This week in R&B is all about lovers seeking clarity. These new offerings are also methods of showcasing vulnerability as a superpower. With drops from Algee Smith, Zyah Belle, Liamani, JKing, The ...

Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty; Lawrence Busacca/Getty for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Algee Smith in 2025; Rodney Jerkins at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in June 2025. “We had ...

Netflix’s sports drama Fight for ’84, starring Jamie Foxx and Malachi Beasley, has rounded out its cast with 11 additions: Shea Whigham (American Primeval), Dan Perrault (The Residence), Will Chase ...

In Thembi Banks’ feature directorial debut, Young. Wild. Free., Algee Smith (Detroit, The New Edition Story) stars as Brandon, a troubled, artistic teen with way too many problems. He’s got problems ...

Algee Smith was in a pickle. He’d co-written a new song, “Spiraling,” and couldn’t wait for the world to hear it. But the new track sampled Brandy and Monica’s 1998 hit “The Boy Is Mine” — and before ...

Smith's latest EP 'Love Lost' came out in July Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously appeared in ...