I’ll be the first to admit that pop music doesn’t make sense to me even on its own terms. Britney Spears, but not Nellie McKay? Occasionally someone genuinely cool like Nelly Furtado (downright ...

For years, Brandy has been in a neck-and-neck race with Mya for the title of most anonymous R&B ingenue. Four albums later, and Brandy (like Mya) hasn’t come very far, but you can tell she’s trying.

Her latest album bears the hallmarks of an artist who took a bold left turn but then returned to radio-chasing complacency—only to find that radio didn't really want her anymore. A pop star is as much ...

Brandy Rayana Norwood has come some distance since her days better known as Moesha. While her acting talent may be confirmed by the dire quality of spin-off The Parkers, television’s loss has been ...

R&B; A decade has gone by since Brandy Norwood was a 15-year-old singing about young girl concerns. On “Afrodisiac,” she’s singing about young adult matters, including her failed “marriage” to ...