Erykah Badu News

Until Tuesday night, I had never been to a concert where more than 2,000 people did not move or speak during the whole show. via BurlingtonFreePress.com

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Neo-soul singer Erykah Badu is at the Orpheum tonight to support her new album "New Amerykah Part One ," a disc that has gone well with critics . via Boston Globe

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She grew up listening to '70s soul and '80s hip-hop, but Erykah Badu drew more comparisons to Billie Holiday upon her breakout in 1997, after the release of her first album, Baduizm. via 95.7 The Beat

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Erykah Badu gave a two-hour performance Thursday night at the Orpheum Theatre. When Erykah Badu took the stage at the Orpheum Theatre Thursday night she was rocking a shiny bouffant wig and ruffled black crepe ... via Boston Globe

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“I wanted to have a responsible, conscious message, something exact and direct”

In the nearly four years between albums, Erykah Badu, the self-proclaimed 'analog girl in a digital world,' had a lot going on.

Besides raising her two children - Seven, age 10, and Puma, age 3 - she invested in the arts community of her native South Dallas, renovating the Black Forest Theater there, where she performed as a child. She founded B.L.I.N.D. (Beautiful Love Incorporated Nonprofit Development), which focuses on social programs, and Control FreaQ, her own label and production house. She also became a licensed holistic health practitioner. Read more

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“I snatched myself off the platform”

'When I came out in '97, they told me I changed the state of R&B," says Erykah Badu. via AMNY

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Not that he'd wish it on anyone, but it was during his ten-year sentence in prison that Lyfe Jennings developed his honest sound, thanks to isolation and Erykah Badu. via WYLD-FM

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"I'd be divine, show you light," belted out mesmerizing neo-soul singer Erykah Badu as she neared the end of her show before a besotted crowd on Monday night at Massey Hall. via Slam Sports

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“But in 2004, when we had Isaac Hayes to entertain, we had a record crowd of 1,300.”

A dinner with singer Erykah Badu will be auctioned off to help raise money for the African American Museum in Dallas, museum officials say. via The Post Chronicle

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“You must be committed and once you listen, you are hooked.”

In 1997, Erykah Badu hit the airwaves with her languorous jazzy jam "On and On," from her debut album "Baduizm." Her sound provided a second wind to R&B -- a genre that seemed to be taking its last breath. via The Detroit News

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