For 30 years, it seems that there has never been a pitch too wild for Snoop Dogg. He’s done a reggae album, a funk album, two gospel albums, and even released an album on the blockchain. The Zelig of popular music, no collaborator is off limits: Willie Nelson, Stevie Wonder, …
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Rema, one of Nigeria’s biggest pop stars, has sampled British-Nigerian soul icon Sade Adu on his latest single, “Baby (Is It a Crime).” The sultry Afrobeats song borrows the titular refrain from the band Sade’s 1985 single “Is It a Crime.” The new track marks Rema’s first single sinceBnxn’s “Fi …
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The reflective lyrics of Sade‘s latest song “Young Lion,” her first in six years, consider feelings of lingering regret and sorrow. The musician’s son, Izaac Adu, serves as the subject of the record as she acknowledges her stumble in understanding during the early stages of his gender transition. After allowing …
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On “Young Lion,” Sade‘s first song in six years and her contribution to the upcoming Transa compilation, the artist apologizes to her son, Izaak, for not understanding him better when he began transitioning genders. “Young man, I feel so heavy for you, you must have felt so alone,” she sings …
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It’s a sunny day in July, and the scene inside Gary’s Electric, a Brooklyn recording studio, is just as bright. Half a dozen musicians who all contributed to the upcoming compilation album Transa — an expansive celebration of trans people put together by the longtime music and healthcare nonprofit Red …
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An ambitious new compilation, Transa, will collect music from Sade, Sam Smith, Jeff Tweedy, Laura Jane Grace, and more than 100 other artists to celebrate trans and nonbinary people. The album, which features nearly 50 tracks and runs nearly three-and-a-half hours, will come out Nov. 22 via the Red Hot …
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