A 20th career anniversary doesn’t come along every day. And KEM is certainly making the most of his. The R&B singer and songwriter, who was born in Nashville but spent most of his life in the Detroit ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. KEM will return to his hometown following his recent sold out "Full Circle" ...

There’s a spot on the Detroit riverfront, just behind the city’s main post office, where Kem experienced his life’s lowest moment and, in a certain regard, one of his highest. These days, the singer ...

Jazz Fest appearances aside, the Mavericks haven’t played a proper indoor show in New Orleans in almost a decade. But they’ll pull into the Civic Theatre on Friday at 8 p.m. Tickets, both general ...

Kem shares the fourth-most No. 1s by a male artist as "Rock With Me," an independent release after two decades with Motown, tops the chart.

KEM hadn’t come through Milwaukee in eight years. Ledisi had only played in town once before over a 23-year career. They sure made it up to Milwaukee fans Saturday, teaming up for the “Soul II Soul” ...

Love called for KEM 20 years ago. And two decades later he’s loving his situation now just as much — and maybe more. The Detroit-raised R&B singer signed with Motown Records back in 2001 and released ...

For R&B singer Kem, music is a balm for pain and addiction, for a family life that wasn’t always pretty. In his new memoir, music is a map he uses to find himself. “[Musical] Seeds from Africa ...

Happy Friday, folks. As always, the good people here at ESSENCE are giving to you our weekly roundup of the best new music from some up-and-coming artists, as well as the entertainment industry’s most ...

This week features both old-school and new-school R&B along with a 1980s New Wave band. Friday, UNO Lakefront Arena Ledisi is the New Orleans-born contemporary R&B star with an ever-expanding catalog ...