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Jon Batiste Rocks The Ship On His “Uneasy Tour”

“We can win, we can win, we can win, we can win.” – Jon Batiste

Jon Batiste's “Uneasy Tour” at Beacon Theatre NYC (Photo by Molloy)

Fresh from his incandescent performance of "It Never Went Away" at the 96th Academy Awards, the highly acclaimed, multi-talented Jon Batiste heated things up, then tore them down at NYC’s Beacon Theater on Tuesday, March 19th.

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The Sexiest Songs of 2020 (So Far...)

While most of us are isolated at home, here are some bedroom jams to keep in mind for when the time is finally right

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It's safe to say we're not living in the sexiest of times right now.

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Calming Voices to Help Ease Our Stress

Everything is so heightened right now, let these artists soothe you

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Everything's especially chaotic right now.

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Norman Perry has learned a lot of hard lessons this year.

Last week, the ethereal R&B Connecticut crooner released his latest project, Way Darker This Time, an ode to a J. Cole verse as well as the fact that, well, his sound is much denser than before. His path to stardom started when he was 16 and has been riddled with trials and tribulations. Born in New Haven, or what Perry calls "the city of greed," the artist grew up in a single-family apartment on Orchard St. in a working-class neighborhood near Yale's main campus. "A lot of people think it's super nice here cause of Yale," says Perry. "Not to long ago, we had one of the highest murder rates in the US." His childhood was filled with "good and bad moments," but his father pulled him towards music. He had been in a jazz band called "Tre Soul," and Perry remembers drawing on piano keys so he could better learn the notes. Then at 16, he ventured out on his own, performing mostly at a local concert venue called Toad's Place.


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Brent Faiyaz's New Album Is Haunting and Mildly Concerning

The singer's sophomore LP is a candid reflection on how elusive happiness can be.

Brent Faiyaz - FTW (Summer In London) Official Video

Vulnerability has remained Brent Faiyaz's greatest asset, and on F*ck The World, there is no shortage of it.

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