JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Mariah Carey’s 56th birthday.
Category: R&B
Throwback: Happy 81st Birthday, Diana Ross!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Diana Ross’ 81st birthday.
Throwback: Happy 75th Birthday, Teddy Pendergrass!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 75th anniversary of Teddy Pendergrass’ birth
Throwback: Happy 72nd Birthday, Chaka Khan!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the legendary Chaka Khan’s 72nd birthday.
New Audio: Zay’Marie Shares Lush “Open”
Zay’Marie is a Virginia Beach-born, Washington, DC-based artist, who has quickly established a sound that seamlessly fuses soul, R&B and pop rooted in raw emotion and undeniable energy.
The Virginia Beach-born, DC-based artist’s debut EP Natural was released earlier this month. Thematically, the EP’s material is a raw, authentic journey through love, embracing the highs, navigating the uncertainties while standing firm in self-worth and resilience.
EP single “Open” is a slickly produced track that strikes me as being a sleek mix of elements of Afrobeats, contemporary pop and R&B featuring skittering polyrhythm, atmospheric synths and a supple, sinuous bass line serving as an ethereal yet lush bed for Zay’Marie’s soulful, self-assured yet longing delivery. The result is a song that showcases a burgeoning talent, who can craft a hook-driven yet soulful tune.
New Audio: Baltimore’s Devin Nash Shares Swaggering and Strutting “Sounds Like Pain”
Devin Nash is a Baltimore-born and-based singer/songwriter and musician, who quickly established a sound that blends contemporary R&B and 80s synth pop with the release of his full-length debut, 2016’s Her.
Her achieved commercial success with the album’s songs appearing on VH1’s Black Ink Crew Chicago and MTV’s Teen Mom — and he performed at the BET Awards.
The Charm City-based artist released his latest EP Sounds Like Pain last month. “It is a soundtrack centered around love, relationships and heartbreak,” Nash explains.
EP single, title track and opening track “Sounds Like Pain” is a slickly produced, strutting bop anchored around a sinuous bass line, skittering cowbell-driven beats, atmospheric synths that serve as a lush bed for Nash’s yearning delivery singing lyrics about a love interest, who quickly proves to be cold-hearted and cruel — for no particular reason. But underneath the heartache are moments of self-reflection and pride, in which the song’s narrator realizes “Wait, what the fuck am I doing?”
Throwback: Happy 55th Birthday, Queen Latifah!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Queen Latifah’s 55th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 62nd Birthday, Vanessa Williams!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Vanessa Williams’ 62nd birthday.
New Audio: JOVM Mainstay Naomi Shares Sultry and Introspective Bop “Petit caractére”
Montréal-based multi-disciplinary artist, singer/songwriter, pop artist and JOVM mainstay Naomi‘s sophomore album Un coin sombre pour danser was released last October through Bravo Musique. The album is an invitation to the listener to dive into the night, […]
Throwback: R.I.P. Angie Stone
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the life and music of Angie Stone.
Throwback: Black History Month/Happy 97th Birthday, Fats Domino!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Black History Month and the 97th anniversary of the legendary Fats Domino’s birth.
Throwback: R.I.P. Roberta Flack
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the life and music of Roberta Flack.
Throwback: Black History Month: Patti LaBelle
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Black History Month and pays tribute to Patti LaBelle.
Throwback: Happy Black History Month/Happy 85th Birthday, Smokey Robinson!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Black History Month and Smokey Robinson’s 85th birthday.
Throwback: Black History Month: Chuck Berry
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Black History and pay tribute to the legendary Chuck Berry.
