Back after a break from the music business (to take care of a few well-publicized legal matters), the King of R & amp;B, R. Kelly, has made a miraculous comeback with his new album, Chocolate Factory, ...

Shorter productions with greater confidence. According to Pawel, the time and effort spent on Phantom Liberty wasn’t as lengthy as some might have expected. It wasn’t a project that took three years.

You Are Free (Matador) -- the first collection of original material from Cat Power's Chan Marshall in almost five years -- reflects a personal reality so singular and enigmatic that exploring it is ...