A consistent theme in this column is my insistence that there’s a difference between love songs and bedroom music. That difference was reflected in how I responded to Rotimi’s setlist Saturday night.

You might know Rotimi as the actor who played the hard and ruthless character Dre from the hit Starz show Power. But if you’re a fan of his music (like we are here at ESSENCE), you’ll know this New ...

Cynicism is a growing phenomenon in music. True love songs are hard to come by these days. Deriving its name from Rihanna’s “We Found Love,” Yellow Diamonds is a series of lyric breakdowns in which ...