Here we are again, audiophiles! Another Friday, which means another installment of ESSENCE’s The Playlist. Ishmael Butler, the MC behind the futurist duo known as Shabazz Palaces, looks to his progeny ...

PROMISE TO LOVE. If it is possible to get frostbite from a song, "My Favorite Thing" featuring Ronald Isley is going to hurt someone. Kem is already a smooth operator and when you add Isley a k a Mr.

R&B singer KEM has a lot going on these days. His new memoir, “Share My Life: A Journey of Love, Faith and Redemption,” comes out tomorrow. And he’s got a new album, “Anniversary — The Live Album,” ...

Kem performed an 80-minute, female-friendly set that mingled simmering slow jams with jazz-touched ballads and sensual bedroom fare. Friday's show was his first Detroit performance since he announced ...