Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When SWV first hit the scene in August 1992 with their debut single, ...
“SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B” premiered on Peacock on March 5. The premiere episode touched on how both groups started, why they broke up individually, and what prompted an SWV and Xscape tour in ...
Surrounded by chunky shoes, wide legged cargo pants, plaid mini dresses and neon outfits, it was clear that Saturday night’s crowd at the Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview in ...
Hailing from New York, SWV began with three teens — Leanne “Lelee” Lyons, Cheryl “Coko” Clemons, and Tamara “Taj” Johnson-George — who created their own R&B sound and became one of the best-selling ...
Just last week, SWV, one of the most iconic girl groups in the world, graced NPR’s Tiny Desk, backed by a full band. The Sisters With Voices have always been a soulful lot, swelling rooms with the ...
R&B girl groups dominated music in the 1990s. Thanks to the stylings of SWV, Xscape, En Vogue, and more, the landscape of music — and entertainment as a whole — changed, and the groundwork was laid ...
This week’s new music Friday also features Denzel Curry, Cypress Hill, Action Bronson, BLU & Exile and Akon. “We’ve all grown a lot since our first album, and we wanted to show that. So in addition to ...
Catch up on SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B on Peacock or Bravo. In anticipation of Bravo’s limited series SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B, we’re giving a little refresher course on some of the best ...
This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in ...
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