It's been five years since Cassie's first and last album was released. And while the relationship between lithe-voiced R&B female singers and minimalist producers both pre- and post-dates that record, ...

On the original version of Jhene Aiko’s "Stranger," her voice is thin and close to a whisper, and it is for some reason heartbreaking when the song stutters over her line: a lot of shit has changed.

August 08, singer-songwriter known for his work with the L.A.-based collective 88Rising, has inked with Allel Sound, Jhene Aiko’s joint label venture with Def Jam. His new EP, “Towards the Moon,” ...

For Jhené Aiko, a Grammy nominee in three categories, songwriting and healing are cosmically connected. No, really: For her album of the year contender “Chilombo,” the 32-year-old singer-songwriter ...

Aiko created some of the music on Trip as a response to losing her brother to cancer. Critic Ken Tucker says the album features sorrow and grief — as well as an attempt to escape from sadness. This is ...