06/02/14 – Learn all about soul songstress India Arie ‘s musical inspiration during Black Music Month. India credits Anita Baker, Mahalia Jackson, Patti LaBelle and Whitney Houston for exposing her to new styles of music. Click the link above to hear more!
The Grammys are known as music’s grandest stage for artists to showcase their musical talents and accolades for all the world. It is a night full of performances and awards given out, but last Sunday night’s Grammys has left some of Black America questioning the awards show. Yes, the Grammys do have value for any […]
Music fans always complain about the Grammy Awards not getting it right when it comes to the winners. Fans were especially angry that breakthrough rapper…
Nominees for the 56th Grammy Awards were announced on Friday and it’s no surprise that there are artists and fans who feel certain albums were…
“I didn’t know if I was going to make music anymore,” says a recently missing-in-action India.Arie. After selling more than 10 million albums worldwide, scoring…
The genre of neo-soul has been largely discounted by even the folks who made it popular. Why call it neo-soul when artists like India.Arie, Musiq, Lauryn Hill, D’Angelo and Maxwell were just, after all, soul artists in the first place? In the case of India.Arie, though, the term may still apply. Arie’s music is a […]
We shine the light on Shannon Sanders, a man who’s already earned two Grammys, two Emmys and a Dove Award. Shannon is an independent artist with an incredibly impactful voice and a powerful message, especially for men. This time, the focus is on Shannon the producer and we found the timing to be just as […]
India.Arie wants to have a “Songversation” with you. So it’s fitting that that’s the title of her latest recording, out last month. The singer/songwriter, best known for her boundary breaking songs “Video” and “I Am Not My Hair” took a 4-year break, recording another project called “Open Door,” then scratched that and completed “Songversation” in […]
One of the things we love about India.Arie is her unapologetic embracing of her authentic self. The singer returned to the spotlight earlier this year…
There’s nothing like a good ‘ol India Arie jam and we are more than happy that she’s out with new music. The soulstress recently dropped…
Okay folks, I am going to go ahead and just ask a question that apparently is on a lot of folks’ minds these days. And that is this: What’s the deal with this whole skin lightening stuff, especially in Hollywood…? And who is actually responsible for turning the beautiful copper and chocolate brown tones of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — India.Arie is laughing off talk that she may have lightened her skin. The R&B songstress is known for singing about being authentic and celebrating one’s true self. But some accused India.Arie of lightening her skin when a publicity photo for her song “Cocoa Butter” released this week made it look as […]
