JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Jody Watley’s 65th birthday,
Tag: R&B
Throwback: Happy 77th Birthday, Anita Pointer!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 77th anniversary of Anita Pointer’s birth.
Throwback: Happy 75th Birthday, Billy Ocean!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Billy Ocean’s 75th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 46th Birthday, Aaliyah!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 46th anniversary of Aaliyah’s birth.
Throwback: Happy 66th Birthday, Sade!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Sade’s 66th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 70th Birthday, Fred White!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 70th anniversary of Fred White’s birth.
Throwback: Happy 54th Birthday, Mary J. Blige!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Mary J. Blige’s 54th birthday.
Throwback: Happy Belated 66th Birthday, Vanity!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms belatedly celebrates Vanity’s 66th birthday.
Live Concert Review: FME 2024: 4 Days of Emerging and Established Music, New Friends, Adventures and Silliness in Rouyn-Noranda
Throwback: Happy 83rd Birthday, Maurice White!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 83rd anniversary of Maurice White’s birth.
Throwback: Happy 67th Birthday, Morris Day!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Morris Day’s 67th birthday.
Throwback: Happy 92nd Birthday, Little Richard!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the 92nd anniversary of Little Richard’s birth.
Throwback: Happy 71st Birthday, Shuggie Otis!
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates Shuggie Otis’ 71st birthday.
New Video: Sade Shares Cinematic Yet Intimate “Young Lion”
Sade Adu, the Queen of Quiet Storm and the frontperson of Sade — yes, the band is her name — recently released her first single in over six years, “Young Lion,” which appears on the Red Hot compilation TRAИƧA.
TRAИƧA may arguably be one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken by the activist and music production non-profit. The compilation is a concept album and spiritual journey across eight chapters and 46 tracks, spotlighting the remarkable talents of some of the most daring and imaginative trans and non-binary artists working today. Throughout the compilation’s runtime, the material softens the edges of the world we know and invokes the powerful dreams of the futures that might one day thunder from its tracks.
So back to “Young Lion,” right? Because presumably that’s what you’re here for. The legendary artist’s imitable vocal is paired with a meditative arrangement of twinkling piano, atmospheric bursts of synths and gently autotuned vocals at the song’s hook. It’s cinematic yet intimate.
Lovingly dedicated to her son Izaak, a trans man, the song seeks forgiveness for the things that its narrator couldn’t possibly see or understand back then but now sees with the uncanny precision of wizened retrospect. But it’s also a sweet reminder — and offering — of deeply unconditional love and support, as well as the desire to see one’s child be wholly themselves and fulfilled.
Directed by Sophie Mueller, the accompanying video features home movie footage of her son Izaak and her through the years. It’s a powerful document of one mother’s unquestioningly unconditional love of her child.
Throwback: R.I.P. Quincy Jones
JOVM’s William Ruben Helms celebrates the life and music of Quincy Jones.
