Mjsbigblog — Meet The Voice season 13 contestant Shi'ann Jones and watch her Blind Audition performance of Ray Charles' "Drown in My Own Tears. The post Shi’Ann Jones – The Voice Season 13 Spotlight (VIDEO) appeared first on mjsbigblog. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Quincy Jones turned 84 in March, but said he feels like he’s 18. “I stopped drinking two years ago. I feel like I’m just starting, man — it’s unbelievable. I come up with Ray Charles and Sinatra, so you know I knew h... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Quincy Jones turned 84 in March, but said he feels like he’s 18. “I stopped drinking two years ago. I feel like I’m just starting, man — it’s unbelievable. I come up with Ray Charles and Sinatra, so you know I knew h... more info

PopSugar UK — Imagine just strolling through a train station, getting ready to hop in a carriage and maybe fall asleep or have a Bloody Mary, when all of a sudden you hear the sweet, sweet sounds of John Legend crooning the song you probably danced to at your wed... more info

PopSugar — Imagine just strolling through a train station, getting ready to hop on a car and maybe fall asleep or have a Bloody Mary, when all of a sudden you hear the sweet, sweet sounds of John Legend crooning the song you probably danced to at your wedding ... more info

Impose Magazine — “Take My Eyes” builds on the résumé of FayRoy, in their synced up track + music video release today. Courting death and psychedelia at every turn, this Floridian collective is well attuned to the root of their sound. In a lighthearted take on... more info

Core News — “In this week’s Funk Family Tree we link Del La Soul, Bob Dorough, Mel Torme and Ray Charles. At 8pm we’ll be giving you a 30 minute Blue Note Records Trunk of Funk. Originally dedicated to recording traditional jazz and small group swing, from... more info

New York Times — Ms. Wilson, a fixture at Memphis nightclubs, recorded 10 albums and performed with Ray Charles, B.B. King and the Four Tops, among other acts. more info

Rolling Stone — Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas' Future Now tour swooped into Brooklyn's Barclays Center Friday night, where Lovato had a pair of surprise special guests planned during her set. At the tail end of the singer's performance, Lovato welcomed Jamie FoxxÂ�... more info

Chicago Tribune — Bluesman Guy King has a somewhat different life story than T-Bone Walker, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong and the other African-American musical legends he grew up revering. For King was born and raised in Israel, inexorably gravitating to the city that... more info