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Mary J. Blige love songs have always spoken to real relationships and emotional truth. These eight selections highlight how her music continues to connect through love healing and self respect.

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Thank God we finally have a straight female singer-songwriter,” executives from Atlantic Records told Jill Sobule after ...

Using books, interviews, and primary news sources, Stacker has compiled a list of 25 times LGBTQ+ artists made music history.

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“It's really been both an honor and a pleasure because us coming together as adults—as mothers, as artists, and as entrepreneurs—has been an experience we were never able to share before,” Monica ...