jill Scott’s effortless warmth, “A Long Walk” is a neo-soul ...

Roy Ayers, the jazz-funk pioneer known for the hit “Everybody Loves The Sunshine,” has died. He passed away on Tuesday (March 4) in New York City following a long illness. He was 84. “It is with great ...