What do you get if you mix a heritage that takes in Ireland and Ecuador, a voice that can knock down walls, and the eyes of a baby seal? The stunning pop vixen Christina Aguilera, of course, who along  …

He can work you out on the dance floor, turn you on in the bedroom, and then take you to church in the morning, all with unflinching honesty, grooves that simply can't be resisted, and a creative fire  …

It's not just that R. Kelly brings his best game so well in so many ways: he also brings it often, kicking out single- and double-disc sets packed to the brim with unstoppable groves in every flavor .  …

Avant-gardists claim them as their own, while pop aficionados pooh-pooh such lofty allegiances. One thing is certain: in the Stereolab canon, there's some sort of hook for every genre of music lover. B …

If you can listen to "Down to Zero" without calling to mind Tracy Chapman's debut album, you either have remarkable powers of concentration or your synapses just aren't firing. In any event, Joan Armat …

Loaded with a voice too gorgeous to categorize, Cassandra Wilson spreads her skills effortlessly between original songs, blues and folk classics, and imaginatively chosen pop standards. She sounds as g …

Hit after hit fairly describes Mariah Carey's first decade, as her distinctive vocals were all but inescapable on 90's radio. Whether paying homage to past classics ("I'll Be There") or adding a new so …

Best known in the trio formation of Anita, June, and Ruth, Oakland's Pointer Sisters started out as a quartet (fourth sister Bonnie went solo) before settling in as one of the '80s quintessential party …

Funk, bebop, disco, new wave - name just about any genre, and you find a Pointer Sisters track to suit. Explore the ladies' natural-born talent and incredible versatility here, with a couple of tracks  …