Song of the Day: "Find Your Way (Back In My Life)" (Kem)

"Find Your Way (Back In My Life)"

• Writers and Producers: Kem
• Classification: Detroit Soul, Quiet Storm, Slow Jam, Jazz-Soul, Neo-Soul, and Smooth Soul
  
• Record Label: Motown Records
• Featured on 2005's "Album II"
• Peaked at #43 on the U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Live Video of the Day: "A House is Not a Home" (Luther Vandross)

One of the greatest if not the greatest male vocalists of his generation Luther Vandross delivers another memorable version of "A House is Not a Home". Arguably one of the best male vocal recordings "A House is Not a Home" by Lutha is still continuously played during many Quiet Storm broadcasts.... Enjoy!

New Video: "Goin' Thru Changes" (Ledisi)

Check out Ledisi's latest video for her current single "Goin' Thru Changes".

Song of the Day: "All I" (Jill Scott)

"All I"

• Writers and Producers: Jill Scott and Adam Blackstone
• Classification: Philly Soul, Northern Soul, Quiet Storm, Slow Jam, and Neo-Soul
• Record Label: Hidden Beach Records
• Featured on 2007's "The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 "

Live Video of the Day: "Chasing Pavement" (Adele)

Peep this live performance of Adele's "Chasing Pavement" from live on BBC 1 "Friday Night With Jonathan Ross".

Amazing Cover: "Will You Be There / Hold Me" (Jennifer Hudson)

Check out this heartfelt cover of Michael Jackson's "Will You Be There / Hold Me"... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Cleva" (Erykah Badu)

"Cleva"

• Writers and Producers: Erykah Badu, James Poyser, James Yancey
• Classification: Neo-Soul, Funk, Southern Soul and Jazz-Soul
• Record Label: Motown Records
• Released in 2001 from the album "On and On"
• This song peaked at #77 on the Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop songs chart.

Live Video of the Day: "Halo" (Beyonce)

Check out this amazing acoustic performance of Beyonce's "Halo" from a hospital ward in Singapore... Enjoy!

Live Video of the Day: "Say Yes" (Floetry)

Check out Floetry performing at The Jazz Cafe in London circa November 2006... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Whatever" (Jill Scott)

"Whatever"

• Writers and Producers: Jill Scott and Ronald "PNutt" Frost
• Classification: Philly Soul, Northern Soul, Neo-Soul
• Record Label: Hidden Beach Records
• Released in 2005 from "Beautifully Human: Words and Sounds Vol. 2 "
• Peaked at #34 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Song of the Day: "Be OK" (Chrisette Michele)

• Writers: B. Marley, C. Payne, and W. Adam
• Classification: Neo-Soul, Jazz-Soul, and Northern Soul
• Record Label: Island Def Jam
• "Be OK" was released in 2007 from here "I Am" Album
• Currently #21 on the US Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay.

Live Video of the Day: "I Want to Know What Love Is" (Mariah Carey)

Check out Mariah Carey's performance of "I Want to Know What Love is" live from Oprah... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Free" (Deniece Williams)

"Free" - Deniece Williams

• Writers: Deniece Williams, Hank Redd, Nathan Watts and Susaye Greene
• Producers: Maurice White (from Earth, Wind, and Fire), Charles Stepney
• Classification: Jazz-Soul, Slow Jam, and Quiet Storm
  
• Record Label: Columbia Records
  
• "Free"was released in 1975 from This Is Niecy
• Peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Black Singles

Live Video of the Day: "Love Me Still" (Chaka Khan)

CHeck out this 2008 performance of "Love Me Still" from Chaka Khan... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Saturday Love" (Cherelle ft. Alexander O'Neal)

"Saturday Love" - Cherelle ft. Alexander O'Neal

• Classification: California Soul, Funk, Slow Jam, and Quiet Storm
  
• Record Label: Tabu Records
  
• "Saturday Love" was released in 1985 from High Priority.
• Peaked at #26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the U.S. Billboard R&B Charts.

