Here are three recent albums that are definitely worth spinning: “Work Hard and Be Nice,” Michael Franti & Spearhead The Bay Area act, which draws from folk, hip-hop, reggae, pop, jam rock and ...

The singer-songwriter behind the No. 1 hit "Ordinary" is excited to show listeners "how I've been able to heal" in the second ...

His first release since his 2019 solo debut 'In the Softest Way,' 'Cool Gospel' is a mixture of old school R&B and modern hip ...

As we noted last week, we divided this year’s Best Jazz Albums into two parts: those that were predominantly looking to past masters for inspiration and those of mainly new original music. This ...

LL Cool J has announced his first album in 11 years, with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee assembling an impressive guest list for new LP The FORCE.. Eminem, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Fat ...

Carvin Winans, a cornerstone of gospel’s iconic Winans family, unveiled his second solo project, “Cool Gospel,” on June 27 ...

LL Cool J is out with his first album in over a decade. He says on Morning Edition, ... which is cool, but I don't even think about it in those terms. It's like, Yo, this is my music.

His three final albums — two instrumentals, 1992’s “Warm and Cool” and “Around,” and the vocal “Songs and Other Things,” both from 2006 — will receive an expanded and very ...

LL released his last album in 2013, five years after his final Def Jam album, “Exit 13.” After signing with Def Jam in 1984, LL released an album every two or three years from 1987 to 2008.