NEW YORK (Billboard) - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear. Lauryn Hill did it. "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" -- six times platinum -- came out 11 years ago. Sade did it. It's been nine years since she released "Lovers Rock." D'Angelo did it. It's been the same amount of time since he put out his platinum-selling set "Voodoo" (both he and Sade will release albums this fall). Now, after being on hiatus since 2002, Maxwell is stepping back on the public stage. On Tuesday (July 7), the 36-year-old Brooklyn native will release his long-awaited, often-delayed fourth studio album, "BLACKsummer'snight," the first installment of a trilogy, through Columbia Records. Maxwell... [read full story]
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The so-called 'quiet nerd who sat at the back of the classroom' is going to have his fourth album, 'BLACKsummers'night', being released in U.S. market Tuesday, July 7. A loner when he was still a kid, MAXWELL has brought...
The so-called 'quiet nerd who sat at the back of the classroom' is going to have his fourth album, 'BLACKsummers'night', being released in U.S. market Tuesday, July 7. A loner when he was still a kid, Maxwell has brought...
First Disc Release of Trilogy The highly anticipated release of the first disc in Maxwell's Black Summers' Night trilogy is signed, sealed and delivered to fans with love and sincerity in mind. The best way to liven up this...
RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) With his towering Afro and silk shirts unbuttoned to the navel, Maxwell was the natural pinup of the '90s neo-soul movement. But like his closest rival, D'Angelo, the 36-year-old Brooklyn native has spent...
Reuters - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear.
Lauryn Hill, Music Awards, Grammys, Music, Religious Music, Columbia Records
