How can you possibly encounter an album like D'Angelo's Black Messiah? By Elias Leight After 14 years without a full-length album, D’Angelo’s Black Messiah was released Sunday (Dec. 14 ...

“Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album,” D’Angelo said in a release. “It can be easily misunderstood. Many will think it’s about religion. Some will jump to the conclusion that ...

The cover of ‘Black Messiah’ by D’Angelo and the Vanguard Black Messiah “Not every song on this album is politically charged (though many are),” he wrote. “But calling this album ...

In a lyric booklet passed out at the event, D’Angelo explains the title of the record: Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album. It can be misunderstood. Many will think it’s about religion.

D’Angelo opens the album in a manner that we know him for ... The track starts with a sermon describing Jesus, or the Messiah, as a black figure whose image has been appropriated by white ...

It’s the subtitle of D’Angelo’s biggest hit song and a question many are sure to ask the R&B singer after the release of his first album in 14 years. “Black Messiah” follows belatedly on the heels of ...

The album’s title is a mirror of what D’Angelo has felt and witnessed in these evolving times. “Black Messiah is a hell of a name for an album,” D’Angelo writes on his album artwork.

One of the best songs on Black Messiah that illustrates this is “Another Life”. The track ends the album with a beautiful instrumental by The Vanguard, while D’Angelo’s smooth vocals ...

If D'Angelo had his way, Black Messiah wouldn't have come out at all ... In Rose’s case, that would be Chinese Democracy, a Guns N’ Roses album so delayed it became a running joke (“We ...

UPDATE: At a D’Angelo listening party Sunday night, host Nelson George announced that the singer’s new album Black Messiah will be available at midnight Monday morning. The R&B singer will ...

D’Angelo pulled a Beyonce on the world tonight. The Grammy-winning singer invited a select few journalists and celebrities, including Spike Lee and Questlove, to a listening session—sponsored ...

D’Angelo is back… well, almost. The crooner is reportedly actively at work on his next album, a decade after Black Messiah - according to longtime friend and collaborator, Raphael Saadiq.