Music Comebacks!

Hello everyone,

It's been a while! I hope everyone has had a great summer! I had a very busy summer filled with summer research and graduation parties and packing (lots of packing!). I'm currently in bloomington, IN starting graduate school this fall in Audiology. Classes just started today and I must say I'm excited :-). If your a student like me I wish you all luck on the upcoming semester!


Hopefully you have had your ears open to recent movements onto the R&B scene. A great album that was released this month is "Intimacy" By KEM. KEM produced his second album in 2005 which climbed to the top of the charts and won him Best Adult R&B single of the year at the Billboard Music Awards with his song "I can't stop loving you". Intimacy continues his R&B legacy with his single "Why Would You Stay" reaching number one on the billboard music charts and Itunes overall album charts so I would hurry and grab his CD while supplies last. He is an amazing artist who has the ability to move his listeners through his powerful lyrics and his soulful tones. He always records with a live band which really brings his music to life no matter where you happen to be when you are listening to him. He is currently on tour so check out his website at musicbykem.com and see if he's coming to your city!


Hopefully you have had your ears open to recent movements onto the R&B scene, especially artists that have been making a comeback. The first one I want to talk about is the come back of Maxwell with his album "BLACKsummers'night" which came out in July of last year. This album not only showcases Maxwell's amazing voice but reveals a story that every listener can relate to. Maxwell has been off the music scene for 8 years and has finally made a stunning comeback with the installment which is the first off a trilogy. I have been a fan of his for a while and I know first hand how hard Maxwell has worked on this album from reading his blog on Myspace. It was set to be released in 2006 however the album was pushed back, giving Maxwell more time to really craft and shape this album to what he wanted it to be. After 8 years, BLACKsummers'night was well worth the wait! So keep your eyes and ears open for his next two installments and feel free to visit his site at www.musze.com.

Some other artists that have made a comeback this year include Jaheim with his album "Finding my way back", Erykah Badou with her album 'New Amerykah, Part 2: Return of the Ankh', Toni Braxton with her comeback "Pulse". 2010 has been a good year for comebacks, but its not over yet! Keep your ears open to whats coming out in the future, I will talk to you guys soon!

~Sadé