A wonderful harmony soul record from Chicago! 21st Century were part of a young soul group trend that had come out of the city – and which included bigger stars like The 5 Stairsteps and Brighter Side Of Darkness – but the album really doesn’t focus on their youth so much as it does on their strong vocal harmonies.

Two albums from this obscure soul ensemble – a group with the same sort of upbeat, positive energy we love in The Sylvers! Surprise Surprise is a lost bit of boogie from the late Curtom years – a set that has TTF working with the hard-grooving team of Jimmy Levine and Jesse Boyce!

The Miracles (later known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American vocal group formed in Detroit, Michigan in 1955.

William L. Griffin (born August 15, 1950) is an American singer and songwriter. He replaced Smokey Robinson as the lead singer of the Miracles in 1972.

This iconic vocal group rose from Philadelphia's vibrant club scene to deliver unforgettable melodies that made a lasting impression on Soul and RnB music.

Allow Cynthia Erivo to reintroduce herself. The multifaceted Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winner and 3x Academy Award-nominated actress, singer, author and producer bares her soul on her sophomore album, I Forgive You. Tenderly blending the sounds of pop, R&B, folk, Britpop, yodeling, wailing and gospel, Cynthia leaps headfirst into a bold new chapter of her artistry. Impassioned and warm, heartbreaking and vulnerable, I Forgive You is a soft testimony, a haunting plea to be witnessed with an open heart. With each track, Cynthia hopes "that people see the human in me. When you're in the public eye, people forget that you are human because they see you as an entity, but not actually flesh and bone, just like everybody else." The music, her story, is a braised reminder that we're all just flesh and bone. The good and the bad - and everything in between - make up the stories of our lives, and Cynthia Erivo is a sight to behold. "This is all just part of the human experience."

Allow Cynthia Erivo to reintroduce herself. The multifaceted Grammy, Emmy and Tony Award-winner and 3x Academy Award-nominated actress, singer, author and producer bares her soul on her sophomore album, I Forgive You. Tenderly blending the sounds of pop, R&B, folk, Britpop, yodeling, wailing and gospel, Cynthia leaps headfirst into a bold new chapter of her artistry. Impassioned and warm, heartbreaking and vulnerable, I Forgive You is a soft testimony, a haunting plea to be witnessed with an open heart. With each track, Cynthia hopes "that people see the human in me. When you're in the public eye, people forget that you are human because they see you as an entity, but not actually flesh and bone, just like everybody else." The music, her story, is a braised reminder that we're all just flesh and bone. The good and the bad - and everything in between - make up the stories of our lives, and Cynthia Erivo is a sight to behold. "This is all just part of the human experience."

Jimmy J.R. Bailey's "Singles (1965-1976)" compilation album includes a collection of his singles from that period, featuring tracks like "Everytime," "Stop, Wait a Minute," "Happy Train," "I Miss Her," "Hush," and many more.

Leon Thomas returns with MUTT Deluxe: HEEL, an electrifying expansion of his critically acclaimed album MUTT.

Anderson East is a Nashville staple and respected part of the creative community. Singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer. Recently producing work from Lukas Nelson, Allen Stone, and more, East comes full circle with Worthy; the culmination of years of creative endeavors, taking the bits that were meaningful or impactful and laying them all on top of each other. The full album is immediately arresting, spectacular from top to bottom.

WTF is Modern Soul anyway? Even inside the hallowed halls of the Success Bottling Co., the definition is still a matter of serious debate. It once got physical, when our own Stephen Arndt and Tim Zawada had to be separated during a heated A&R meeting about the track list. This cold war-style feud began in the UK's Northern Soul scene, when late-'70s disco-adjacent 45s were played alongside more traditional sixties fare. Current parlance places the genre firmly in the '80s, with stray synths and drum machines tolerated, if not outright encouraged. An existential question emerged: Can strings and synths co-exist? How much brass is too much brass? Is it legal for the falsetto and guitarist to solo at once? Did that guy just slap his bass? Eccentric Modern Soul answers these burning queries and more, compiling eleven party starters onto a crate-ready single LP. Previously unissued heat from Wee, Ujima, and Wind align with Numeroverse mainstays Universal Togetherness Band, Mind & Matter, Maxx Traxx, and 94 East for a 40-minute sweat session. Everything but the club, so that a night in sounds like a night out.

Drawing on her Caribbean roots and her love of Jazz, soul, funk and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, Fabienne Reine creates a mixed, vibrant and sincere music that resonates as a matter of course in the middle of the Caribbean Festival in May.

Sincerely (stylized as Sincerely,) is the fifth studio album by American singer Kali Uchis. It was released on May 9, 2025, through Capitol Records.

Erika de Casier announces new album "Lifetime" out at midnight.

Much of The-Dream’s underappreciated body of work has been about eliminating distinctions between rap and R&B.