Usher’s lately been working on an as-yet-untitled new album, and first single “Good Kisser” (which just got a Disclosure remix) was a strong first step. But Ursh’s new single “She Came To Give It To You” is the sort of thing where, if it doesn’t blow up huge, heads should roll...

Bono, Pharrell and Tom Jones among the guests at the annual awards charity gala

Last night, BET held its annual awards show, hosted by Chris Rock and featuring a vast number of entertainers. But they could’ve probably used another editor on hand, since they managed to throw an errant T into Lionel Richie’s name onscreen as they were presenting him a Lifetime Achievement Award. But that wasn’t t...

For decades, singer-songwriter Charlie Wilson has managed to overcome various personal and professional triumphs while maintaining relevance with his legions of fans. Despite struggling with drug addiction and homelessness in the '90s and prostate cancer in recent years, the former Gap Band frontman has found his way back to a place of ...

Although people tend to think of music publications as monolithic hive-mind entities, the Stereogum staff comprises individuals, and we don’t always agree. One prime example: In his review of Pharrell’s G I R L, Tom called “Frontin’,” Pharrell’s debut solo single from 2003, “a...