R&B singer Leela James discusses her new album, "Thought U Knew," and why she wants to make sure soul music gets its proper respect and doesn't disappear as a genre. (Dec. 6) (AP Production by Gary Gerard Hamilton)
The path to fame is rarely smooth. There are the embarrassing acting gigs, the appearances on gameshows and adverts for deeply unglamorous products. For Bafta-winner and popular CBeebies Bedtime Stories narrator Tom Hardy, there was a pre-millennium rapping incident.? Hardy hasn't been shy about his urban music exploits. In 2011 he told the BBC about them, saying he started when he was 14, but struggled to gain much attention "Because I come from a nice middle-class neighbourhood... And I wasn't
Maxwell isn't going back into reclusion just yet after dropping 2016's?blackSUMMERS'night?following?a seven-year wait. The singer has released the video for album cut "Gods," a scenic, aqua-colored visual that was shot by Maxwell's go-to director?Philip Andelman. Those who wouldn't mind seeing Maxwell in natural lighting also have a new tour to look forward to.