Boyz II Men

Miami R&B singer-songwriter Steven A. Clark on Stripes, his upcoming album, and being a hungry, semi-employed artist

Miami's Steven A. Clark Is a "Superhero" and He's Here to Help Save R&B

​Last year, when Frank Ocean's Nostalgia, Ultra and The Weeknd's House of Balloons dropped within weeks of each other, critics and music fans celebrated the arrival of a fresh movement in R&B. Though the moods of those recordings differed considerably, they were both remarkably self-assured an ... More >>

Mugshots Friday: Theater Pearls, a Couple of Cautionary Tales, and a Dude That Will Beat You With a Phone

​Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation directed at perps who just plain look more badass than we ever will. This is the italicized intro to th ... More >>

Tough Love Miami's Jane On Why Vh1 Cut Her Out of the Reunion

​If you are anything like us, you watched this season of Tough Love Miami every single week ... and you recapped it every Monday morning to relive the glory. So, when the finale came on December 11th, we were more than pleased to find out that for the first time, Vh1 was bringing all the ladies ba ... More >>

Ten Best Things to Do This Weekend in Miami

​It's the last weekend of 2011/first weekend of 2012. If you haven't already spent your Christmas bonus on a gaudy pair of Tory Burch flats (ladies) or bulky Air Jordan XI Concords (fellas), there are plenty of ways to burn through a couple hundred bucks over the next few days. From New Year's E ... More >>

Now That’s What We Call a Music Festival

​It's the last weekend of 2011/first weekend of 2012. If you haven't already spent your Christmas bonus on a gaudy pair of Tory Burch flats (ladies) or bulky Air Jordan XI Concords (fellas), there are plenty of ways to burn through a couple hundred bucks over the next few days. From New Year's E ... More >>

New Year's Eve 2012: Miami's Guide to Partying Too Hard and Drinking Too Much

Photo by JipsySeize New Year's Eve!​Wanna know the truth about New Year's Eve? Well, it ain't the kickoff to a fresh, 365-day fiesta full of fun and promise. Quite the opposite -- this end-of-year holiday is your absolute last chance to overspend and overindulge before suppressing your natural ur ... More >>

DJ Irie, BankAtlantic Brand Ambassador, Spending NYE With Lucky Contest Winner

Facebook, DJ Irie ​Perhaps it was the uncertainty looming around the 2011-2012 NBA season. Or maybe he just needed some extra cash for designer dress shirts. Whatever the case, the Miami Heat's resident disc jockey, DJ Irie, figured that becoming BankAtlantic's Brand Ambassador was a good career m ... More >>

Boyz II Men at the James L. Knight Center November 5

Facebook, DJ Irie ​Perhaps it was the uncertainty looming around the 2011-2012 NBA season. Or maybe he just needed some extra cash for designer dress shirts. Whatever the case, the Miami Heat's resident disc jockey, DJ Irie, figured that becoming BankAtlantic's Brand Ambassador was a good career m ... More >>

Boyz II Men Bring the Science of Panty Droppin' to Miami November 5

Boyz II Men have announced a Miami stop on their latest tour, along with fellow 90s smooth-crooner Keith Sweat and gangsta diva Faith Evans. And Crossfade anticipates the concert will be a top-shelf seminar in panty droppin'. Yeah, yeah, yeah ... Boyz II Men can sing. They broke Billboard records h ... More >>

X Factor: Ten Most Annoying Moments from Last Night's Episode

Funny ... This is how we feel when Simon speaks.It was a huge challenge to narrow down the hundreds of annoying things about last night's X Factor to a nice, tight ten. But we did it! The auditions continued in Chicago and Seattle. We sat through two hours of clips of people with a small amount of ... More >>

Ten Songs Sexy Enough to Get a Lady Pregnant

Yes, those are tiny pregnant ladies in Barry White's hands.​When we set out to put this list together we thought, "Great, we're going to have a wide variety of songs!" That dream was shattered when we quickly realized white people don't know shit about bone jams. If the number of Wayans children ... More >>