Live Video of the Day: "Gotta Go Gotta Leave" (Vivian Green)

Peep Vivian Green performing "Gotta Go, Gotta Leave" live at BB King's in New York City on Monday, April 30th, 2007... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Like You'll Never See Me Again"

"Like You'll Never See Me Again" - Alicia Keys

• Writers: Alicia Keys and Kerry Brothers, Jr.
• Producers: Alicia Keys and Kerry "Krucial" Brothers
• Classification: Neo-Soul, Northern Soul, Slow Jam, and Quiet Storm
  
• Record Label: J Records
  
• "Like You'll Never See Me Agains"was released in 2007 from As I Am.
• Peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Live Video of the Day: "Again" (John Legend)

Check this A Capella performance out of "Again" by John Legend at Def Poetry... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Lions, Tigers, and Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan)

Check out this amazing performance of "Lions, Tigers, and Bears." from Good Morning America!

Song of the Day: "Giving Myself" (Jennifer Hudson)

"Giving Myself" - Jennifer Hudson

• Writers: Robin Thicke
• Producers: Robin Thicke and Pro Jay
• Classification: Slow Jam and Quiet Storm
  
• Record Label: Arista Records
• "Giving Myself"was released in 2009 from Jennifer Hudson.
• Peaked at #84 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Song of the Day: "On & On" ( Erykah Badu)

"On & On"

• Classification: Neo-Soul and Jazz-Soul
• Record Label: Motown Records
• Released in 1997 from the album "Baduizm"
• This song peaked at #1 on the Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop songs chart.
• Won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

Live Video of the Day: "Turn Me Loose" (Ledisi)

Check out Ledisi performing the title track from her latest release "Turn Me Loose" at The Wendy Williams Show.

Song of the Day: "Chasing Pavements" (Adele)

"Chasing Pavements" - Adele

• Writers: Adele and Eg White
• Producers: Eg White
• Classification: Blue-Eyed Soul and British Soul
  
• Record Label: XL Recordings
• "Chasing Pavements"was released in 2008 from 19 .
• "Chasing Pavements" won a 2009 Grammy for Best Female Vocal Performance
• Peaked at #4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Live Video of the Day: "No More Drama" (Mary J. Blige)

Check out this amazing Grammy performance of Mary J. Blige's "No More Drama".

Song of the Day: "Speechless" (Beyonce)

"Speechless" - Beyonce

• Writers and Producers: Knowles, Andreao Heard, Sherrod Barnes, Beyince
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Southern Soul, and Slow Jam
  
• Record Label: Columbia Records
• "Speechless" is featured on Beyonce's 2003 Dangerously In Love

Live Video of the Day: "Emotional Rollercoaster" (Vivian Green)

Watch Vivian Green give a fantastic performance of "Emotional Rollercoaster" at the 2003 Soul Train Music Awards.

Live Video of the Day: "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)

Marvin Gaye singing a great version of his classic "Let's Get It On" in Montreux Jazz Festival... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Run To You" (Whitney Houston)

"Run To You" - Whitney Houston

• Writers: Jud Freidman and Allan Rich
• Producers: David Foster
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Northern Soul, and Slow Jam
  
• Record Label: Arista Records
• "Run To You"was released in 1993 from The Bodyguard Soundtrack .
• Peaked at #31 on both the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

New Video: "Million Dollar Bill" (Whitney Houston)

Check out Whitney's new video for her current single "Million Dollar Bill"!

Live Video of the Day: "Hometown Glory" (Adele)

Peep Adele's performance of "Hometown Glory" from VH1's Divas Live last night! This is partly why she is a Grammy winning Best New Artist.... her voice has so much depth... take a listen!

VH1 Divas | Divas Video

Amazing Cover: "All in Love is Fair" (Stevie Wonder and Jennifer Hudson)

Check out this amazing cover of Stevie Wonder's "All in Love is Fair" from VH1's Divas.... Enjoy!

VH1 Divas | Divas Video

Song of the Day: "Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)

"Rehab"

• Writer: Amy Winehouse
• Producer: Mark Ronson
• Classification: Neo-Soul, British Soul, Blue-Eyed Soul, Jazz-Soul
• Record Label: Island Records (U.K.), Universal Republic (U.S.)
• "Rehab" was released in 2007 from Back To Black
• It reached #9 on the Us Billboard Hot 100

New Joint: "Doesn't Mean Anything" (Alicia Keys)

Check out Alicia Key's new single "Doesn't Mean Anything" from her upcoming album!

