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.

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before Erykah Badu, before Maxwell, before D'Angelo, there was Meshell Ndegeocello, for almost 10 years a healthy alternative for airwaves overrun by the likes of Bell Biv Devoe, and later Total.

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, ...

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 ...