Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright (born February 26, 1971), better known by her stage name
Erykah Badu (), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, record
producer, activist and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop
and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul
sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical stylings and ... read more

Robert Glasper: 'A band like Radiohead really lend themselves to jazz'

The most connected man in jazz on working with Erykah Badu and Mos Def, and why he puts beer bottles in his pianoHi Robert, how are you? I'm good but I'm late for a gig. ...
Posted 26 April 5.27pm — Comment on this

THEESatisfaction

The feelgood sensation of this year's SXSW festival, hip-hop duo THEESatisfaction talk about the jazz, R&B and rap music that inspired their fresh new soundThe consensus ...
Posted 25 March 12.01am — Comment on this

SXSW 2012: It's a wrap

AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Sure, plenty of stars and superstars descended on the South by Southwest Music Conference, which concluded Sunday after five days of glad-handing, pitch-...
Posted 18 March 7.19pm — Comment on this

Preview Mastodon’s Flaming Lips Cover

On Record Store Day, April 21, the Flaming Lips will release their new collaborative double-LP, which features assists from Bon Iver, Erykah Badu, and a whole ton of othe...
Posted 6 March 6.39pm — Comment on this

Tim Jonze On Shuffle … R

Stolen by hipsters, ruined by the charts – so where's all the real R&B at?It's hard not to look at R&B right now without wondering if it's in the middle of some hug...
Posted 18 February 12.06am — Comment on this

Watch Erykah Badu

On his show last night, David Letterman played host to an interesting collection of talent: Astral soul-queen Erykah Badu, star producer Mark Ronson, legendary Meters dru...
Posted 15 February 4.14pm — Comment on this

D'Angelo: back from the brink?

The past decade has not been kind to neo-soul hero D'Angelo, but does his new European tour mean he has finally beaten his demons?When D'Angelo finally sang his first not...
Posted 2 February 9.00pm — Comment on this

Flaming Lips – “Now I Understand” (Feat. Erykah Badu, Siri, Biz Markie)

I don’t possess the very latest iPhone, and so what I’ve seen of that newfangled Siri feature has been friends’ half-witted demos where the question pos...
Posted 30 January 2.57pm — Comment on this

Erykah Badu Taking Control of the Music at Grammy Glam Event

From her sky-high gold boots to her oversize jewelry, Erykah Badu has been known to show off her eye-catching fashion sense on stage.
Posted 28 January 5.58am — Comment on this

Preview Flaming Lips’ Bon Iver Collab

As previously noted, the Flaming Lips are hard at work on a new collaborative album that will feature contributions from people like Bon Iver, Neon Indian, Nick Cave, Ery...
Posted 25 January 7.38pm — Comment on this

Erykah Badu review: Hip-hop star’s a superhero at the Wiltern

Erykah Badu commanded the stage at the Wiltern, showing off why she’s one of hip-hop’s great visionaries and sharing the night with her new project, the Canna...
Posted 10 December 2011 12.46am — Comment on this

DIVAS!!! VH1 Adds More Names To Divas Lineup

Chaka Khan. Erykah Badu. Boyz II Men?VH1 announced that there will be more Divas added to mix for their annual performance show, VH1 Divas.The list includes English sin...
Posted 21 November 2011 8.50pm — Comment on this

Mark Ronson – A La Modeliste (Feat. Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste

Produced by Mark Ronson, “A La Modaliste” is the Jazz remix for RE:GENERATION featuring Erykah Badu, Trombone Shorty, Mos Def, Zigaboo Modeliste, and Members ...
Posted 30 October 2011 4.09pm — Comment on this

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