Boys of Summer

Yes, those are tiny pregnant ladies in Barry White's hands.​When we set out to put this list together we thought, "Great, we're going to have a wide variety of songs!" That dream was shattered when we quickly realized white people don't know shit about bone jams. If the number of Wayans children ... More >>

2010 Latin Grammy Awards: Crossfade Makes Some Heavy Bets on the Big Winners

Will Camila win Record of the Year?​The Latin Grammy awards are upon us once again. It's a night when the hottest stars in the Hispanic entertainment cosmos gather together in one spot. And this year, that spot is ... Where else? Sin City. They couldn't have picked a better locale. Last year's sh ... More >>

Jimmy Fallon Does Elton John, Springsteen, Boyz II Men, and Green Day at Last Night's Emmys

Jimmy didn't win any Emmys last night, in case you were wondering.​If you were watching the exhibition game, True Blood, or the tons of other TV competition, the 2010 Emmys were also last night. Jimmy Fallon hosted, there were a lot of navy dresses on the red carpet, and George Clooney was there. ... More >>

Video: John Legend at Jazz In The Gardens Festival in Miami Gardens

Over the last 5 years, Miami Gardens' annual Jazz In The Gardens festival has become a premier concert event and tourist attraction for South Florida and is helping to build a positive national reputation for the largest majority-black city in all of Florida.The two-day event featured performances b ... More >>

This Weekend: Mary J. Blige, John Legend and Robin Thicke Lead Jazz in the Gardens

Of the 17 acts set to perform during the fifth running of Jazz in the Gardens at Sun Life Stadium, only about half are jazz artists by the genre's strictest definition. When it comes to headliners Mary J. Blige (featured in the jam "Be Without You" above that you should ride into the weekend), J ... More >>

Another Chance to See Mary J. This Year: Jazz in the Gardens 2010, March 20 and 21

​Mary J. fans, this is your year. Not only did she release an excellent studio album, Stronger With Each Tear, but in the next six months, if you're willing to drive across a couple counties, you can catch her twice in South Florida. Over the summer, the queen of hip-hop soul is slated to perform ... More >>

Q&A With Da Pretty Boyz' J Remy

When Miami/Ft Lauderdale label Florida Boy Intertainment's publicist called us Here at Crossfade we support music from Florida as a whole, so when Da Pretty Boyz' people contacted us, we said sure, set up an interview. Da Pretty Boyz represent Duval County, Jacksonville, Florida and are ... More >>

Refugees of Langerado

Some bands on the defunct festival's bill are still coming to town. Here's a guide to the makeup shows.

Raphael Saadiq

The Way I See It (Sony Columbia)

What’s for Dinner?

Let Babyface give your boy some lessons tonight.

Feel the Spirit

Let Babyface give your boy some lessons tonight.

Slick of It All

Ne-Yo wants to bring back real R&B unfiltered by hip-hop

No Ordinary Men

Hot duo Sin Bandera brings Spanish R&B to the masses

Willy and Peter do Miami

The Grand Prix Americas is kind of a drag

The Juice Is Loose!

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Country Discomforts

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Soul and Inspiration

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Rotations

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Calendar for the week

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Calendar for the week

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Rotations

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Alas Poor Rock, We Knew It Well

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Rotations

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Rotations

And boy is he easy to find. Here’s how to track Miami’s newest celebrity resident, the world’s most famous double murderer. Er, make that alleged double murderer.

Twang-bar Kings

Surf music rules again (maybe) About two-thirds of the way through

Shai High

Homeboy Marc Gay comes back on top

White House Music

A new president takes office and welcomes all to the error dome

Wild Bill's Big List

A new president takes office and welcomes all to the error dome

Concert Calender

A new president takes office and welcomes all to the error dome

The Voice of Mann

Billy won't be a zero