These six tracks show how Sade shaped an identity by resisting excess, trusting space, and letting atmosphere do the heavy ...

Best Pop Vocal Album is undoubtedly one of my favorite Grammy categories. The award has gone to many greats in pop music, from The Beatles to Billie Eilish. But one of my personal favorites has to be ...

“Smooth Operator” was a breakout hit from “Diamond Life,” Sade’s debut album. Telling the story of a jet-setting, ...

I've tried to say how it was, in those boombox times. When I am near 21, and poor, and pregnant. There is no clue as to what next Tuesday will bring, let alone the rest of this one, when the ...

Love is a many splendored thing. Sure. But there's a flip side to that coin. It's also a very complicated thing. A very taxing, laborious and often tedious thing. Not to mention, a frustrating, ...

Sade’s long-awaited album “Soldier of Love” hits stores tomorrow. But you can check it out now, right here at ESSENCE.com. Windows Media: Sade, “Soldier Of Love” (WM, Streaming, 96k, Audio) Quicktime: ...

Love couldn't ask for a better soldier than Sade. Dressed entirely in black, she led her eight-piece band into battle, using her incredible talents to conquer her audience. A hip swivel here, a scrap ...

Surely, we couldn’t have imagined that we would have elected our first Black President or that we’d have to wait an entire decade for another Sade album. (Listen to the full album “Soldier of Love” ...

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