The Atlantic – Washington, D.C.
- The Man Was a Genius: Tales From Making Marvin Gaye’s Final Album
- I Thought He Was a Messenger: Making Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book
- That Groove Was Undeniable: Making Earth, Wind & Fire’s All ‘N All
- We Gave R&B a New Lifeline: How Teddy Riley Invented New Jack Swing
- The ‘Vicious Competition for Credit’ Over Launching Madonna’s Career
The Huffington Post – New York, NY
Red Bull Music Academy – Berlin, Germany
- Key Tracks: Jimmy Jam on Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814
- Key Tracks: Heavy D and the Boyz’ Big Tyme
- Key Tracks: Sade’s Diamond Life
- Key Tracks: Mary J. Blige’s My Life
- Key Tracks: Whodini’s Escape
- Key Tracks: Run–D.M.C’s “Rock Box”
- Key Tracks: Jimmy Jam on The S.O.S. Band’s Just the Way You Like It
- Key Tracks: Daryl Simmons on Babyface’s Tender Lover
- Key Tracks: Phil Collins’ No Jacket Required
- Key Tracks: Kool & the Gang’s Ladies Night
- Key Tracks: Whitney Houston’s Debut Album
- Key Tracks: Tears for Fears’ Songs from the Big Chair
- Origin Stories: Missy Elliott and Timbaland
- Interview: Teddy Riley on His Virginia Years
- Origin Stories: D’Angelo
- Origin Stories: The Neptunes
- Behind the Scenes of D’Angelo’s Black Messiah
- The Soulquarians at Electric Lady: An Oral History
- Key Tracks: Bell Biv DeVoe’s Poison
- Key Tracks: Jimmy Jam on Johnny Gill
- Key Tracks: Kurtis Blow’s Self-Titled Debut Album
- Key Tracks: Bob Marley’s Uprising
- Key Tracks: Earth, Wind & Fire’s That’s the Way of the World
- Key Tracks: Jimmy Jam on Janet Jackson’s Control
- Key Tracks: Marvin Gaye’s I Want You
Okayplayer – New York, NY
- The Stories Behind Tupac’s Most Iconic Music Videos
- Ralph McDaniels on the 10 Year Journey it Took To Get His ‘Video Music Box’ Documentary Made
- The Making of Run-DMC’s Classic Debut, According to Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels
- Brian Jackson Reflects On Gil Scott-Heron, “The Bottle” & Creating A Classic
- The Making of The Ohio Players’ 1975 Masterpiece ‘Honey’
- How Prince’s No-Nonsense Demeanor Led to the Creation of ‘Controversy’
- How Andre Harrell Became the Guiding Force Behind Al B. Sure!’s Classic Debut ‘In Effect Mode’
- The Secret History of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis’ Iconic Production Catalog
- How Rick James & His Hardworking Band Crafted His Breakthrough Album ‘Street Songs’
- The Making of Jodeci’s ‘Forever My Lady,’ The Album That Reinvigorated R&B
- The Making of ‘Gap Band III’, The Album That Turned The Gap Band Into Stars
- How Earth, Wind & Fire Recorded Their Transcendent Classic ‘I Am’
- The Making of Brandy’s Timeless Self-Titled Debut Album, According to Producer Keith Crouch
- The Making of Stevie Wonder’s Magnum Opus ‘Songs in the Key of Life’
- The Making of ‘Hotter than July,’ The Album That Revived Stevie Wonder’s Career
- How Stevie Wonder Overcame a Near Death Experience to Make ‘Fulfillingness’ First Finale’
- Stevie Wonder Producer Malcolm Cecil Breaks Down the Making of ‘Music of My Mind’ — the Album that Launched the “Classic Period” [Interview]
- The Origin Story of D’Angelo
- “I Wanted to Make Every Song Sound Like it Could Be a Single:” Donell Jones Reflects On His R&B Classic ‘Where I Wanna Be’ [Interview]
- The Making of Minnie Riperton’s 1974 Masterpiece ‘Perfect Angel,’ From the Perspective of Husband & Muse Richard Rudolph [Interview]
- Music Icon Terry Lewis Talks “Super Bowl Live,” Reppin’ Minnesota & More [Interview]
EBONY Magazine – Chicago, IL
- Bob Marley’s Children Speak on Marley Documentary
- Black Music Month: Legends Speak (Part 1)
- Black Music Month: New Jacks Swinging (Part 2)
- What’s the 411? Mary J. Blige’s Classic Turns 20
- Arrested Development’s Speech Speaks
- Sade’s Love Deluxe Turns 20
- Chuck D: A ‘Hip Hop God’ Speaks
- ‘Totally Krossed Out’ Forever: Remembering Chris Kelly
- Otis Williams: The Temptations’ Soul Survivor
- Dyana Williams: Godmother of Black Music Month
- Bringing the National Museum of African American Music to Life
