“Eric Benet,” CD Preview and Review Link

….In the span of 12 tracks (13 if the bonus Tamia duet is included), Benet and his longtime collaborator, Demonte Posey, stay true to his proven template of classically-rendered instrumentation anchoring modern twists on love and relationships. Eric is traditionally soulful throughout, yet incorporates elements of other genres that invigorate and expand his style: “Can’t… Continue reading “Eric Benet,” CD Preview and Review Link

Tamia Shares Her “Love Life ” at Dallas’ HOB

Scandal, flash and bombast are what many of today’s artists rely on to stay on the radar, but it didn’t take any of those elements for R&B songstress Tamia to pack in a full venue of enthusiastic fans when she brought her “Love Life” Tour to Dallas’s House of Blues on Saturday night. A winsome… Continue reading Tamia Shares Her “Love Life ” at Dallas’ HOB

CD Review: Tamia’s “Love Life”

….On her first major label CD in over a decade, to be blunt, Tamia steps lively and dishes out the sexy. Claude Kelly is joined this time around by Chuck Harmony, Christopher “Tricky” Stewart, Shep Crawford, Tarius “The-Dream” Nash and Polow da Don, next-level board controllers that empower Tamia to create her most swerved-out and… Continue reading CD Review: Tamia’s “Love Life”

Tamia, ST CD Review, “Beautiful Surprise”

There’s been no reality show, no stints in rehab and no tabloid-ready reports about her marriage and family, but maintaining a low profile hasn’t kept Tamia from being one of her generation’s most popular R&B artists. Ever since her appearance on Quincy Jones’ Q’s Jook Joint project, the Grammy Award nominated performer has used her… Continue reading Tamia, ST CD Review, “Beautiful Surprise”