Live Video of the Day: "At This Time" (Algebra)

Check out this amazing performance of Algebra's "At This Time".... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "What's Going On" (Marvin Gaye)

"What's Going On"

• Writers: Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, and Marvin Gaye
• Producers: Marvin Gaye
  
• Classification: Motown, Detroit Soul,
  
• Record Label: Tamla
• "What's Going On" was released in 1971 from What's Going On.
• It reached #12 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

Live Video of the Day: "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" (Whitney Houston)

Watch Whitney's performance of "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" from Oprah... Enjoy!

Live Video of the Day/ Amazing Cover: "Lady Marmalade" (Fantasia)

Check out Fantasia giving and amazing cover and performance of LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade".

Song of the Day: "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" (Whitney Houston)

"I Didn't Know My Own Strength" - Whitney Houston

• Writers: Diane Warren
• Producers: David Foster
• Classification: Quiet Storm, Northern Soul, and Slow Jam
  
• Record Label: Arista Records
• "I Didn't Know My Own Strength"is featured on Whitney's 2009 I Look To You album.

New Joint: "Yesterday" (Toni Braxton)

Listen to Toni's new song from her upcoming album. The song reminds me of Leona Lewis a bit... I like it though!

Live Video of the Day: "I Love The Lord" (Whitney Houston)

PLease view the bellow video of Whitney sangin! This is from Morroco in 2008 and I am convinced that her voice is still there... check it out to see what I am talking about! Especially from 1:10 -1:35 marks!

Song of the Day: "Rock the Boat" (Aaliyah)

"Rock the Boat" - Aaliyah

• Writers: Static Major, Eric Seats, and Rapture Stewart
• Producers: Keybeats
• Classification: Quiet Storm and Slow Jam
  
• Record Label: Blackground/Virgin Records
• "Rock the Boat" was released in 2001 from Aaliyah.
• Peaked at #2 on U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs.

Song of the Day: "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" (Maxwell)

"Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" - Maxwell

• Writers & Producers: MUSZE, I. Shur
• Classification: Neo-Soul, Quiet Storm, Slow Jam
  
• Record Label: Columbia Records
  
• "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" was released in 1996 from Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite.
• Peaked at #8 on U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs.

Live Video of the Day: "Yesterday" (Shanice)

Check out Shanice performing her hit "Yesterday" on a concert in Fukuoka, Japan with Coko of SWV and Nicci Gilbert of Brownstone at Billboard Live.

Song of the Day: "So Beautiful" (Musiq Soulchild)

"So Beautiful" - Musiq Soulchild

• Writers & Producers: Hutson, Musiq Soulchild
• Classification: Neo-Soul and Philly Soul
  
• Record Label: Atlantic Records
  
• "So Beautiful" was released in 2009 from OnMyRadio.
• Peaked at #8 on U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs.

Live Video of the Day: "Giving You The Best That I Got" (Anita Baker)

Check out this live performance of Anita's hit "Giving You The Best That I Got" from Radio City Music Hall on 2/13/09.... Enjoy!

Song of the Day: "Lions, Tigers, & Bears" (Jazmine Sullivan)

"Lions, Tigers, & Bears"

• Writers:Jazmine Sullivan and Salaam Remi
• Producers: Salaam Remi
• Classification: Neo- Soul, Philly Soul
• Record Label: J Records
• Released in 2008 from "Fearless"Peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Live Video of the Day: "Halfcrazy" (Musiq Soulchild)

Watch this Musiq performance of his single "Halfcrazy" live from a concert stop in Philly at at the Liacouras Center on 03/07/08.

New Video: "I Look To You" (Whitney Houston)

Check out Whitney's new video for her single "I Look To You", which is featured on her number one album "I Look To You".

Song of the Day: "Real Love" (Mary J. Blige)

"Real Love"

• Writers and Producers: Mark C. Rooney and Mark Morales
• Classification: Hip-Hop Soul
• Record Label: Uptown Records
• Off of her 1992 What's the 411?
• Peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks and #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Live Video of the Day: "Pearls" (India.Arie)

Watch this amazing cover/ live video of "Pearls" by India.Arie (Originally performed by Sade)

Amazing Covers: "Between the Sheets, Portuguese Love, Do Me Baby" (V, Chinahblac, Ra-Re Valverde)

Peep Jill Scott's background singers doing their thang on a interlude during her hit "Come See Me"... Enjoy!