The 1984 R&B hit gets a fresh spin more than 40 years later-along with the iconic bassline sampled by Eric B. & Rakim, 2Pac, and more.

The 1984 R&B hit gets a fresh spin more than 40 years later - along with the iconic bassline sampled by Eric B. & Rakim, 2Pac ...

Meshell Ndegeocello is taking one of the Eighties' frostiest break-up pop anthems somewhere much warmer. The bassist, singer, and producer has shared a new version of Human League's "Don't You Want Me ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meshell Ndegeocello’s versatility might be considered a blessing and a curse. Unlike Erykah Badu and Lauryn Hill — two peers with ...

Meshell Ndegeocello has announced a new album, Synonym, due out on October 2 via Blue Note. It’s a cover album of duets, and features Cynthia Erivo, Cat Power, Chaka Khan, Brandi Carlile, Bill ...

In the 2002 documentary classic Standing in the Shadows of Motown, there’s a memorable scene where Meshell Ndegeocello asks Funk Brothers bassist Bob Babbitt if he felt any racial tension as a White ...

Meshell Ndegeocello’s approach to music and life is equal parts defiance and surrender. Her music defies categorization, never fitting neatly into any specific genre yet incorporating elements of rock ...

There is no theatricality, save for her compelling ice queen stage persona, in Meshell Ndegeocello's show. She is about as straightforward and cool as the other side of the pillow, which has certainly ...

Over the 30 years since the release of her landmark debut, Ndegeocello has made truth-telling her business, along with a sound and style fed by many tributaries of Black music. The Omnichord Real Book ...

Meshell Ndegeocello brings the power of reflection and gratitude to NPR‘s Tiny Desk. On Tuesday, the musician visited NPR to perform songs from her upcoming August, No More Water: The Gospel of James ...

Meshell Ndegeocello has announced her new album of cover songs Ventriloquism today. The album, out March 16, features versions of songs by TLC, Janet Jackson, Tina Turner and more. In anticipation, ...

Ndegeocello returns Oct. 9 with Pour Une Ame Souveraine ("For a Sovereign Soul"). It's one of her many creative hairpin turns: a tribute to one of her clearest spiritual forebears, Nina Simone, who ...