Maxwell has artfully managed to transfix music lovers for more than two decades, releasing 4 studio albums, all in his own time -- all duly anointed as classics. Now, the Brooklyn-born soul legend returns with his 5th album, BlackSUMMERS'night, the long-awaited second installment of his trailblazing trilogy, a powerful reminder that great music really is about more than moving the twitter needle. Maxwell's reentry into the pop orbit straddles but never strains the fertile groundwork he's already laid as an R&B/soul pioneer. His seminal 1996 debut album, Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite, which the New York Times credited for 't

Jazmine Marie Sullivan (born April 9, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her debut single "Need U Bad", produced by Missy Elliott, reached #1 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, while her second single, "Bust Your Windows", produced by Salaam Remi, peaked at #4. Elements of R&B, reggae, dub, pop, jazz, neo soul, and doo-wop can be heard in her work. Sullivan cites singers Brandy, Changing Faces, Kim Burrell, Lauryn Hill, and Dorinda Clark-Cole as her main influences and inspirations. Jazmine Sullivan was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.