- Upcoming Documentary Explores ‘The History of R&B Music’
- Larry Smith: Unsung Legend of Hip-Hop Gets His Props
- Remembering B.B. King 1925-2015
Wax Poetics – Brooklyn, NY
- On the fiftieth anniversary of the release of Marvin Gaye’s sociopolitical epic What’s Going On, Motown engineer Bob Olhsson discusses the finer details of recording the singer’s masterpiece
- Movement of Jah People: Guitarist Junior Marvin recounts joining Bob Marley & The Wailers and recording 1977’s Exodus
- Key Moment: Drummer Manny Kellough and Engineer Tommy Vicari remembers Billy Preston’s stress-free monster, 1971’s I Wrote a Simple Song
- Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes released their fourth and final album on Philadelphia International Records 1975’s, Wake Up Everybody
- At just eighteen years of age, Prince self-produced his debut album, 1978’s For You
- Prince and the Revolution’s Parade climbed mighty heights as the Revolution’s final album together
- Prince’s trusted engineer Susan Rogers speaks at length about his sprawling epic, Sign “O” the Times
- Voices by Daryl Hall and John Oates
- Better Mus’ Come: A Talk with Storm Saulter
- Innervisions: The fortieth anniversary of a Stevie Wonder classic
- The Birth of Hip-Hop Fashion: April Walker and Angela Hunte-Wisner
- Average White Band cofounder Onnie McIntyre talks about the making of Soul Searching
- Teddy Riley: New Jack King Pt. 1
- Teddy Riley: New Jack King Pt. 2
- Teddy Riley: New Jack King Pt. 3
- Teddy Riley: New Jack King Pt. 4
- Stevie Wonder and Gil Scott-Heron’s Fight for MLK
- Nineties R&B group Zhané celebrates twentieth anniversary of debut album, Pronounced Jah-nay
- DeBarge would skyrocket into another realm of superstardom with 1983’s In a Special Way
- Jazzie B. and Caron Wheeler of Soul II Soul discuss 1989’s Club Classics Vol. One (Keep On Movin’ )
- Producer Bill Maxwell discusses the Winans sophomore album, Tomorrow, on its 30th anniversary
- The Tailors: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Pt. 1
- The Tailors: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Pt. 2
- The Tailors: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Pt. 3
- The Tailors: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Pt. 4
- The Tailors: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Pt. 5
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis have become synonymous with recording excellence
- Freddie Stone discusses Sly and the Family Stone’s Stand! on its 45th anniversary
- Paid In Full: Fred Wesley Pt. 1
- Paid In Full: Fred Wesley Pt. 2
- Paid In Full: Fred Wesley Pt. 3
- Paid In Full: Fred Wesley Pt. 4
- Paid In Full: Fred Wesley Pt. 5
- Legendary engineer Jimmy Douglass on his role in constructing Jodeci’s The Show, the After Party, the Hotel on album’s 20th anniversary
- Remembering R&B legend Natalie Cole
- Tony! Toni! Toné! founder D’Wayne Wiggins speaks in depth about their 1990 smash album The Revival
- Producer Dallas Austin talks about Boyz II Men’s debut album, Cooleyhighharmony
- Producer Michael Powell helped create Anita Baker’s massive R&B record Rapture
- Bill Withers and engineer Bill Halverson speak about Just as I Am on the 45th anniversary
- Engineer Tom Perry on the making of the Jacksons’ 1980 album Triumph
- Engineer Malcolm Cecil speaks on the Isley Brothers’ classic 1973 album 3 + 3
- Loose Ends singer Jane Eugene and producer Nick Martinelli talk about 1986’s Zagora
- A Tribe Called Quest found their footing while making their mark
- Cameo cofounder Tomi Jenkins and engineer Henry Falco talk about Word Up! on the thirtieth anniversary
- Luther Vandross broke through to the mainstream with 1986’s Give Me the Reason
- Twenty years since Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite
AOL – New York, NY
- Bob Marley’s ‘Catch A Fire’ Turns 40, Island Records Founder Chris Blackwell Speaks — EXCLUSIVE Interview
- On Anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s Death, Ex-Wife Janis Speaks — EXCLUSIVE Interview
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