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If there’s one genre that has experienced the most sweeping changes in the 2010s, it’s R&B.

Top 5 R&B albums of the past decade

By Zulfiqar Ahmed | January 27, 2022

The past decade produced some exceptional music that continues to define what the future of music is going to look like. R&B as a standalone genre of music has slowly diluted into multiple sub-genres, combining the instrument selection from hip-hop,...

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Lifestyle’s weekly Spotify playlist #36

By Lifestyle staff | January 23, 2022

Weekly Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4LGqiEhqTbWXxwbOm2spl1?si=b03594c64eb24ef0  Madelaine’s picks Pinback - “Loro” Billy Joel - “Vienna” The Beatles - “Don’t Let Me Down” Pinback is an alternative...

Clarence Clarity tries on new sound in ‘Think:PEACE’

By Tyler Neal | October 10, 2018

Clarence Clarity seems to be going in a new direction on their latest record “Think:PEACE,” sanding down some of their rougher edges and experimenting with more mainstream electronica influences to make their music more listenable.Released Oct. 4,...

Usher's "Versus" stands with his best

Usher’s “Versus” stands with his best

By Tony Martin | August 24, 2010

RATING: 4/5 An artist as prolific as Usher deserves all the attention that he gets. It goes without saying that he has some of the hands-down best R&B slow jams ("Nice & Slow", "Burn," et al), club joints ("Yeah", "O.M.G"), and guest verses (R....