Obscure Sound — Heavy Set is a powerful new album from Kay Soul, an Atlanta-based artist that pairs classic R&B influences with a modern, soul-baring charm. Raised on the South Side of Chicago, her roots in gospel and love for icons like Whitney Houston and Lauryn H... more info

Antimusic Rock — 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)' - a stunning new version of the iconic Whitney Houston hit that pairs the vocals of multi-platinum singer-songwriter Calum Scott more info

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Stereogum — Drake is spending the weekend headlining the Wireless Festival at London’s Finsbury Park, promising three entirely different sets over three nights. Things kicked off Friday with an R&B-focused set that concluded with special guest Lauryn Hill, ... more info

Stereogum — “TikTok challenge” is not normally a phrase that bodes well around these parts. But every so often, if we’re lucky, we get a viral trend that makes us smile — laugh, even. Here’s one of those: Over the past few weeks, people on TikTok ha... more info

Stereogum — In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Whitney Houston’s visit to South Africa, there’s a new live album out today with a special bonus tacked on. Whitney Houston: The Concert For A New South African (Durban) mostly documents Houston’s fi... more info

New York Post — Whitney Houston was the first major Western artist to perform in a post-apartheid South Africa in 1994, and the first of her three dates is captured in “The Concert for a New South Africa [Durban],” a film that will be playing in select theaters ... more info

Stereogum — Cissy Houston, the Grammy-winning soul and gospel singer and mother of Whitney Houston, has died. Houston died at home in New Jersey under hospice care for Alzheimer’s, the Associated Press reports. She was 91. more info

Stereogum — Will Jennings, who co-wrote #1 hits for Celine Dion, Steve Winwood, Whitney Houston, Barry Manilow, and more, has died. He passed away in his home in Tyler, Texas on Friday morning after five or six years of declining health, his caregiver Martha ... more info

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