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The best albums of June 8 include the candid, introspective rock of Snail Mail, the jazzy, laid-back R&B of British singer Jorja Smith, the sultry pop of Lykke Li, and more.

The singer helped upend the sound of R&B in the 1990s, when she was just a teenager. She also made a powerful and inspiring friend in Whitney Houston.

Like Giant Claw's world of chopped-and-screwed R&B and Windows start-up screens, the video for "DARK WEB 003" follows an impossible logic — and it's oddly comforting.

After releasing his latest album, last year's Spirit Fiction, the saxophonist put his decade-old quartet on hiatus. He now takes a new group into a venue haunted by the ghosts of his parents.

Soul singer King Floyd died on March 6 at the age of 61, but his passing barely merited mention in the media — an oversight that seems at odds with his brash style. What most know about Floyd begins and ends with his massive and enduring 1971 R&B hit "Groove Me."

American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino is climbing up the R&B charts. One of her songs, "Baby Mama," is a tribute to young, single mothers. But as her popularity grows, critics worry the song is sending the wrong message.

The soul singer's recently released album is finally earning him some wider appeal, after two decades in the music business.

A guitarist, songwriter and sideman extraordinaire, Cropper produced and plays on a new tribute to The 5 Royales, an R&B group that never quite got its due.

The British singer-songwriter and her longtime collaborator Lawyer Dave have a new album, Sunday Run Me Over, which traces a line from midcentury R&B to old-time gospel and religious music.

Hear the first new song from The New Pornographers in four years on All Songs Considered. Plus: the riff-rock sax trio Moon Hooch, hip-hop and R&B singer Mapei, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and more.

This week's mix of essential new songs includes an ear worm from actress and singer Charlotte Gainsbourg, multiple new discoveries, including the rock band Blis., the remarkable M.R. Bennett and more.

Most retrospectives of 1967's "Summer of Love" skimmed over the emergence of soul and R&B music. Pop culture expert Mark Anthony Neal talks about the political and social significance of the music.

Prominent health care lobbyist Howard Cohen is returning to the Hill as a key committee staffer. He's the latest to go back to a staff job as Republicans take control of the House.

Fambrough was the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group, whose hits included "It's a Shame," "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love" and "The Rubberband Man."

Corning Optical Communications said Wednesday that the company will build a $268 million facility in Hickory to build fiber optic cables and other products. The company will employ more than 130 workers at the new plant, with an average salary of more than $65,000. Corning is set to receive almost $9 million worth of incentives from Hickory and Catawba County, in the form of tax rebates and free land.

The government expressed alarm at the growing rate of use by young people and possible health hazards.

Of the tea sold in the United States each year, 85 percent is consumed as iced tea. When it comes to hot caffeinated beverages, Americans still prefer coffee. But that's changing. A boom in premium and specialty teas has forced the venerable tea company, Lipton's, to make changes to its products.

The contamination, found in some eight lots of syrup that contain honey, could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune systems.

A Persian long hair in Seattle named Colonel Meow set the record. His hair stretches 9 inches. It's not that crazy for that breed of cat. His owners swear that Colonel is not using any product.

Ford is ramping up production of the popular midsized car. The automaker is adding 1,400 workers, and a second shift at one of its Detroit area plants. The Fusion has helped deliver the best numbers the automaker has seen since 2006.