Kiana Fitzgerald
Kiana Fitzgerald is a freelance music journalist, cultural critic, and DJ. She writes for the world from deep in the heart of Texas.
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The R&B stalwart has long vibrated on a different wavelength than do his contemporaries; in a turbulent, bruising world, he's stayed rock-steady.
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Out of nowhere, Kendrick Lamar dropped a new record this week, called untitled unmastered. Reviewer Kiana Fitzgerald says that listening to these demos "feels like we're playing catch-up."
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Jersey City singer-songwriter perfects the art of simple R&B seduction on a track that would have made our "Songs of 2015" list, if there was room for one more.
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There was plenty of R&B in 2015, from artists like The Weeknd in the mainstream to lauded up-and-comers like Kelela. Here are 10 worthwhile albums and EPs that may have slipped through the cracks.
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Watch the video in which the psychedelic soul multi-instrumentalist/singer-songwriter uses her body and music as mechanisms for contrast.
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The great British soul singer and production wiz refashions his vocal from the EDM house hit into a weighty throwback.
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20 Feet From Stardom no more — the soul singer-songwriter captures the feeling of journeying through the unmerciful rain of boulders to make it to the top of the mountain.
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Best known for hard-hitting hip-hop beats, the Nigeria-raised, L.A.-based production duo uses its debut album to showcase its ability to flip the script — again and again and again.
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Premiere: Inglewood's best-kept secret waxes poetic about a stagnant love that may or may not be worth saving.
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The singer-songwriter has been resisting the R&B label, but on her new song — ostensibly about a breakup — she sounds like she might be wavering.