Beautiful, clever, haunting, and funky as all hell, 'Worldwide Underground' is Erykah Badu's stunning third album.

Known for her hits and contributions to the neo-soul movement, her death has left her family and the music community heartbroken. Tributes have poured in recognizing her legacy in music and acting.

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You can break the label down to two main strands: music that’s calm and serene ... free-spirited and beautifully produced – will, to quote one chorus, make you “shake it till the pearls ...

But there’s an exception to every rule, and we’ve been lucky enough to have Erykah Badu ... for Dallas to hold up Badu with their hands after she held the city’s music scene on her shoulders ...

Erykah Badu is ... as GQ Germany’s Music Icon Of The Year, where she rocked red hair beads and smeared her mouth in over-lined lipstick. Below, celebrate Erykah Badu’s 54th birthday today ...

Through her look, we learned the many layers of sexiness. In 2017 Erykah Badu hosted the Soul Train Music Awards. She wore an over-the-top white ensemble by Thom Browne’s Spring 2018 collection.

Born on this day in 1971 in Dallas, Texas, Erica Abi Wright, better known to the world as Erykah Badu ... Beyond her music, Badu’s personal life has often intertwined with Hip Hop royalty.

Years later, Shaffer signed on to produce the music for Blues Brothers 2000 and even appeared in a small role as the servant to Queen Mousette (Erykah Badu). Most fans consider this to be a sequel ...

In December 2024, Paul Shaffer appeared on comedian Paul Ollinger’s podcast, Reasonably Happy. In the episode, he discusses how the extraordinary line-up of The Blues Brothers Band came together ...

Erykah Badu has put out just four studio albums and two interstitial projects since 1997, but they’re all canonical. Her spaced-out hippie persona conceals a razor-sharp wit, and though the ...

Welcome to the (re)launch of Mercury Music Picks! Every week we’ll sift ... album release gigs and the Queen of Neo Soul, Erykah Badu, pulling up to town. See you in the pit!