"You unbuttoned your shirt, and I looked at your heart," Brigitte Naggar intones at the start of her new Common Holly song, followed by a stunning silence that feels much longer than three seconds. When the music finally resumes, she continues: "Then you showed me your lungs, yeah you pulled them apart." It's a captivating…

Releasing his 12th album in 27 years, Common talks to NME about personal growth, the Soulquarians, Nipsey Hussle and why he still loves '...H.E.R.'It's all about love for Common in 2019.Hip-hop has more than its fair share of quotable lyrics. Among them are the conflicted lines of Jay-Z’s ‘Moment of Clarity’ where the legendary MC opts to ...

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Montreal singer-songwriter Brigitte Naggar is building up to the release of her second album as Common Holly, When I say to you Black Lightning. Her first for new label home Barsuk, it serves as a follow up her 2017 debut Playing House. We've already heard one track from the upcoming release, the playful "Central Booking," which was shared a...

Montreal singer-songwriter Brigitte Naggar makes earthy and ruminative music as Common Holly. Following up her 2017 debut Playing House, Naggar has announced her sophomore full-length, When I say to you Black Lightning, her first for new label home Barsuk. The new collection of music chiefly concerns humanity’s emotional challenges and how we ...