Eight years have passed since Now, Maxwell’s previous album. Fortunately, though, he’s lost none of his musical sophistication, and he remains in possession of an impressively wide-ranging skill set — ...

One of R&B’s all-time finest voices, Maxwell returns this week with blackSUMMERS’night, his first album in seven years. Ahead of his headlining stint at the Essence Music Festival on Friday, he shares ...

For each week leading up to the 2016 ESSENCE Festival, taking place in New Orleans June 30-July 3, music critic Chuck Arnold will get you pumped with a mix of tunes from this year’s artist lineup.

Okayplayer chats with Alchemist about his new joint albums, Prodigy, Future and more. 1 day ago If you're a regular reader of Okaylayer, chances are you know the origin story of neo-soul. Former ...