Newport Jazz Festival has unveiled a star-studded lineup for its summer weekend. Janelle Monáe, the Roots, and Jacob Collier will headline the three-day event, which will take place Aug. 1-3 at Fort Adams State Park in Rhode Island. The rest of the bill is just as stacked. Raye, Willow, Esperanza …
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Brandy’s Full Moon deep cut “Love Wouldn’t Count Me Out” sets the stage for AJ Tracey and Jorja Smith‘s uncertain contemplations on their latest collaboration “Crush.” The record arrives alongside a music video directed by LateMilk, which finds the London rapper and R&B star coming together for a moody meeting …
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Childish Gambino teams up with British singer-songwriter Jorja Smith and Ghanaian American starAmaarae on the new track “In the Night,” which was released Tuesday. The track relies on warm synths and a pulsating baseline to unravel the deep desire of a forbidden love. “Cause In the night, Idream of you/ …
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Jorja Smith stopped by The Tonight Show to perform two of her songs, “Falling or Flying” and “Little Things.” Appearing with a live band, Smith gave the tracks an emotive, soulful vibe, combining them into one longer performance. “Falling or Flying” and “Little Things” come off Smith’s recent sophomore LP, …
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In this world, it’s just us and Jorja Smith‘s heavenly vocals. On Wednesday, BBC shared the R&B star’s visit to the Live Lounge, where she performed a soulful rendition of Harry Styles‘ chart-topper, “As It Was.” Backed by soft drums and keyboard, Smith performed a slowed-down rendition that matches the …
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J ORJA SMITH ISN’T ONE to blindly follow her intuition. Sure, her gut has led her to some very good decisions, like the one she made in 2015 to move to London and pursue a career in music shortly after graduating high school. Within just a few years, the British …
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A new album from J Hus will arrive in just a couple of weeks. On Thursday, the British rap star revealed that he’ll drop his 19-track LP Beautiful and Brutal Yard on July 14, featuring collabs with Jorja Smith and Burna Boy, among others. The upcoming project is set to …
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Jorja Smith announced her upcoming second record, falling or Flying, set to release on Sept. 29. Her new album marks her recent return to music with singles “Try Me” and “Little Things” and follows her 2018 debut, Lost & Found. The album was made in collaboration with producer duo DAMEDAME* …
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It’s the small details that get Jorja Smith high in her new single, “Little Things.” On the track, which fuses R&B with clubby rave music, she flirts relentlessly with the person who caught her eye. “Won’t you come with me and spend the night,” she sings in the chorus. “Just …
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“If I Get Caught,” the first single from the R&B duo Dvsn‘s upcoming album, released last month, is far from subtle in its description of what some might call “toxic” behavior. In the chorus, destined for social media contagion, singer Daniel Daley informs us that “if I get caught cheating …
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